May 2017 | Construction In Focus Magazine

Hotel Renovation Specialists

Based in Wylie, Texas, Steve Hoegger’s company has been renovating hotels and resorts for almost 30 years. But no matter the scope of the work, his goals remain constant: get the job done on time, within budget and with 100 percent customer satisfaction.

Hoegger & Associates Inc.

A Storied Engineering Firm Approaches its 100th Anniversary

The Nishkian Firms offer consulting and structural engineering services for developers, contractors and architects. Based in San Francisco, the company has four branches in three states, a vast portfolio of high-profile, award-winning projects and a very positive outlook as it approaches its centenary.

The Nishkian Firms

Structured to Create Believers

ClearSpan is the brainchild of Barry Goldsher and Charles Clark of Connecticut who founded Engineering Services and Products in 1981 to address the needs of the agricultural community. They established FarmTek shortly later as an agricultural catalog. After that, ClearSpan became a reality and grew in popularity as a solution to livestock and equipment storage.

ClearSpan Fabric Structures

Underground Specialists

PSA Construction Owner and President Paul Andrews moved from a small town in Newfoundland to Alberta in 1996. Just five years later, he would found this underground specialist only one mile north of the town of St Albert. PSA Construction has since become a growing source for water and sewer needs and more.

PSA Construction

Lending Support

Unistrut Construction, a division of Atkore International, designs, fabricates, and installs mechanical support structures. The Illinois-based specialty sub-contractor has been the installation arm of the Unistrut Metal Framing System for the better part of a century.

Unistrut Construction

Canada’s Most Innovative Multi-trade Construction Services Provider

Since 1955, Plan Group has brought innovative multi-trade construction services and solutions to many satisfied clients across Canada. The company, with its exceptional processes, abundant resources, and unique approach and culture continues to execute marquis projects that reinforce its reputation for quality.

Plan Group

Meeting the Needs of Industry

Drexel University is a private research institution located in Philadelphia. With a commitment to balance classroom theory with practical real-world experience, Drexel University prepares its students for a dynamic career in construction management.

Drexel University

In Its Right Place

Increases in urban populations—and the corresponding crunch for space in both residential and commercial real estate—have led to a search for solutions.

Building Space and Value in High-Density Areas

Taking Projects to the Next Level

Meridian Contracting is a full-service contractor that specializes in providing heavy, civil, structural and industrial construction services to public sector agencies such as the Arizona Department of Transportation, the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Pima County, Town of Oro Valley, City of Nogales, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Army Corps of Engineers, and the Tucson Airport Authority. It also serves private sector clients at mines, power plants, and railroads throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Sonora, Mexico.

Meridian Contracting

Hard-Work and Honesty: Thrift Development – A Family Company Built On Years of Tradition

Thrift Development Corporation remains as true to its values of trust, integrity, and professionalism as when it was formed over twenty years ago. The family-owned and operated company was established in 1994 by the father and son duo of Glenn V. Thrift and Gary V. Thrift and has grown to over twenty-five full-time staff today.

Thrift Development Corporation

Building the Next Generation

As thousands of experienced workers retire across North America every day, it is small wonder many industries are concerned about the future. It has been a decade since the oldest members of the baby boom generation started leaving their jobs, removing from the workplace decades of experience and skills that are tough to replace. The situation is so dire that, when younger workers are not available or knowledgeable enough to take over, retired staffers are often called back to work on a part-time basis.