ShareMyToolbox offers a new tool-tracking solution for the construction industry.
By Kat Zeman
Losing or misplacing pricey tools is a problem that most contractors have experienced. It’s especially a problem for smaller to mid-sized contractors for whom every dollar is critical. Replacing expensive tools grossly impacts the effectiveness of operations — and the bottom line.
“It’s a tremendous waste of both time and money to have to rebuy the same tools over and over again when they are lost,” says Chris Wirtz, co-founder of ShareMyToolbox. “Nobody should have to do that.”
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The work ethic of J&K Welding’s founder lives on through his family and veteran staff.
By Jim Harris
John Brugger did not believe in sending texts or e-mails to the contractors his company, J&K Welding, worked with. “He would personally visit the contractors and bring them tomatoes and watermelons from a local farmer who he fast became friends with,” says Serena Perazzo, his daughter. “He really cared about everybody, and was very much a workaholic. When he was on vacation, he didn’t enjoy it because he was always thinking about work.”
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Leading the Midwest market in size and expertise, Continental Electrical Construction Co. combines advanced technology with a family culture to deliver quality results.
By Staci Davidson, Managing Editor at Knighthouse Media
A company’s values tell the world how that business strives to run. But it must be more than just words – customers know when a company lives its values, particularly when the relationship is built over time. That is what Continental Electrical Construction Co. brings to the table: more than 100 years in operation and values that have been in practice since its inception.
“We want our customers to be customers for life,” Co-Owner Steven Witz says. “We put our customers at the front and center of all we do, showing them our experience and using our expertise to stay ahead in the industry.”
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CHIEF Buildings tackles challenging commercial projects that require metal building systems.
By Kat Zeman, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
When it comes to designing and manufacturing metal building systems for commercial and industrial applications, CHIEF Buildings specializes in custom solutions.
The Grand Island, Neb.-based company combines computer-aided design with extensive engineering and manufacturing capabilities to produce customized solutions for a variety of clients throughout the United States.
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The Hamilton mixed-use development in Philadelphia targets students and professionals.
By Knighthouse Staff Editor
Clemens Construction is hard at work on the Community College of Philadelphia’s first-ever residential housing development. Construction began in spring 2017 on the Hamilton, a $129 million, 504,000-square-foot mixed-use development on the college’s campus near the city’s Museum District neighborhood. The project consists of two phases, the first being a 10-story building with 290 units that is anticipated to open this fall. The second phase of the project is a 16-story, 210-unit building; work will begin after the completion of the first tower.
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Maser Consulting enjoys exponential growth while maintaining a close-knit culture among its people who are its most valuable asset.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
With a diverse portfolio of engineering services, Maser Consulting prides itself on creating customized solutions for its clients in a variety of markets. “Diversity is what has made us so successful,” President and COO Kevin L. Haney says. “Having a wide range of services has served us well over the years by sustaining us during economic market shifts, and now our geography has further contributed to it through the 24 offices we have nationwide."
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Fair and Square Construction draws on its co-owners’ years of industry experience to ensure projects are delivered on schedule.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
As veteran commercial framing contractors each with 25 years of industry experience, Doug Sweers and George Brigham founded Fair and Square Construction in 2011 to meet a growing demand in west Michigan. “We saw the demand for a commercial framing company that could handle the bigger jobs,” co-owner George Brigham says. “Driven by our background in the industry we pushed forward to build a company with greater manpower and equipment to meet the demand.”
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NexTraq offers a range of products that help fleet managers turn raw information into actionable solutions.
By Tim O’Connor
Back when telematics provider NexTraq was founded in 2000, data was a lot simpler. Most customers only wanted to know where to find their truck or piece of construction equipment. But in the nearly two decades since the new millennium began, the prevalence of data and the sensors needed to capture that information have fundamentally changed expectations.
Today, everyone has a mobile device – sometimes several – and companies are clamoring to use the information generated by the connected world to discover ways to become increasingly efficient. Fleet managers not only want to know where their trucks are, but they want to dispatch optimized routes and be alerted if drivers are skirting the rules of the road. NexTraq is continuously evolving to stay ahead of those demands by offering an increasing number of add-on services. “The solutions over the years have been tailored to the needs of the customers,” Vice President of Marketing Pankaj Sharma says.
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