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Synchro Building Corporation | 7 agreement. “The reaction on the part of a two-headed entity can be a disaster for the owner,” says Hancock. At Synchro, that issue is moot because the architects and construction teams all work under the same roof of the same company; collaboration isn’t something simply encour- aged, it’s the way work gets done - no ifs, ands or buts about it. Hancock envisioned certain benefits for customers that could result from the stream- lining of services and synergies, essentially, by using a team approach, and he got his chance to put his theories to the test in 1981. The construction company had already been in operation for just over 20 years through the efforts of a man known Dick Ganchan. Hancock actually married Ganchan’s daugh- ter, but his love for the building trade and his experiences with Brown & Root helped him to ultimately secure leadership of Syn- chro where he soon changed its entire opera- tional model. Where it had once focused on residential construction, the company went on to become a leader in the designing and building of complex commercial and indus- trial facilities. Synchro was one of the earliest companies to combine architectural and construction services under one roof and the synergy that