For 12 years all of us at Ramtech were blessed to have the skills of James Marrow, one of the finest project superintendents our company has ever had. This month, James decided to take a well deserved retirement after a long career in construction management, to focus on the building of his new home that he and his wife have planned and dreamed about doing in East Texas. During the course of his tenure at Ramtech, James has been intimately involved in many of the highest profile projects that we have done during his time with us. These include both phases of the Concourse A expansions at Denver International Airport, the multi- story projects at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and one of our first permanent modular slab-on-grade commercial projects for Lifestyle Management in South Dallas. 
From all of us at Ramtech, thank you James for your years of dedicated service to help make Ramtech the premier modular construction company in the Southwest.
Ramtech added to our long collection of Modular Building Institute Awards of Distinction trophies by receiving two awards at this year’s 42nd annual 2025 World of Modular Conference and Tradeshow held April 7 – l0 at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. A record 1,741 attendees gathered at the sold-out conference which focused on key themes including affordable housing, the current evolution of construction, and an introduction to modular construction.
Ramtech received our first first-place award in the Relocatable Modular Assembly category for our 26,200 square foot five-gate airport terminal extension for Denver International Airport’s Concourse A East ground loading facility. The building extends and expands the initial modular building Ramtech constructed for DIA in 2017. 
The Type II modular building was comprised of thirty-six 52-foot modules with open web steel trusses and perimeter structural and sub-floor shear walls which were oriented end-to-end to provide a 250 foot clear span facility that sits atop a proprietary stacked CMU pier foundation which was bonded to the existing tarmac surface. The industrial metal siding provides a clean exterior look with large windows and white and gray metal siding to match the original modular building and complement the sculpted canopy design of the adjacent DIA permanent structure. The building meets the standards set for the FAA’s compliant passenger gate waiting areas, including a 20-foot-wide continuous walkway and space for high-stooled charging workstations.
Ramtech also received an honorable mention trophy for our Los Alamos National Laboratory multi-use office building entry in the Permanent Modular Office category. Using our proprietary slab-on-grade ‘floorless’ modular system, the 23,300 square foot Type II two-story facility offers a clear span approach to the overall structure allowing for versatile space planning that includes 14 private offices, extensive open workspaces, upper and lower-level breakrooms, four communications rooms, men’s and women’s restrooms, modular elevator, and mechanical and electrical rooms. 
The building exterior was designed to complement the industrial nature of the adjacent area by using horizontal steel siding panels, while the interior utilizes a combination of carpet tile, porcelain tile and non-static VCT, along with textured and painted walls and 2×2 revealed edge acoustical tile in a slim-line grid system for the ceilings.
Ramtech’s winning projects and all of the other outstanding 2025 MBI Awards of Distinction entries can be viewed by visiting the Modular Building Institute website at www.modular.org.
As a full-service design-build construction company, Ramtech has developed many keys to our success since our founding in 1982. Our experience in providing for every element in the design, manufacturing, and construction of commercial modular buildings has allowed us to build a reputation as the premier modular builder in the Southwest.
Now in our 43rd year with a resume approaching 5,000 successfully completed projects, Ramtech continues to be an industry leader and innovator in the development of high quality relocatable modular buildings and permanent modular construction. This success would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts and the longevity of many of our current team members, some of whom have been with us for most or all of their professional careers.
We’d like to take this time to recognize the following team members that celebrated their Ramtech anniversary with us during the first quarter of 2025:
- 30 Years: Annette Mays
- 25 Years: Melissa Sexton
- 20 Years: Noe Mulgsdo, Everett Herron, Daniel Zarate, Jose Quintero
- 10 Years: Juan Sanchez
From all of us at Ramtech, we thank each of you for your years of dedicated service in helping make Ramtech Building Systems the company we are today.
Ramtech was honored to be invited to the ribbon cutting for the new gymnasium and storm shelter facility that we constructed on the campus of North Texas Collegiate Academy in Little Elm. Matt Slataper and Randy Van Zandt were on hand as special guests of the charter school as the building was dedicated in front of students and staff members.
The construction of a permanent classroom facility that Ramtech completed last year came with a condition that the school also develop a storm shelter facility to protect students and staff from the dangers of formidable storms. North Texas collegiate Academy opted to build a gymnasium with an attached storm shelter to meet the code requirement to accommodate all of the students and faculty at the school. The storm shelter section is comprised of four separate rooms with an occupancy rating of 428 people. The building includes an inverter system to power emergency lights and air and water systems if the power happens to be cut.
The gymnasium has a UIL approved full-size basketball court with retractable goals and collapsible bleachers along one side. Ramtech was also responsible for the site development and utilities, including a twelve-inch fire loop, two vaults for the fire sprinkler and backflow preventers, and the installation of a new fire hydrant. The surrounding area was also landscaped with an irrigation system to accommodate the watering of the grass sod and 58 new trees and 359 shrubs.
As a design-build construction company Ramtech has developed many keys to our success since we began operations in 1982. Our experience in providing all the elements of design, manufacturing, and construction services has allowed us to build a reputation as the premier commercial modular construction company in the Southwest.
Now in our 43rd year with a resume approaching 5,000 successfully completed projects, Ramtech continues to be an industry innovator in the development of high quality relocatable buildings and permanent modular construction. This success would not have been possible without the dedicated effort and longevity of many of our current team members, some of whom have been with us for most of their professional lives.
We’d like to take a moment to recognize the following team members that celebrated their Ramtech anniversary during the fourth quarter of 2024:
25 Years: Lee Helland
10 Years: Melissa Miles
From all of us, thank you all for your years of dedicated service in helping make Ramtech Building Systems one of the industry leaders in commercial modular construction.