HJ Martin and Son
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Headquarters | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Key people |
Edward N. Martin (President and CEO) Kevin LaPoint (Vice President Commercial Glass & Entrance Divisions) Gary VandenLangenberg (Vice President-Commercial Interiors) Ryan Foley (Vice President-Field Operations) |
| Products | Building materials, carpet, vinyl, glass and architectural glass, drywall, polished concrete |
Number of employees | 600 |
| Website | HJ Martin and Son |
HJ Martin and Son is an interior and specialty contractor based in Northeast Wisconsin. The privately held company has its headquarters in Green Bay and retail locations in Green Bay and Neenah, Wisconsin. HJ Martin and Son is currently licensed to do business in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.[1][2] The company employs more than 600 people and specializes in residential retail, commercial work and retail fixtures.
Company history
The company began in 1931,[3] with Henry John Martin and his wife Margaret selling flooring and tile out of the family’s garage on the near west side of Green Bay.[2] In 1959, the Martins moved the company to its first commercial location in Green Bay. In 1948, their son Patrick Henry Martin, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and former First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, joined the business. In 1956, he and his wife, Mary Ellen, purchased the business from his father’s estate, marking the second generation of family ownership in the business.[4] In 1959, Patrick Henry Martin moved the business to its current location in Wisconsin. He also changed the company name to HJ Martin and Son.[3]
By the 1960, the company added commercial divisions from its original focus on flooring and tile. During this period in the company’s history, the focus was on serving local retail stores through its commercial division and using its showroom to serve local homeowners.[5]
In 1978, and after graduating from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, third-generation owner Edward N. Martin became involved in the company. He was named president of the company in November 1978, later purchasing the company with his wife, Terri Martin, in 1996 after the death of Patrick Henry Martin.[5] Edward Martin focused on company growth and added new company divisions.[6] This opened up new opportunities to work with larger businesses, such as Green Bay-based retailer Shopko. Due to continued expansion and company growth, the company also created dedicated warehouse space in 1979.[7]
In 1985, the company completed its first project for the Green Bay Packers. HJ Martin and Son provided the glass and glazing, flooring and drywall for the addition of skyboxes to Lambeau Field.[5]
Due to this growth during the 1990s, the company established a distribution center in its original warehouse space, which provided more than four times the previous storage and operation space. In 1998, the company also expanded its reach into national retail chains, adding Target as a customer.[7]
HJ Martin and Son continued its expansion during the 2000s, including a dedicated glass and glazing facility across the street from its headquarters and a dedicated showroom in Neenah, Wisconsin.
The company remains a privately held business, and in 2009, David Martin joined the business after graduating from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents the fourth generation of the family to be directly involved in the business operations.[8]
In 2012, HJ Martin and Son added polished concrete to its services.[7] In 2015, the company expanded to include operable partitions.[9]
Current work
While HJ Martin and Son initially established itself as a retail flooring and tile company to consumers in Northeast Wisconsin, the company also has developed itself as a supplier and contractor to the national retail industry.
The company continues to work regularly with national retail clients such as Best Buy, Target, JC Penney, Burlington Stores,[10] Walmart, Shopko, and Menards.[11][12][13] While the company focuses on retail clients, HJ Martin and Son also works in a variety other industries.
Additionally, HJ Martin and Son maintains a long working relationship with the Green Bay Packers for improvements to Lambeau Field.[14] Notable projects include the Lambeau Field Atrium glass wall, the largest glass project HJ Martin and Son has completed to date.[15]
Industry ranking and activities
In 2015, HJ Martin and Son appeared for the first time on US Glass magazine’s annual listing of Top 50 top contract glaziers, ranking 32nd nationally.[16]
In 2014, HJ Martin and Son was ranked 14th on Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 20 Contractors in Glazing and Curtainwall,[17][18] as well as making its first appearance on the ENR Top Specialty Contractors, ranking as the 165th largest specialty contractor in the country.[19] and making the ENR list of Top 20 firms in Glazing and Curtain Wall, ranking 14th nationally and first in Wisconsin.[20] The company was also ranked 31st on Floor Covering Weekly’s annual listing of the nation’s top 50 flooring retailers.[21]
The company has received recognition from Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin for projects completed within the state.[22][23]
In 2015, HJ Martin received a bronze 2015 Starnet Environmental Stewardship Award and the bronze award in the Education category from the international commercial flooring partnership organization.[24][25]
The company was also ranked 36th in Glass Magazine's Top Glaziers for 2015.[26] HJ Martin was named as 179th in the Top 600 Specialty Contractors by Engineering News-Record in late 2015. [27] [28]
In 2015, HJ Martin was named a Newsmaker of the Year by the Daily Reporter, a Wisconsin trade magazine focused on building, construction, real estate, and transportation in the state.[29] The company was also named as the 2015 Retailer Award for the Midwest by Floor Trends Magazine. [30]
HJ Martin is a member of the United States Green Building Council.[31]
Charity work
HJ Martin and Son work with the Packers Heritage Trail; in 2013, they sponsored a bronze sculpture of Green Bay Packer Paul Hornung, which was installed in the Packers Heritage Trail Plaza.[32]
HJ Martin and Son has also been involved with the International Children's Fund, an organization focused on the needs of children in Africa. HJ Martin and Son has donated two containers of flooring products – 13,480 square feet—to ICF’s construction projects in Liberia and Sierra Leone.[33]
In 2015, the home of David Martin was used by local interior designers as the showcase home in the Designers for Hope event to benefit House of Hope.[34] The company also provided materials and labor for the renovation of a new multi-purpose space, Backstage at the Meyer, which is part of Green Bay's historic Meyer Theatre.[35]
HJ Martin and Son supports Building for America's Bravest, an organization that builds smart homes for catastrophically injured military personnel and first responders.[36] In keeping with the company's initiative to help veterans, in November 2015, HJ Martin was part of The Jerry Project, a collaborative project that helped construct a home for a Vietnam veteran in Wisconsin.[37] [38]
The company was the 2015 title sponsor for Touchdowns for Hope, a charity that supports House of Hope, a Green Bay-based shelter for homeless, pregnant and parenting women between the ages of 18 and 24 (parenting youth), and their children.[39] HJ Martin was also a lead sponsor of the 2015 Hard Hats & Heels event,[40] benefiting the The Greater Green Bay and Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity affiliates and featuring Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson as the keynote speaker.[41]
References
- ↑ "Wisconsin’s H.J. Martin Maintains Humbleness, Family Focus". floortrendsmag.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- 1 2 Created HTMLgraphic Designs. "Cover Story – Like father, like son". insightonbusiness.com.
