Great news! DEW Construction Corp. is listed number 325 on ENR’s List of Top 400 Contractors for 2011. The list, which is published yearly by Engineering News Record
DEW Breaks Ground on 802 Toyota Project
Work begins on new Toyota Dealership. Berlin, VT – Officials from DEW Construction Corp and 802 Toyota broke ground May 10th on a brand-new, $4.8 million, 32,000 square foot 802 Toyota Scion dealership. The existing Courtesy Toyota building was demolished and construction has started on the 802 facility. In the meantime, 802 Toyota Sales, Service and Parts is temporarily located in its previous used car building on Berlin Mall Road, next to Twin City Subaru. The new dealership will include a show room, sales area, offices and a service center with a covered service drive, where customers can drive their car in for service. This new facility is a green initiative for 802, focusing on creating a building that is both environmentally friendly and self-sufficient. DEW Construction Corp. will recycle roughly 70 percent of the former building; the materials won’t be used in the new building, but they are being salvaged and harvested to avoid dumping materials into a landfill. Other “green” plans for 802’s new facility include a rainwater harvesting system, where they will harvest rainwater that flows naturally off of the roof to wash cars with and “waste oil recycling”, where 802 can recycle oil from vehicles and use it to heat the building. “We’re also trying to be electricity neutral,” Birmingham explains. “We’re installing solar panels on the roof and hope to be completely self-sufficient on electricity.” DEW Construction Corp. […]
Ribbon Cutting Held for Bennington State Office Building
DEW Construction Corp. and State Officials recently celebrated the official opening of the New Vermont Superior Court and Bennington State Office Building. The construction project included demolition and reconstruction of an older section of the former structure built in 1978, and gutting the inside of a newer addition, constructed in 1992, and rebuilding the inside. The result, according to Governor Peter Shumlin, is “the greenest, cleanest, best building in the state that finally gives a workspace to our hardworking state employees that delivers services to our most needy Vermonters.” Several state offices including the Vermont Superior Court, Bennington County’s State Attorney’s office, Department of Corrections, Agency of Human Services and the Department of Labor have moved into the new building. According to Maclay Architects, the architect for the project, a geothermal heating system, air-source heat pumps, new windows, and greatly increased insulation values are among the energy-saving systems used. A silver LEED rating is anticipated for the building.
MacMillin Company Joins Forces with D.E.W. Construction Corp.
Same companies, same people, same values. Williston, VT – Don Wells, president of D.E.W. Construction Corp., is pleased to announce the merger of the MacMillin Company of Keene, NH, with D.E.W. The merger is a strategic step that unites the strengths of both businesses, resulting in a winning situation for their present and future clients as well as their employees. “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to work with MacMillin’s owner Bill Walker and his staff to integrate our services to better serve the market,” says Wells. “Our business philosophies are in alignment: people come first. We both look out and advocate for our clients, and now we can offer them enhanced services. It also provides opportunities for our staffs and employees to grow.” D.E.W., a 15-year-old company, brings to the table a solid business development plan, progressive marketing strategies, and Building Information Modeling, a technology method of managing models, processes, and communication across a large team. MacMillin, a 66-year-old company, brings a rich history of service and customer satisfaction in a region where D.E.W. previously planned to expand operations. Bill Walker, who has been with MacMillin for 42 years and President for the last 25 years, says the merger will yield an entity that is stronger than what each independent company now offers. “Our companies have a great synergy. They are alike in management practices and philosophies and it’s […]
New Faces at DEW
DEW officially welcomes two new employees to our staff. Jay Labare is the newly appointed Manager of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) Services for DEW. Jay will be based in the Vermont office and will be responsible for MEP estimates, Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination and will assist Operations with MEP coordination, commissioning, training and turnover of systems for all DEW projects. Dan Cogswell is the newly appointed Director of Information Technology. Dan will be responsible for the company’s long-term strategic technology plan. Dan brings to DEW 13 years of IT experience and a broad scope of knowledge in the implementation and management of IT systems and solutions. Dan will oversee training for our internal and external employee’s and partners, meeting our corporate commitment to increase efficiency, and enhance our business services.
