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This is a story of an individual, Tyrone Evans, who for 30 years was an alcoholic and drug addict. After being incarcerated several times, he decided to spend the balance of his life helping others who were fighting to overcome drug and alcoholic addiction. He lived near a street called Bonita Street that had become a gathering place for drug… read more

by Amanda Marek on

Last night the Austin MBS team was awarded three prestigious awards by the Associated Builders and Contractors – Central Texas chapter:  The Excellence in Construction Award went to: University of Texas Welch Hall 1929 East Wing renovation – Foreman Theo Moser, Chase McNeil, Project ManagerVeterans Administration Met Center Building… read more

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Attract, train, and retain the best talent in our industry. Provide targeted training to our existing workforce allowing each employee to reach his or her maximum potential. Provide a satisfying career to those that make the grade and uphold Marek values, adding value to the company and providing unmatched service to the customer. 

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It is our MISSION to develop the right program that recruits, educates, trains and produces the “best employees” in our industry. We are fortunate to have a great team that has successfully started this plan and is willing to make adjustments along the way to help meet our ultimate goals of Making a profit, Impressing the customer, Making this a… read more

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To meet the demands of the future, we will need to continue to reinforce our reputation of having a workforce of skilled craftsmen known for its unsurpassed quality throughout the industry. We must continue to develop and challenge our workforce to be the very best through training and creating an atmosphere to excel and become the leaders of… read more

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It is that time of year again, it's time to recognize our employees who have been employed at Marek Brothers for a minimum of 10 years. The following recipients are listed in this blog post.

by Amanda Marek on

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by Marek Brothers on

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Christopher Torres and Rafael Munoz are shown participating in the apprentice class held every Monday.  The instructor, ED Cheney, is in the back ground. Performance and safety module on using company tools and personal tools.  Shown is a performance evaluations on how to make sure Levels are plumb and level before using. [[{"fid":"… read more

by Marek Brothers on

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