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Volume 13
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Number 10
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OCTOBER 2015
Attention to details
The ABC’s of CBS
The Hoar Construction Texas Division team at a OSHA Stand Down Fall Protection training.
The CBS Rental and Supply Houston branch employees
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he Hoar Construction Texas Division is having its best year yet. The company is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2015. Friend Reed Hoar established Hoar Construction, known originally as F.R. Hoar, in the 1940s. Today, the CEO is Rob Burton. In the early 1950s, Hoar’s son, Richard, joined him and the company’s name changed to F. R. Hoar and Son. Burton’s father, Robert, and Virgil C. Handy joined the company just a few years later. In its early days, Hoar specialized in community church construction, building dozens of churches across Birmingham, AL.
“In 1959, an opportunity arose that propelled the small construction company into an industry leader: Eastwood Mall,” Burton said. “At the time, Eastwood Mall was the fifth largest enclosed, airconditioned mall in the world and the third largest in the country. Eastwood Mall was the first mall built in the southeast.” Burton says Hoar Construction has continued to diversify over time, creating new divisions and programs, including Hoar Program Management (HPM). Through its various divisions, the company has continued building noteworthy projects. continued on Page 18
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immy Lanphier co-founded CBS Rental and Supply on Jul. 20, 1965 in Corpus Christi. His grandson is Jason Herin, president and CEO. CBS Rental and Supply originally started as a construction supply company, selling construction materials to the Corpus Christi construction market. It wasn’t until Herin’s father, Buddy, purchased CBS Rental and Supply in 1979 that the company formed the equipment rental segment of the business. “My father was very successful running CBS Rental and Supply,” Herin said. Buddy opened the San Antonio location in 1986, Houston in 1999, purchased Dubose Equipment and Rental Company in 2005, which gained access
to the Tyler and Longview markets and opened locations in Deer Park and Conroe. “In 2013, I entered the business due to my father’s battle with renal cell carcinoma, a cancer disease,” Herin said. “My father passed away in Nov. 2013 and I purchased CBS Rental and Supply to become the sole owner in Jan. 2015. “My attitude toward the company is very apparent, be the best every day and never settle for less than legendary.” Progress is definitely a buzz word around the Houston office. The company plans to open two new locations in the Austin and Dallas markets by the first day of 2016. continued on Page 18
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o Limit Construction Services LLC has multiple ongoing projects in Houston; however, the almost complete Westheimer Oaks project, owned by Beeson Properties, has been its primacy since early last year. President Edgar Olivares says No Limit Construction Services managed the construction of Westheimer Oaks from ground up through demolition of a previous retail center to performing all site work, utilities and concrete work. “This three phase project consisted of the construction of a three-story, 40,000-sf retail center located at 2400 Mid Ln.,” Olivares said. The building is metal framed with stucco and brick exterior. Olivares says a subsequent 36,000-sf parking garage is currently being constructed beside the retail center. According to Olivares, this project was unique in many ways. The building is
intended to be a “New Orleans” style retail center, which is much different than the surrounding newly built retail centers. “The biggest challenge of this project was space and overall its location,” Olivares said. “Space was extremely limited as the building is in the center of surrounding business and residences.” In order to ensure no disruption to surrounding operating businesses and to surrounding residences, he says all parties had to work hand in hand from beginning to end. “Throughout the project, we have been committed to working closely with the owner to accommodate all their needs and with a goal of exceeding expectations,” he said. “We worked safe and timely executed the project through quality, dependability, dedication and integrity.” Westheimer Oaks
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