AKS Construction was founded in 1975 by a man by the name of Alan K. Stahl. (Thus the name AKS Construction.) He has since become a legend in the swimming pool industry. He is best known as the founder of Viking Pools, LLC.
Back when he started Viking Pools he wanted to keep the manufacturing of the swimming pools separate from the installation so he started a small construction company on the side. He himself worked the business and had his brother-in-laws helping him on the weekends and evenings. Together they installed his new brand of pools all the while he continued working as a meat cutter in Anderson, CA. just so he could make ends meet. (No pun intended) After years of hardships and the ups and downs of a volatile market Viking Pools became one of the most recognized names in the swimming pool industry.
Shoot forward to 1997…
Alan was pretty well consumed with making sure that the day to day operation of Viking Pools was handled properly but still wanted to maintain the solid relationship with the customers that he had built a strong bond with over the years, so he began searching for his successor. His desire was to have someone carry on the day to day business as he had for the past 22 years. It became obvious to him that his middle son Eric was the obvious choice. In more ways than either could see, it was a perfect fit. Eric had the vision, integrity, and drive it would take to continue what Alan had started.
After a couple of seasons of working under the strict tutelage of his father he was able to completely take over and is now the majority owner of AKS Construction. By 2000 he was ready to take the next step and expand a little more and AKS Construction was once again experiencing growing pains, something it had not gone through in a long time. So Eric called on a friend he had made years earlier while working for his dad and convinced him he needed to come back from his travels and help him with the daily chores of his business.
Gumercindo “Bo” Salazar came home after being gone for 3 years in the Permian Basin, West Texas and began that journey with Eric. After a couple of years of intense growth, AKS Construction became a power house in the Northern California swimming pool construction industry. During which time Eric also began studying and added another specialty to his contractors license, a C-8, which is a Concrete Specialty license. By 2005 Eric had seen his company grow enough and had exceed his expectations enough to where he decided to take on Bo as a partner and together they were able to move to the next level and invest in some properties in Colusa, CA, where they built a shop and moved to their new location, at 651 14th Street on January 2008, where they continue to grow and thrive.
AKS Construction is now proud to boast they have two locations to serve the people of Northern California with one office in Colusa, CA. where the specialize in Swimming Pool installations, and one in Anderson, CA. where concrete is their specialty.