Apr 20, 2021

Sequoyah

Lambert

Redmond-based electrical contractor Sequoyah promoted Ron Lambert to project executive. Lambert has over 30 years of experience in design, construction and management of major projects and programs. He has been a journeyman wireman, general foreman and senior project manager. He holds a Washington state electrical license and went through Local 46's electrical apprenticeship program. Sequoyah focuses on commercial, data center, higher education and health care construction.

SiteOne Landscape Supply

Roswell, Georgia-based SiteOne Landscape Supply opened a branch in Poulsbo at 20149 Viking Ave. N.W. The new branch sells irrigation, lawn maintenance, hardscapes and landscape lighting materials to primarily residential and commercial landscape professionals. Olin Smith is SiteOne's area manager for the Pacific Northwest. SiteOne has about 500 wholesale branches across the U.S., according to its website. It also is growing in Canada.

ABC of Western Washington

Enumclaw-based Independent Electrical Contractors joined the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. The firm specializes in electrical design, fire systems, access controls and fiber optics for new commercial installations, assisted-living and mixed-use projects. Kyle J. Belton is CEO.

Apr 13, 2021

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Caldas

In Monroe, Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. promoted executive vice president Max J. Caldas to president and CEO. Caldas joined Canyon Creek in early 2019, taking over responsibility for sales, marketing, customer service, product engineering and development, quality management and showroom operations. He has nearly 30 years of residential building products experience, previously as vice president at American Woodmark Corp., and in various sales and marketing leadership roles at Robert Bosch Tool Corp. and ClosetMaid. He replaces Robert Foote, who is leaving at the end of the month to pursue another opportunity.

UMC

Guizzetti

Presnell

Local mechanical engineering and construction company UMC hired Brian Presnell as senior business development representative and Eric Guizzetti as reality capture operations manager, both for the company's new Reality Capture + Equipment business line. Presnell has 20 years of experience delivering emerging industry technologies to design, engineering and construction leaders. At UMC, he is pairing Leica's scanning and positioning technology to construction ecosystems that require virtual representations of physical assets. Guizzetti is responsible for scanning projects and selling Leica products, as UMC is an authorized reseller of Leica equipment. He has been in the construction industry for 30 years, including 10 years in virtual design and construction. He previously was a project engineer, superintendent and project manager for a large general contractor in California.

John Henry's Renton Sheet Metal

Henry

John Michael “Mike” Henry, longtime Seattle mechanical contractor, passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada, on April 4 at age 84. Henry spent his formative years in Kitsap County. In 1952, his family moved to Moses Lake and his father founded Moses Lake Sheet Metal, where John first worked as an apprentice sheet metal worker, then advanced to estimating and project management. He took over the business in 1963 after his father died in an industrial accident. Five years later, he sold the business and moved to the Bay Area, where he was a junior partner at Valley Sheet Metal. He later returned to the Seattle area to open John Henry's Renton Sheet Metal, and had stints with Sweeney Mechanical, PSF Fabricators and Key Mechanical Co. of Washington. Henry also owned TRC Inc. for 14 years until 1996, and worked as a marketing consultant to mechanical and electrical contractors until his death. He had a hand in many notable projects, including Paccar's headquarters, SeaTac Mall and the three Renton Place office buildings.

Slead Construction/Dewatering

Houston-based Griffin Dewatering bought part of Slead Construction/Dewatering of Tacoma. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Slead has been in business for over 60 years. Griffin, a portfolio company of Crossplane Capital, has provided groundwater control services and pumping equipment to the construction industry since 1934. During the past five years, Griffin has opened new locations and expanded its service offerings, with 10 locations across the country.