NEWSfrom MHC’S INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT B&D Builders Celebrates 20th
Anniversary They met in high school. They worked
for the same construction company. They were building sheds to be sold retail.
They were bored. In 2000, 20 year olds, Ben Esh and Daniel Glick, hung out their own shingle: B&D Builders. Forget sheds. They started to build barns. In April of 2006, B&D ran their fi rst ad in The Equiery. Ben and Daniel
started to build more barns. In September 2007, B&D began sponsoring the Maryland Horse
Council. And Ben and Daniel started to build more barns! In 2008, they picked up a little job called Riveredge Farm in Chesa-
peake City, home to Hassler Dressage, a 54,000sq. ft. equestrian para- dise in which no detail was spared. This project proved to be the lucky break Ben & Daniel (who at this point were only 28 years old) needed; owners John and Leslie Malone were so enchanted with their work that they continued to hire them for projects throughout the U.S. “Riv- eredge was a collaboration between our creative vision and Daniel’s expertise in building,” explained Leslie Malone “He was open to new shapes, new materials, and new approaches. It was a beautiful process to watch. We make a great team, and to this day, we still talk nearly every week.” Soon, one saw B&D barns everywhere in Maryland, from Paradise
Stables in Mount Airy to the Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center, from Hidden Hills Farm & Winery in Frederick to Select Breeders Services in Chesapeake City, to hundreds of small private barns up and down the East Coast. What about B&D made them so special – and successful? “When
we started our business, we were inspired by our experiences grow- ing up. Our families have worked with animals and the buildings they call home for generations,” explains Daniel. “We were raised with that knowledge, as well as a strong work ethic, and it’s part of everything we do. We take great pride in our work. We’re not happy until you’re happy, and we’ll do what it takes to get things done – and that is not just a slogan. At B&D Builders, we build it right, or we don’t build it.” Ben and Daniel have spun off several sister companies to B&D, includ-
ing Mid-Atlantic Timber Frames, Vintage Millwork & Restoration and Mid-Atlantic Steel Fabrication. While honoring their Amish heritage of handmade millwork, Ben and Daniel have successfully blended crafts- manship with state-of-the-art technology, including the latest in 3D renderings, layer-by-layer blueprints, and CNC tech- nology, a “computer nu- merical control” subtrac- tive machining process to remove layers of material from a stock piece, such as timbers. By adding these processes, Ben and Daniel are able to keep strict control of materials,
the construction process and the fi nishing details, earning them a rep- utation of fi nishing projects on time and on budget – be it a simple 60x36 center aisle barn or a veterinary hospital. The Maryland Horse Council, while celebrating its 35th and The Equiery, while celebrating its 30th
WELCOME NEW SPONSOR
PARADISE ENERGY SOLUTIONS MHC welcomes new sponsor Paradise Energy
Solutions. Paradise has a relationship with spon- sor B&D Builders, and readers will be learning more about them in upcoming issues.
NEWS FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS Hilltop Farm welcomes Brittany
Stanley as a new assistant trainer. Brit- tany arrives this month from Denmark, where she has spent the last three years as head rider for trainer Morten Thom- sen and developing her own sales and training business.
Keith Wills, known through the
equestrian community as THE equine property loan offi cer for MHC sponsor MidAtlantic Farm Credit, is retiring from that position to take on a new role at Farm Credit. In November, Keith transitioned within MAFC to the new role of “Learning Solutions Specialist,” providing internal cor- porate training for new loan offi cers and others. While he is loath to leave behind the daily care of his clients, many of whom he has worked with for several decades or more, he is looking forward to the challenges of the new position – and secretly to maybe not driving quite as much. (Yes, Farm Credit still requires “wet” signatures, despite COVID, so throughout the crisis, Keith has continued to drive, as lending institutions are considered essential services.) Despite his shift within the Farm Credit family, this former MHC Treasurer and current MHC Director repre- senting Industry Professionals has no intention of reducing his involvement!
Also experiencing career shifts are Equiery co-founder Crystal Brumme Pickett and Horse World Expo co-founder Denise Parsons, each having found her new calling in real estate. After working to- gether for over 20 years (The Equiery served as the offi cial program for Horse World Expo), the pair found themselves chuckling that their ca- reer paths are once again parallel. Denise was recruited to join The Homestead Team of Hagan Realty, where her equestrian industry background will be an incredible bene-
This feature is a benefi t for MHC Industry Professional Members. To learn more or submit news & updates, contact Business Network Co-Chairs Jane Seigler & Crystal Brumme Pickett at
IndustryNews@mdhorsecouncil.org
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www.equiery.com anniversary, Anniversary, salute sponsor
B&D Builders on 20 successful years. Best wishes for all the successful years to come!
Bob Keller
Ida K. D. Dalgaard
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