Balfour Beatty Construction

Balfour Beatty Construction US
Public
Industry Construction
Founded 1933
Headquarters Dallas, Texas, United States
Key people
Ray Bond, CEO
Services Construction Management, General Contracting, Cost Consulting, Design-Build, Preconstruction Services, Public-Private Partnerships
Revenue $4.5 Billion (2015)
Number of employees
2,400
Parent Balfour Beatty plc
Website www.balfourbeattyus.com

Balfour Beatty Construction, is a commercial construction company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with full service offices in the United States. Balfour Beatty Construction's parent company is Balfour Beatty in London.

History

Balfour Beatty Construction’s roots date back to 1933,[1] when two regional construction businesses were founded—Frank J. Rooney Construction Company in Miami, Florida, and Eugene Simpson and Company in Washington, DC.

Centex Corporation acquired these, and other regionally-based construction companies through the 1960s and 1970s to form Centex Construction,[2] the commercial building arm of Centex Corporation.

Centex Construction operated through early 2007, when it was acquired[3] by Balfour Beatty, a global leader in engineering and construction. Since then, the United States branch of the construction company has operated as Balfour Beatty Construction.

A brief historical timeline:

Balfour Beatty Construction has embarked on a series of acquisitions including Charter Builders in 2006, R.T. Dooley[17] and SpawMaxwell in 2009,[18] Barnhart and Charter Builders in 2010,[19] and most recently in June 2011, Howard S. Wright.[20]

Operations

Balfour Beatty Construction offers several services: Construction management, general contracting, cost consulting, design-build, preconstruction services, public-private partnerships, and IDIQ/JOC.[21]

The company has been identified as a Top Ten Green Builder,[22] loss prevention (a safety record that is more than three times better than the industry average)[23] , and employee engagement (named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in four consecutive years).[24]

References

  1. "About Us" www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
  2. "Centex Construction", Funding Universe website.
  3. "Balfour Beatty Buys Centex", The Telegraph, 2007.
  4. "Fort Lauderdale", www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
  5. "J. W. Bateson Construction Company", www.emporis.com Emporis website.
  6. "Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K" www.getfilings.com website, Page 5, Part 1, Item 1.
  7. "Texas Stadium Implosion",FOX 4 DFW April 12, 2010.
  8. "Centex Rodgers Inc.", www.emporis.com Emporis website.
  9. "Centex Construction", Funding Universe website.
  10. "Timohty McVeigh: Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber",CNN March 29, 2001.
  11. "American's Nerve Center for Mission Operations",NASA.
  12. "Charlotte", www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
  13. "Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Honors Victims in Symbols, Concrete",CNN Sept. 11, 2008.
  14. "Proud to Claim the Title of Marine",Fairfax Times Nov. 11, 2006.
  15. "Air Force Memorial Unveiled at Pentagon",NPR Oct. 15, 2006.
  16. "Balfour Beatty Buys Centex", The Telegraph, 2007.
  17. "Balfour Beatty Acquires RT Dooley", Charlotte Business Journal, February 23, 2009.
  18. "Balfour Beatty Expands Texas Operations", ENR Texas, by Debra Wood, July 1, 2010.
  19. "Balfour Beatty Expands Texas Operations", ENR Texas & Louisiana, by Debra Wood, July 1, 2010.
  20. "Howard S. Wright sold", Portland Business Journal, 2011.
  21. "Our Services" www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
  22. "Top 100 Green Contractors", Engineering News-Record, 2011.
  23. "Zero Harm Brochure"(PDF)
  24. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2013/snapshots/85.html?iid=bc_lp_arrow2
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