In this month’s segment of Catching up with our Customers, we highlight Frank L. Blum Construction Co., a general contracting company who provides a range of services to multiple diverse markets such as healthcare, higher education, senior care facilities, and corporate interiors to name a few. Beginning in 1923 in Winston-Salem, NC, Frank L. Blum Construction Co. has grown and expanded into four more locations across the state including Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh. Learn more about their exceptional past and present projects, their highly respectable core values that shape their day-to-day business, and their industry prediction for 2022 by reading the full Q&A.

• Tell us about Frank L. Blum Construction Company, its history as a company, and the main services offered

• • Frank L. Blum Construction Company began in 1923 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Providing General Contracting services, Blum has found success in diverse markets, spanning from healthcare to higher education, senior care facilities to corporate interiors, and everything in between. Over the past century, Blum has grown and expanded to five offices across the state—Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem.
• What projects are you most excited about right now and why?
  • We are excited and energized about building all our projects across North Carolina and Virginia. Currently, Blum is constructing the Qubein Children’s Museum in downtown High Point, NC. This museum features exhibits and experiments that will empower and inspire local youth.
• Any favorite previous projects that come to mind? If so, tell us about them.
  • In 2019, Blum completed construction on the Birth Center and The Dale and Karen Sisel Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Wake Forest Baptist Health. This 100,000 square-foot facility provides a full range of delivery options to parents-to-be. Blum has been a partner of Wake Forest Baptist Health for years and is very proud to continue that partnership through the Birth Center.
• What areas does your company mainly serve?
  • Frank L. Blum Construction Company is a full-service General Contractor delivering exceptional projects across the state of North Carolina.
• How are you different from your competition?
  • In addition to providing General Contracting services, Frank L. Blum has a full-service Masonry Division that self-performs much of our brick and stonework.
• What are your company’s core values?
  • At Frank L. Blum we are committed to living our core values every day. The foundation of everything we do is built on trust, which is why we commit to maintaining integrity and honesty by doing the right thing while no one is looking. Our commitment to high performance reminds us that we overcome hurdles by working as a team to initiate beneficial change. As Blum teammates, we build strong relationships, rooting ourselves in positive communication. We commit to maintaining health and safety and to caring about one another on and off the jobsite. Additionally, we commit to continuous improvement and development, challenging ourselves to grow as a company and as individuals.
• Any predictions for the fall construction season and as we look into 2022? (As it relates to your line of work/region)
  • Located in North Carolina, we expect a growing presence of construction needs in diverse markets in 2022.
• What do you buy the most from NSCS? Any branch and NSCS associate you work with the most?
  • The items we most frequently purchase from NSCS include masonry accessories, mortar, grout, and rebar. We work most closely with Angie Puckett, a sales representative based out of the Greensboro branch.
• What should others know about NSCS that they may not know?
  • NSCS is really a one-stop-shop for all things masonry.
• What is the easiest way to get in touch with you or if someone wants to learn more about your business?
  • Frank L. Blum can be reached by submitting a general inquiry on our website at flblum.com