2016

2016 | In Focus | November 2016Engineering a Green FutureCAP Technologies

2016 | In Focus | November 2016

Engineering a Green Future

CAP Technologies

Coating metals like steel and iron usually involves a process known by the disturbing title of “acid pickling.” Speaking to me from Denham Springs, Louisiana where CAP’s 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility opened only three years ago, Company President Eddie Daigle is quick to point out the drawbacks of the old-school procedure. “Acid picking involves a lot of fumes and corrosion, even though there are now so called fumeless pickling; nonetheless the system is a very nasty process that’s not good for the people who do it.”

2016 | Equipment & Materials | In Focus | November 2016Building America and the World with Quality, Safety, Service and Next Day DeliveryWire Mesh Corporation

2016 | Equipment & Materials | In Focus | November 2016

Building America and the World with Quality, Safety, Service and Next Day Delivery

Wire Mesh Corporation

Jordi Barrenechea and his brother Luis are Skyping from one of Wire Mesh Corporation’s (WMC) six locations, this one in Conroe, Texas. “We have a set of values: work with passion, work as a unit. If we’re going to do something, we’re going to do it well. In the market that we are in, if you are not constantly improving and being more efficient, you are not going to compete.”

2016 | In Focus | November 2016Half a Century of Quality and ServiceConstruction Materials Inc.

2016 | In Focus | November 2016

Half a Century of Quality and Service

Construction Materials Inc.

Celebrating its fifty-fifth year in the upper Midwest, is Construction Materials Inc., with operations in several states and a home base in Minneapolis, MN. This construction materials company supplies materials for the Highway Paving, Heavy Construction and Commercial Construction Industries. It fabricates reinforcing steel for the Commercial Construction and Heavy Construction industries as well as it manufactures Contraction and Expansion Baskets for the Highway Paving industry. Revenue currently stands at $40 million, and the company is growing at a good pace. We spoke with its President Dick Galligan.

2016 | In Focus | November 2016The Highest Standards of SustainabilityGCI General Contractors

2016 | In Focus | November 2016

The Highest Standards of Sustainability

GCI General Contractors

Established in the early nineties, GCI is a leading general contractor covering the San Francisco Bay area. The majority of the company’s work involves general contracting, pre-construction estimating, sustainable planning, and construction, along with construction management. It seems that GCI has always been at the forefront of sustainable design projects, even before it became trendy.

2016 | In Focus | November 2016Doing More with LessSR Construction

2016 | In Focus | November 2016

Doing More with Less

SR Construction

SR Construction was founded in 1991 by owner Scott Loughridge. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this is a full-service, design/build company that strives for achieving quality, meeting schedules and delivering value to its clients. Its licensing capacity includes eleven states throughout the Southwest in which this general contractor serves the healthcare, hospitality and commercial markets, among others.

2016 | In Focus | November 2016Comprehensive Construction since 1884Donohoe Construction Company

2016 | In Focus | November 2016

Comprehensive Construction since 1884

Donohoe Construction Company

The Donohoe family has been involved in real estate and related businesses since 1884. Working from Washington, DC since its inception, the Donohoe Construction Company has grown with America, striving to be the best at what it does. Family-owned and operated, Donohoe is one of the leading general contractors exclusively serving the Washington metropolitan area. Business in Focus spoke with President Steve Donohoe.

2016 | In Focus | October 2016A Superior Building SolutionArea Erectors

2016 | In Focus | October 2016

A Superior Building Solution

Area Erectors

Area Erectors provides steel, ornamental iron, pre-engineered metal building, and precast erection to the Northern and Central Illinois and Southern Wisconsin areas. Founded back in 1964, the firm has made Engineering News Record’s list of America’s top 20 erection companies every year since 1994. The business has expanded steadily over the decades to operate offices in Rockford, Villa Park, Peoria, and Rochelle, Illinois.

2016 | In Focus | October 2016Filling a Niche for Challenging ProjectsV. Paulius & Associates

2016 | In Focus | October 2016

Filling a Niche for Challenging Projects

V. Paulius & Associates

V. Paulius & Associates (VPA) delivers general contracting and construction management services as well as full architectural, engineering, and planning services. The New Jersey based firm has designed and constructed over $1 billion of customized storage, distribution and manufacturing facilities throughout the United States, Canada, and Eastern Europe for a wide range of clients including many Fortune 500 companies.

2016 | In Focus | October 2016Public Works ExpertiseCapitol Underground, Inc.

2016 | In Focus | October 2016

Public Works Expertise

Capitol Underground, Inc.

For the past forty years, public works contractor Capitol Underground, Inc. has proudly served a wide range of water and sewer installation needs for customers in and around Madison, the capital city of the state of Wisconsin. Capitol Underground completes residential subdivision projects, public/municipal projects and private/residential/commercial projects. The company is committed to providing the highest quality work possible with an emphasis on professionalism and safety without compromise.

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