BUILD Construction & Engineering Awards 2020 34 anco Construction was founded in 1983 by Lou Lanza, when he hired his first official employee, Mr Sam Milton. His goal was simply to support his budding family. Thirty-seven years later, Lou Lanza has been joined by his two sons, Louis and Jonathan, at the company. From the beginning, the family kept to a strict set of principles. They were honest, open and reliable with all their clients. And, with an 85% repeat custom rate, it has worked to make them one of the best commercial builders around. For the Lanza family, quality construction is more than a job, it is their legacy. The company runs construction throughout the gulf-south of the USA, catering to over 25 national brands and regional clients. From fast-food restaurants to utility suppliers, from coffee shops to hotel renovations, Lanco have built it. Furthermore, they have a sitework division and a maintenance division that also serves the industry. At the heart Lanco and their work, is the team’s firm understanding of their clients’ needs. The team pride themselves on getting to the heart of what a client needs, offering them a service which turns their dreams into reality. The understanding of their clients’ expectations and end result provides Lanco with the motivation to focus their energy on the core necessities that need to be met, and building out from there. Jonathan Lanco, son of Lou Lanco, explained that “by focusing on the customer’s needs, it drowns out the outside noise of everything that, in reality, is not important. Providing individualised customer care is why we get up in the morning.” With the company’s almost four decades of experience, they know exactly how to get to the core of a project and figure out how best to serve. “We like to talk about our ‘why’” Jonathan said. “Our ‘why’ is to serve the community through construction. We are servers — our family just happen to be in the construction business.” He mentioned another philosophy that has helped drive Lanco to ever-greater heights. “You are only as good as your last project.” Construction is not an easy industry to thrive in, and Lanco hold themselves accountable to the quality of service that they have rendered. It has helped them to constantly improve and grow over the years. Commercial Builder of the Year – Louisiana Lanco Construction is a full-service construction firm that, over the decades, have adhered to honest values that have given them a stellar reputation. With a comprehensive set of skills and the ability to get to the core of what really matters in a build, Lanco truly deserves all the success that they have earned. L Aug20596 Currently, the team are applying their skills and ethos to some major development projects, including a two-tenant building in the heart of New Orleans. It will be a Bud’s Broiler and a Morning Call. These are iconic franchises within the city, and the buildings will become fixtures in the community for decades. “It is an honour to be entrusted by our clients and have the opportunity to change the landscape of America, one building at a time,” said Jonathan. The next year is also going to be very busy for them. At the moment it appears that they will be working on five-to-ten Take 5 Oil constructions, four Meineke Car Care centres, a hotel renovation, two Starbucks, a Popeyes and a Burger King. In Louisiana, the company are seeing more coffee shops, dental offices and car care centres being built. Lanco is well placed to serve this new push in the industry and have been focussing on these builds over the last year. As a result of their continued success, Lanco moved to a newly constructed facility in January 2020. It is helping them to better reach and serve clients. In the future though, the company is preparing to see an adaption of floorplans. Because of the impact of the coronavirus, they predict that floor plans will move away from wide-open plans in favour of sectioned off areas, rooms and cubbies. Ultimately, Lanco is a company that has been built on the hardworking ethos of a hardworking family. They have weathered every hardship that the decades have thrown at them, and still offer an incredible service that keeps clients coming back time and time again. Company: Lanco Construction Inc Website: www.lancoconstruction.com
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