Ramtech Constructs Modular Sales Office for Payne Mitsubishi in Brownsville, TX
Last month Ramtech had the opportunity to photograph the new Mitsubishi sales office we built for Payne Auto Group at their Brownsville, TX location prior to the facility’s Thanksgiving weekend opening. Payne sought to strengthen its dealership network in the rapidly growing Rio Grande Valley area of South Texas by adding a new Mitsubishi sales office adjacent to their Volkswagen dealership. The company was required to have a standalone facility which became the fifth project that they contracted with Ramtech to build. We adapted the previous modular sales office designs we developed for them to deliver a value-engineered solution that provided scaled cost savings for both the current building and any future expansions.
The facility features private offices, a spacious showroom, customer lounge, and service support areas, with all interior finishes adhering to the Mitsubishi Motors Visual Identity Manual. The site-completed elements include corporate signage, an extended fascia, a covered service carport, and an illuminated entrance gate with LED feature lighting that enhances brand visibility along the main highway frontage road. 
The building was crane-set on a modified pier-and-beam foundation and engineered for Texas Department of Insurance Wind Zone 1 (140 mph) standards and includes a zero-step threshold to bring the building flush to grade. The centerpiece of the new facility is the indoor showroom which can display two vehicles on the tiled floor and is reinforced with supplemental would joist sub-girts which can support concentrated live loads over 6,000 lbs. per vehicle.
- Published in Commercial, Permanent Construction, Ramtech News
Ramtech Completes Permanent Modular Building for U.S. Aviation Academy
Ramtech recently returned to the aircraft maintenance and flight training facility we constructed for U.S. Aviation Academy in San Marcos, TX. Ramtech installed a 6,962 sq ft permanent modular building adjacent to the company’s existing hangar at San Marcos Regional Airport. The L-shaped building incorporates an indented wall to clear the hangar door frame while also optimizing the interior spatial efficiency. It includes five classrooms, four offices, a conference room, and breakroom area. The exterior features a faux stone wainscot with a full-height entry feature wall for refined curb appeal look.
The installation of the building overcame very tight access by using an 8,000-lb extended boom forklift in tandem with TransLift carriers. 
This allowed a precise setting of the modules on CMU block piers over a pad-on-grade foundation. The building is compliant with the 2015 IECC, and incorporates R-30 roof/floor and R-21 wall insulation, high-efficiency Bard wall-mounted HVAC units, and a reflective 60-mil white EPDM roof for reduced energy consumption in the Texas climate.
- Published in Commercial, Modular Construction, Permanent Construction, Ramtech News
Jade Pulfer Joins Ramtech as a Business Development Specialist
Ramtech is proud to announce that Jade Pulfer has joined us to serve as our primary Business Development Specialist for our healthcare and commercial markets. Jade joins us at a pivotal time for the company as we seek to grow both our traditional and slab-on-grade permanent modular construction business. “We are delighted to welcome Jade to the Ramtech sales team,” said Jeff Ward, Ramtech Building System’s sales manager. “Jade has a keen understanding and the communication skills required to help a client navigate the development of a modular building project, and she brings a wealth of business development experience to the healthcare and commercial markets that are crucial for our continued growth.”
Jade comes to Ramtech with a strong customer-centric background with a reputation for being responsive and transparent with her customers. She has previously served in varying roles in the modular construction industry over the last several years primarily in recruiting, special projects oversight, and leading the business development efforts in several vertical markets.
Jade’s interests include traveling as well as spending time with her family on their small ranch in Maypearl, TX. She has been married to her husband Matt, a career Marine who retired in 2017, for 24 years. Jade and her husband have three children, Amber, a Social Worker in Ohio; Russ an Agriculture Extension Agent for Zavala County; and Rebecca, a Junior at Tarleton State University studying Elementary Education.
- Published in Commercial, Medical, Modular Building, Permanent Construction, Ramtech News
Ramtech Celebrates 40 Years in Commercial Modular Construction
This month not only shepherds in the new year but brings with it a significant anniversary as Ramtech celebrates our 40th year in business and we begin our fifth decade in the commercial modular construction industry. Our success and longevity through this time has been built upon the talents and loyalty of our employees, both past and present, many of which have been with us for a significant part of our history. Ramtech’s President, Matt Slataper expressed it well by noting,
“Forty years is quite a milestone, and its truly a testimony to the loyalty and character of our incredible employees and the relationships that we’ve built, both with our industry partners and the customers that have made up the extended Ramtech family. Many of our employees have dedicated a majority of their professional lives to play a part in our mission, and I’m humbled and honored to work alongside them.”
As we start the new year, Ramtech’s vision for what can be accomplished through our design-build relocatable and permanent modular construction processes is now clearer than ever to the A/E community, our end-users, and all of the other project stakeholders that can utilize its benefits. Add to that the trends and tailwinds that continues to build for the entire commercial modular construction industry, and the future is as bright as it’s ever been. All of this will put Ramtech in a prime position to recognize significant growth and allow for all our employees to benefit on the promises of what we can build together as we move forward in 2022 and beyond.
- Published in Modular Building, Modular Construction, Permanent Construction, Ramtech News
Payne Auto Group Pre-Owned Sales Soar in Ramtech Permanent Modular Buildings
Payne Auto Pre-Owned Sales Office in Edinburg TX
Ramtech was pleased to be able to head back down to the Rio Grande Valley recently and photograph the two commercial modular projects we previously completed for the Weslaco, Texas-based Payne Auto Group. The 2,400 square foot permanent modular buildings are being used as pre-owned sales centers for the auto dealership’s Harlingen and Edinburg locations in South Texas. Both buildings have exceeded the customers expectations and are contributing significantly to the company’s success in the area. (more…)
- Published in Permanent Construction