Ramtech President Matt Slataper with His Parents, Company Founders Mike and Shirley Slataper
As the commercial modular building industry continues to grow and evolve, so too have the number of privately held companies who have seen their founders turn the reins over to the next generation of leaders. In many of these companies, it’s now the sons and daughters who are stepping up to take over. This is the case with several firms including Ramtech where Matt Slataper became President on January 1st of this year. Although Mike Slataper remains the CEO of Ramtech, Matt took over the day to day operations from Linc Moss who will take retirement at the end of the year. (more…)
Ramtech President Matt Slataper being interviewed for the Inside The BluePrint syndicated television series
Last week the production team from BrandStar Entertainment came out to record video interviews and document our manufacturing plant process for a segment that is being produced for their Inside the BluePrint syndicated series. (more…)
Last Month, Ramtech’s Vice President of Engineering Roland Brown, was notified that he was reappointed as the Presiding Officer of the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council. Since the council was formed in 1984, Roland has been the only representative from the commercial modular building industry to hold the presiding officer position. He was reelected unanimously by the other ten members on the council, which functions as an advisory board for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on issues related to the regulation of the industrialized housing and commercial building industries. (more…)
Module Set Using Slab-on-Grade Permanent Modular Construction for a Multi-Use Office Building at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ramtech has begun the installation of the 26 non-combustible steel-framed modular sections that will make up the two-story multi-use office building we’re constructing for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, NM. The module setting process began for the 22,680 square foot permanent modular building after we were required to spend several weeks performing an extensive sub-surface investigation. This was done to locate both the known and unknown utilities and the remnants of a previous structure prior to developing the foundation for the building. (more…)
The value engineering of a modular building – including the layout itself – provides for a systematic way of looking at a project in order to substitute materials and methods with lower cost alternatives that don’t sacrifice the function or quality of the facility. Since our inception, Ramtech has continually practiced the concept of value engineering in order to meet both our customers expectations while also meeting their budgets. (more…)