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Article Reposted from ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com The right combination of skills, knowledge and equipment can transform the toughest job site into a success story. One of those stories is Anvil Builders and the company’s ability to help areas get life back to normal after the devastation from wildfires.   The Situation   Cleanup after the Bay Branch…

From a cramped San Francisco hotel room to high-profile disaster cleanups with Alan Guy of Anvil Builders.   Love dirt? Get a sneak-peek into the world of heavy construction and mining through the lens of Aaron Witt, president of BuildWitt. On a mission to “Make the Dirt World a Better Place,” he travels to projects…

HT SUPPORTING PREVAILING WAGE LAWS TO HELP VETERANS   HT Tran, Anvil Builders co-founder and former CEO, is featured in a pair of local TV and online ads as part of a multi-state public information campaign launching in California and New Mexico.   “I wouldn’t be alive today if all the guys I served with…

ANVIL BUILDERS PROJECTS EARN ARCHITECTURAL MERIT AWARDS   Two San Francisco projects that used Anvil Builders personnel and project expertise were recently lauded by the American Society of Landscape Architects Northern California Chapter as deserving recognition for beauty and functionality.   Hunters Point Shipyard Hillpoint Park: A Room With a View, designed by CMG Landscape…

Webcor Builders (Webcor) is committed to providing opportunities for small businesses in all of our public works, private and federal projects. Part of Webcor’s business strategy is to promote the participation of small business on their projects and partner with the small businesses to foster their growth and success. In order to do this, Webcor…

Natasha Arnold is the only 5’1” female carpenter’s apprentice working on San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center—the biggest transportation terminal on the West Coast.   “The jobsite workforce is 99% male,” says Arnold, adding that she’s used to being one of the only women on the job. She was in the army for six years, where…

Our CEO, HT Tran, just joined the Board of Directors at Sentinels of Freedom. As a former recipient of an SOF scholarship, HT is looking forward to using his experience to continue the amazing work that SOF does every day for our Veterans. Congrats!   Read More at Sentinels of Freedom

HT Tran, our CEO & President, has been selected by the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to join their Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Advisory Council. The Council is a forum for DVBEs and other supportive organizations to provide feedback on policies and practices that impact DVBE use within California’s business communities. HT will…

Our management team recently met to review the previous quarter’s goals and achievements. We covered strategic plans for upcoming opportunities in new markets and looked ahead to our long-term growth plan. And finally, we opened up the discussion to identify operational challenges and brainstorm how best to address them. The takeaways and insights were hugely…

A work crew from Anvil Builders lays asphalt in the Presidio in San Francisco, Calif. on Fri. November 6, 2015. Rhumbix, founded by two Navy veterans seeks to apply the technology solutions they learned in the military to the construction industry with a mobile platform so supervisors can make sure work crews have the correct…

This video illustrates the last five years of our company’s progress and defines the meaning of who we are.   On behalf of Anvil Builders Team, I had the great privilege of representing my company as we received ENR’s Award of Excellence Recipient of 2015. What a great moment to be recognized in front of…

Wounded in Iraq, the young entrepreneur now executes a new mission as construction firm CEO and veterans’ advocate.   While hanging out with friends in his California living room one day in 2006, HT Tran had an epiphany that changed the direction of his life. It led him to become a soldier in Iraq who…

While hanging out with friends in his California living room one day in 2006, HT Tran had an epiphany. It changed his life and unwittingly led him to become a soldier in Iraq who later was severely wounded, the co-founder and CEO of a fast-growing contractor, and, finally, a dedicated advocate of hiring veterans in…

The construction industry is full of excellent leadership, but the public rarely sees it in action—even if it ultimately benefits from better roads, buildings and other facilities. ENR’s annual Top 25 Newsmakers program recognizes outstanding achievements. For a half-century now, ENR has named the top industry professionals who have made a difference for their industry…

Hien Manh Tran served as a field sergeant in the U.S. Army, won a Purple Heart Medallion for his service in Iraq, and most recently founded Anvil Builders Inc., a successful and rapidly growing building and engineering company in San Francisco. But the thing Tran is most proud of is being able to give back…

Moving from active combat to a civilian career can be a tough transition for returning veterans, especially those who have been injured in service. But Hien Manh Tran, known as HT, has made the switch from recovering in an Army hospital to running construction jobsites as founder and CEO of the fast-growing, San Francisco-based contractor…

Anvil Builders is a proud sponsor of the San Francisco Little League. Learn more about our our sponsorship of the San Francisco Little League at http://www.sfll.org/page/show/57542-sponsors. San Francisco Little League would like to thank all of our sponsors! We are very fortunate to have the support of so many local businesses. Their generosity makes it…

What would you do if your dream to serve your country and retire from the military was taken away from you just weeks into your first deployment? How would you handle your jaw being ripped off by a snipers bullet… strange looks because you were missing an eye or walked with a limp due to…

Rideshare company Uber is rolling out an aggressive new campaign to put veterans in the driver’s seat.   The company is now looking to join forces with the men and women of the military with the launch of UberMILITARY. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has signed on to be a voluntary chairman of UberMILITARY.…

During this upcoming Independence Day weekend, it’s only right to salute the men and women who have served in the military for our country. And one Bay Area Iraq War vet injured by an IED is now paying it forward by giving other veterans a chance to succeed.   “This actually still has the natural…