HRTLND Cos. Knows the Bottom Line
HRTLND Companies is a subcontractor that installs metal framing, insulation, drywall, acoustical solutions, EIFS, plaster, painting, wallcovering, rainscreen systems, exterior claddings, window treatments, door frames and hardware.
Scott Turczynski
Walls & Ceilings revisits one of its Top 25 Ceiling Contractor profiles as a complementary piece to the annual list to be published this May. It is with great interest that we focus on HRTLND Companies, a subcontractor that installs metal framing, insulation, drywall, acoustical solutions, EIFS, plaster, painting, wallcovering, rainscreen systems, exterior claddings, window treatments, door frames and hardware.
After more than two decades, HRTLND employs approximately 150 people and has two offices—one in Des Moines, the other in Cedar Rapids.
“I would say our specialty is responding to emergency or difficult situations quickly,” says COO Scott Turczynski. “We have four Special Projects vans where a craftsman can do certain jobs from start to finish easily. For example, on a Friday, we had a client have a sprinkler pipe break. We mitigated flooring, ceiling and walls and were ready for paint the following Monday. It is this ability to be nimble and be there for our clients when they need us that strengthens our relationships with our customers.”
He says another specialty the company is known for is its “prefab state of mind,” where the company continues to pursue ways to save labor on job sites by prefabricating pieces at its warehouse to be easily and quickly installed on the site.
Turczynski started working with a wall and ceiling contractor directly after graduating from Iowa State University, with a degree in Construction Engineering. After working there for eight years, HRTLND was conceived and founded by him, Scott Bleich and Kim Pullen.
“HRTLND has realized tremendous growth in both revenue and product offerings over these years,” says Cody Woiwood, project manager at HRTLND. “One of our core values is a ‘can-do’ attitude towards projects—a commitment to identify innovative services and solutions not offered by others, or those that we can provide at a lower cost due to our service efficiencies. Leaning into this core value is only to going to continue to bring more growth to the company in the future.”
For a list of last year's Top 25 Ceiling Contractors, visit here.
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