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Gabes Construction






    1942

    Jacob Gabrielse forms Gabe’s Construction as a partner ship with sons John, George and Edwin. Initial work is to install drain tiles for local farmers to help increase production for the war effort

    1949

    Gabe’s enters the Natural Gas construction as natural gas is brought to Wisconsin from Texas

    1954

    Jacob Gabrielse passes away

    1956

    John Hermann becomes a partner with John, George and Edwin Gabrielse

    1960

    Gabe’s Construction is performing underground utility construction in the greater Midwestern States

    1963

    Gabe’s Construction incorporates

    1963

    Northeastern Equipment Company is formed by John, George and Edwin Gabrielse and John Hermann

    1968

    Repair shop and storage facility is built at our current location in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

    1974

    Third generation (Ken, Jack and Tim Gabrielse and James Hermann) formally enters the business

    1979

    Ken, Jack and Tim Gabrielse, and James Hermann are named vice presidents of Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc.

    1980

    John Hermann passes away

    1982

    John Gabrielse retires from corporation

    1984

    George and Jack Gabrielse resign from Gabe’s Construction and start their own company

    1985

    Gabe’s Construction is awarded their first contract to build portion of the fiber optic backbone across the United States. Gabe’s eventually lays over 5,500 miles of Fiber optic cable

    1987

    Corporate office building is built at the present location

    1997

    James Hermann is named CEO, Tim Gabrielse is named President and Ken Gabrielse is named Executive Vice President of Northeastern and Gabe’s Construction

    1997

    Gabe’s Construction understands the need for turnkey construction services within the growing Telecommunications market and develops an internal engineering and maintenance group – GTS Technical Services. Contract is awarded to Gabe’s to design, build and maintain fiber optic system in Chicago, Illinois.

    1998

    Northeastern Equipment acquires the stock of Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc.

    1999

    Gabe’s is awarded a contract to design and build within 9 months, a 900 mile fiber optic cable project. Project is completed with time to spare.

    1999

    Gabe’s is awarded their first maintenance contract to maintain and locate fiber optic cables. Currently they maintain and locate over 5,000 miles of cable.

    2000

    Edwin Gabrielse retires from Corporation

    2000

    Scott McGee purchases stock in the corporation

    2003

    Gabe’s Construction enters the large HDD rig market with purchase of 330,000 pound drill rig

    2006

    Gabe’s Construction build first Wireless DAS systems (Distributive Antenna Systems) eventually becoming the largest Wireless DAS contractor in North America

    2006

    James Hermann retires from Corporation

    2006

    Northeastern Equipment is renamed Westshore Companies, Inc.

    2007

    The fourth generation enters the business as Matthew Gabrielse and Nick Atkins purchases stock in the corporation

    2008

    Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc. completes a 5,900 foot, 24″ steel bore in California

    2008

    Gabe’s is awarded a series of contracts to build a large underground electric transmission project over three years

    2009

    Gabe’s Canada is formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Westshore Companies, Inc. and is awarded their first contract for engineering services in Toronto, Canada

    2010

    Retirement of Ken Gabrielse

    2011

    Building of a Major DAS system for University of Michigan

    2011

    Wrap up of a major electric job in Colorado

    2017

    Matt Gabrielse Promoted