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The Industry’s Newspaper www.constructionnews.net H (210) 308-5800 H Volume 19 H Number 4 H APRIL 2019
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He adores floors
Steel growing
Stefan Volosen, owner of Millennium Hardwood Flooring, standing in front of company floor samples.
Ted Turner overlooking shop at Patriot Erectors
ecoming a business owner of flooring services was not the plan when Stefan Volosen was studying humanities at Southwestern Baptist, Theological Seminary. Originally he was hoping to become a professor and teach college-level history classes. However, Volosen’s destiny took a different turn while in college. He was asked to help out on weekends in a local showroom owned by his brother-in-law, Marin Damsa. What was at first just a simple favor for his brotherin-law became a long-lived passion. Volosen was hooked after just a few months of working in the showroom. Engaging with customers and learning about high-end hardwoods is what fascinated Volosen. After two years learning
all about the industry, he partnered with his family and set out to open a flooring showroom in Austin, TX. Originally, Volosen was born and raised in Eastern Europe in Romania. At the age of 12, his family traveled and settled down to build a new life in Dallas, TX. He chose to open his business in Austin because friends in the industry expressed how much growth and potential resides there. After visiting and scouting Austin, Volosen knew right away it was going to be his new home for his new business. Millennium Hardwood Flooring started in 2015 with the encouragement of family, friends and industry partners. Typically the beginning stage of opening continued on Page 16
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hen Patriot Erectors LLC began exploring expansion possibilities, the steel fabricator and erector didn’t have to search far: The company recently purchased Trinity Steel Fabricators, with whom Patriot had collaborated on numerous projects. With 75,000sf of fabrication space and a 300-strong workforce in Dripping Springs, Patriot was already a formidable force in the steel industry. Through the acquisition of Trinity Steel Fabricators, which is located 90 miles north of Houston in Trinity, Patriot gained 85,000sf and 120 fabricators and personnel. “We have been in a growth mode for a few years now and were actually keeping our eyes and our minds open as to
whether we wanted to expand into another facility, do a grassroots kind of expansion, or find somebody to buy,” Patriot Erectors LLC’s Vice President and General Manger Ted L. Turner says. ”Trinity came up in the middle of that planning, and it seemed to make a lot of sense. We had worked with them for a number of years. They are AISC-certified, as are we. The location was good. So when they became available, what really made the most sense was to expand through this acquisition.” Turner says the acquisition is beneficial for Patriot and Trinity and is driven by a gap Patriot has noted in the marketplace. continued on Page 16
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The Green Play Park entrance - Epic Design-Build, LLC
Burnet 64 condos - Bartlett-Cocke General Contractors
ach month we reserve this premium space in our publication to feature a recently completed project by an Austin general contractor. Our goal is to vary the project and contractor size to afford everyone the opportunity to participate. We feel a small- or medium-sized project constructed by a smallor medium-sized contractor is just as important as the high profile projects that seem to receive all the attention by other media. Finding those small to medium projects can be difficult at times. Some contractors might think we would not be interested in their project because it may be a modest one. Some may think because they are not a huge company with a full-time marketing staff they don’t have a chance to make the front page of our paper. Nothing could be further from the truth. Since we began our first paper, the San Antonio Construction News in October 1998, we have always reached out to everyone big and small. Do you have a recently completed project you would be proud to see on our cover? Give us a call or send an email and let’s get you covered. 210-334-5727 meditor@constructionnews.net continued on Page 16
Trail Bridge at Congress - Jay-Reese Contractors Inc.
The Reserve at Springdale - Ryan Companies US Inc.