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BBB Gold Star Certificate from Houston Better Business Bureau
The BBB is one of the many ways we connect with our community

TGB Group has received a 2020 BBB Gold Star Certificate from the Better Business Bureau of Greater Houston and South Texas. We learned about this honor in April 2020.

BBB membership is one of the many ways we stay connected with our community and is an opportunity for our community to stay connected with us. There are Better Business Bureaus throughout the United States, and each one is in place to showcase businesses and companies in its area that perform to the highest ethical and professional standards.

We’re proud to be recognized with the BBB Gold Star Certificate. While our membership with the Houston BBB is just one of many memberships we hold, it’s important to us, because many consumers (including our future customers) consider it important that a company be in good standing with their local bureau.

Along with the BBB Gold Star Certificate, we maintain an A+ rating with the Houston BBB and have received 5 stars on each of our customer reviews through the bureau.

More important than a BBB Gold Star Certificate and other awards

It’s always nice to be recognized by organizations and agencies for a job well done. But at TGB Group, the most important recognition comes from our customers, the people we serve and help to grow and expand their operations. Without satisfied customers on your side, you really don’t have a business.

Since we launched our company three years ago, certain elements have been in place to guide us in all our work. They include:
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Hard work
- Industry expertise
- Clear communication
- Customer-first approach
- On-time delivery of services
The way we see it, when the owners of a business set the standard for everyone in the company, when they hold employees – and themselves – to these standards, things just run more smoothly and client satisfaction is guaranteed to be high.

If you’re interested in hiring the TGB team for your next engineering or design project, give us a call at (866) 217-7794 and tell us what you want to accomplish.
April 22, 2020
Importance of a Feasibility Study

How TGB Group helps its clients by working through all the details of a civil design/engineering project

Of all the parts and parcels of a civil design or engineering project, the feasibility study may be the most critical. Like the old saying, “Failure to plan is planning to fail.” A quality feasibility study early in the planning stages allows you to address the major concerns that will be involved in doing the project and operating with it afterwards.

When the TGB Group team performs a feasibility study for our clients, we customize each area to our clients’ and the project’s specific needs. General areas we cover include the following.

Feasibility study components

Market impact

In the very earliest stages, company leaders must forecast the viability of a project in terms of how it will be accepted in the market and the impact it will have on competitors and sales. A detailed feasibility study covering market impact projections is critical for every new project.

Technical assessment

Once we determine that the business idea is sound, we want to ensure that the civil and structural engineering aspects as well as design are capable of being executed in a way that supports the project throughout all its stages.

Management

We evaluate project management capabilities to confirm that the project will be overseen with the expertise necessary to make it successful.

Financial feasibility study

Paying for the many services required to complete a project is a paramount concern. We want to investigate and determine that the client will be able to secure the necessary funding to see the project through to completion.

Economic concerns

The economic part of a feasibility study looks at the potential economic benefits and losses that could result if the project is developed and completed as planned.

Cultural impact

Part of a quality feasibility assessment is considering the impact of the project on the local community and culture. Many problems can be alleviated by knowing what these impacts may be during the building phase and after the project is finished.

Safety

Safety assessments look at the wide range of possible environmental influences the project will create. It’s important for our clients to see the “bigger picture” in this area so alterations to certain aspects of the project, if deemed necessary, can be made early.

Permitting

Every project requires a number of permits, licenses and approvals. A feasibility study should determine which of these will be required, how they will be secured and who will be responsible for securing them.

As noted, every feasibility study is unique, so the above elements are simply a general guide. The bottom line is we want to make your project as smooth and predictable as possible from the earliest planning stages to the day you open for business.

April 4, 2020
TSLRRA Annual Meeting in Dallas

2020 TSLRRA Annual Meeting

An opportunity to network and help support this important organization

TGB Group was excited to attend and sponsor the TSLRRA Annual Meeting Jan. 23-25, 2020 at the Beeman Hotel in Dallas. We’ve been a member of the Texas Short Line & Regional Railroad Association for three years and have always considered it an important part of our professional lives.

Among its many other activities, the TSLRRA provides us with vital details about current short line rail news on local and legislative levels.

Why we attend the TSLRRA Annual Meeting

It’s important for us to support an organization like TSLRRA as they continue their outreach to help smaller “mom and pop” railroads. The annual meeting is one of the ways they do it, and every year the event includes the opportunity to network with others in the railroad industry and hear informative talks from leading speakers.

This year’s TSLRRA Annual Meeting featured guest speaker Ed Emmett, a former Harris County Judge and Texas Department of Transportation Freight Advisory Committee member.

Because of their smaller size, short line railroads often are overlooked, yet they’re quite important for the farms and factories that connect with large shipping concerns and exporters. Past TSLRRA Annual Meeting/luncheon events have provided us with information regarding heavy regulatory initiatives, which can stand in the way of economic growth and Austin short line tax credit.

