Balfour Beatty Construction
Balfour Beatty Construction
|
| Type |
Public |
| Industry |
Construction |
| Founded |
1933 |
| Headquarters |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Key people |
Robert Van Cleave, Chairman & CEO |
| Services |
Construction Management, General Contracting, Cost Consulting, Design-Build, Preconstruction Services, Public-Private Partnerships |
| Revenue |
$3.5 Billion (2011 projected) |
| 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:
- 1933: Frank J. Rooney Construction Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's Florida division)[4] and Eugene Simpson & Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's Washington, D.C. division) are founded.
- 1936: J.W. Bateson Company (now Balfour Beatty Construction's DFW division) is founded.[5]
- 1966: Centex acquires J.W. Bateson.[6]
- 1971: Completion of the Cinderella Castle and other projects at Disney World, which opens to the public.
- 1972: Completion of Texas Stadium, former home of the Dallas Cowboys[7].
- 1987: Centex purchases the backlog and other assets of Rogers Construction Company in Nashville, Tennessee; the newly formed company is named Centex-Rodgers Construction.[8]
- 1989: Completion of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.
- 1994: Centex Construction is ranked as the second largest general contractor in the U.S. and also the third largest builder of healthcare facilities.[9]
- 1995: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, built by J.W. Bateson, is the target of terrorist bomber Timothy McVeigh.[10]
- 1996: Completion of the NASA Mission Control in Houston, Texas.[11]
- 2001: The company forms a startup division (Southeast Division) in Charlotte, North Carolina.[12]
- 2003: Centex Construction is chosen to build the Pentagon Memorial to victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack in Washington, D.C.[13], the National Museum of the Marine Corps[14], and the United States Air Force Memorial[15].
- 2004: Completion of the two largest contracts to date, the Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas and the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. (Both contracts exceeded $350 million.)
- 2007: Centex Construction is acquired by Balfour Beatty plc, a leading U.K.-based international engineering and construction group. The company is re-branded as Balfour Beatty Construction[16].
Balfour Beatty Construction has embarked on a series of acquisitions including Charter Builders in 2006, SpawMaxwell in 2009[17], and most recently in June 2011, Howard S. Wright.[18]
Operations
Balfour Beatty Construction offers several services: Construction management, general contracting, cost consulting, design-build, preconstruction services, public-private partnerships, and IDIQ/JOC[19].
Operating a wide-ranging portfolio, client sectors include: civic, corporate office, criminal justice, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, interiors, K-12 education, military housing, mission critical, multifamily housing, public assembly, research/labs, retail, special projects, and transportation.[20]
Through various national achievement awards, the company demonstrates industry-leading performance in sustainability (Top Ten Green Builder)[21], loss prevention (a safety record that is more than three times better than the industry average)[22] , and employee engagement (one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For®).[23]
Major Projects
Projects involving Balfour Beatty Construction include:
- Air Force Memorial, Arlington, VA [24]
- Animal Kingdom Lodge, Orlando, FL [25]
- Buffalo Thunder Resort and Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM [26]
- Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, TX (Under Construction) [27]
- Forest Park Medical Center, Frisco, TX[28]
- Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Air Field Military Housing, Savannah, GA[29]
- Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters, Austin, TX[30]
- Lady Bird Johnson Middle School, Irving, TX[31]
- National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, VA[32]
- Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel, Dallas, TX[33]
- Pentagon Memorial, Arlington, VA[34]
- Padres Baseball Stadium, PETCO Park, San Diego, CA[35]
- San Diego County Women's Detention Facilty, Santee, CA[36]
- United States Capitol Visitor Center
References
- ^ "About Us" www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
- ^ "Centex Construction", Funding Universe website.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty Buys Centex", The Telegraph, 2007.
- ^ "Fort Lauderdale", www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
- ^ [http://www.emporis.com/company/jw-bateson-construction-company-inc-dallas-tx-usa "J. W. Bateson Construction Company", www.emporis.com Emporis website.
- ^ "Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K" www.getfilings.com website, Page 5, Part 1, Item 1.
- ^ "Texas Stadium Implosion",FOX 4 DFW April 12, 2010.
- ^ [http://www.emporis.com/company/centex-rodgers-inc-nashville-tn-usa "Centex Rodgers Inc.", www.emporis.com Emporis website.
- ^ "Centex Construction", Funding Universe website.
- ^ "Timohty McVeigh: Convicted Oklahoma City Bomber",CNN March 29, 2001.
- ^ "American's Nerve Center for Mission Operations",NASA.
- ^ "Charlotte", www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
- ^ "Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Honors Victims in Symbols, Concrete",CNN Sept. 11, 2008.
- ^ "Proud to Claim the Title of Marine",Fairfax Times Nov. 11, 2006.
- ^ "Air Force Memorial Unveiled at Pentagon",NPR Oct. 15, 2006.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty Buys Centex", The Telegraph, 2007.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty Expands Texas Operations", ENR Texas, by Debra Wood, July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Howard S. Wright sold", Portland Business Journal, 2011.
- ^ "Our Services" www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
- ^ "Our Client Sectors" www.balfourbeattyus.com Balfour Beatty Construction website.
- ^ "Top 100 Green Contractors", Engineering News-Record, 2011.
- ^ "Zero Harm Brochure"(PDF)
- ^ "Top 100 Companies To Work For", CNN Money, 2011.
- ^ "2007 Star Award Winner", Washington Building Congress, 2007.
- ^ "2009 Project of the Year", ABC Central Florida, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Project of the Year" Press Release
- ^ "Balfour Beatty selected as general contractor of Victory Park facility" Press Release
- ^ "Forest Park opening Frisco hospital in 2012", Dallas Business Journal, Jul 25, 2010.
- ^ "Balfour Beatty Communities" Website
- ^ "Top 10 Green Project" Balfour Beatty Website
- ^ "Texas School Harvests Energy", ENR Texas & Louisiana, June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Arch Daily" Website
- ^ "Fact Sheet" (PDF)
- ^ "9/11 Memorial Dedication" Balfour Beatty Update Magazine, Autumn 2008
- ^ "Google Finance". Google.com. http://www.google.com/finance?cid=5396409#. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ "Barnhart/Balfour Beatty Awarded $221M Contract", San Diego Business Journal, September 2011.