CICERO — After 15 years in the environmental construction service field, the owner of Paragon Environmental Construction, Inc. (PEC) has decided to expand the business by opening a new concrete and masonry business. Peter Paragon, owner and CEO of PEC, opened Paragon Masonry, LLC in February, seeking to meet the rising demand for these services […]
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CICERO — After 15 years in the environmental construction service field, the owner of Paragon Environmental Construction, Inc. (PEC) has decided to expand the business by opening a new concrete and masonry business.
Peter Paragon, owner and CEO of PEC, opened Paragon Masonry, LLC in February, seeking to meet the rising demand for these services in the Northeast. He named John Rubar managing director of Paragon Masonry.
The two companies are based in the same building, located at 5664 Mud Mill Road in the town of Cicero (Brewerton area), and provide different but complementary services to clients.
Paragon Masonry is projected to generate revenue of between $2 million and $3 million this year, according to Rubar. PEC’s annual revenue is projected at $12 million to $14 million, he says.
“Paragon Masonry is a good fit for the services PEC is offering, and they are complementary to each other,” Paragon says. “Our goal is to provide customers efficiency through a whole package of services under one single contractor. There is no need to hire multiples.”
Paragon explained that he opened the masonry business because the management team had been built and the foundation was in place. He declined to disclose how much he invested in Paragon Masonry.
The management team of the newest Paragon company consists of three industry veterans with more than 70 years experience in the construction industry, collectively.
Rubar has worked in the concrete and masonry business for nearly 25 years. His experience includes all aspects of the masonry and concrete business. Rubar says he joined Paragon Masonry in February for a “career change … and a change of environment.” He declined to name his last employer. Rubar will be responsible for supervising all the projects operated by Paragon Masonry.
The two superintendents, Frank Miller and Tim Forsythe, will be in charge of running the projects in the field. Miller brings 28 years experience in the masonry field to the business and Forsythe brings 17 years in the concrete field.
“Our core values are integrity and quality work,” says Rubar.
Paragon Masonry has 16 full-time employees, according to Rubar. PEC employs about 85 people full time.
The two companies own their 6,400-square-foot, one-story office on Mud Mill Road.
Paragon Masonry currently has four projects under development for clients in the health care, retail, and office sectors. The firm’s current customers, according to
Rubar, include developers, universities, hospitals, general contractors, and construction managers.
Paragon says the two businesses are going to support each other and will share all resources.
Specifically, Paragon Masonry provides clients full service in the field of masonry, concrete, and restoration. PEC, founded in 1999, offers remedial and site-development services for private clients, municipalities, engineers, architects, consultants, utility companies, and government groups.
Rubar and his team seek to provide the same quality of work that PEC has offered to its clients for more than 15 years.
“Our goal in 2014 is to align the two companies’ work,” says Rubar. “We will have a very busy 2014 and are looking forward to growing the business.”
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