3-G evolved in a hospital bed in Glendale, Arizona on January 29,1974 when Sheila (Larry’s wife) gave birth to their 3rd daughter, hence 3 girls, or 3-G. We began with 1 truck, 5 skill saws, a rented generator, and $500.00 in the bank. The company worked on everything from new houses to patios and re-models, from Gila Bend to Prescott.
Our first office was in our residence on the West side of Phoenix, moved to a 400 square foot office in Scottsdale on the corner of Scottsdale Road and Shea, then to an 1140 square foot office/warehouse in the Scottsdale Airpark. The next move was into an 11,600 square foot building, also in the Scottsdale Airpark, which we built ourselves, occupying 6000 square feet, leasing the remaining portion of the building. Currently, we are located on 7 acres in NE Phoenix at 1820 East Deer Valley Road. Also, located on this site is Pueblo Lumber Company (our material supply company).
In 1974, our first year of existence, we had 2-3 employees. In 2006, after 32 years, the 3 companies (3-G, 3-G Trim, and Pueblo Lumber) employed approximately 650 individuals.
As we built our companies, we took a we will pay as we go expansion plan, leaving us today with no payments and not controlled by a bankers debt to equity ratio. In order to satisfy our customers demands, we are a licensed contractor in the states of California, Nevada, and Utah. 3-G Trim also operates as a foreign corporation in the state of Florida, Colorado, and Idaho. Expanding into these other states has been made possible by members of our management team being willing to relocate and better service our customers.
"3-G Construction has been a part of the Metro Tech Construction Tech Advisory Committee for over ten years, they have been involved in the Metro tech construction program in many ways. They provide up-to-date building codes and building techniques as Metro Tech builds their houses on-site. 3-G Construction provides job placement upon graduation and for any students between their Junior and Senior years.
3-G Construction also provides instruction to Metro Tech students on careers in construction and has been one of our sponsors for every Metro Tech Construction Careers Academy for Girls. 3-G Construction has helped establish the Arizona Construction Championships held at Metro Tech for the last eight years.
This competition involves the design of competition projects, the raising of monies, donation/delivery of materials, coordination of judges, scoring of projects and solicitation of donations of prizes for competitions, etc. by 3-G Construction. This competition is the highlight of the year for a Metro Tech Construction student.
Finally, the owner of 3-G Construction, Larry McCrery, and Ruben Altamirano, Field Training and Safety Manager are excellent role models to these students. These two men have the background of quality carpentry in Arizona and are dedicated to the youth and future of the construction industry."
- Dave Severn
Construction Tech Instructor, Metro Tech High School
“Providing quality carpentry to Arizona Home Builders through hard work and team efforts by dedicated, principle centered individuals.”, is expanded in these times to be re-stated as , “Providing quality carpentry to all Builders through hard work and team efforts by dedicated, principle centered individuals".