Letter From The Lavenders: Some Things Never Change – 20 Years of Service by Lisa Lavender, COO and Ted Lavender, CEO 2020 marks the start of a new decade and it also marks an end of an era. As we reflect on 20 years of BFW history, we think fondly of our firsts, the friends […]
Brothers Brother: Robert (Bob) Detweiler, Project Manager, 15 years Brother: Patrick Detweiler, Construction Manager, 4 ½ years Who was here first? Bob Relationship to family member? RD: Pat is my brotha from anotha motha Why did you want to work with a family member? RD: Honestly I just wanted the incentive and Pat needed a […]
Letter From The Lavenders: It’s All in the Family! by Lisa Lavender, COO and Ted Lavender, CEO The Family Owned Business Institute Reports that “ There are 5.5 million family businesses in the United States. Family owned businesses contribute 57% of the GDP and employ 63% of the workforce (Family Enterprise USA, 2011). That means family owned businesses employ […]
It was over 10 years ago that we woke up one morning after a week of pondering and declared, “I think we need a cloud?!?” The team was ready to embrace and deliver. The next day hanging on the door: Within the course of a month, we have been awarded three […]
Today marks our 16th year in business! We are so grateful four all of our clients, friends and family that have been with us through this crazy journey. Cheers to another 16! As an added anniversary surprise we have been named to the LVBJ 45 fastest growing companies in the greater Lehigh area. We would […]
White Pants & Coffee Don’t Mix… Thank Goodness Lisa Lavender is a Master Textile Cleaner White pants and coffee don’t mix!!! Thank goodness Lisa Lavender is an IICRC Master Textile Cleaner! As a Master Textile Cleaner, Lisa is not afraid to wear her white pants. She knows if (when) her white pants adorn the beautiful colors […]
True Life: Altimar Sunday, November 1, 2015, Mary Altimar was at dinner with a friend catching up, her husband Marty Altimar and their two children were running Sunday errands when their evening took a dramatic change… Mary was enjoying her dinner and her cell phone rang but showed a phone number she did not know […]
True Life: Samolewicz Mr. and Mrs. Lavender: On November 2, 2014 we had a fire in our home at 605 Frederick St., Sinking Spring. The fire was more than likely started by our yellow lab jumping up on the counter to look for food. He inadvertently ignited the gas burner on the stove. Fortunately, we […]
BFW Brief with JES Media Blasting Media Blasting Media blasting is a restoration technique used to restore various items such as this radiator, wood and wrought iron furniture, and smoke damaged books or wood framing.
Just read a great article – Critical Construction Thinking – Don’t let the title fool you the content can applies to various industries. The article identifies 3 steps in the critical thinking process. Click on the link below to learn the 3 steps and more. Critical Construction Thinking
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