November 2014
| Business World
153
Charles Construction | 9
BIDDING FOR A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
One of Charles Construction Services’ pri-
orities is to foster their relationship with
Marathon Petroleum and their sister com-
pany, Hancock Structural Steel, to provide
ladders, mezzanines, platforms and struc-
tural steel. Hartzell recently returned from a
trip to Kentucky looking to expand to steel
fabrication. Since returning, they’ve secured
five projects to bid on. “It’s a huge feather in
our cap for me to get invited down there,” he
says.
Hartzell would like to see Hancock
Structural Steel and Marathon Petroleum
sustain a steady workload going forward.
Marathon has about six refineries across
the United States, which will help maintain
steady work for the company.
He also sees the company expanding
into themanufacturing. For example, they’ve
recently secured a project with Rosenboom,
who construct custom crafted cylinders.
Their project is to build a 100,000 square
foot addition onto Rosenboom’s facility.
“These are the kind of manufacturing com-
panies we’re looking for, those that aren’t just
relying on the United States economy. They
have a global market. That’s the emphasis
right now,” he says.
