Brasfield & Gorrie Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Construction

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (Feb. 12, 2014) – Brasfield & Gorrie announced that the company received national recognition from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). During an awards ceremon in Maui, Hawaii, Brasfield & Gorrie received six national Excellence in Construction awards, including four first-place Eagle awards and two second-place Pyramid awards.

“These projects embody Brasfield & Gorrie’s commitment to excellence and are made possible by the hard work and dedication of our project teams, subcontractors, clients and business partners,” said Brasfield & Gorrie Chief Operating Officer Jeff Stone.

The four projects recognized by ABC with first-place Eagle awards are Raytheon Redstone Missile Integration Facility located at the Redstone Arsenal in Madison County, Ala.; Samford University West Village Residence Hall in Birmingham, Ala.; Mission Health State Employees Credit Union Cancer Center, Asheville, N.C.; and Galveston Causeway Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge in Galveston, Texas.

The two projects recognized by ABC with second-place Pyramid awards are Princeton Baptist East Expansion in Birmingham, Ala.; and Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital North Tower in Greensboro, N.C.

Celebrating 50 years in business, Brasfield & Gorrie is one of the nation’s largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets, including healthcare, commercial, institutional, federal, municipal, industrial, infrastructure, and water/wastewater treatment. We serve clients from offices in Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Dallas, Texas; Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Brasfield & Gorrie has approximately 2,900 employees, and its 2012 revenues were $2 billion. Engineering News-Record ranks Brasfield & Gorrie 31st among the nation’s “Top 400 Contractors” for 2013.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national trade association representing 22,000 members from more than 19,000 construction and industry-related firms. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 72 chapters help members win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work.