Build June (2016)

Build Magazine 10 Cooley Construction Inc. is a grading and paving specialist with a focus on offering a professional service. We invited President Ben Cooley and Vice President Ron Walker to tell us more. Cooley Construction Inc. is a third generation family owned company specializing in all phases of grading, paving and sealcoating. We serve both the public & private sector concentrating on construction and improvements for streets, highways, military, and joint civil projects. As a business we aim to provide clients with the highest quality service on the market. Pride, professionalism, and responsibility are the hallmarks of our success. Cooley Construction’s founding fathers established the guidelines that have shaped the basic principles which the third generation continues to adhere to today. We firmly believe that our time-tested philosophy of doing each job right the first time and providing good value to our customers is the true secret of our success. Cooley Construction Inc. prides itself in its work, reliability, stability, safety, and above all, customer satisfaction. In order to achieve this, we take an old fashioned, hands on approach to client service, supporting our customers throughout the project. We answer the phone whenever a client calls and we visit and manage every job everyday as this is the only way to control the company’s quality and namesake. This approach is crucial, as our founding fathers laid into us the same groundwork that built the backbone of this company: honesty, integrity, reliability and quality, all of which are qualities that are getting increasingly difficult to find in this modern, technology dependant age. Within the wider construction industry, there is currently a slight improvement in market conditions, which we are hoping will be long term so that the industry will slowly be able to build itself up following the many issues it has had over the years, including the 2008 financial crisis. Looking ahead, we are keen to grow as a business in a controlled manner so that we can maintain our hallmarks: quality and honesty. In addition, we are keen to continue adapting to the latest developments in the market. We believe that drone surveying, mapping and housing will be key in the coming years, and are eager to work with our clients to adapt around these developments and better support them in this ever evolving market. Special Feature The USA’s Heavy Construction Innovators 1606KN21