I'm so grateful for the beautiful new custom handicap accessible kitchen! Thank you for making a difference in my life and helping me. You have a big heart and I really appreciate your kindness and generosity.

Now that I have a moment in what is usually a whirlwind of teacher and student orientations, I wanted to briefly thank you for the employees and work of Hammer Construction. In the almost three weeks they have been diligently working on our buildings, they have kept their efforts running smoothly. This has been no easy task, since they are fixing past problems that were just covered up. At the moment I am glad to say the front part of the school looks freshm and I imagine our school will look even better when fully completed. Hammer construction has met all the demands of their task and my additional requests with the utmost sensitivity and professionalism.

Recently, your company completed work for my mother, Sara Musiker, in her condo in Deerfield Beach. This was, in fact, the second "restoration" project your company completed in the past two years. Both of these projects were results of water damage caused by broken water heaters in my mother's building. The first time, Hammer Construction was recommended to be the contractor by my mother's insurance company. The second time, I was 100% sure that your company was the only I would call to make necessary repairs. This is all because of the positive experience both my mother and I had with Ray Vandenburg as well as Amanda and your capable crews who completed the work. Please let me back up a bit. My mother is 94 and, by choice, lives by herself in Deerfield Beach, I live in Los Angeles. She has a vision and mobility issues. So most of the decisions to be made fell on me. Ray was constantly in contact with me throughout the entire process both times. When he promised something was going to happen -- whether it was your crew showing up, emailing me photos of samples, checking in with my mother, or Amanda emailing copies of permits and plans -- it happened. Additionally, in daily conversations with my mother, she was always complimentary of everyone from Hammer who worked on her condo. I would like you to know how thankful both my mother and I are for all Ray has done helping my mother over the past two years. I am sure you know how valuable Ray is to your company and just want to acknowledge all he has done. You are lucky to have Ray as an employee and we are even luckier to have worked with him both times.

I have known Norman Newell, President of Hammer Construction Corp., for more than five years; during this time I have had the pleasure of doing work for his Company as a Professional Engineer and Engineer of Record on some of Hammer's jobs. Because of this I know first-hand his approach, knowledge and practice to construction of a project. Mr. Newell and therefore his company do not cut corners; they do each and every phase of each and every job in the manner that it should be done with strict adherence to the engineering principles and requirements, as well as austere compliance with all conditions of the Florida Building Code. His actions reveal a man with character, high ethical standards and utmost professionalism. I can also attest to Mr. Newell's payment practice, which is the best I have experienced, always paying upon submittal; this also speaks of his honesty and integrity. It is for all of these reasons that I am pleased to recommend Norman i. Newell and his company, Hammer Construction Corp., for any venture or enterprise you may want to entrust to him.

I have known Norm since 2002, when he first came to the Fort Myers area and gave a presentation on hurricane preparedness. In 2004, when hurricane Charlie came through and made landfall in the City of Punta Gorda and then traveled up the center of the State, I introduced Norm and his company to several of the cities and counties that are members of our PRM group to repair damage they sustained. Hammer Construction repaired the City and County owned properties for those members. Subsequently, they did the same for properties in Hendry County that were damaged by Hurricane Jeanne. The knowledge of construction, honesty, and commitment to excellence Norm brings to his company are unparalleled. I would recommend Norm Newell and his company, Hammer Construction Corp., to our members and anyone else for that matter.

Let me first start out by saying "thank you" to Hammer Construction for a job well done. This apartment has likely never looked better since the 1970s when the building was completed. While the quality and aesthetic nature of the construction was fantastic, I was equally impressed by the professionalism of your employees. Since I had to move back into the until while construction was ongoing, I expected a nightmare experience. However, Javier, Kino and Byron and the other workers were polite, clean, and highly accommodating. Javier always went the extra mile and made sure Hammer's footprint on my day-to-day life was as minimal as humanly possible. I've been told that your company is nearly 50 years old. There are two possible reasons you have lasted so long in such a competitive industry: great leadership and great employees. I haven't met you, but from what I heard the former is true. As for the latter, I can testify to the exemplary job done by your work crew, headed by Javier.