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TRANSACT IONS TWINING, INC. ACQUIRES RADCO, A PROFESSIONAL PLAN REVIEW, INSPECTION, TESTING, PRODUCT EVALUATION AND LISTING COMPANY As the construction industry develops ever more complex and remarkable building systems and infrastructure technologies, Twining, Inc. is expanding its capabilities by acquiring Resources Applications, Designs & Controls, Inc. , a professional plan review, inspection, product evaluation, testing, and listing company. This transaction will enable Twining, already a leading provider of construction materials testing and inspection services, to provide a broader range of services to the construction industry which fits into Twining’s strategy to expand its core service lines into complementary fields. This purchase will enable Twining to provide professional product evaluation, testing, and listing services to clients nationwide. Founded in 1967, Long Beach, California-based RADCO is a nationally recognized independent third-party testing, listing, and inspection agency for building systems and materials and a nationally recognized the Design Review & Inspection Agency for manufactured and modular homes and buildings. “Joining the Twining Group of Companies was the right move as we looked to continue the growth and success of RADCO,” said Michael Zieman chairman and CEO of RADCO. “We look forward to expanding our reach within our core competencies and seizing new opportunities made possible through our affiliation with Twining.” Zieman will continue to guide the RADCO team. “Knowing that RADCO and Twining share core values in our commitment to professional expertise, personal relationships with our customers, and integrity in all our dealings with clients and team members helped to make this decision easy.”

RADCO now TI RADCO, LLP ; doing business as RADCO, a Twining Company; will partner primarily with Applied Engineering and Research, a member of the Twining Group of Companies, to reach a broader spectrum of product developers, agencies, and code compliance regulators, to provide more expansive product evaluation and materials sciences services. Twining’s President, Robert Ryan, has led the outreach and negotiations in this transaction. “We could scarcely be more excited to bring RADCO, Inc., a national leader in product testing and listing, mobility device quality control, plan approval, and many other services into the Twining Group of Companies,” said Ryan. “This acquisition will open many new doors for Twining, for Mike Zieman, and the great people of RADCO. We look forward to many opportunities to work together to demonstrate that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Twining, Inc., based in Long Beach, is the leading provider of construction quality control and engineering services in California. Through its statewide network of offices, Twining provides geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and special inspection, stormwater management, concrete mix design and evaluation, specialty testing, asphalt pavement quality assurance, asphalt pavement design and materials evaluations, and applied engineering and research services. TI RADCO, LLP is a nationally recognized independent third-party testing, listing, and inspection agency for building systems and materials in addition to being a nationally recognized Design Review & In-plant Inspection Agency for HUD code manufactured homes and factory built modular structures.

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Here’s the difference. The charismatic person walks into a room of strangers and 30 minutes later has a crowd around them – talking, laughing, smiling – and they’re forming new relationships, some of which could last a lifetime. The non-charismatic person may join in but no one really notices them or pays any particular attention to what they say or do. And I’m not talking about extroverts versus introverts here. I have seen charismatic introverts in this business. One of the best examples was the late Joe Lalli, FASLA, former CEO of EDSA. He was a charismatic introvert if there ever was one. These charismatic people don’t have to be leaders/managers/owners, either. They can start out as simply professionals, working on projects and interfacing with others. Of course, they will probably grow into leaders because they can – and that’s good because we all need more leaders. Our organizations’ growth rate is directly related to it. Are you specifically talking about charisma as a job qualification? Are you looking for people with it? Or are you falling into the same old traps everyone else is? If you want a hunting dog – you’d better pick one that has the qualities needed to be a good one. Make sense? Think about it – and better yet – act on it. MARK ZWEIG is Zweig Group’s founder and CEO. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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