当被问及贝克三角的成功背后的原因时，“人”是一致的答案。

总部位于德克萨斯州的梅斯基特（Mesquite）的石膏板，石膏和预制承包商有很多人，在得克萨斯州七个办公室雇用了1,700多名工人。最初由鲍勃·贝克（Bob Baker）于1974年成立，当时是两家独立的公司（Baker Drywall和Triangle抹灰）在2006年，两个实体合并，成为Baker Triangle。

Measured Growth

贝克三角地区的区域收入在2017年增长了3000万美元，达到了1.81亿美元。这种增长一直持续到2018年，因为承包商的收入在去年领先30％。

While 2017 was “incredible,” Steve Baker, company chairman, says it could have been even better.

他说：“尽管我们增长了3000万美元，但可能很容易获得1亿美元。”“我们喜欢为我们的[现有]客户服务，而不是扩展到可能存在的工作的区域，但不一定是我们的客户或劳动力基础。我们希望能够满足客户可能拥有的需求，而不是尝试发展业务。”

Dallas-Fort Worth, which is Baker’s strongest Texas market, was second only to New York City in construction starts in 2017, Baker points out.

他说：“德克萨斯州，俄克拉荷马州，路易斯安那州 - 我们的整个地区都很强，我们只是利用了市场的发展方式。”

The contractor’s commitment to its people also bolstered performance, Baker says. For instance, the contractor trains all employees, from the office to the field, thus fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

与国家建筑培训公司的合作伙伴关系，与当地AGC和ABC分会的参与以​​及与来自全国各地的非竞争公司的基准关系，帮助Baker保持最新的行业标准和最佳实践。

This longtime commitment has paid off. Two staffers have been with the firm for more than 40 years, another 11 have served for more than 30 years, 43 have been with the firm for more than 20 years and another 208 are on board for more than a decade of service.

“人民是使贝克三角特别的原因，”北星建筑集团总裁布鲁斯·赫尔姆（Bruce Helm）说。“他们的[工人]从高层管理人员到工作人员都有'可以做的''态度和解决方案的心态。”

Helms adds: “Most contractors can perform well under optimum conditions—it’s when situations are challenging that the truly special ones shine. Baker is one of the special ones.”

贝克家族文化帮助北极星和Triangle achieve success together during their 20-year working relationship, Helm notes.

“[They] take good care of their employees with training, opportunity for promotion and recognition of good work,” he says. “Baker Triangle has been our partner on many of our largest and most complex jobs over the years and have always been a large contributor to the successful outcome on the projects.”

Focus on Prefab

Baker Triangle emphasizes innovation and staying abreast of current practices. An early adopter of BIM, the contractor also was a leader in hiring a full-time safety director—before that became a requirement as it is today, Baker says.

他补充说：“我们一直在寻找（将允许]我们的客户说没有其他人这样做的东西。”“尤其是在过去的十年中，我们确实致力于技术和创新。”

贝克说，该公司一直处于BIM的最前沿和预制，以满足客户的需求。

In 2013, the company established its prefab division and is performing steady work in prefabricated, exterior, fully finished wall panels, adds Bryan Baker, the company’s CEO—and Steve Baker’s son.

Recently, several projects have utilized the company’s prefab capabilities, such as the Aloft Hotel, which is Baker Triangle’s largest prefab job to date.

酒店大楼的整个表面,从fiv的水平e to 33, was comprised of 473 prefabricated panels, the largest measuring 14 ft by 40 ft. This included studs, sheathing, waterproofing, exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS), metal panels and glazing—all of which were installed in a controlled manufacturing environment in Dallas, then driven three hours south to Austin to be installed at night.

“We’ve got a solid backlog of work for the next couple of years, and the market continues to emphasize prefabrication,” Steve Baker says. The contractor’s newly remodeled 80,000-sq-ft prefabrication plant in Richardson, Texas, should accommodate the firm’s production needs for the next five to 10 years.

The company is seeing more progressive owners making a commitment to prefabrication and lean technology and to cutting down on waste.

“Especially in the last 10 years, we’ve really seen a paradigm shift from construction technologies that probably existed for 50 to 100 years” to newer methods, such as robotics or 3D printers, Baker says. “It’s an exciting time.”

The owner of a current project, the Medical City Plano Bed Tower Expansion, wanted prefabrication to be used to deliver 60% of the project’s structure, with a goal of saving 10% in time and cost, explains Preston Pressley, Baker’s vice president of business development and marketing.

Pressley说：“我们将使用完整的系统预先制作建筑物的整个外部，因此，螺柱，护套，防水，金属面板，EIF和石膏。”

Five subcontractors—drywall, electrical, mechanical, data and fire/sprinkler—are working together to build prefabricated corridor racks and prefabricated patient room racks together at a prefabrication facility close to the project jobsite.

Pressley说：“我们将许多MEP和数据和通信系统放在这些预制架上，并在任何墙壁上升之前安装它们。” Pressley说，并补充说，每个病房将由60-75％的预制组件组成。安装将于本月开始。

Another high-profile project, completed earlier this year, was the Southwest Airlines Flight Training Center. This 367,000-sq-ft facility was built with a fast-paced schedule, and Baker Triangle’s $7-million contract required the installation of high-end ceiling work.

目前的另一个项目是达拉斯大屠杀博物馆，将于明年夏天开放。贝克的团队负责该项目的大部分外观和外墙。

“For the 55,000-sq-ft facility, Baker Triangle suggested and engineered a prefabricated solution for the unique profile of panels required for the exterior skin,” says Brad Brown, president of Austin Commercial, the general contractor on the project and a firm with which Baker has had a decades-long working relationship.

“This technique and installation minimized errors in the field as well as decreasing the amount of needed craftspeople, scaffolding and equipment typically required for a similar process,” Brown says.

Baker is also installing the drywall and acoustical ceilings, metal panels and shades scope of work on the museum.

Growth Ahead

In 2016, Baker Triangle formally expanded into the Bryan/College Station market, which is bolstered by the presence of Texas A&M. The firm will continue to eye the state’s rapidly growing school construction community.

From 2017 to 2018, Texas voters approved more than $22 billion in bonds funding education projects, Pressley says. “That’s definitely an area that we have noticed and will continue to make sure that we’re in front of the school builders and the ISDs,” he says.

这些债券应在未来五年内分散到项目中。新利18备用网址

Meanwhile, markets should remain solid for the next two to three years, Baker says.

“If I had to forecast, [any] downturn would probably come in 2021,” he says. “We’re already starting to see a few signs of not necessarily a slowdown, but just some projects being delayed.”

劳动力短缺将继续是整个行业的挑战，但是贝克三角试图通过在当地大学和高中的外展和招聘来减轻这些影响。贝克指出，该公司照顾员工的历史继续有助于抵消人力问题。

“We’re going to continue to focus on slow growth and continue to improve our performance,” says Bryan Baker.