Sprehe Interior Construction Inc. has moved its Denver office into a larger space in the same office complex. The new address is:

6830 N. Broadway, Suite H
Denver, CO 80221
Phone: 303-430-7333

GE Johnson Construction Co. has expanded its services to include operational support requiring relocation to a new facility in the Denver Tech Center. As of March 13, GE Johnson is located at:

6025 S. Quebec St., Suite #200
Centennial, CO 80111.
Phone: 303-221-1249
Fax: 303-221-1989

The expansion is part of a key company strategy focusing on enhancing its client services and adapting to changes in the Colorado construction market.

Arvada-based Ridge Companies has announced the acquisition of Bigge Equipment Co.'s fleet of rough terrain cranes. Combined with other recently acquired equipment, the rough terrain fleet forms the nucleus of a new company, Ridge Rentals and Sales Inc.

Ridge Rentals & Sales will allocate the rough terrain fleet and other bare rental equipment among Ridge's three Colorado locations in Arvada, Fort Collins and a new facility that opened last month in Grand Junction - West Ridge Crane Service.

From the new facility, Ridge Crane-operated and bare-rental equipment will be dispatched to customers on the Western Slope, throughout the Vail and Aspen valleys and into southern Wyoming and eastern Utah.

Contact information for the new location is:
West Ridge Crane Service
2304 Interstate Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 80505
Phone: 970-241-7072

Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers Inc. has launched a new division - Commissioning Agents USA - devoted to providing a variety of commissioning services, including total building commissioning services for new buildings, re-commissioning services for existing buildings, LEED™ commissioning services, building systems performance and energy audits.

Total Building Commissioning is a process of documentation and verification of design intent that begins at pre-design - incorporating input from owners, prospective occupants, operations and maintenance staff, as well as the entire design and construction team. It carries through construction and start-up to several checkpoints during the initial years of operation.

Shannon & Wilson Inc. has moved its Denver office to larger facilities in downtown Denver. The new address is:

1440 Blake St., Suite 150
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-825-3800
Fax: 303-825-3801

Established in 1954, Shannon & Wilson provides geotechnical and environmental consulting services throughout the United States in both the public and private sector.

Grimm Construction has announced that the company has begun the transition to operating under the name Garney Construction. Since the acquisition of Grimm by Garney in 2001, the companies have been integrating operations and are now ready to service the water/wastewater construction industry as one nationwide contractor.

The firm's water facilities group specializes in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, water storage reservoirs and heavy civil projects. The pipe group specializes in large diameter pipe projects across the nation.

The Colorado chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties selected two RNL-designed projects as "Office Developments of the Year" at its 2002 Achievement Awards luncheon. The new Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building won in the "over 100,000 sq ft" category and Rangeview One garnered the award in the "under 100,000 sq ft" category.

The Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building consolidated nearly 2,000 employees from 26 City departments into a new $131 million office building. The City of Denver selected the design-build team of RNL Design and David Owen Tryba Architects working in a joint venture with Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to design the landmark building.

RNL Design was selected by Alliance Construction Solutions and McWhinney Enterprises to design the four-story, multi-tenant Rangeview One office building in Loveland. The 5.1-acre site is master planned for two phases with a final build-out of 84,500 sq ft of office space.

CEI West Roofing and Arapahoe Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. were two of 253 roofing firms in the United States and Canada to achieve 2003 Firestone Master Contractor status. Since 1988, Firestone Building Products Co. of Carmel, Ind., has acknowledged exceptional firms for achieving Firestone's high standards for roof installation quality and long-term roofing system performance.

Master Contractor status is earned annually based on "Quality Points" accumulated for achieving exceptional inspection ratings on Firestone Red Shield-warranted Rubbergard® EPDM, UltraPly® thermoplastic or asphalt-based roofing system installations.

Arapahoe was also a recipient of the President's Club Award and the Inner Circle of Quality Award - one of only 35 contractors to earn the President's Club Award and one of 104 roofing firms in the United States and Canada to receive the Inner Circle of Quality Award.

This year marks the 15th time CEI West has attained Firestone Master Contractor status.

The National Asphalt Pavement Association recently announced that Brannan Sand and Gravel Co. of Denver has won a 2002 Quality in Construction Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement.

The Quality in Construction Awards recognize hot mix asphalt pavements of excellence. The company won the award for its work on the streets for Murphy Creek, a new upscale golf community. When the district suddenly needed the work completed on an advanced schedule, Brannan Sand and Gravel crews worked extra hours and two consecutive Sundays to meet the deadline, producing smooth, high-quality streets for the development.