Short line associations are pushing Congress to make a tax credit permanent to help short lines improve infrastructure. modal equity and the benefits of membership through growth.

About TSLRRA

The Texas Short Line & Regional Railroad Association is a nonprofit professional organization representing the interests of the more than 40 short line railroads and industry related businesses in Texas.

Established in 2003, TSLRRA’s purpose has been to promote the state’s economy, champion public safety issues and partner with local governments and organizations to enhance the transportation infrastructure and bring new jobs and prosperity to Texas communities. Learn more about the Texas Short Line & Regional Railroad Association.

February 14, 2020
TGB Group Again Named a Top 10 Railroad Engineering Services Company

Honor given for second consecutive year by Commtrex, managers of a leading rail services company directory

Commtrex, creators of a popular online Rail Services Directory, has for the second year in a row named TGB Group as a top-10 railroad engineering services company. The announcement was formally made in September 2019 on Commtrex.com.

Our entire team is proud of this honor, because it tells us we’re doing things right and providing the quality railroad engineering services that help our clients meet and exceed their construction and expansion goals.

This year’s Top 10 Railroad Engineering Services Company award went to leading engineering firms across the USA in places like Matthews, N.C., Brentwood, Tenn., Louisville, Ken., Greely, Colo., and Beaumont and Houston, Texas.

We thought it was interesting that three Texas-based railroad engineering services companies made the list – the most from any state. But it’s not surprising: Texans have always been known for doing jobs right.

About Commtrex

Commtrex is the only open online marketplace serving the U.S. and Canadian rail industries. The company provides its extensive directory as well as a forum where rail cars can be bought, sold and leased.

The Commtrex directory is a central place where project managers and business developers throughout the country can search for just the right railroad engineering services company for their project.

Winning this award and being aligned with Commtrex will only be a step in the right direction for TGB Group as we continue to streamline our services and add to our expertise. Our listing on Commtrex.com notes our affiliation with BNSF and Union Pacific railroads and our expertise in engineering track design, track construction services and track design services. We consider that excellent publicity!

We’re proud to be a railroad engineering services company right here in Texas

As a Texas-based railroad engineering services company, we strive to bring positive benefits to all the neighboring communities where we work. We believe that positive business dealings and exceptional results can help communities grow and prosper. We’re committed to doing our part to serve the great state of Texas and other great states throughout the country.

September 25, 2019
TGB Group Awarded 2019 Best of Spring, TX

TGB Group, LLC Receives 2019 Best of Spring Award

We took top honors in the Civil Engineering and Consulting Company category

TGB Group, LLC has been selected to receive the 2019 Best of Spring Award in the “Civil Engineering and Consulting Company” category by the Spring Award Program.

The award is set up to honor the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Spring, Texas, area. The award recognizes companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value within a given market.

Contributions recognized by Best of Spring Award

The program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in the Spring community. The award organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Their mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

Each year, the Spring Award Program identifies companies it believes have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and their community. These exceptional companies help make the Spring area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2019 Spring Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners were determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Spring Award Program and data provided by third parties.

All of us here at TGB Group are honored to receive this award. It really validates all the hard work we do to help our overall community and everyone who lives in it.

It also validates our efforts within the local business community and our belief that true success is achievable only through a commitment to the highest level of customer service and integrity in all our dealings.

September 23, 2019
Drainage Solution in the Works for Pasadena Chemical Plant
TGB Group will coordinate efforts with the plant and Union Pacific Railroad

TGB Group is working with the owners of a Pasadena chemical plant to design and construct a drainage solution for their property. Actually located just outside Pasadena, this project requires coordination with both the Union Pacific Railroad, which serves the chemical plant with railcars, and the chemical plant itself. Another critical requirement for the project is that it be finished by early October 2018, which means both the design and construction will have to be completed inside a three-month span.

To remedy the Pasadena chemical plant’s drainage issues, TGB Group designed an underground pipe solution that would travel beneath and on both sides of two Union Pacific railroad tracks. The pipe is a 24-inch smooth steel pipe that will extend 75-feet. This will allow the pipe to meet or exceed design specifications and requirements pertaining to drainage output and the weight of the two railroads and any trains that pass over it. The drainage pipe will discharge rain and process water into a tributary located east of the rail track, ensuring that drainage will not be inhibited.

Steps required to gain project approval

Tasks TGB Group must undertake in order to gain approval for this Pasadena chemical plant project include:
1. Field survey and reports
2. Comprehensive drainage study
3. Creation of the drainage design
4. Submission of documents to the Union Pacific Railroad
At this time, we have finished with the design and now are waiting for Union Pacific to give the go-ahead to start construction and related work.

To learn more about our involvement in this Pasadena chemical plant project, please contact:

Mike Murphy, president, TGB Group: (832) 748-7603
August 10, 2018