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equipment, and did it successfully. And we gravitated
to these challenges. We like them. And you see that
trend throughout our entire timeline. I love that about
this corporation. When a new sector comes up, we’re
usually ahead of the learning curve. Then the market
gets saturated and we move onto a new challenge.
“I also love the fact
that our people, like
me, are third genera-
tion employees. Many
of the employees that
started with my grand-
father – their children
worked along with my
father and their grand-
children now work
with me. And you see
a growth in their posi-
tions. A lot of the peo-
ple that started out as
a laborer or a carpen-
ter with my grandfa-
ther - their children, in my father’s generation, made
it to become supervisors; and today, some of these
grandchildren with me are engineers or safety supervi-
sors. They’ve grown with us. Their families have grown
with us.”
Innovation paired with continuity – it’s the winning
formula that should guarantee another 50 years of
growth and prosperity for this venerable Puerto Rican
construction company begun and sustained by the
Venegas family.
PREFERRED VENDORS
GE Appliance
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iary of conglomerate General Electric and is one of the
largest suppliers of appliances in the world. The com-
pany has been an innovator in home appliances for
over 100 years and introduced the some of the first
electric fans, toasters, ranges, refrigerators, dish and
clothes washers ever made. -
Cemex Concreto
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Industrial Glidden
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West Corporation
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Marsh Saldana, Inc.
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Sherwin Williams
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