USA dreaming of following his father ’ s footsteps to learn the carpenter ’ s trade .

“ I started working for Martin-Harris the summer I turned 13 ,” he says , “ at the Toys R Us store here in LV . I was hooked and grasped at every opportunity to learn the business of construction and every aspect of the construction industry I could . With the wide variety of market sectors we serve , every day offers a challenge and the opportunity to learn the equivalency of a masters degree .”

Had it been a question of just signing over the business , this being a private company , the bonds for major contracts have to be secured on Frank Martin ’ s personal wealth . Under anyone else ’ s ownership it would only have been possible to bid for smaller contracts , and the company would have shrunk . So when in October 2013 Frank received an unsolicited call from the president of one of America ’ s leading construction groups the billion dollar Big-D Capital Corporation , a solution suggested itself that might secure the firm ’ s ability to bond far larger projects , while securing the family interests and the jobs of a loyal workforce .

After further discussions a letter of intent was signed in July of 2014 , with the full co-operation of Frank ’ s wife Bonnie , Guy – who by then had been appointed senior vice-president – and his other son Jerrad – an independent contractor in his own right . The senior employees were brought in on the deal without delay .

The deal was closed in November 2014 and

– Frank Martin , President of Martin-Harris Construction

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