 
Construction Assistance
& Services Inc.
was formed in 1985. We
are located in Corpus
Christi, Texas. Mr. Dale
Pittman is the founder
and President of
Construction Assistance
& Services Inc. Prior to
1985 Mr. Pittman was
involved in the Heavy
Industrial and
Commercial construction
work as a Field Engineer
and Project Manager for
one of the largest
construction company��s
in the world.
Upon the formation of
Construction Assistance
& Services Inc. in 1985
until 2001 the firm was
always engaged in the
Concrete Industry. In
the early years we were
concrete subcontractors
involved in residential,
commercial, and
industrial projects of
all sizes. We also,
became heavily involved
in Civil Construction
work during this time
period. As the years
progressed Construction
Assistance & Services
Inc. evolved into being
a General Contractor. We
performed Concrete
Projects for private
owners as well as public
agencies such as
municipalities, state
and federal agencies.
During the 80��s and 90��s
we were well know for
our expertise in the
waterfront development
projects on Padre Island
on the Gulf Coast of
Texas. It was during
these years that Mr.
Pittman developed an
interest in Concrete
Homes. He was always
intrigued with the idea
of concrete homes for
the Gulf Coast of Texas
because of the threat of
Hurricanes. However, it
had always been cost
prohibited to build
Concrete Homes using old
steel and wooden forms.
If you could build one
you were still faced
with the difficulty of
finishing the inside and
outside of the concrete
wall in a cost effective
manner.
In early 1990 Mr.
Pittman discovered the
first generation of ICF
forms to hit the US.
However, after spending
five years of trying
different ICF molded
block systems and the
problems of logistics
associated with getting
them to Texas; Mr.
Pittman began to explore
the possibilities of
designing and creating
our own ICF system. In
1995 our first prototype
ICF fabrication table
was built in our own
shop. Mr. Pittman��s goal
was to create a simple
and user friendly ICF
form that anybody could
use. Relying on his
extensive experience in
Concrete Wall work Mr.
Pittman wanted to create
a form that had the
fewest amount of pieces
to put together and yet
would be similar in
nature to old concrete
form principal of years
past. Thus the ICFbyCAS
Insulated Concrete Form
System was born. One
simple panel plank put
together with variable
width form connectors to
allow multiple width
concrete walls to be
poured. The connectors
and polystyrene form
stays in place to act as
the final insulation and
the connector became the
attachment device for
fastening interior and
exterior wall claddings.
This form system was
originally designed for
in house use only.
However as we began to
construct beautiful
waterfront homes on
Padre Island at an
affordable cost many
builders and individuals
became interested and
wanted to buy it.
In 1998 Construction
Assistance & Services
Inc. released the
ICFbyCAS Insulated
Concrete form system for
public sale. Since that
time we have not changed
any aspects of the
original design. The ICFbyCAS brand was re-named VERSA-FORM in 2007 with the release of additional icf forms. VERSA-FORM
it has evolved into a
full scale manufacturing
process and we now sell
the system nation wide
and are beginning to
experience request for
it abroad.
Mr.
Pittman has always
prided himself on the
fact that
our
VERSA-FORM icf system was
designed by a Concrete
Contractor for Concrete
Contractors as well as
the do it yourselfer.
In the year 2000
Construction Assistance
& Services Inc. began to
fully focus on the
manufacturing and the on
site technical support
of our customers and
dealers. While we are no
longer a large scale
Concrete Contractor we
still support and
consult on many concrete
projects for many of our
old architectural and
engineering firms.
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