APEC: Dedication to Safety, Quality and a Skilled Work Force

From its creation in a small town near Atlanta in 1996, APEC has grown to provide concrete forming services throughout most of the southern region of the U.S.

American Pan Enterprises Co., known as APEC, may not have turned heads when it started business in Atlanta, but its focus on quality and safety has made it into a multi-million dollar business with a footprint that covers most of the south from Atlanta to Texas.
The company was created in Atlanta, GA in July 1996. It concentrates on providing one service – commercial concrete forming.  During the next 14 years it opened offices in Orlando, Fl., which now covers the southeast; and Houston, Texas, which covers the southwest.
The company has also made a major impact due to its many projects from healthcare to multi-family construction. For example, APEC is currently involved in the construction of the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., and formerly involved in the CONRAC parking structure at Hartsville-Jackson Airport in Atlanta. In addition, it will soon start work on the Museum Towers, a 42-story, 123-unit luxury apartment structure in downtown Dallas. NaderJarun, director of business development for the company, pointed out that the CONRAC parking facility is more than two million sq. ft. with more than 10,000 parking spaces. He said that it is the largest budgeted project the company has developed. And, he pointed to the Museum Towers project as a structure that will make a major impact on the culture of Dallas. Construction on the condominium starts in mid October.
According to Jarun, APEC’s focus on safety through their “Safety for Life” program, along with an emphasis on quality control, led to APEC’s success.
“We find that clients are looking for a company that is efficient and will work with them and who has an understanding of how to build buildings. It is about living up to our principles which includes our program, Safety for Life, and the knowledge of our personnel,” he said.
With over 500 employees, APECmakes a major effort to ensure that both seasoned personnel and new hires are dedicated to continuing their education in the business of concrete forming. 
“We are looking for employees that are motivated to learn and be apart of the team,” said Jarun. “We employ professionals who want to make a career in the company. We want people who don’t just look upon their work with us as just another job, but as a lifestyle.”
In addition to the Safety for Life program, APEC offers other instructional programs for management and quality control.
“Any employee has the option to take advantage of these programs,” said Jarun.
Jarun says APEC is concentrating on a geographic expansion. He noted that the company extended into the Texas market about one year ago. 
“We are honored to serve the Texas market.  The economic downturn has not really hit Texas cities as hard as the rest of the country,” he said. CLT