December 18th, 2009
City observes Heldenfels anniversary

Left to right: San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz, Gil Heldenfels, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Fred Terry and Mayor Pro Tem Kim Porterfield. Photo by Don Anders.

STAFF REPORT

San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz recently presented a proclamation to Gil Heldenfels as Heldenfels Enterprises celebrates its 100th anniversary. The San Marcos-based company specializes in pre-cast/pre-stressed concrete structures.

Heldenfels Brothers was founded in 1909 as a lumber and building materials business. The company expanded through the years and included ship building at one time, as well as road construction and  industrial plant construction. Heldenfels pioneered a great deal of concrete engineering during the last century.

One of the company’s most recent projects was 3,000 various pieces of pre-stressed concrete for the new Cowboys Stadium, a project that weighed in at more than 30,000 tons.

Heldenfels maintains manufacturing plants in San Marcos and Corpus Christi. The Heldenfels family continue to run the business.