Whether the customer is the project owner or another contractor, Ranger’s goal is always the same: provide great customer service and high quality, cost-effective results. Positive feedback from a long-time customer on a paving job at Dyer Chevrolet in Vero Beach, FL, shows Ranger Construction is making the grade. “I couldn’t have completed this job…
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Ranger Repaves Gardens Mall After 23 Years
It says something about the quality of your asphalt paving work when a satisfied customer rehires you — more than 20 years later — when repaving is finally needed. In 1988, Ranger Construction prepared the site and paved the perimeter roadway and more than 6,300 parking spaces for The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens,…
Read MoreProject Owners Can Boost Buying Power, Spur Economy
For project owners, one of the upsides during a slow economy is getting more work done for less money due to the extremely competitive bidding environment. Bids for needed public works projects or proposals for new business development plans often meet or beat engineering estimates, stretching the owners’ money. So it makes good sense to…
Read MoreJohn Hillman, Inventor of Hybrid-Composite Beam for Bridge Construction, Delivers 2011 Vecellio Lecture
John R. Hillman, Engineering News-Record’s 2010 Award of Excellence recipient, presented this year’s Vecellio Lecture at Virginia Tech. Hillman holds three patents for his invention of the Hybrid-Composite Beam (HCB) used in bridge construction. The beams weigh less and last far longer than conventional beams, providing substantial cost savings. The annual fall lecture is sponsored…
Read MoreGot Concerns? Make an Anonymous Report at www.VecellioGroupEthics.com or Call 877-210-7643
The Vecellio Group has improved online access to its ethics website, launched last year for reporting potential concerns. The website now has a name that is easier to remember: www.VecellioGroupEthics.com. Employees or vendors of any Vecellio Group company or division can go online towww.VecellioGroupEthics.com — or call (877) 210-7643 — to anonymously report any potential…
Read MoreNo ‘Lost-Time’ Incidents: Sharpe Tops Five Years, While Ranger’s Winter Garden Operations Surpass One Year
A strong emphasis on safety extends throughout the Vecellio Group, as recent “No Lost Time” achievements within the Group show. Sharpe Bros., one of Ranger Construction’s sister companies in North Carolina, reached another safety milestone over the summer. Crews surpassed five years of working with no “lost-time” incidents. The achievement was celebrated with a buffet…
Read MorePonch Frank Promoted to VP Operations
Ponch Frank has been promoted to VP Operations at Ranger Construction, where he has worked for nine years. Ponch previously served as a Construction Manager. He holds degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Virginia Tech and is a registered professional engineer.
Read MoreVecellio Group VP Safety John West Retires
John West, the Vecellio Group’s Vice President of Safety, has retired after nearly 37 total years of service with Vecellio & Grogan, Ranger Construction, and Vecellio Management Services (Vecellio Group). John began his career as an Estimator with V&G, transitioned into project management and eventually became part of Ranger Construction’s project management team in Florida.…
Read MoreGroup Welcomes Mark Ligon, VP Safety
Mark Ligon has joined the Vecellio Group as VP of Safety, replacing John West, who has retired. Mark brings to the position a strong background in safety, environmental, OSHA and DOT compliance, along with risk management experience, within the construction and manufacturing industries. He is native Floridian with a degree from the University of Central…
Read MoreRanger Earns Four Asphalt Paving and Road Construction Quality Awards
HOA Communities and Business Customers Receive Same High Level of Service on Road and Parking Lot Projects The leading asphalt trade association once again has recognized the high-quality work of Ranger Construction, bestowing four awards for asphalt paving and road construction projects completed in 2010. The National Asphalt Paving Association recognized Ranger with Quality in…
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