In 1998, Dave Cutbirth established DC Engineering on the idea that when relationships are prioritized, people and projects will flourish. Solid relationships are built upon trust, which paves the...
Claire Suttles
Fuse Architects + Builders
Architect-Led Construction
Fuse Architects + Builders is known for its progressive modern architecture. Partner and Architect Dan Gomez describes the firm’s approach as “rooted in modernism, clean lines, truth in structure...
Trademark Roofing
Supporting the Community
Trademark Roofing sets itself apart through quality work and trustworthy service as well as a commitment to serving people in need. The company is not just a roofing business; it is an asset to its...
CROM
An Innovative Market Leader Unveils a New Product
CROM has been building and restoring essential water and wastewater infrastructure for municipalities and private clients since 1953. The Gainesville, Florida-based business is a market leader in...
Bolair Fluid Handling Systems
Maintaining Market Leadership
Bolair Fluid Handling Systems is a leader in the two-component spray and dispense industries. Founded in 1982 in Ontario, the specialty equipment provider has been making a significant impact...
Teel Construction
Building on Principle
Teel Construction provides general contracting, construction management, and design-build services for a nationwide list of commercial clients. Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., in...
METALCON
Metal’s Main Event
METALCON is the only annual tradeshow exclusively devoted to the application of metal in design and construction. This year’s event will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) in...
Living Stone Design + Build
Building Happier, Healthier Lives
Living Stone Design + Build’s mission is to build happier, healthier lives. This comprehensive design firm crafts top-tier custom homes, performs whole home renovations, and creates luxury...
Paradise Exteriors
Protecting Florida’s Homes
Paradise Exteriors of Boynton Beach, Florida specializes in premium windows, doors, and roofing to protect property during severe weather. We sat back down with Chief Operating Officer Anthony...
TerraWise Solutions
The Construction Technology Experts
TerraWise Solutions delivers a complete range of advanced construction technologies. Founded in 2002, the McDonough, Georgia-based company built its reputation by offering the highest-end Leica...
Fabral
Over Half a Century of Success
Since its founding in 1967, Fabral has grown to become a major supplier of metal cladding and has taken part in some of the largest building projects in the United States. Construction in Focus sat...
Blythe Construction
Standing Strong in a Competitive Market
Blythe Construction Inc. is one of the Southeastern United States’ leading heavy construction firms. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the full-service company takes on a complete range of...
Palmer’s Security Solutions, LLC
Complete Door Opening Solutions
Family-owned and operated, Palmer’s Security Solutions (PSS) distributes, manufactures, and installs a full range of high-security door systems, supporting the client throughout the entire process...
National Glass Association
Saving the World with Glass
National Glass Association (NGA) is the unified voice of the glass industry. Founded in 1948, NGA combined with Glass Association of North America (GANA) in 2018 to become the industry’s largest...
Geis Companies
A Full-Service Approach to Construction
Erwin Geis founded a small construction firm in 1967, and an innovative approach and strong work ethic soon propelled the Ohio-based company forward. Erwin’s sons Fred and Greg came on board along...
Novalis Innovative Flooring
Leading the Luxury Vinyl Flooring Market
Dr. Z.L. Wu founded Novalis Innovative Flooring in 1984, when he became the first manufacturer to ship luxury vinyl flooring from China to the U.S. At the time, only a few companies in the world had...
Holtzman Home Improvement
A Balance of Practicality and Style
Holtzman Home Improvement is a top-ranked, Arizona-based contractor specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodeling. After 18 years in business and over 5,000 customers, the licensed, bonded, and...
Dekker Perich Sabatini
Forward-Thinking Architecture
Architecture firm Dekker Perich Sabatini (DPS) has enjoyed 65 years of excellence. With offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, the company has expanded into a multifaceted, multidiscipline firm...
Charlan Brock Architects
One to Watch
Butch Charlan and Gary Brock founded Orlando-based Charlan Brock Architects in 1980. The firm has been earning international recognition ever since for its buildable, marketable, and financially...
A&H Equipment Co.
Continued Growth and Success
A&H Equipment Co. is a market-leading distributor of environmental and municipal product solutions, from street sweepers and sewer cleaners to snow removal trucks. The company operates...
