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Giving Is the Hallmark of Success

Supporting projects of a virtually unlimited range of scopes and scales across most of Texas, Texas Bomanite's team of nearly 100 is well-established as the region’s go-to resource for specialty concrete.
By Sean O'Keefe
March 11, 2021
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Scott Balch enjoys a challenge, be it professional or personal. As the owner of Texas Bomanite in Dallas, Balch has been involved in large-scale commercial construction since he took a summer job in high school working for a heavy civil contractor. He went on to get a degree in civil engineering with a concentration in construction from the University of New Mexico before returning to his Dallas roots and eventually starting Texas Bomanite with a partner in 1987.

Supporting projects of a virtually unlimited range of scopes and scales across most of Texas, the firm’s team of nearly 100 is well-established as the region’s go-to resource for specialty concrete.

“We have embraced the complete line of Bomanite products,” says Balch of the architectural concrete business he has grown for more than 30 years.
Beyond the complexity of building high-profile community generators like the Dallas Cowboys’ home at AT&T Stadium or the North Park Mall Expansion, Balch sees helping to improve the lives of others as fundamental to professional fulfillment.

“I have found that there are lots of places to plug into charities and community building efforts that help people in many different ways,” Balch says. Texas Bomanite has donated resources, time and material costs on dozens of different commissions, and Balch has served on the board of directors for Heart House, a Dallas-area education non-profit serving refugee children.

When the firm was approached about a small but significant polished concrete project for The American Fallen Soldiers Project in Addison, Texas, Balch knew immediately that their cause was worthy of charitable consideration.

A 501c3 non-profit organization, The American Fallen Soldiers Project honors and memorializes American military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice with an original, hand-painted portrait of the fallen that is presented to their family. The brainchild of artist Phil Taylor, each portrait is undertaken to provide Gold Star Families with a small token of comfort and compassion in their time of loss. When the organization leased a new office and gallery space in a suburban office park and inquired about a polished concrete floor, Texas Bomanite decided to do it at a discount.

“They wanted a polished concrete floor with a black orchid dye to give the space a very high-end, museum-quality feel,” shares Balch of the scope of work. “Because of the condition of the existing concrete slab, the work involved a lot of patching and grinding to prep the floor to be polished. We felt this was a cause we would be proud to get behind, so we donated time and materials equal to about 28% of the total cost. With Bomanite, you are getting the best of the best, so making this an affordable option for a very worthy recipient made everyone involved feel fantastic.”

“From my perspective, if you are ingrained in a community operating a profitable enterprise, then you should give back,” Balch says. “Whether it is by serving on a board that helps refugee families or polishing a concrete floor for an organization that honors our fallen soldiers, there is no wrong choice in charity. You just have to see where your heart takes you and act on it.”

by Sean O'Keefe

Sean O’Keefe is is an architecture and construction writer who crafts stories and content based on 20 years of experience and a keen interest in the people who make projects happen.

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