ABC-SEMI Issue 2 2020

16 Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. NEW MEMBERS Introducing: Discover Plumbing Jeff VanPamel is a third-generation master plumber and started Discover Plumbing in 2009. He currently owns two plumbing companies: one in St. Louis, MO and Discover Plumbing in Shelby Township, Michigan. They currently have 28 employees, with a third of them being either Master Plumbers or high-level Journeymen and boast a fleet of 18 service trucks. VanPamel grew Discover Plumbing through hard work and the values instilled in him by his grandfather and my father which have become his company’s core values: » Leadership: Each day, every employee is expected to give the best of themselves, to strive constantly for quality and to demonstrate the highest level of professionalism—and to lead by example. » Performance: Commitment to excellence in workmanship and personal accountability for each employee. Our projects are done on time and on budget. » Safety: Getting our employees home safely to their families every day and using safe practices at our client’s projects is one of our top priorities. We plan safety into every aspect of our work on a daily basis. » Continuous Improvement: We implement best industry practices and use innovative, proven methods and tools to constantly improve our performance, safety, and reliability. » Integrity: As a Christian-owned business, our business conduct includes the highest level of honesty, ethics, and moral correctness. We will not compromise employees, customers, or our company. This includes quality of craftsmanship and transparency in pricing and services. » Teamwork: Our culture of teamwork allows us to work together within the company, and with our customers to deliver better solutions and collectively accomplish our goals on time and on budget. Some of our past and current clients are Centex, Cranbrook Custom Homes, D’Agostini Company, Buffalo Construction, Gio-Con, Lombardo Homes, MJC Companies, Frank Rewold & Son, Centennial Home Group, Bloom General Contracting, Tech Home Building Company, Sal Mar Building Company, and Prime Building & Construction to name a few. Current Projects include: »  Bubba’s 33 Restaurants (Chain of 24 restaurants owned by Texas Roadhouse, a public company, with a chain of 582 restaurants) »  Cambria Hotel in Shelby Township, MI (A Choice Hotels brand—(NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest and most successful lodging franchisors in the world. Choice currently franchises more than 7,000 hotels, representing nearly 570,000 rooms, in more than 40 countries and territories.) Jeff works with Armando Juarez, an experienced, senior business consultant from a nationwide consulting firm, to take his business to the next level by streamlining their processes, implementing better systems and controls in order to expand our operations and improve their quality and service. He credits Armando for recommending that they join ABC to engage with key players in the construction industry and team up on projects that require a high level of quality, safety and value. Discover Plumbing would like to get to know our member general contractors, builders and developers to let them get better acquainted with the plumbing construction services they offer. They currently have work capacity and have an impeccable record of excellence in workmanship and outstanding references from their GC’s and developers. We are excited to welcome them to the ABC family of members and build a bright future together! Who’s New? Cambria Hotels is one of many clients Discover Plumbing serves.