{"id":1357,"date":"2022-07-20T13:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T18:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/butlermfg2023.wpengine.com\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2024-04-01T16:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:05:14","slug":"a-classic-builder-who-builds-classic-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.butlermfg.com\/blog\/a-classic-builder-who-builds-classic-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"A Classic Builder Who Builds Classic\u2122 Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Consistency Has Driven Success For This Michigan-based Butler Builder.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Nearly everyone in the construction business has a story about how and when their business changed based on new or bigger opportunities. Typically, those stories include a significant adjustment to the type of buildings or the materials used to achieve that growth.<\/p>

But that\u2019s not how Jim Ware did it.
It\u2019s rare to hear a success story that centers around never changing your approach. But Jim discovered the quality and efficiency of the Butler Classic\u2122 building system<\/a>\u00a0(including the product Butler sold before calling it Classic) and never left that path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cYou can pretty much do anything you want with the Classic line,\u201d Jim said. And he has.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Through his company,\u00a0James Ware Construction<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in Sturgis, MI, Jim has been a Butler Builder\u00ae<\/sup> for nearly 45 years. (That makes\u00a0him<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0a classic.) He grew up on a dairy farm, so he knew the value of hard work. But by the time he was old enough for his father to ask him if he wanted the farm, it was clear to him that wasn’t the life he wanted.<\/p>

He worked in a trailer factory briefly, then started building houses. Jim said he was interested in getting into metal buildings at that time and \u201cone day a couple of guys from Butler showed up and signed me up,\u201d he said. He changed his business focus from residential to commercial and never looked back. Motivated to succeed, (thoughts of returning to the dairy farm will do that to a young man) he \u201cbeat on doors\u201d to find the customers that would sustain his new business.<\/p>

Today, James Ware Construction is consistently in the ranks of the\u00a0top 100 builders<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the country. Last year, they landed at number 43.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Consistency Breeds Efficiency<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Whether it was common sense instilled in him on the farm, or business sense he picked up along the way, Jim has maintained an unwavering approach to his construction business. He knew that using the same materials and building the same type of structure as often as possible would help him establish a unique level of expertise and be more profitable in that niche.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI just want to build big boxes. I don\u2019t want to build complicated buildings if I can help it. The bigger the box the happier I am,\u201d Jim quipped.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Using the Butler Classic line lets him do that quickly and efficiently. It allows his crew and roster of subcontractors to work with familiar methods and processes on every job because the steel shows up the same way every time.<\/p>

With the engineering that goes into Butler products and factory punching that is part of the manufacturing process, Jim is able to keep his growing list of projects turning.<\/p>

\u201cWe have five Classic buildings, all over 100,000 square feet, going up right now,\u201d Jim said.<\/p>

It is almost certain that James Ware Construction has erected more square feet of Butler Classic buildings than any other builder. Over the years, they have worked with a wide range of companies\u00a0building everything\u00a0from warehouses and machine shops to manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. Jim remembers plenty of \u201codd buildings\u201d with special requirements such as tall crane bays.<\/p>

\u201cAny special requirements, I just contact Butler and you can get it for a Classic building,\u201d he said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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James Ware Construction never built any other brand of metal building \u2013 nothing but Butler all these years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tWhen asked if he was ever tempted to explore what other PEMB manufacturers offer, Jim simply replied, \u201cIf I can\u2019t sell it using a Butler building, I\u2019m not interested in doing it. Butler builds a really good building.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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His consistency has been rewarded with a strong relationship with Butler, and a very loyal customer base. \u201cWe never lose a job for a repeat customer,\u201d Jim\u00a0said.<\/p>

Once they experience the service Jim\u2019s company provides and the quality of the Butler products, they never go anywhere else. In addition to the legendary structural quality, customers also like the appearance of Butler products. One feature Jim points out is the grey primer on the structurals and galvanized secondaries that are standard with Butler products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A Range Of Advantages<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Classic Building System comes in two tiers, each specially curated to deliver unique advantages.\u00a0Tier I<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0focuses on speed while\u00a0Tier II<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>brings more\u00a0flexibility.<\/p>

There are many standard advantages that include:<\/strong><\/p>