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Conclusion
W
hen our father, Leroy
designers a wide choice of textures, colors
contributes significantly to reducing costs
Shaw, founded Shaw &
and finishes that allows the concrete to
and improving work flow while at the
Sons almost 60 years
express ever more complex and unique
same time introducing our partners to the
ago, he knew there
designs.
fascinating art of Concrete Construction.
would be a construction boom in Southern
Experienced and knowledgeable people
numerous examples of the work per-
make our company; our employees have an
the science and technology of concrete. It
formed by Shaw & Sons, and some of the
average of more than 20 years service. The
didn’t take him long to also learn that there
unique architectural designs created in col-
partnership philosophy at Shaw & Sons is
was a significant amount of art in the plac-
laboration with architects, designers and
led by a senior management staff (both
ing and working of concrete. Over the next
clients. Over the years, these clients and
field and office) that is dedicated to princi-
50 years, he became ever more fascinated
design professionals have become our part-
pled, ethical management, a commitment
not only with the technology in concrete,
ners and friends. The number of our satis-
to truth in all our dealings, and the contin-
but developed a love of the art involved in
fied customers is in the hundreds and we
ued training of a dedicated work force. We
constructing concrete into complex shapes
are proud to list some of the most presti-
seek to treat our partners with the same
and unique finishes.
gious companies and institutions in
honesty and integrity with which we wish
Southern California among our partners.
to be treated. As a close-knit family compa-
By the time my brother, Lee, and I joined
him in 1975, he was a master craftsman
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You have seen throughout this book
California, and he set out to quickly learn
To support our partners, architects and
ny, our partnerships, our integrity and our
people are our most valued assets.
and master artist when it came to working
designers, we have developed an extensive
with concrete. As our company pro-
data base of construction and engineering
gressed, it added to the science and tech-
knowledge and accumulated an immeasur-
growth of Shaw & Sons. You can be
nology of concrete with Lithocrete , our
able volume of field experience. These
assured that we will maintain the same
first patented product that improves the
resources are always available to assist and
family dedication to the principles and
appearance, and at the same time enhances
guide new partners. Extensive collabora-
philosophies established by our father, and
the strength and durability, of concrete.
tion in the early stages of a project’s devel-
we will continue to dedicate ourselves to
Lithocrete now gives architects and
opment can be extremely beneficial, and
excellence at every level.
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We look forward to the continued
— Ron Shaw