Perhaps most recognized for its unique airport pods, Lansing-based Architectural Solutions tracked an estimated 25 percent increase in revenue during 2009.
“Airport architecture is a specialized niche and we’re very good at it,” says Architectural Solutions President Brad Williams.
Several years ago, the company started expanding into markets outside of Michigan, eventually grabbing contracts for airport retail space build-outs.
At the end of 2009, the company landed a contract to oversee $1.5 to $2 million in construction and installation of the first airport pods in the United States.
Referred to as Unique Retreats, the pods provide privacy, entertainment and relaxation for weary travelers. Fourteen of the units will be constructed in Michigan and shipped to the San Francisco airport by spring 2010.
Though the company is landing national contracts, Williams says he has no plans to add out-of-state offices.
“The way the business has developed we don’t really need to have offices in other states because we do everything electronically,” he says. “The Mid-Michigan workforce is hardworking.”
Source: Brad Williams, Architectural Solutions
Ivy Hughes is the managing editor of Capital Gains and can be reached here.
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