In October of 2004, three employees, Jeff DeVries, Mike Chafa and Bob Hiller purchased Midland Partners and its subsidiary, Ramark Steel. The intent of these individuals was to bring a distinct business philosophy together to serve the construction industry by always adding true value to the project through seeing the needs of the project through the customer’s eyes, anticipate obstacles and remove those obstacles before they become problems. The group felt compelled to add to their steel fabrication business and began to seek out additional opportunities to purchase companies from other construction divisions that would be a good fit and had a base of quality people with the same values that their philosophy could cross over into.

   Midland performed its market research with a series of general contractors ranging in size from $5 million to $2 billion in annual sales. Overwhelmingly the contractors stated that a critical pain point was doors, frames and hardware and if Midland could carry their manufacturing thought process into this division it would be a good fit and help bring resolution to issues currently causing pain. Combining a door company with our philosophy was what Midland set out to do. After an eighteen month search for the right firm that met the philosophy and quality of people requirements to fit into the Midland group, Triple B Doors, Inc. was acquired in August of 2006. Triple B Doors was highly recommended by one of our customer’s based on their experience with excellent customer service.

   Midland Partners is a true partnership among three individuals that were working in the business when they purchased it. Jeff DeVries, President saw the opportunity to grow a business based on the values and philosophy of its people to outperform its competitors and be viewed as a preferred subcontractor/vendor. We must be able to add value through engineering, quality, on-time products and services we deliver. Mike Chafa, VP of Engineering and President of Ramark Steel, has been in the steel business for over 36 years and 34  of those with Ramark. Chafa believes in giving the customer a better product than they expected and as a partner in the businesses he now has taken his dedication to the next level. Bob Hiller had 35 years in the general contracting business before joining Midland as a partner and VP of Business Development. Bob looks at a construction project through the eyes of the general contractors providing solutions to the customers to deliver the most economical and timely product. 

 Now Midland begins to bring its distinctive product and service approach to the construction industry under the Midland Partners’ name. Midland’s philosophy is to utilize all the expertise within all organizations and use those areas to cross over where best suited to meet the customer’s needs. This allows Midland to work with the general contractor, develop a single point of contact and allow them (the general contractor) to literally work through these different construction divisions dealing with one point person with the entire pool of resources behind them, allowing the general contractor to increase their throughput on a project. Midland Partner’s vision is to be recognized by their customers as a true partner in the areas of the product and services they deliver and above all in the area of value add and solution based relationships.

  In May, 2009 Midland Partners continued to build on their “Superior Customer Service” model through the expansion of Triple B Doors in Iowa and by the addition of a third component to their suite of companies. 

  To enhance their ability to serve the general contractors Priority Frame and Door, a light manufacturing facility and warehouse was opened in Columbia, Mo. to serve a five state area. Their new warehouse/manufacturing facility will be home to steel and wood doors and will have the ability to build custom steel frames to fit any wall size and any door style with a very short lead time. The new facility will work closely with a network of door distributors throughout the Midwest to meet the needs of their customers. 

Currently, Midland Partners generates $25 million in revenue through its operations in Iowa and Missouri. Midland provides products and services through the Midwest and to all corners of the United States when our customers need us to.