Former SMACNA President Inducted into Michigan Construction Hall of Fame
Richard J. Cramer Sr. of Holly, Mich., a former Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) president, was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR. He was honored for his pioneering uses of technology and leadership in the sheet metal, HVAC, and construction industries.
Taking the helm of his father’s $3.5 million heating company in the late 1970s, Cramer used strategic planning and lean construction techniques to elevate the firm, Dee Cramer Inc., to a $28 million enterprise. In 2011, the firm reached $44 million.