Construction Co's ?
Hello Stepp3360,
Yes, the construction industry here in Alaska , sure has changed in the last few years. Consolidation, consolidation,consolidation is the name of the game.
Eliminating the opposition. Everybody trying to increase their market share. Markets drying up elsewhere is attracting outsiders here to the healthy abundance of work.
The old time firms have gone to the dust. One reason I think that changed the dynamics of the industry, is that State furnished material sites , have gone by the wayside to privately furnished material sites.
A big political scheme that shifted the work away from , MB,Green,Northwestern, etc. to Quality, Wilder,etc.
It demanded that cons't firms enter the material resource ,real estate market place , to secure many huge,private sites scattered all over the place as jobs opened up.
Quite a discouragement to the old firms, not wanting to broaden into other extraneous efforts to support normal work. The new entries sure jumped at the chance to gain a foothold through political and privateering enterprises , to support now, a seemingly near monopoly .
Just more posturing by savvy business. Creating , a one stop company that does it all. The politics of construction.
Yes, I know John Herring.
His firm (ACU) did a recent W&S project here in Talkeetna.
His equipment is immaculate always !
Clean,painted, well maintained spread. No broken glass, no missing mirrors, scratched,bent,damaged equipment on his job. Chrome exhausts, all safety,brand name,decals in place. An outstanding,reputable, firm with high quality work. :usa