Associated Building Supply, Inc. supplies high-end window and door systems to California’s luxury-home market. It’s rated one of the best by its own industry, and driven to be one of the best by its own beliefs.

Associated Building Supply Inc.
Luxury Windows and Doors for Luxury HomesAssociated Building Supply, Inc. supplies high-end window and door systems to California’s luxury-home market. It’s rated one of the best by its own industry, and driven to be one of the best by its own beliefs.
Dinoflex
From Tires to High-Traction, High-Impact FlooringWe’ve all got an eye on business sustainability. When a company can recycle materials that would have gone to landfill and produce products that are better for human health, that’s a big step in the right direction.
Gossett Concrete Pipe Company
It’s All in the FamilyA third-generation family business, Gossett Concrete Pipe Company, located in Greenville, SC, is celebrating 75 years with a plant expansion, acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment and a succession plan that sees the fourth generation preparing for the challenge when current owner A. C. ‘Bo’ Gossett III steps down. We spoke with Gossett and his two sons-in-law about the importance of family and about why reinforced concrete pipe is by far the best choice for storm drainage projects.
Wire Mesh Corporation
Quality to Last a LifetimeWire Mesh Corporation (WMC) is a family-owned manufacturer of welded wire mesh and other steel wire products. The company is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas with eight manufacturing facilities supplying customers nationwide.
Elias Woodwork
Building on Its Workforce, Facilities, and ProductsElias Woodwork has enjoyed a momentous year since Business in Focus profiled the company in May 2018. The custom wood products manufacturer in Winkler, Manitoba has experienced record-setting growth, added new staff, received high-profile industry awards, and enhanced its products and services.
The Exterior Company
Exceptional Quality, Outside and InIt is not often you find members of the construction industry who are more concerned about the customer than the work itself, but for Ryan Hoke, Owner and President of The Exterior Company (TEC), witnessing the ongoing mistreatment of customers by the industry motivated him to start his own business and play by his own set of rules.
S-5! Metal Roof Innovations
“The Magic We Live By” – S-5 Celebrates Legacy of Innovation in Metal Roof IndustryS-5! Metal Roof Innovations, Ltd. specializes in developing and selling metal roof attachments. Since its founding in 1992, S-5 has marketed internationally, and according to Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Haddock, the company has a brand presence and project histories on six continents and at least forty countries.
R L Murphey Commercial Roof Systems
Performance-Driven Specialists that Have You CoveredIn the world of building construction, whether it is residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or otherwise, there are two primary considerations. Those are the foundation and the roof. There is no question as to which has the most vital role to play in a structure being deemed safe, secure, and indeed, habitable – the roof system. This is simply because leaks, damage, and improper maintenance can and will ultimately affect the foundation and the integrity of a building.
King Quality Construction
Giving Customers the Royal TreatmentResidential roofing, siding, and window firm King Quality Construction has found great success by doing things differently. To start with, the Bohemia, New York-based company offers customers far more options than competitors in terms of products and financing.
National Roofing Contractors Association
Raising the Roof in a Better WayAs one of America’s oldest and most respected trade associations, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) continually works towards elevating the profile of the roofing industry. NRCA recently took another bold step with NRCA ProCertification.™
Leeswood Construction
Best-in-Class ConstructionLeeswood Construction is a construction firm that supports clients on industrial and commercial projects across Canada from its two offices in Mississauga, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta.
Chappell Central
HVAC ExpertsToday, it is impossible to imagine a world without indoor heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). From blistering hot summer days to bone-chilling winter nights, we depend on air conditioning to keep us cool and heating to make us toasty year-round.
Aurora Contractors, Inc.
Navigating the Current E-Commerce Industrial BoomThe 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.
MMC Contractors
An Employee-Owned Firm with a Proud RecordMMC Contractors is an employee-owned, union-staffed mechanical contracting firm with a national presence and big ambitions.
Swenson Products
Keeping Roads Safe with EfficiencySwenson Products is a pace-setting manufacturer of specialized truck bodies, salt spreaders, and liquid de-icing systems in North America. When Abei Schmidt Holding Group (ASH) acquired Swenson Products in 2015, they saw some very special opportunities…
All Choice Rentals
Going Above and Beyond for CustomersYou have heard the cliché about the kind soul who would happily give you the shirt off their back. What about the accommodating Vice President of a rental equipment company who gave away his desk to fulfill a customer’s order?
General Equipment & Supplies
Serving Customers through a Strong Dedication to Core ValuesThe demand for efficient heavy construction equipment is propelled by several factors across the United States, Canada, and indeed, globally. Urbanization, with the need for building construction and infrastructure systems, is just one factor driving this demand. Activity in the oil and gas, mining, agriculture, and forestry industries is another.
Meco Miami
Growing and Thriving in the Face of ChallengesWhen Meco Miami, Inc., was profiled in the August 2017 issue of Business in Focus, the heavy construction equipment rental and sales firm was said to be booming. And since then, things have continued to boom at the Miami-based business, which primarily serves contractors and construction firms.
Denham-Blythe
From Design to Planning to Building – Denham-Blythe has it all CoveredNot many companies can take on a construction project from start to finish. Denham-Blythe has been doing just that for more than 40 years across a wide range of industries. The secret? An excellent team of designers and builders under one roof.
Ellisdale Construction & Light Gauge Metal
A Way to Build – Better, Faster, and Less ExpensiveWith the rocketing labor and material costs of urban development, Ellisdale Construction employs a radical new technique to maximize construction efficiency in the Washington D.C. area. Using light gauge metal, Ellisdale is achieving much more affordable and quicker results.
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The Future of Health Care Is Flexible
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it caught our society flatfooted. Not one sector was left untouched or unscarred by the pandemic. And if you had to rank the impact among industries, you would be hard-pressed to find one more profoundly affected than health care.
Building Trades Recovery Week (BTEA Northeast)
In light of the numbers of annual opiate-related deaths of people working in construction, Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) Northeast’s Executive Director Emeritus Thomas J. Gunning saw the need for the next generation to find solutions to the problem. That is how Recovery Week was conceived. Today, his son, Executive Director Thomas S. Gunning, and his team are helping to save and change lives and educate leaders and employees among the over 74,000 construction professionals the union building trades represent in Massachusetts—and their approach is working.
Homestar Inc.
Homestar Inc., a full-service construction company based in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, continues to push itself to “make it happen for our customers,” says owner and CEO Mark Hatfield.
G.R. Noto Electrical Construction, Inc.
Choosing an electrical contractor for any construction project can be risky. However, G.R. Noto Electrical Construction is steeped in generational knowledge with a reputation for excellence, and that is why its clients keep coming back. This unionized electrical contractor has over half a century’s industry expertise, spanning three generations.
Alpha Iron
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, bulk handling, primary metals, energy, and chemical.
Danard Electric
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 electric home heating; he didn’t like what he saw in the industry at the time, and knew he could provide better quality and customer service.