{"id":605,"date":"2019-10-28T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.misselhornmedia.com\/marble\/?p=605"},"modified":"2021-01-07T23:51:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T23:51:54","slug":"marble-bridge-success-story-no-79-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marblebridge.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/28\/marble-bridge-success-story-no-79-2\/","title":{"rendered":"(#79) A Door Opens Wide for Building Materials Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Industry: Construction<\/h3>\n<div style=\"border:2px solid grey;padding:10px;\"><div id='rjqc_container_8' style='height:300px'><\/div><script>(function ($) {\n                    tooltipSuffix = 'X';\n                    yAC = [\"Revenue\",\"Profitability\",\"Valuation\"];\n                    yAxisCats = [];\n                    for (i=0;i<yAC.length;i++) {\n                        yAxisCats.push({label:yAC[i]});\n                    }\n                switch ('bar') {\n                       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Without a $1.3M payment, though, a bank was ready to close the door on one of the market\u2019s most advanced providers of recycled materials for door frames, mouldings and jambs. Despite the company\u2019s pronounced customer concentration \u2014 about three-quarters of its business was with one large customer \u2014 Marble Bridge recognized immediately that the company had a healthy business pipeline. 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