QSM is strengthening its position in municipal and industrial markets by acquiring Escher Equipment Company. The purchase makes Escher Environmental Sales a fully owned subsidiary of QSM. Escher Environmental Sales will operate — for a time — as a separate entity to QSM, but the plan is to make Escher Environmental Sales a division within QSM. The…

Lafourche Parish roads are going through a $6 million makeover aimed at improving drainage across a wide area as part of the Lafourche Parish Overlay Project. Barriere Construction is working with Duplantis Design Group at Plaisance Dr., Hyland St., North Willow St. and Twin Oaks St. The project calls for road and drainage improvements. Some…

Willis Construction Company was founded in 1985. It’s a family run business specializing in commercial, civil construction throughout South Louisiana. Willis built its business based on service and reliability, and a dogged attitude that says, “We can get more done with less.” Less what? Less hassle, less time, less aggravation. Owner Joey Willis and his…

The John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University is getting a major facelift, and Byron E. Talbot Contractor, Inc. is doing the first part of that work. Talbot won the bid to provide site prep and underground utilities installation on the campus in Thibodaux. The project called for an extensive list of drainage and…

Fleming Construction is known throughout the New Orleans area for its expertise in asphalt paving and concrete roadway construction. The company, in business since 1954, completes projects large and small across the metro New Orleans region. Fleming recently had the opportunity to call on QSM for sewer and drainage on job sites in St. Tammany Parish…

When Craig Gosserand decided to develop the River Mill Subdivision in New Roads, LA, his first point of construction business was to establish drainage and install sewer connections. Luckily, for him, QSM covers the area from its office in Baton Rouge. “This was my first time working with the guys at QSM,” says Gosserand, “But, it…

LANCO Construction, a family owned business located in Laplace, LA, likes to say they’ve been “raising the beam on quality since 1983 in the Gulf South region.” They’ve been working with QSM for more than five years to provide drainage solutions on projects throughout Louisiana. “We cater to a mostly national client base, who place…

Kent Design + Build, of Mandeville, Louisiana, won the contract to complete a new facility for Bell Helicopter in Broussard, LA. The job was a full construction project — ground up — including site prep, drainage, and installation of a 28,000 sq. ft. metal building. Richard Walsh, of Kent Design + Build, called on QSM to ask about…

Sealevel Construction, experts in earthworks, site prep, civil construction, pile driving and utilities, won a bid in Lafourche Parish, to enhance drainage at Country Club Blvd., in Thibodaux. The job called for 880-feet of polymer coated pipe, double-barrel arch. When his firm won the job, Richard Roth, an engineer with Sealevel, knew exactly who to…

QSM is pleased to have participated in the Louisiana Engineering Society’s JESC Conference in Lafeyette, LA on January 22-23rd, 2014. TJ Truxillo represented QSM at the event, where they showcased drainage and erosion control solutions to engineers, architects and contractors looking for the latest in civil construction products related to site prep and underground utilities. For more…

When Costco purchased the old Coca-Cola Bottling site at Airline Highway and Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge, it confirmed the company’s plans to open its second Louisiana location. T.D. Farrell Construction, a general contractor that has worked with Costo on many projects across the country knew they had another big project on their hands, but with…

Many sectors are griping about a sagging economy, but the Port of New Orleans is looking to the future with bright eyes and a pro-active stance. An investment in new cargo facilities, such as a project now underway at the Louisiana Avenue Terminal on the Mississippi River, shows the Port’s commitment to maritime trade, and…

B&B Underground won a contract to perform drainage at an apartment complex in Houma. It was a complex job requiring design and installation of a retention pond system that would tie into existing storm water drainage in the area. Joe Sonnier, of B&B Underground, called Steven Gros at QSM to provide consult and materials for…

Jackie Baumann, City Engineer at the City of Gonzales, faced a common problem: failing culverts under roadways in one of her town’s subdivisions. It is a situation that often goes unnoticed until catastrophic failure requires expenditure of emergency repair funds. In addition to the expense, these sorts of problems also inconvenience drivers because repair jobs…

When officials broke ground on a $6.2 million project to strengthen storm protection along 4,000 feet of the seawall on Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, Shavers-Whittle Construction knew who to call. The project is designed to improve erosion control and prevent storm water flooding on Lakeshore Drive. As such, Shavers-Whittle needed drainage and erosion control…

Blade Construction, of Foley, AL, has an ambitious plan to provide high quality site work across the Gulf South. Currently licensed in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, Blade bids on projects ranging from small subdivisions to larger scale infrastructure development. When Colin Uter, Blade’s Chief Executive Officer, brought his company to the Louisiana market, he needed…