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SEPTEMBER 2016
Training in session
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Ironworkers, Operational Excellence Coordinators and ACS staff and instructors.
Regal Plastic’s Houston employees
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umble-based Adaptive Construction Solutions (ACS) Inc. opened its doors in April. Owner Nick Morgan is a commercial insurance agent, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and veteran of the Iraq War. He oversees operations and training schedule and handles business development for ACS. Morgan was deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was in the 82nd Airborne. United States Marine Corp. (USMC) Sgt. Brittany Burton is the marketing director at ACS. She has a background in USMC intelligence and spent five years in Southeast Asia. We are veterans,” Morgan said. “We take care of veterans for the purpose of
retraining military personnel and supplying much needed qualified workers into the construction industry. “Transitioning veterans thrive in team-oriented environments built on trust and empathy. “I took this approach because I believe one of the most important factors in re-integrating military personnel to civilian life is a steady paycheck.” The training consists of a 96-hour program, with classroom and hands-on training over a 12-day period. A training tower provides a realworld environment for lifting and placing steel, learning fall protection and prevention techniques, bolting, welding and other tasks. continued on Page 18
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or Regal Plastics Texas, a game of golf started it all. Bob Stash, original owner of Regal Plastics Shreveport, LA and Joe Slavik, owner of Regal Plastics Kansas City hit the links with Don Walker and approached him about opening Regal Plastics in Dallas/Fort Worth. With a $3,000 investment from each, Walker rented a downtown Dallas warehouse space in 1970 and set up a two-person shop, with Walker’s secretary taking customer orders and Walker personally filling and delivering orders. The decision to establish a D/FW presence was a hole in one; within a year, Walker moved the business to a 5,000-sf warehouse. In 1971, he opened a San Antonio branch, established a Houston office in 1981, and followed by an Austin
branch in 1988. The steady success enabled him to buy Stash’s and Slavik’s ownership in the Texas division. Regal Plastics also evolved into a family business. Walker’s daughter Patsy married high school sweetheart Wayne Gono in 1977 and convinced her dad to hire her for the collections department. Wayne soon followed, joining the inside sales team. Together, they tackled multiple roles within the business, taking full control of the company upon Walker’s retirement in 1996. Today, the woman-owned company boasts 110 employees in six offices in Texas and Louisiana, with branch manager Jacob Meidel overseeing 13 employees in its Houston office. continued on Page 18
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pecializing in interior build outs, IBC Builders of Texas LP has completed a ground up construction project this summer. The Southpark at Cinco Ranch –Outpad 3 project is located on FM 1093. Craig Staples, IBC Builders of Texas, was the project manager and the superintendent was Gary Seals, IBC Builders of Texas. CDA Architects was the architect. Jon Beer is the development manager for the owner Regency Centers Inc. “We completed the new brick construction and interior shell space of a 5,000-sf pad building,” said President David Bode, IBC Builders of Texas. “Pei Wei is a tenant in the 3,000-sf space and another 2,000sf is for a future tenant.” The main challenge the construction team met and overcame during the project was the rain and flooding around the Houston area.
“We had two historical floods during the project and we were able to maintain the project schedule and bring it in on time,” Bode said. IBC Builders of Texas had a positive working relationship with both Regency Centers and CDA Architects while working on Southpark at Cinco Ranch –Outpad 3. “The owner and architect were both great to work with throughout the project and we look forward to working on more projects with them in the near future,” he said. “We had some of the best subcontractors in the Houston area to work with on this project.” A few projects IBC Builders of Texas has completed over the years include Tuesday Morning, Great Clips and Little Caesar’s Pizza. The Southpark at Cinco Ranch – Outpad 3
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