TurnPoint Services
Building on Success
Since its founding in 2016, TurnPoint Services has skyrocketed to success, growing from $30 million in annual sales in a single market to annual sales of over $1.4 billion and an active presence in...
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
A Deep Dive Into the Decarbonization Report
After profiling the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) sustainability efforts in previous articles, Construction in Focus caught up with the organization once again, this time to learn about an...
J. Pettiecord
A Premier Specialty Contractor
Known as one of the Midwest’s premier specialty contractors, J. Pettiecord, Inc. handles large-scale land clearing, environmental remediation, demolition, wood waste grinding, railroad services,...
Atlantic TNG
The Precast Advantage
Atlantic TNG LLC, originally Atlantic Concrete, has been casting quality precast concrete products since 1969. In 2019, we sat down with Megan Kitchner, a third-generation precaster who launched her...
American Concrete Institute
Education and Support for a Better Industry
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is always advancing the industry by guiding and assisting individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and related materials. With...
Easi-Set Worldwide
Innovation You Can Count On
Headquartered in Midland, Virginia, the Smith-Midland family of companies includes three precast concrete manufacturing facilities, a barrier rental company, an advertising and marketing business,...
CROM
70 Years of Success
CROM, headquartered in Gainesville, Florida, has been building and restoring essential water/wastewater infrastructures for municipalities and private clients for more than 70 years. “The company...
AEC
Bridging the Gap Between Acoustics, Construction, and Design
Barbara O’Toole launched AEC in 1991 with a vision to bridge the gap between acoustics, construction, and design. “She started the company by taking her knowledge of acoustics and marrying that...
Andropogon
Designing With Nature
Andropogon, a Philadelphia- and Raleigh-based landscape architecture and ecological design firm, gets its memorable name from the Latin word for a type of grass. “The significance of that is that...
TerraWise Solutions
Superior Products, Superior Partnerships
TerraWise Solutions supplies superior products that hold up against the very toughest job site conditions. With over 20 years’ experience under its belt, the McDonough, Georgia-based business has...
Braam’s Custom Cabinets
One-of-a-Kind Cabinetry
Braam’s Custom Cabinets got its start as a humble three-man family operation in Southwestern Ontario. Four decades later, with founders Peter and Rob Braam still at the helm, the business has grown...
YORK1
A Company That Stands Out
YORK1 is a forward-thinking and innovative environmental company with a fully integrated infrastructure division. This impressive team delivers environmental services focused on non-hazardous solid...
Controlled Demolition Inc.
The Demolition Pioneers
Controlled Demolition Inc. (CDI) has been a global pioneer and leader in explosives demolition for over seventy years. Three generations of the Loizeaux family have steered the company through...
Shoring Up the Construction Workforce
Help Wanted
It’s no secret that construction companies are struggling to find workers to fill vital job openings. The workforce shortage has officially surpassed half a million in 2023. In order to meet labour...
Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals
Supporting the Outdoor Lighting Industry
The Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) is on a mission to promote and advance the landscape and architectural lighting industry. AOLP supports professional lighting designers and...
Brink Constructors
An Asset to the Industry and the Community
Electrical contractor Brink Constructors, Inc., a Quanta Services company, boasts more than 75 years of experience in high-voltage transmission line and substation erection. Headquartered in Rapid...
Alpha Iron
Committed to Quality, Safety, and Growth
Alpha Iron, part of the Alliance Industrial Group, Inc., specializes in steel erection, fabrication, steel painting, and coatings for a variety of industries including high-tech, commercial, marine,...
Jeremy Hiltz Excavating Inc.
Continued Success in the Granite State
Jeremy Hiltz Excavating Inc. specializes in large-scale commercial excavation work. Founded by Jeremy Hiltz in 1996, the business has grown steadily over the years to become a major player within...
CRS Crane Solutions
The Crane Experts
CRS Crane Solutions knows cranes. In business since 1991, the Alberta-based company has grown into one of the largest crane suppliers in North America, building a reputation for exceptional lifting...
