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Kent Companies Promotes Five to Division Manager Positions, Welcomes New Leadership

Kent Companies, Inc., the 9th largest concrete contractor nationwide, today announced leadership transitions to kick off the new year. The company has promoted five teammates to serve in Division Manager roles, including: Jordan Berens, Division Manager – In his role, Berens oversees development and profitability of Site Concrete operations across […]

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The Value of Connecting with Your People

It’s no secret construction is a challenging industry. Our people are strong, prideful and passionate, and endure strenuous work at the jobsite. What is the best, most effective way to extend your appreciation? Our leadership team makes it a priority to visit our jobsites to build relationships and have important […]

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Pre-Construction Planning: Forecasting Winter Weather on the Jobsite

Winter construction in Michigan and across the Midwest is downright brutal. Ice, snow and cold temperatures are serious challenges. You can gain a significant competitive advantage by planning project talks around winter weather conditions now. It will save you time, money and effort – and will demonstrate your expertise through […]

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Kent Companies Announces the Promotion of Mark Tromp to Executive Vice President

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies has named Mark Tromp as Executive Vice President. Mark serves over the underlayments divisions in West Michigan, East Michigan and the Southeast. Throughout Mark’s 40-year tenure, Kent Companies has become a nationally recognized leader in underlayments. More recently, Mark’s leadership has been instrumental in […]

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Building Leadership Opportunities from Within

Building new skylines is exciting, but building opportunities for our people is the real reason we’re here. Kent Companies grows when our people grow, and it’s our job to provide every member of the team with challenging, fulfilling work to build a meaningful career. Your career trajectory at Kent Companies […]

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Building the Next Generation of Innovators and Thinkers

When the next generation of innovators and thinkers have ideas to make our team stronger, we listen. This spring, we partnered with five students from Calvin University on their capstone project. In late April, the students presented an executive recommendation and toolkit to implement a remote work policy for our […]

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Studio Park Ramp Recognized with a Michigan Concrete Association Award of Excellence

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] -The Michigan Concrete Association recognized the Studio Park Ramp with a 2021 Award of Excellence in the Structural Parking Category. Concrete Contractor: Kent CompaniesSupplier: High Grade MaterialsEngineer: Carl Walker, a Division of WGIOwner: Studio C The Studio Park Ramp provides parking for the apartments, condos, offices, and […]

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A Nationwide Safety Upgrade

Kent Companies Converts to KASK Safety Helmets Innovations in building technology and materials are found across the concrete construction industry, yet one component of worker safety has remained unchanged for nearly 60 years. The traditional hard hat is an icon on construction job sites. But, do they provide complete protection […]

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