Suffolk Construction Company
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1982[1] |
| Founder | Ed Fish |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | John F. Fish CEO Michael Azerela CFO, Executive Vice President Kimberly Steimle Vaughan CMO, CPO[2] |
| Revenue | $2.5 billion (2016)[3] |
Number of employees | 1,200 (2016)[3] |
| Website | www |
Suffolk Construction Company stylized as Suffolk[4] is an American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts[5] with additional locations in California, Florida, New York and Texas.[6][7] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming and government sectors.[8][1] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[9][8] In 2017, Forbes reported that the company is the 158th largest private company in the U.S.[3] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 27th on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[10]
History
Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[11] Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son, John F. Fish, who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.[12]
By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[13] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[11]
Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.[11] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[14]
In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[8] Suffolk acquired the San Diego-based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[15][16]
In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts.[17] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[18] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[19]
Notable projects
- William D. Mullins Memorial Center[20]
- 360 State Street[21]
- 340 Fremont Street[22]
- Jade Signature[23]
- Millennium Tower (Boston)[24]
- Wynn Boston Harbor[25]
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa[23]
- All Aboard Florida - Miami Central[23]
References
- ^ a b "Company Overview of Suffolk Construction Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Leadership". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c "America's Largest Private Companies #183 Suffolk Construction". Forbes. 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Chesto, Jon (May 10, 2017). "Fusing Tech and Construction at Suffolk". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Globe 100: Top 100 places to work, 6. Suffolk Construction Co". Boston Globe.
- ^ Reidy, Chris (January 30, 2013). "Suffolk Construction Opens a New York Office". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Where We Work". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ross, Casey (September 24, 2009). "Building a Bigger Builder". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Slowey, Kim (December 19, 2016). "Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters". Construction Dive. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "ENR 2016 Top 400 Contractors 1-100". ENR. May 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c Korman, Richard (June 2, 2010). "CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction". ENR Southeast. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Thomas, Jack (June 29, 2014). "John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Burnett, James (October 2003). "This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire". Boston Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Van Voorhis, Scott (November 15, 1999). "Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires San Diego Firm". Boston Business Journal. January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires ROEL Construction of San Diego". ENR California. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Boston's Suffolk Construction Co. Is Selected to Build Wynn Everett Casino". WBUR. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk 'Virtually' Breaks Ground on Boston Headquarters". ENR New England. September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Carlock, Catherine (December 16, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Wins $200M GE Headquarters Project". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Mullins Center 10th Anniversary Commemoration". Daily Collegian. December 13, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ O'Leary, Mary (October 21, 2009). "360 State Street Project ' Going Like Clockwork'". New Haven Register. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco's Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont". The Registry. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Suffolk Construction Sizzles in Hot South Florida Market". ENR Southeast. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Millennium Tower and Burnham Building". Bldup. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Carlock, Catherine (August 10, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Issues $1B in Bids for Wynn's Everett Casino". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.