THE MISSION
It is the mission of The Wallace Corporation - UCC to use the many years of experience gained through education and performance in the water/utility industry to provide the highest quality product and deliver the most professional service available in the industry. In a time when many have forgotten that age old adage, “The Customer Is Always Right” Here at The Wallace Corporation - UCC we still see the value in that phrase. Meeting the needs of our customers with ownership and accountability guarantees that our customer’s values are always the forethoughts that guide our actions. It is our promise to every customer that we will be fair and honest in our dealings, never quit when it gets tough, and deliver as agreed the end product. Our experience has taught us that building the right relationships and following through will navigate us through the roughest of terrains. Staying focused, competent, competitive, and professional will ensure a place for The Wallace Corporation - UCC within the Water/Utility Industry here in the Hampton Roads and beyond.
Meet The Team
Katherine E. Wallace President
Laurence Wallace Vice President
Katherine E. Wallace
President
Katherine is retired from a successful career in child development and teaching. She began her journey with children in Franklin, Virginia with The Children’s Center. After close to 20 years with The Children’s Center Katherine decided to give teaching in the classroom a try. She taught at Riverdale Elementary (Southampton County Schools) for five years and retired from working at the end of the school year in 2023 to focus on taking care of her father and increasing her time and participation in ministry work.
Although Katherine’s Background up to recently has not been in the utility industry her ability to learn, adapt, understand and manage new ideas, concepts and processes is astounding. She has more than proven this to herself by obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Development and Master’s Degree in Special Education.
Katherine recognized an opportunity to begin this business as she watched her husband Laurence navigate through this industry for many years. After some careful thought and consideration The Wallace Corporation - Utility Constructors & Consultants was born. It is her dream for The Wallace Corporation to build a solid foundation that helps to supply the utility industry with the level of honesty, integrity, professionalism and quality that it deserves.
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Laurence G. Wallace
Vice President
Laurence has worked in the utility industry in and around the Hampton Roads area for over 24 years. He says he stumbled into this industry and immediately fell in love with everything about it and that explains why he has dedicated so many years of his life to it.
The experience gained from the many many positions makes him one of the most qualified in his field. Laurence started out as a carpenter helper with Shoreline Construction (Virginia Beach, Va.). That position only contained him for six months as he was quickly promoted to Foreman until being given the opportunity to be a Site Superintendent two years later. After about 14 years with Shoreline Laurence moved on to M&W Construction (now Trident Civil, Virginia Beach, Va.) where he continued as a Superintendent for three years. After many successful years of learning and running the field Laurence was wanting more and decided to try project management and joined the ranks of Tidewater Utility Construction Inc (Suffolk, Va.). One year with Tidewater took him to Bridgeman Civil (Formally T. A. Sheets, Norfolk, Va.). After spending three years there Laurence moved on to Arcadis Engineering as a Construction Manager. This position came to an end after only a year. Although it was not easy for him to leave it was for at the time was the opportunity of a lifetime. That opportunity was to be the Vice President of M.T. Carter Contracting (Chesapeake, Va.).
The knowledge and experience gained along the journey to The Wallace Corporation would not be possible without all the aforementioned steps. It is obvious when reflecting upon the time spent with these firms that Laurence has an unmatched dedication to the water industry and the communities it serves.
Having the opportunity to continue to serve the utility industry by the side of his wife Katherine is a dream come true. Together with her they will bring a level of dedication and performance that could only be overshadowed by the commitment to quality and highest level of professionalism that couples it.