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Volume 18
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Number 12
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DECEMBER 2016
Words to live by
Ruling the roof
PFH crewmembers Fabian Davila, Jordan Rodriguez and Samuel Jackson are ready to start work inside Heart Plaza One in San Antonio.
L-R: Ron Nirenberg, city councilman, Duane Wilson, North San Antonio chamber, Gary Cram, Kim Cram, Scott Voyles, Cram Roofing
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abian and Evelyn Davila, owners of PFH Electric Inc., believe in Christian values and rely on their faith in God to provide what they need. Started in 2004, the initials PFH stand for prayer, faith and hope, Fabian says. Those values extend to the employees, as well. “Being a smaller company, we are like family,” Fabian says. “The customers appreciate my guys being very respectful on the job. Their manners are good and show Christian values.” Fabian took electrical trades in high school and stayed in the trade, going through the apprenticeship program and earning his journeyman license. He went to work for the union first, and through that opportunity, learned the
workings of the business. “They showed me the ins and outs and how to find clients and generate business,” he says. “After that, I decided to use that training and open my own company.” He and Evelyn have been married for 32 years and she is president of the company, allowing PFH to hold a Minority and Woman Owned Business (WMBE) certification. “Her certificates allow us to get bid opportunities we would never receive,” Fabian says. “It has opened more doors for us.” He added that PFH has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. continued on Page 24
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hen Gary Cram started his roofing business three decades ago, his goal resembles what he has now achieved. In November, Cram Roofing celebrated 30 years in business with a party to honor the important milestone. Cram started off doing the overlooked jobs that set up a solid foundation for his business. “When I started, most of the roofing contractors in San Antonio were not interested in doing repair or small jobs because they were not viewed as profitable,” Cram said. “I realized that and started in that arena with some large customers to get my feet on the ground.” Since then, Cram has grown into a company that does jobs all over the coun-
try out of one office in San Antonio. When Cram Roofing works out of state, the company provides its own employees to ensure established standards of quality. “One of the things that makes us different and unique, is that we actually travel,” COO Mark Eichelbaum said. “All of our equipment and people are based out of San Antonio, but when we do a job in Boston, we take our crew from San Antonio to Boston.” Another part of the business that makes Cram Roofing unique is owning its own sheet metal fabrication machines. Having its own equipment not only keeps costs down, but prevents leaks in a problematic area. “We have a very modern sheet metal continued on Page 24
Restoring San Antonio’s history
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ccording to Trichia Stoddard, a co-owner and project manager for JC Stoddard Construction Company (JCS), one of the firm’s favorite ventures is restoring historical buildings and helping beautify the city they call home. Both of these things came together in a recently finished project in downtown San Antonio: the Historic Homes Stabilization and Rehabilitation in Hemisfair Park. Founded 44 years ago, JC Stoddard Construction Company is owned and operated by Curtis Stoddard Sr., Curtis Stoddard Jr. and Trichia Stoddard. “It is a positive project for our city,” Trichia says. “Everybody was happy to be working on it. We love restoring buildings back to period.” She added that JC Stoddard also did a major renovation on the iconic Tower of the Americas, also located in Hemisfair Plaza. The Historic Homes Stabilization and
JC Stoddard’s Historic Homes Stabilization and Rehabilitation in Hemisfair Park project led to beautifully restored historic structures as seen in this “after” photo.
Rehabilitation project took roughly two years to complete and included the stabilization and rehabilitation of 10 historic structures in Hemisfair Park, owned by the City of San Antonio. JCS’s Zach Warren was project manager and Dwight Rapp and Michael Clay were project superintendents. Architect was Fisher Heck Architects. The project involved exterior and interior restoration and rehabilitation of the homes, along with structural repairs and upgrades and a great deal of site work and site improvements. The scope of the project included select demolition, lead based paint abatement, masonry restoration and re-pointing, repair of metal shingle roofing, new standing seam metal roofing, replicated style and rail doors, window restoration and replication, glazing, plaster restoration and repair, stucco restoration and repairs, exterior paint and coatings. continued on Page 24