Swinerton
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| Company type | 100% Employee-owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | General contracting, green building |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Founder | Alfred Bingham Swinerton |
| Headquarters | 260 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California |
Key people | Jeff Hoopes, CEO & Chairman |
| Website | www.swinerton.com |
Swinerton Builders is a commercial construction company that provides services in the Western United States for commercial office, retail, multi-family residential, hospitality, healthcare, education, and the entertainment sectors. The company also provides preconstruction services, including budgeting, scheduling, value management, and planning. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Swinerton was founded in 1888 and holds California Contractors License No. 92. Swinerton has offices located throughout California and the West Coast.
History
Swinerton Incorporated was founded in 1888 by Charles Lindgren. In the late 1800s, Lindgren partnered with Lewis Hicks, a civil engineer who pioneered the innovation of steel-reinforced concrete in buildings. During the construction of the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco the Great Earthquake & Fire of 1906 occurred and one of the few buildings to survive was the Fairmont Hotel.
Swinerton also built San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square, as well as one of the first green buildings in the nation, the Weyerhaeuser Headquarters in Federal Way, Washington. Swinerton also develops and has constructed high-rise offices including the San Francisco Centre, Levi's Plaza and the Gap Worldwide Headquarters.
Notable buildings and projects
- Fairmont Hotel
- Ghirardelli Square
- Weyerhauser Headquarters
- San Francisco Centre
- Levi's Plaza
- Gap Worldwide Headquarters
- Eel River Bridge
- Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Oakland, California
- Chrysler Assembly Plant in San Leandro, California
- Western Sugar Refinery
- NASA Sustainability Base
- Chevron Midland Campus,[1] Midland, Texas
References
- ^ Buchholz, Jan (25 June 2013). "Swinerton's Austin office to oversee huge Midland project". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
Further reading
- Buchholz, Jan (June 27, 2016). "General contractor Swinerton Builders creates its own cool Austin office space". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Meer, Ben van der (May 16, 2016). "Swinerton Builders named principal contractor for Adventist Health Roseville campus". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Yudelson, J. (2008). Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success. Elsevier/Architectural Press. pp. 218– . ISBN 978-0-7506-8474-3. Retrieved October 10, 2016. (subscription required)
- Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies. p. 467.