The MID-SHIP Group is a world leader in the transportation services industry, providing a wide range of services to shippers of industrial raw materials since 1974. With a reputation for dedication and dependability, the company has its clients’ needs covered.
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CAP Technologies
Engineering a Green Future
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.”
The Duke Company
Safety, Service, and Success
The Duke Company is an equipment rental and contractor supply company based in Rochester, New York. The locally-owned company rents a wide range of construction equipment, industrial equipment, and contractor tools from the world’s best manufacturers.
Wire Mesh Corporation
Building America and the World with Quality, Safety, Service and Next Day Delivery
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.”
Construction Materials Inc.
Half a Century of Quality and Service
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.
GCI General Contractors
The Highest Standards of Sustainability
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.
rand* construction corporation
Building the Future of Sustainability
rand* construction corporation is an award-winning, woman-owned national commercial general contractor with annual revenues exceeding $300 million and a long list of internationally renowned clients. With offices in Alexandria, VA, Denver, Atlanta and Austin, the company specializes in tenant interiors, building renovations, retail, restaurant and ground-up construction.
TLC Engineering for Architecture
Rising Florida Engineering Firm Wins Kudos for Quality
TLC Engineering for Architecture is focused on quality, energy-efficiency and growth. The Orlando, Florida-based firm offers engineering and energy modeling among its services, with an emphasis on designing high-performance buildings, particularly for the healthcare sector.
SR Construction
Doing More with Less
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.
Lean Construction Institute (LCI)
A New Way to Manage Construction
Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) is a non-profit organization with 190 members across the nation including contractors, design professionals, trade partners and owners. It also has a growing number of international members.
Community Living Solutions
Improving the Lives of Seniors
Community Living Solutions was established in 2007 and operates with the goal of ‘creating, transforming and sustaining senior living communities throughout Wisconsin.’ While other companies construct senior residences and assisted living facilities, Community Living Solutions is one of the only companies in the Midwest to focus its expertise on homes for the elderly.
Donohoe Construction Company
Comprehensive Construction since 1884
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.
Roth Bros.
Nearly a Century of Service Excellence
From its headquarters in Youngstown, Ohio, construction services provider Roth Bros. Inc. established a local presence and has since grown across North American. Offering roofing, HVAC, energy management and total facility management, Roth Bros. is uniquely and strategically positioned as the only integrated service provider of its kind.
Jasper Contractors
Prepared and Progressive
Jasper Contractors was founded in 2004 by Brian Wedding and now has a corporate office in Atlanta, Georgia, an office in Indiana and services extending to four communities in the state of Florida. Over the years, Jasper Contractors has built an excellent reputation in the roofing and re-roofing industry…
All American Exterior Solutions
Chicagoland’s Roofing Pioneers
For more than 30 years now All American Exterior Solutions has served as the leading roofing company to the Chicagoland area. Built on a bedrock of community-centric business practices, the firm’s growth trajectory has remained pinned to an ethos of customer care and in-house expertise.
Area Erectors
A Superior Building Solution
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.
V. Paulius & Associates
Filling a Niche for Challenging Projects
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.
Treeium
A Brand, a Lifestyle, a State of Mind
As a general contractor that has sustainability ingrained in its very purpose, Treeium remains committed to smart design and improved efficiency. It is what CEO Moty Ginsburg refers to Treeium’s “complete package of eco-services.”
Capitol Underground, Inc.
Public Works Expertise
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.
KCS West
Visionary Leadership, Exceptional Construction
Ranked among the top contractors in the U.S., built from the same foundation as Kajima Corporation, a company that has stood the test of time, is KCS West. KCS West is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kajima and has benefited from its parent company’s 175 plus years of experience, replicating its culture of quality while establishing a reputation of its own as an industry leader.
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