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FedEx Ground Solar Power System Woodbridge, New Jersey

BlueScope Construction to Participate in Largest U.S. Rooftop Solar Panel Installation

FedEx Ground is installing the largest U.S. rooftop solar-electric system at its distribution hub in Woodbridge, New Jersey. It’s the fifth solar project for a FedEx operating unit, but the first that will involve FedEx Ground and BlueScope Construction (BSC.) BP Solar will be the solar system provider and installer.

A Vibrant Performing Arts Center

A source of pride for New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the Glasgow Square Theatre is a vibrant addition to the waterfront along the town’s East River. The eye-catching building was built by Higgins Construction, a Butler Builder® in nearby Trenton, and designed by Sperry & Partners Architects of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is part of an improvement program that began around 20 years ago.

Top-Notch Service for Trucks and Truckers

The TransX Group of Companies, based in Winnipeg, has one of the largest over-the-road trucking and intermodal service networks in North America, with terminals throughout Canada and the USA.

Great New Look - Same Great Performance

McKercher Brothers of Kingston, Ontario, and Leon’s Furniture have had a long and successful association. When the “big box” home goods giant decided to open smaller franchise stores throughout Canada in the mid-1980s, the McKerchers seized the opportunity.

Chatter Edgy Trendy and Functional

Modern, trendy and progressive, Chatters Canada Limited is a cutting-edge network of beauty salons that has twice earned the Canadian Retailer of the Year Award, as well as a recent Global Salon Business Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence in General Management in 2006 and Salon Entrepreneur of the Year, Multi-Unit, in 2008.

Butler Builds Practice Facility for New York Giants

The new indoor training facility for the 2008 Super Bowl Champions, the New York Giants, is taking shape with the help of Butler.

The Power of Planning

A design/build approach drove this motor sports project

When sisters Jill Ruth and Jody Cole built a new and larger facility, they wanted each detail of the building to enhance their successful business. Headingley Sport Shop, in Headingley, Manitoba, has been an institution among motor sports enthusiasts in the province for a long time.

A Monumental Creation

In 2005, the United States Military Academy announced an initiative that would complete the Michie Stadium Athletic Complex begun in 2001. The key addition was the indoor athletic training facility.

A Great Indoor Playground

Year-round Family Fun.

Bingemans has been a fixture in Kitchener, Ontario, for a long time. "We have had more than 66 years of continuous service," says General Manager Mark Bingeman, a grandson of founder Marshall Bingeman. The growing enterprise with six divisions is situated on land that was once the founder's 170-acre hobby farm. Five divisions are related to food and events: Bingemans is the largest off-premise caterer in southern Ontario, and also has facilities for meetings and conferences on its property. In addition, they operate sports arena food concessions, and have full-service vending and cafeteria management divisions.

Raising Profile and Productivity

Mott Manufacturing's attractive new plant reflects its new direction

When Bill Stover and Ed Seegmiller acquired Mott Manufacturing recently, the company was almost 60 years old. Founded in the 1930s, the Brantford, Ontario, firm had evolved through a number of owners and product lines to emerge as a manufacturer of steel kitchen cabinets and laboratory furniture.

Building Better Resources for Hope

The Hahn-Hufford Center of Hope is able to offer even more to its clients

Since 1972, the Hahn-Hufford Center of Hope in Piqua, Ohio, had been doing good work in unsuitable facilities. The center’s rehabilitation programs— which provide physical therapy to people disabled by stroke, birth trauma, brain injury, autism and similar maladies—were housed most recently in an old warehouse.

How to Give Your Building a LEEDing Edge

Building with Butler helps qualify your building for LEED certification

With today’s emphasis on “building green”—or reducing the environmental impact of building projects—LEED qualification is of increasing importance to developers and architects. And steel, such as the steel building systems used in the hangar to the left, is a prime material for creating such sustainable architecture.

Visible, Good-Looking and Successful

Saskatoon Hyundai has been a profitable venture for its owners

When Saskatoon Hyundai acquired an ideal location to build a new dealership in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, they looked for an experienced local design / build contractor. They chose Wright Construction Western Inc.