As the only American manufacturer of under-bridge access platforms, Anderson Hydra Platforms provides the safest and most efficient under-bridge access available.
By Bianca Herron, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
After Pat Dandridge acquired Anderson Hydra Platforms (AHP) in 2014, his goal was to deliver the safest, most reliable and cost-effective piece of equipment for under-bridge access for inspection, construction and repair anywhere in the world. Dandridge also aimed to improve the customer experience with the York, S.C.-based company.
“I know that few projects are more complicated than under-bridge repair, upfit, restoration or maintenance,” CEO Dandridge explains. “The time and money spent on traditional scaffolding alone can make or break the profitability of the project. Even the slightest miscalculation could result in an enormous loss of profit or worse, human life.”
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Piroli Group Developments is nearing the end of its development of the 13-acre Seacliff property in Ontario.
By Construction Today Editor
Piroli Group Developments’ commitment to building quality properties extends far beyond the completion of its projects. “We always deliver a good product on time and on budget and stand behind our construction,” says Rob Piroli, president and founder of the Windsor, Ontario, Canada-based developer and building. “We make sure we keep our commercial and residential tenants happy, and our buildings are always well-maintained.”
Founded in 1993 as Piroli Construction, the company has developed properties since 2000. Piroli Group Developments serves as general contractor on all of its projects, which include residential subdivisions, industrial buildings, apartment complexes and senior living developments. The company has completed several projects in Windsor, Leamington, Peterborough, Mississauga and other towns in southwestern Ontario.
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Hornig Capital Partners specializes in projects that bring value to entire communities.
By Tim O’Connor
Every major city struggles with air pollution, but the situation in the Bronx is among the worst in the country. The New York City borough’s asthma death rate per 1 million people was 36.2 in 2014, according to the New York State Department of Health, nearly double the rest of the city.
The issue has spurred the creation of community groups and activists concerned for the quality of air they and their children are exposed to each day. But at least one developer has taken notice of the issue as well and is integrating healthcare into its next housing project in the Bronx.
Hornig Capital Partners is building a $156 million, 314-unit affordable housing project that will incorporate a 50,000-square-foot ambulatory care facility, teaching kitchen and pharmacy. The kitchen will provide a place for residents to learn to cook with fresh vegetables from the building’s rooftop garden and the pharmacy will be prohibited from selling cigarettes so that it does not contribute to the respiratory issues of the area’s residents.
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MgO Systems was born of a need for safer and greener building materials.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
In 2010, MgO Systems founder and CEO Todd McKay discovered the materials used to build his house were highly flammable in the worst way possible when his home burned down shortly before Christmas.
“Fortunately, it happened during the day; otherwise his family may have perished because they had less than 10 minutes to get out of the house,” MgO Systems CFO Jim Pendergast says. “There was nothing the fire department could do because it started in the garage, where there were a lot of flammable items; once the fire caught there, it raged.”
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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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Bird Construction’s Seton Recreation Facility project will provide a focal point for a growing Calgary neighborhood.
By Tim O’Connor
As a new community in south Calgary, the Seton neighborhood doesn’t have an identity yet. Some destinations are in place, such as the local shopping center, others, such as a cinema, are nearing completion, but much of the urban district is still under construction, including a new high school. Bird Construction is helping to change that by building the 30,697-square-meter Seton Recreation Facility, a $133 million facility that will serve as the center of the community.
The recreation center will bring a host of needed amenities to the community, including a 50-meter, 10-lane competition pool with competition dive tower and diving boards; a water park with a surf-riding area; two multipurpose ice rinks; three gymnasiums; fitness rooms and equipment; and a 200-meter running track. In addition to facilities for physical activities, the building will provide Seton with space for artistic endeavors.
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Kentucky native Kyle Ruby invented the BarrelMover 5000 to keep highway crews safe in work zones.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
In its most recent report, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration estimates there were 96,626 crashes in work zones in 2015. On average, a work zone crash occurred once every 5.4 minutes. Seventy work zone crashes occurred every day that resulted in at least one injury and 12 work zone crashes happened every week that resulted in at least one fatality.
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Drill King International (DKI) aims to become a leading manufacturer of integrated drilling tools and innovative solutions.
By Bianca Herron, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
DKI is a U.S. manufacturer specializing in high-performance drilling tools serving the oil and gas, civil and construction, geotechnical-geothermal, mining, tunneling, and water well in more than 80 countries.
The Texas-based company, founded in 2004, has decades of experience among its leadership. According to, Partner and Vice President of Business Development Shane Deerman, DKI has aggressively grown by recruiting “seasoned” industry veterans since its launch. Deerman along with several colleagues, each bring more than 20 years of industry experience and expertise.
“Our president, Larry Broseh, has over 35 years of industry experience, and our operations manager and engineering team has decades of industry experience as well,” he says. “So even though we’re a young company, we’ve pulled together a team that already knew the playbook of the industry.”
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