Six Star Framing Concepts (Six Star) specializes in transforming a concrete slab into the complex skeletal structure that will eventually become single or multifamily housing or commercial buildings in the fast-paced construction industry of Southern California. read more...
A photo displayed on the headquarters wall of VSTEEL Group, Inc. shows a 4-year-old Gabriel Vazquez with his father, VSTEEL Facility and Production Manager Miguel Vazquez, standing atop a building in Houston. This picture provides context to one man’s love of steel, appreciation of his legacy and desire to excel. read more...
They traveled many miles to find the right opportunities. Born in Mexico, Dayci Saucedo, and Ivan Medrano relocated to Del Valle, Texas, in 1999 and 2002 (respectively) in the hope of making a better life for themselves. A little more than five years later, this husband-and-wife duo established I & D Plastering & Masonry, Inc. (I & D) with Dayci as President and Ivan serving as Vice President. read more...
Clients come first at Haley Builders, Inc. And although aspects of the Ashland, Virginia, general contracting firm’s business have changed in its 26-year history, that guiding principle has not. It’s that commitment to customer satisfaction that has kept clients coming back—and spreading the word to other prospective patrons. read more...
Knowledge can be a powerful tool. When an industry professional wields it effectively, that is when knowledge becomes power—transcending into action that can positively impact the workplace. read more...
HKA Enterprises understands the frustrations its customers face with human resources (HR) issues. When two large shipbuilding companies were having trouble finding experienced welders at their home site of Mobile, Alabama, the team members at HKA Enterprises didn’t just put themselves in the customers’ shoes; they put boots on the ground. The company rented a testing facility in Mobile and hired an experienced welder who had worked for one of the companies and understood what was required of a new hire. The team analyzed potential candidates, putting them through multiple four- and five-hour tests to ensure they could perform the specific welds required by these shipbuilding clients. And they did all this at no additional cost to their customers. read more...
John Orfanides, President of Work Force Inc., is great at spotting an opportunity—and even better at seizing it. It’s how he’s grown the company into a nationwide supplier of high-visibility apparel in just five years. And it’s how he’s been able to evolve to better serve safety, commercial and industrial distributors for over 21 years. “We are working for the success of our customers,” John says. read more...
For the folks at SEA CON LLC, “heavy metal” isn’t a music genre, it’s a construction specialty. Based in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, SEA CON focuses on erecting steel buildings for commercial and industrial businesses throughout the Northwest, and, for that matter, the United States. read more...
To its owner, Copperstate Glass and Mirror (Copperstate) is a clear representation of success accomplished when a team believes in its work. The Phoenix-based company is a commercial and residential glass repair and replacement firm. After working for Copperstate for eight years, Ron Simmons purchased it from the original owner in 2020. “It’s been a journey that’s required some faith,” he says. read more...
It wasn’t the first time that Joe Calderon, President of New Ridge Roofing (New Ridge), heard a prospective client marvel at the stark difference between his and another company’s cost proposal. “It’s pretty common I’ll hear about another company turning in a one-page bid. In contrast, our proposals are pretty comprehensive,” he says. “On this job, for example, we submitted a proposal that was 14 pages—three pages laying out the project and costs, followed by a site plan, spec sheets for all the materials and a safety plan.” read more...
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