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,...
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Danard Electric
People-Focused Service for Four Generations
Electrical services provider Danard Electric is based in Tacoma, Washington and has a diverse clientele across the state. The company was formed in 1947 when Ben Danard wanted to start a company for...
ACI Asphalt & Concrete
Building a Blueprint for Safety
Thousands of clients each year will tell you that ACI Asphalt & Concrete Inc. is their first choice when it comes to all things asphalt and concrete pavement, a reputation backed by thirty...
Bassi Construction
Reflecting on 60 Successful Years
Bassi Construction Ltd. marked its sixtieth anniversary this year with a new focus on converting buildings to residential use and a renewed commitment to technology and health and safety. Profiled...
Handel Architects
Beautiful, Innovative, Sustainable
With the goal of designing buildings that act as engines for societal and urban improvement—in addition to beautiful structures—Handel Architects strives to improve urban living conditions and...
Synergy Homes / Seven Lakes
Building Community With Beautiful Homes
Taking pride in a reputation for integrity, reliable partnerships, and sound business decisions, St. John’s, Newfoundland-based Penney Group shares strong fundamental principles with its partners,...
Nelson + Pope
Thoughtful From the Ground Up
Contrary to contemporary wisdom that preaches finding riches in the niches, Nelson + Pope has turned “niching-down” across a wide range of services into a sustainable and rather fine art. To say...
Orcutt | Winslow
Designing for Net Zero
For over 50 years, the national design firm, Orcutt | Winslow has been disrupting architecture through innovation, experimentation, and invention. And it goes on… Orcutt | Winslow was founded in...
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...
ESa
61 Years of Health and Wellness by Design
ESa has more than six decades of providing collaborative, sustainable wellness and architectural design expertise to international customers who are leaders in the healthcare, hospitality,...
Spence Brothers
Diversity, Integrity and a Love for Construction
If an organization’s values set the standards for its personnel, Spence Brothers’ values have poured the foundation for its decades of success. Founded in Saginaw, Michigan in 1893 by brothers Matt...
McStain Neighborhoods
Bringing Design and Sustainability to Colorado Home Building
McStain Neighborhoods got its start in Boulder, Colorado in 1966 as a small home-building company. Over time, that endeavor grew to be one of the larger private builders along the Front Range of the...
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...
Frankel Design Build
Dazzling Houston with Award-Winning Construction
After thirty-five years in the industry, Frankel Design Build stands for timeless quality and sublime good taste among Houstonians in the know. While custom-building a second home is the romantic...
Clark Construction
Putting People Before Profit
You hear a lot about sustainable building these days, but few companies embrace the concept as completely as Clark Construction Inc. Headquartered on Bainbridge Island, Washington, this...
Concord Engineering Group
The Power of Persuasion
Talking about the emerging energy-efficient technologies available back in the 1980s and ‘90s, Michael Fischette, P.E., says that at the time, it was “a new frontier”. Then working for a very large...
Dakota Partners
Embracing Sustainable Development
Real estate developer Dakota Partners Inc. specializes in affordable housing and sustainable building practices. From its base in Massachusetts, the company serves clients across the east side of...
Performance Engineering Group
Spending Less to Get More
Large buildings usually have large utility usage. But Livonia, Michigan-based Performance Engineering Group is out to correct the massive waste caused by oversized equipment in buildings across...
Regan Development
Transforming Communities Through Affordable Housing
With housing prices still out of reach for many prospective buyers, it’s heartening to know Regan Development, an Ardsley, New York-based, family-run business with more than 30 years of experience,...
Blade Air
Making Clean Air a Priority
Coming through three years of a pandemic has made us all more sensitive to things we would otherwise take for granted. One of the biggest of these is the air that we breathe—especially in our...
Bamboo Living / Rizome
The Greenest Building Material is Growing Fast
When it comes to sustainability and the future of the planet, David Sands wears his heart on his sleeve. Passionate about the environment and believing there are better ways to build, the long-time...
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...
Enercare
Weathering the Storms with Resilience and Reliability
Canada is a country well-known for its extreme weather, and with those extremes comes the need to keep vital HVAC equipment running smoothly and efficiently in both summer and winter months. No...
Skyscrapers Designed By Women
Rising High
Women architects continue to reach for the sky and overcome barriers. In the process, the architectural sector is confronting the long overlooked role women have played in tall building design and...
AMG Demolition
Smashing Stereotypes in the Demolition Industry
It’s a story of dedication, commitment and perseverance in the face of some of life’s most challenging battles, and one that AMG Demolition Inc., has built its legacy on. Based in Melville, Long...
Atlantic Reinforcing Concrete Company
Reinforcing Tomorrow
In 1992 when Erin Lynam, President and co-owner of the Atlantic Reinforcing Concrete Company, headquartered in Deer Park, New York, graduated from Briarcliff College in Patchogue, New York with a...
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...
Mobu Enterprises
Sustainable Solutions
It’s easy to be green for Mobu Enterprises, builder of custom residential and commercial structures made from shipping containers produced by a skilled team of architects and designers. Initially...
Riverside Millwork Group
Fair Trades – Working for Equality
If you’re looking for expertly designed and crafted carpentry guaranteed to elevate the look and feel of your home, Riverside Millwork Group provides beautiful, custom products coupled with skilled...
ArquitectonicaSTUDIO, ArquitectonicaGEO, and ArquitectonicaINTERIORS
Sustainable, Resilient Design
Celebrating women, and their innovative contributions to architecture, landscape architecture, and design, is an act of liberation. Since 2005, ArquitectonicaGEO, ArquitectonicaINTERIORS, and...