Cultivating Psychological and Physical Safety Onsite
Staying Safe
Narrow scaffolding and steep roofs, gaping pits and collapsible trenches, heavy machinery, and live wires—construction sites can be dangerous places. Traditionally the industry has focused on these...
Zen Residential Ltd.
A New Take on Property Management
Zen Residential Ltd. is a leading property management company based in Edmonton, Alberta. With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, having robust, fully digitized systems in place, this...
E&S Construction Engineers
A Fresh Perspective for 40 Years
E&S Construction Engineers is recognized for its innovative and challenging projects throughout the United States. In 2019, Construction in Focus profiled the company’s successful balance of...
Tex-Cote
Technologically Advanced, Environmentally Friendly
Tex-Cote LLC delivers a full line of decorative and protective architectural coatings for residential, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications. These coating materials are formulated...
U.S. Green Building Council
The Future Is Green
Construction in Focus last spoke with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2019 to learn about the organization’s mission to transform buildings and communities through LEED (Leadership in...
Charlan Brock Architects
Building Sustainable Communities
Over the last four decades, Charlan Brock Architects has earned international recognition for producing marketable, buildable, and financially successful design solutions that have positively...
MacQuesten Development and MacQuesten Construction Management
A Woman-Owned Success Story
Rella Fogliano, founder and CEO of The MacQuesten Companies, launched her enterprise after growing up in the industry. She was the only child of prominent general contractor, Sabino Fogliano, and...
Carrco Painting
Dreaming Big
In 1994, cousins Javier Huerta and Jesus Carrasco were working long hours on construction projects in Dallas when they recognized a chance to pursue their dreams. “We were painting apartments, doing...
TurnPoint Services
Industry Leader
TurnPoint Services delivers residential and commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, power, and electrical services. The Louisville, Kentucky-based business also boasts a...
Millennium Construction, Inc.
Ushering in the New Era of Building
Millennium Construction, Inc. was launched with a purpose: to simplify the building process for customers by bringing the best approach to every building design and construction project. The team...
B. Tait Builders
A New Direction
Building on his experience as an ironworker, Brian Tait Sr. launched a construction business, B. Tait Builders in 1980. The Pennsauken, New Jersey, company grew steadily from humble beginnings to...
Montagno Construction
A Collaborative Solution
Montagno Construction Inc. does it all, offering construction services including preconstruction, construction management, general contracting, and design-build. Kurt Montagno founded Montagno...
Dittemore Insulation Contractors, Inc.
Built on Partnerships
Dittemore Insulation stands out for both its solution-based approach and its family-oriented company culture in which employees are a valued part of the team and clients’ needs are respected and...
Mongiovi & Son
A Full-Service Family Business
Rick Mongiovi was born into the plumbing business and grew up working for close friends and family members within the industry. He learned the value of hard work and honesty from his father, an...
Winterberry Gardens
A One-Stop Landscaping Shop
Winterberry Gardens has a goal: to be the number one regional landscaper in New England. The Southington, Connecticut-based company is well on its way to achieving this, despite humble beginnings....
Paradise Exteriors
Shelter from the Storm
In Paradise we find shelter from life’s storms—literally in the case of the construction company Paradise Exteriors. The Boynton Beach, Florida based business specializes in premium windows, doors,...
B.E. Atlas
Overcoming Challenges
In business since 1963, B.E. Atlas is one of Chicago’s largest independent hardware distributors. After profiling the company in 2018, Construction in Focus sat back down with President Jeff...
A&H Equipment
Market Leader
A&H Equipment distributes market-leading municipal and environmental product solutions throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia. From snow removal trucks to street sweepers and sewer cleaners,...
Restoration Industry Association
The Unified Voice of Restorers
The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) is the oldest and largest nonprofit professional trade association for the restoration industry. “We serve as the unified voice of restorers,” says CEO...
Legacy Homes Nebraska
A Home for Everyone
Legacy Homes is one of the largest builders in Nebraska. The company offers a wide variety of semi-customizable homes in Lincoln and Omaha with an extensive choice of floor plans that can be...
Artizan Finishings
Industry Experts
Artizan Finishings specializes in the installation of Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS), architectural moldings, stone veneer, and cornice molding. As genuine craftsmen with years of...