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William Young





2023  / March  / Current  / General Contracting
Living Its Creed for Over a Decade
The KYA Group
Written by William Young


Specialized general contractor KYA Group operates out of Santa Ana, California and focuses on facility modernization through the lenses of project management, design, and maintenance. The company began operations in June 2013, when its founders saw a need in the marketplace resulting from hurdles in the public sector regarding facilities and maintenance.


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December 2022/January 2023  / 2022  / Atlantic Canada  / In Focus
Building Relationships with Clients and Workers Alike
Gil-Son Construction
Written by William Young


Electrical and mechanical contractor Gil-Son Construction of Halifax, Nova Scotia began operations in 1986 as a small general contractor specializing in interior fit-ups. Its original owners exited the company in 2012, with a set of new owners wanting to continue operations. The current Owner and President Daniel Hiltz took part ownership in the company in 2014, and aimed to change the direction of Gil-Son’s trajectory.


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2022  / October 2022
Finding Enduring Success in the Canadian Stone Market
Vesta Marble and Granite
Written by William Young


Vesta Marble and Granite is a Canadian installer and manufacturer specializing in stone fabrication, templating, and installation. The company got its start in Ottawa in 1985, when President and CEO Nat Polito saw a gap in the existing stone industry. The sector, he determined, was lacking in alternative solutions to its more common problems. So Polito decided to start his own business to address this need.


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September 2022  / 2022  / Construction Services
Ready to Celebrate 60 Years of Premier Glass & Wall Solutions
Transwall
Written by William Young


As of 2023, Pennsylvania-based office space solutions provider Transwall will have been in operation for sixty years. Over the decades, it has become known as a premier provider of interior solutions for offices and workplaces and has concerned itself with a turnkey business model that has garnered it a tremendous reputation for “doing things right and doing the right thing,” according to Senior Executive Vice President Marc Valois.


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September 2022  / 2022  / Equipment & Products
Western Canada’s Go-To Building Supply Business
Uppal Building Supplies (UBS)
Written by William Young


Uppal Building Supplies is an “Exterior Siding & Building Supply Distributor and Manufacturer.” The company was founded in 2005 by its President and sole owner, Mr. Jagtar Uppal. The business is situated on eight acres in the heart of Surrey, BC, and built over the years by maintaining large inventories of recognized brand name products with competitive pricing and a commitment to delivering service.


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2022  / August 2022  / CHBA
Supporting Alberta-Area Builders and Charities with Continued Growth
AMRIK Developments
Written by William Young


Real estate developer AMRIK Developments, based in Edmonton, Alberta, serves various areas of the province. Harpreet Singh is the owner of AMRIK Developments—named after his paternal grandfather, Amrik Singh—and incorporated the organization in 2008.


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August 2022  / 2022  / Construction Services
“What Don’t We Do?” This Crew Celebrates Continued Success
Blue Flame Crew, LLC
Written by William Young


Gas management systems provider Blue Flame Crew, LLC specializes in the design, installation, and service of systems across the United States. It serves as a division of Boos Resource & Technology Group, a conglomerate of companies providing a wide range of services including consulting, construction, maintenance, architectural design, and engineering for the environmental markets.


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July 2022  / 2022  / Development
Advocating for the Rights of Rental Property Owners
Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS)
Written by William Young


The Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia (IPOANS) is dedicated to educating rental property owners and advocating for their rights in its province. The association was founded in 1978, a time in the province’s housing history that its executive director Kevin Russell remembers as much different than today. Back then, the main driver behind the association beginning its operations was rent control, established in the province in 1973.


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2022  / Equipment & Services  / July 2022
A Drive For Innovation
Cimline
Written by William Young


For more than half a century, Cimline, Inc. has been helping preserve the pavement, asphalt, and roadwork network across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Cimline designs and manufactures equipment to preserve roadways throughout the world. With a drive for performance and innovation, Cimline continues to offer cutting edge technology through its worldwide network of distributors. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with manufacturing plants in Minnesota and Mississippi.


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2022  / June 2022
Asphalt Specialists Foresee Great Things for Paving Industry
Asphalt Specialists, Inc.
Written by William Young


Asphalt Specialists, Inc. of Pontiac, Michigan, is a paving contractor mainly serving the state’s southeast. This sizable operation was launched 35 years ago by brothers Bruce and Dan Israel. The Israels owned a pavement striping business in the late 1980s, and, looking for different ways to grow the business, bought an asphalt paver before selling the striping business and beginning ASI Paving in earnest.


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