U.S. Builders prides itself on exceeding customer expectations with each and every project it takes on.
By Construction Today Staff
For more than 30 years, U.S. Builders has built projects throughout the United States with one goal in mind: to exceed its clients' expectations. The company has thrived with the motto and has built several long-lasting relationships because of it, the company notes.
“U.S. Builders has completed projects for industry-leading developers to set the highest of standards in retail development,” the company says. “We continue to grow our impressive client base with emerging regional developers, like Kimco Realty, General Growth, SDI Realty, New Quest Properties, First Hartford Development, Property Commerce, Rice Properties and Pavilion.”
The Houston-based company is licensed in 48 states and Puerto Rico, and its projects include retail, grocery, shopping centers, power centers, industrial, institutional and site developments. Its clientele include Ross Dress for Less, Walmart, Sam’s Club, H.E.B Grocery Stores, CVS, Aldi’s Supermarkets, Starbucks and Best Buy.
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ZDG Construction Management helps deliver an eye-popping residential development in New York.
By Kat Zeman, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
A leading construction management firm specializing in large and complex projects in the New York metro area, ZDG Construction Management is helping to deliver another major development to Brooklyn.
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Tanks Direct offers water, chemical and petroleum storage solutions.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Tanks Direct’s product knowledge and diverse capabilities have made it a leader in its field for 25 years. “Having that much longevity in this market and industry is rare,” Sales and Marketing Director Rob Mourlas says. “That endurance speaks to the fact that we know what we are doing and we’re good at it.”
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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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L&L Holding is nearing completion on two trophy assets in Midtown Manhattan.
By Staci Davidson and Jim Harris, Senior Editors at Knighthouse Media
L&L Holding Co. specializes in redevelopment, but “we tend to take a slightly extreme view on it,” according to Vice President Jeffrey Davis. By “extreme,” he means L&L goes above and beyond when it comes to value in its New York City projects, compared to other developers. This approach has not only won L&L many awards for its work, it also brings a lot of attention to the company for its dedication to excellence.
“Developers often talk about being value-add, but we take it to an extreme and knock it out of the park,” Davis says. “We really reimagine the projects so they are something new and unique.”
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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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Troyer Brothers’ CreteRod machine helps save time, fuel and manpower.
By Alan Dorich, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
One of the most laborious activities in construction can be the transportation of materials on a project site, particularly concrete. The time spent moving materials can take builders away from other aspects that also need their attention. But that is where the CreteRod can help.
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