Women in Architecture
The Female Gaze
Women have been a part of architecture from the time the first stones were stacked on top of each other to create shelter. The concept of architecture has come a very long way since those early...
Arsenault Bros. Construction
An Island Powerhouse
Living and working on an island comes with a set of unique challenges and privileges, both of which are augmented in such an interconnected and logistically demanding industry as construction. In...
Gil-Son Construction
Building Relationships with Clients and Workers Alike
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...
Taylor Flooring
There is No Ceiling for This Thriving Nova Scotia Team
Taylor Flooring of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia marks its thirtieth anniversary next year. The secret to the company’s success—beyond providing excellent products and services—is simple: put the customer...
Safety First-SFC
Safe Travels
Traffic control is challenging and often dangerous, but someone must do it. And Safety First-SFC does it best, after operating as the largest full-service traffic control company in the Atlantic...
Mohawk Construction and Supply, Inc.
Taking on the Toughest Projects
Bob J. Quarture, Jr. seems awestruck as he describes how his workforce installed cladding on a 500-foot tower in Toledo, Ohio. Quarture is president of Mohawk Construction and Supply Company, Inc....
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...
Lang Masonry & Restoration Contractors
Building America Beautifully
In his younger years, Damian L. Lang had his sights set on becoming part of America’s construction sector. Taking a masonry program while in high school, Lang aimed to become a mason contractor...
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...
Burgess Concrete Construction, Inc.
Building West Michigan Since 1984
In West Michigan, Burgess Concrete Construction is a household name synonymous with quality construction. Speaking with its President, Carroll Burgess, is refreshing. For this leader, cultivating...
American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
Bidding on the Future
The construction industry has always had its share of challenges, and this is certainly true of the present, where a myriad of challenges are confronting the market, impeding the advancement of...
Canam Steel Corporation (CSC)
Raising the Roof – Proudly American and Growing
After many years in the steel industry, CSC knows how to flex its industry muscle. Market-smart and steel-savvy, this formidable team has done exceptionally well by following its instincts and its...
Cornerstone
Industry Pioneers
Over the past 24 years, Cornerstone Detention Products, Inc. has grown from a two-person business to the largest and most successful company in its sector. “We are classified as a specialty...
ERW Site Solutions
Getting a Site Just Right
With headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, ERW Site Solutions is a member of the American Subcontractors Association and provides owners, developers, and general contractors with the seamless access to...
James White Construction
Building on a Legacy
James White Construction (JWC) is a mid-sized, family-owned-and-operated site work and utility contractor serving the Tri-County region of Greater Charleston, South Carolina. The firm is highly...
A Glasco Inc.
Thirty Years of Letting the Sun in and Keeping the Rain Out
Located in Spring Valley, CA and serving the greater San Diego area since 1992, A Glasco Inc. is a family-owned-and-operated company specializing in residential and commercial glass and glazing. No...
The Pros & Cons of a Family Business
Happy Families or Family Feuds
Would you believe family-owned and operated entities are the foundation of the global economy and represent between 80 and 90 percent of all businesses around the world? In 2019, there were eight...
Pomerleau
Pomerleau’s Home in Atlantic Canada
Family owned and led general contractor Pomerleau has infused its values into each of its locations since its creation in 1960. The coast-to-coast company has employees based throughout all of...
Rogers Brothers Corporation
Four Generations & Still Trucking
The year 1905 was a landmark one. Albert Einstein unveiled what became known as his Theory of Relativity, which changed the course of the world. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published The Return of...
Ball Construction
Building a Family Legacy that Lasts
100 years in business is a remarkable achievement, particularly in the construction industry, a fact that family-owned Ball Construction knows well. Ball Construction proudly celebrates its 100th...
Mowery
Better, Smarter, Faster
Progressive to its core, Mowery came out of the chaos of COVID-19 guns blazing. Not one to rest on its laurels, this company optimized its powerful ability to adapt to everyday challenges by...
ProAll
ProAll’s New Spider 2.0 Trucks Pour Concrete and Deliver Business
ProAll International Manufacturing Inc.’s ongoing commitment to pouring concrete in a simpler and more environmentally friendly method has been a goal for more than 50 years, as the company strives...
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
Where Style Meets Science
It only takes a brief look to discover that very little of what we consume daily did not travel through a lab at some point in its lifecycle. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation designs and manufactures...
Gainsborough Waste
Always Moving Forward
While running Carl Construction and Carl Custom Homes about 30 years ago, Noble Carl saw that there was a growing need at building sites for building waste removal and disposal services. Other needs...
McMullen & Pitz
Over a Century of Diverse Construction Solutions
McMullen & Pitz Construction Company has over a century of experience in America’s construction industry. In 1918, Oliver McMullen, the owner of a small construction company in Manitowoc,...
Groupe Madysta
Quebec Telecom Construction Firm Eyes Expansion
Last year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Groupe Madysta, an innovative, vertically-integrated firm based in Trois-Rivières, Québec that specializes in engineering and construction work for...
Valcoustics Canada Ltd.
Sound Advice Sounds Like This
Of all our senses, one of the most pronounced is hearing. Many sounds are pleasant, while others, like pounding construction noise, can set our teeth on edge. For well over half a century,...
Borea Construction
Innovation in Alberta: Bringing New Technologies to Solar Power
As Canada works toward total carbon neutrality by 2050, a future rich in renewable energy moves ever closer. Canada’s largest renewable-energy constructor, Borea Construction, is making renewable...
Pro-Craft Construction
Balancing Safety and Success
Balancing job progress and employee safety can be a challenging trade-off. But in Southern California, one company has perfected this balance to continually meet project demands and maintain high...