W. S. Bellows’ history with Texas Children’s Hospital serves both parties well on the hospital’s latest expansion project.
By Chris Petersen
One of the hallmarks of a successful contractor is the ability to create strong, long-lasting relationships with clients, and that’s exactly what Houston-based W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation has developed with Texas Children’s Hospital. For more than 27 years, W. S. Bellows has maintained a consistent presence on the hospital’s campus with numerous high-profile projects such as the West Tower and Vertical Expansion, Feigin Center and Vertical Expansion, Clinical Care Center, and most recently, the Pavilion for Women.
W. S. Bellows Vice President Tommy Kubin says the company’s relationship with Texas Children’s is emblematic of Bellows’ high-quality work and the way it conducts business. “We do a lot of repeat work for our clients and it’s a testament to not only our building capabilities but our client service as well” he says. “Everyone remembers the last job you did for them and we always strive to leave a positive lasting impression.”
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Bozzuto is building luxury living in The Village at Valley Forge development.
By Alan Dorich
With four distinct, but united, divisions – development, management, homes and construction – Bozzuto is not only in the business of building properties, but also relationships with people, including subcontractors and clients.
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When Atlanta Structural Concrete Co. takes on a project, it lives up to its promises. “We are a full-service specialty contractor and almost at all costs do what we say we’re going to do upfront,” Vice President and General Manager Pete Needham declares.
Buchanan, Ga.-based Atlanta Structural provides high performance structural and architectural precast, prestressed concrete solutions to clients in the southeastern United States. “We’re geographically ideally located to hit the entire Southeast,” Needham says. “From the Carolinas to Tennessee to Alabama and Florida, we can touch each one of those states in a major way.”
Atlanta Structural started operations in 1958 as LEAP Structure Concrete, a joint venture between LEAP Associates and Bristol Steel and Ironworks. “It changed the name to Atlanta Structural a couple years later when it was owned solely by Bristol,” Needham explains.
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Ronald Lane Inc.’s business value system is the same as its family value system. They believe in honesty, respect and doing the job right. RLI began in 1979. Today, President Ronald Lane, manages his pipeline company with the help of more than a dozen family members. This family management team has more than 200 years combined experience in the pipeline industry. They know what is needed to get a job done, and they have the experience to back it up.
Lane thinks maintaining efficiency will keep the business healthy for the next generation of family members. “Efficiency is the key,” he insists. “In 36 years, we’ve learned how we need to approach these jobs. We pick our times to do the worst part of that job and watch weather conditions. There’s a lot of factors in how you go about a job. We see a lot of our competition making what we think are big mistakes.
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Lifting Gear Hire takes pride in keeping the construction industry safe.
By Staci Davidson, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Whenever a contractor excitedly wants to tell me about his or her company’s safety program, I get excited as well. Safety is the most important aspect of the construction industry – actually, most industries – and the best contractors know not to take it for granted. Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) makes safety its business, and this focus has driven its success for more than 25 years.
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The Compliant Client system from eMars helps contractors ensure payroll compliance.
In-depth federal government audits. Large fines. Jail time. Going out of business. A non-compliant payroll is a serious problem with strong negative effects. Out-of-compliance payroll checks can’t be ignored away. No kidding. No joke.
The Davis-Bacon Act, passed by Congress in 1931, requires private contractors to pay prevailing wages to employees on all government-funded construction projects worth more than $2,000. Stiff fines and jail time can result if payroll checks are not in compliance with this act. There are 30 compliance regulations that must be adhered to for every check.
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DKI’s Extreme Torque tools are put to the test at a massive tunnel project.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
At a planned 58 kilometers (35 miles) in length, the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) in Europe will be the longest railway tunnel in the world when completed in 2025.
The tunnel, running between Austria and Italy, is designed to significantly reduce the amount of time it takes trains to travel through the region by shifting trains from mountain passages to underground rail.
Keller Group UK, one of the world’s leading engineering firms that works on large turnkey projects in civil and infrastructure around the globe, relied on Drill King International (DKI) to provide it with the tools needed to successfully complete this section of the massive project.
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Rybak Development’s projects go beyond ‘standard, cookie-cutter buildings.’
By Alan Dorich
Many companies have complex operations, but Rybak Development thrives by keeping things lean and simple. This has paid off for the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based real estate and construction company, owner and Principal Sergey Rybak says.
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