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Its excavations resemble an inverted pyramid, descending down to 54 feet. They have to be designed by structural engineers, and trench safety plans are required.
Rey-Mar is among the elite companies building water, wastewater, and lift stations in the Fort Worth, Texas, area. With owners David Martinez, J.L. Rubio, and Oscar Martinez Jr. at the helm, the company primarily serves as a general contractor on public-funded projects.
The company was founded in 1991 by David and Oscar’s father, Oscar Martinez Sr., who was a subcontractor for concrete and general utility work.
David, after working for his father and with a water and wastewater construction company in Decatur, Texas, turned the company’s focus in 2012. At the time, leadership consisted of David, his father, and one of his uncles, and the company was still recovering from the Great Recession of 2008.
David credits his father with teaching him a strong work ethic, to not stop until the job is done. He later learned that there is more to life than work.
“That was the best thing my dad taught me and the worst thing he taught me,” David says, noting that he failed to balance work, personal and family time.
