BK Tile & Stone Inc. accommodates its recent rapid growth by delivering on the complexity and quality required on marquee projects.
By Staci Davidson, Managing Editor at Knighthouse Media
With its ability to provide classic, elegant and durable looks, tile is having a major moment in the design world. Especially as designers dictate high-end finishes, tile is always part of the package. And when designers and architects require stylish and luxurious appearances on their projects, BK Tile & Stone Inc. can handle any specification. In fact, just as tiles are getting larger in size, BK Tile & Stone’s growth is giving it the capabilities to handle larger and larger projects.
“Every project we work on – whether it’s a $10,000 project or $5 million – we not only ensure the general contractor and owner are happy with our work, but we also want them to be happy with the entire process of hiring us as a subcontractor,” Business Development Manager Austin Darmstadter explains about the company’s philosophy. “We are always very responsive and very available to the contractors.”
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Hudson Meridian Construction Group excels at building complex projects in a wide range of sectors.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Hudson Meridian Construction Group’s experienced leadership and ability to meet its clients’ needs has earned the company the recognition of its peers.
Under the leadership of CEO and founder William Cote – who has more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry – today Hudson Meridian is ranked among New York City's Top 100 Contractors and the nation's Top 400 firms. Recently, the company ranked No. 6 on the “Top 20 General Contractors in NYC for Ground-Up Construction Projects” by The Real Deal as well as “One of the Largest Privately Held Companies in New York” by Crain’s.
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Durr Mechanical had to build and transport a 4,000-ton generator over 150 miles.
By Alan Dorich
Some may overlook the transportation aspects of a power generation project, but those elements recently proved critical for Durr Mechanical Construction Inc. The contractor was tasked with constructing a massive heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) for the PSEG Fossil LLC Sewaren Generation Station under construction in Woodbridge, N.J.
But the company also had to transport the 4,000-ton, 126-foot-tall generator 150 miles from Port of Coeymans, N.Y., to Woodbridge. The plant, Vice President Paul Thompson explains, is being built on a small footprint that prevented all components from being constructed on site at once.
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William G. Moore has earned a reputation among its clients as a company to count on.
By Alan Dorich
When William G. Moore & Son Inc. Of Delaware delivers wood products to its customers, they can be confident of a high level of quality. “We’re always selling the product that we say we are,” President Audrey Troise says.
“Even though they’re going to re-inspect it, they know it’s going to be what they need and what they want,” she says, noting that this has earned the company loyalty from its customers. “Most of our business is repeat business.”
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Sensera Systems unleashes new state-of-the-art construction camera systems.
By Kat Zeman
Tapping into his knowledge of robotics and computer science, David Gaw set out to develop a new and easier remote camera solution for the construction industry. He asked himself: “Why is it still so difficult and expensive to have a remote camera or sensing system for applications like construction or site security?”
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Morpheus provides construction companies with customized integration systems that meet their needs.
By Alan Dorich
Implementing a system to share project information can sometimes feel like a necessary evil. Some turn to all-in-one software packages that can sacrifice functionality, but others have chosen the more productive route by using MTG Frameworks, the platform provided by Morpheus Technology Group LLC.
Based in Redmond, Ore., the company provides custom integration solutions using its commercial off-the-shelf platform (MTG Frameworks) to fit its clients’ unique workflows and business needs. Founding Partner Randy Nolan says Morpheus’ history goes back to the late 1990s, when two of its founders worked on a large integration project in California.
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GM&P’s ownership and sibling companies enable it to engineer, design and provide glazing for many of Miami’s most notable projects.
By Jim Harris
During its first five years in business, Giovanni Monti & Partners (GM&P) grew from $400,000 to $150 million in revenue. “We were in the right place at the right time and had the right people behind us,” founder Giovanni Monti says of the accomplishment.
Monti founded the Miami-based glazing contractor in 2011. He had an already strong relationship with Jose and Christian Daes, owners of Tecnoglass, a supplier of architectural glass, windows and associated aluminum products used in GM&P’s projects. “Jose and Christian helped me grow the company by giving me the possibility to access to almost unlimited production capability and an engineering team that could support me in the design of new product to distinguish us for the competition,” Monti says. “We were able to compete from day one.”
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Concrete Sensors takes sensor technology further by providing the construction industry with a total intuitive solution.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers
It has been nearly 170 years since Joseph Monier invented reinforced concrete in 1849. It was 40 years later before the first concrete reinforced bridge was built and almost 50 years after that before the Hoover Dam was one of the first large concrete dams built in 1936.
Because the building material is heavy, tough and eventually forms a stone-like mass after hardening, it was only a matter of time over the course of a century that the industry would develop best practices. Today, schedules are getting shorter necessitating efficient management and aggressive quality control.
“Challenging the status quo can be a start-up’s biggest challenge,” says Brendan Dowdall, founder and CEO of Concrete Sensors. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company manufactures durable, wireless sensors for the construction industry that send strength, temperature and relative humidity data in real-time to general contractors.
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