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2021 | Construction Services | In Focus | March 2021At the Forefront of the Net-Zero MovementOTG Construction

2021 | Construction Services | In Focus | March 2021

At the Forefront of the Net-Zero Movement

OTG Construction

Tyler Galaski has been around the construction industry in one way or another for his whole life. He remembers accompanying his father, Dave Galaski, on job sites as a youngster and enjoyed building things in his spare time throughout childhood. Fast-forward to when Tyler decided to make this childhood fascination into an opportunity, launching OTG Construction in the Ottawa, Ontario area in 2009 with the goal of building high-quality homes.

2020 | December 2020 | In FocusLet There Be Light… With Brilliant Glass Wall SystemsTranswall Office Interiors

2020 | December 2020 | In Focus

Let There Be Light… With Brilliant Glass Wall Systems

Transwall Office Interiors

Transwall Office Interiors is described by owner and chairman Jay Aikens a manufacturer specializing in architectural metal and glass wall systems and movable partition systems. The company furnishes, delivers, and installs its products through a turnkey business model and has been doing so since the company was incorporated in 1963 by Aikens’ father (the company’s present ownership began in 2005).

2020 | In Focus | October 2020An Evolving Approach to Integrating SustainabilityEnergy Generation and Storage

2020 | In Focus | October 2020

An Evolving Approach to Integrating Sustainability

Energy Generation and Storage

Climate change and other symptoms of environmental damage are fast becoming growing concerns worldwide as companies in myriad industries are turning to more eco-friendly means to both offer a product and continue to provide services integral to the everyday lives of customers. The construction industry is one such sector, as it is currently seeing an influx of alternative methods for building and powering projects, especially when concerning how a building under construction can be powered.

2020 | In Focus | October 2020Bringing Youth and a Customer-First Approach to Design-Build ConstructionRobbins Construction Group

2020 | In Focus | October 2020

Bringing Youth and a Customer-First Approach to Design-Build Construction

Robbins Construction Group

Commercial construction firm Robbins Construction Group of Summerville, South Carolina is just over a year old, but its genesis had been in the works for some time. President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Robbins admits that operating his own business was always a dream, so he moved to Charleston, South Carolina in 2012 to begin his journey toward that goal.

& Plumbing | 2020 | April 2020 | Electrical | In Focus | MechanicalLet’s Get The Job Done: Advanced Mechanical Celebrates 15 YearsAdvanced Mechanical Corp

& Plumbing | 2020 | April 2020 | Electrical | In Focus | Mechanical

Let’s Get The Job Done: Advanced Mechanical Celebrates 15 Years

Advanced Mechanical Corp

The word Advanced means “to accelerate the growth or progress of, to rise to a higher rank, to bring forward in time.” When Dave Scheidel started Advanced Mechanical Corp (AMC) in 2005, he didn’t pick the name because it would be first in the phone book. He wanted a name that would convey the vision of what the company would always strive for. Having grown up working in the industry from the age of 15, he was determined to bring a better business model with fair pricing, safety, top quality project management and hands-on principal participation.

2020 | In Focus | March 2020A People-First Mentality Leads to Generations of SuccessGreat Southwestern Construction

2020 | In Focus | March 2020

A People-First Mentality Leads to Generations of Success

Great Southwestern Construction

Electrical construction service provider Great Southwestern Construction (GSWC) has locations across the United States but is based primarily in Colorado. The company began operations in 1977 as a sole proprietor looking to get into the general construction sector. Company President Brandon Lark recalls that, in the 1980s, there were opportunities to get involved with the United States government’s building of waterways and canal systems throughout Arizona. The young firm jumped at the prospect and succeeded by way of providing communications and power relay infrastructure needs required for the projects.

2020 | In Focus | March 2020Southern California’s Go-To Landscape Construction FirmPierre Landscape

2020 | In Focus | March 2020

Southern California’s Go-To Landscape Construction Firm

Pierre Landscape

Commercial landscape installation and maintenance business Pierre Landscape is based in Southern California with two offices in operation. The company was founded by Harold Young in 1988, performing irrigation installations on large estate homes in the more high-end areas of the Los Angeles market; from there, it progressed into landscaping services to meet growing client demand. The company would go on to move into both commercial projects and work for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and has expanded into further projects involving hospitals, architectural podium work, and anywhere else that landscape and irrigation work is required.

2019 | In Focus | November 2019‘People-First’ Values Raise Midas Hospitality to New HeightsMidas Hospitality

2019 | In Focus | November 2019

‘People-First’ Values Raise Midas Hospitality to New Heights

Midas Hospitality

Today, Midas Hospitality is a vertically-integrated, hospitality-driven organization that develops, builds, renovates, manages and invests in hotels in the United States. Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder David Robert recalls the early days when he and fellow Cofounder and Managing Partner, J.T. Norville, started the St. Louis, Missouri-based company in 2006, with operations initially run from J.T.’s basement.

2019 | In Focus | September 2019Conquest Equipment Shines with Approach to Construction Industry and Strong Internal CultureConquest Equipment

2019 | In Focus | September 2019

Conquest Equipment Shines with Approach to Construction Industry and Strong Internal Culture

Conquest Equipment

Conquest Equipment rents and sells heavy construction equipment and soil compaction equipment to its customers. Company President Greg Hodgson explains that the company has been selling heavy equipment since the early 1990s but was incorporated under the Conquest banner in 2011 after splitting from a prior business name. The company primarily serves Western Canada and the United States and is embedded “very heavily in… the northern U.S. market including North Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.”

2019 | In Focus | July 2019Navigating the Current E-Commerce Industrial BoomAurora Contractors, Inc.

2019 | In Focus | July 2019

Navigating the Current E-Commerce Industrial Boom

Aurora Contractors, Inc.

The current property acquisition and development marketplace is moving at a record pace, especially as it relates to e-commerce driven developments. Specific to the New York Metropolitan area, developers are aggressively scanning the marketplace for last-mile potential properties, where accurate and precise feasibility studies and thorough estimation of project costs are critical.

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