Alexander & Bebout gets building award

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alexander & Bebout Inc., a Butler Builder® headquartered in Van Wert, was honored as the 2011 Builder of the Year for the Midwest Region of Butler Manufacturing, the world sales  leader in pre-engineered metal building systems. The award was presented at the recent Butler National Sales Meeting to Tom Alexander, company president, and his wife, Sylvia, corporate secretary.

The Ohio contractor has been a Butler Builder since 1970 and has since earned numerous performance awards and related recognition from Butler. The full-service contracting company offers turnkey design/build services for both pre-engineered buildings and conventional structures. Their primary trade area is Northwest Ohio, although Alexander & Bebout has completed projects in seven states. Notable projects completed recently include the 24,000-square-foot Ohio State Beauty Academy for the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima, and industrial buildings for Unverferth Manufacturing Company in Kalida and Delphos.

Alexander and the late Gene Bebout formed the contracting company in March 1965 and initially concentrated on farm structures and silos before evolving into larger off-farm and more complex industrial and commercial opportunities. Design/build project delivery, a method that combines both design and construction responsibilities under the contractor, has become a specialty for the company.

In addition to Tom and Sylvia Alexander, Sara Zura, their granddaughter and a licensed professional engineer, is a company vice president and project manager. Other project managers include Steve Bebout, Stan Hitchcock, Charlie Salway and Brad Ream.