- 1 2 "Company Overview of H.J. Martin & Son, Inc.". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Blaney Funeral Home & Cremation Services: Obituaries". blaneyfuneralhome.com.
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- ↑ Created HTMLgraphic Designs. "Cover Story – Like father, like son". insightonbusiness.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 "HJ Martin & Son - Company History". HJ Martin & Son. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "January 2014 Dean's Update - Business - Marquette University". marquette.edu.
- ↑ http://www.wconline.com/articles/89868-operable-partitions
- ↑ "H.J. Martin & Son completes major project for Burlington". chainstoreage.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ Sharon Verbeten. "Cover Story – Like father, like son". insightonbusiness.com.
- ↑ "H.J. Martin featured on cover of Insight magazine - 2013-12-16 - Floor Trends Magazine". floortrendsmag.com.
- ↑ "Insight on Business - February 2015". insightdigital.biz.
- ↑ "Lambeau Field's South, North End Zone projects making progress". packers.com.
- ↑ "Lambeau Field expansion project subcontractors". packers.com.
- ↑ "issue_id":247882,"page":38} "ME USGlass March 2015". onlinedigeditions.com.
- ↑ http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-Specialty-Contractors/101-200.asp
- ↑ http://nationalenclosure.com/site/assets/files/1454/top_600_speciality_firms-2014.pdf
- ↑ http://enr.construction.com/toplists/Top-Specialty-Contractors/101-200.asp/
- ↑ "Enclos, Harmon Flip Spots on ENR Top-20 Firm List". usglassmag.com.
- ↑ "Floor Covering Weekly's Top 50 Retailers". LinkedIn Pulse.
- ↑ "H.J. Martin earns two AGC 2012 Build Wisconsin Awards - FloorCoveringNews". fcnews.net.
- ↑ "WisBusiness.com: H.J. Martin and Son: Earns two AGC 2014 Build Wisconsin Awards". WisBusiness.com.
- ↑ "Starnet Design Awards Entry - Starnet Design Awards". starnetflooring.com.
- ↑ Press-Gazette Media (16 May 2015). "Business briefcase". Press Gazette Media.
- ↑ "2015 Top 50 Glaziers: The List". glassmagazine.com.
- ↑ http://www.enr.com/articles/16604-the-top-600-specialty-contractors-these-are-the-good-old-days.
- ↑ http://www.hjmartin.com/second-enr-top-600-appearance-solidifies-national-standing/
- ↑ http://www.floortrendsmag.com/articles/99247-hj-martin-named-newsmaker-of-the-year
- ↑ http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/11/17/hj-martin-wins-floor-trends-award/75924788/
- ↑ http://www.usgbc.org/organizations/hj-martin-and-son-inc
- ↑ "Packers Heritage Trail to Unveil Plaza". downtowngreenbay.com.
- ↑ "INSIGHT - connecting business & people in the new north". insightonmfg.com.
- ↑ Todd McMahon, Press-Gazette Media (14 May 2015). "Updated De Pere home on display for charity fundraiser". Press Gazette Media.
- ↑ http://www.floortrendsmag.com/articles/98917-hj-martin-teams-with-community-leaders-on-backstage-at-the-meyer
- ↑ http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/08/04/fdny-retiree-hj-martin-green-bay/31131499/
- ↑ http://dailyreporter.com/2015/11/20/contractors-help-vietnam-veteran-realize-his-dream/
- ↑ http://www.hjmartin.com/h-j-martin-helps-area-vietnam-veteran-realize-his-dream/
- ↑ http://www.touchdownsforhope.org/our-2015-sponsors.html
- ↑ http://www.hardhatsandheels.com/content/sponsors
- ↑ http://www.hjmartin.com/habitat-for-humanity-mission-supported-locally-by-h-j-martin/