Suffolk Construction Company Explained

Suffolk Construction Company
Type:Private
Industry:Construction
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Founded:1982[1]
Founder:Ed Fish
Hq Location City:Boston, Massachusetts
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Key People:John F. Fish
Puneet Mahajan
Jay Tangney
Tim Stroud
Jit Kee Chin
Katy O'Neil
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Revenue:$6 billion (2024)[2]
Num Employees:3,000 (2024)[3]

Suffolk Construction Company stylized as Suffolk[4] is an American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts[5] with additional locations in California, Florida, Maine, New York and Texas.[6] [7] [8] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming, residential, mission critical, and government sectors.[9] [1] [10] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[11] [9]

History

Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[12] 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.[13]

By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[14] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[12]

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.[12] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[15]

In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[9] Suffolk acquired the San Diego-based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[16] [17]

In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts.[18] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[19] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[20]

Notable projects

Acknowledgments

In 2018, Forbes reported that the company is the 148th largest private company in the U.S.[35] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[36]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Company Overview of Suffolk Construction Company. Bloomberg. June 19, 2017.
  2. News: Hyatt . John . This Boston Billionaire Is Building An Army Of Robot Construction Workers . 7 March 2024 . Forbes . 20 February 2024 . en.
  3. News: Edelman . Larry . John Fish talks anti-business sentiment and more - The Boston Globe . 21 February 2024 . BostonGlobe.com . 26 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Fusing Tech and Construction at Suffolk. Boston Globe. Jon. Chesto. May 10, 2017. June 19, 2017.
  5. Web site: Globe 100: Top 100 places to work, 6. Suffolk Construction Co.. Boston Globe.
  6. Web site: Suffolk Construction Opens a New York Office. Boston.com. Chris. Reidy. January 30, 2013. June 19, 2017.
  7. Web site: Where We Work. Suffolk Construction. June 19, 2017.
  8. News: Schreiber . Laurie . Boston construction firm Suffolk expands to Portland . 21 February 2024 . Mainebiz . 17 January 2024 . English.
  9. Web site: Building a Bigger Builder. Boston.com. Casey. Ross. September 24, 2009. June 19, 2017.
  10. News: Carlock . Catherine . McFadden . Sean . From the List: Construction execs discuss how Covid hit their bottom lines . 15 February 2024 . www.bizjournals.com . 21 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters. Construction Dive. Kim. Slowey. December 19, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  12. Web site: CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction. ENR Southeast. Richard. Korman. June 2, 2010. June 19, 2017.
  13. Web site: John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder. Boston Globe. Jack. Thomas. June 29, 2014. August 5, 2017.
  14. Web site: This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire. Boston Magazine. James. Burnett. October 2003. June 19, 2017.
  15. Web site: Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union. Boston Business Journal. Scott. Van Voorhis. November 15, 1999. June 19, 2017.
  16. Web site: Suffolk Construction Acquires San Diego Firm. Boston Business Journal. January 11, 2011. June 19, 2017.
  17. Web site: Suffolk Construction Acquires ROEL Construction of San Diego. ENR California. January 14, 2011. June 19, 2017.
  18. Web site: Boston's Suffolk Construction Co. Is Selected to Build Wynn Everett Casino. WBUR. January 19, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  19. Web site: Suffolk 'Virtually' Breaks Ground on Boston Headquarters. ENR New England. September 30, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  20. Web site: Suffolk Construction Wins $200M GE Headquarters Project. Boston Business Journal. Catherine. Carlock. December 16, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  21. Web site: Mullins Center 10th Anniversary Commemoration. Daily Collegian. December 13, 2002. June 19, 2017.
  22. Web site: 360 State Street Project ' Going Like Clockwork'. New Haven Register. Mary . O'Leary. October 21, 2009. June 19, 2017.
  23. Web site: San Francisco's Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont. The Registry . April 25, 2014. June 19, 2017.
  24. Web site: Suffolk Construction Sizzles in Hot South Florida Market. ENR Southeast. July 7, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  25. Web site: Millennium Tower and Burnham Building. Bldup. June 19, 2017.
  26. Web site: Suffolk Construction Issues $1B in Bids for Wynn's Everett Casino. Boston Business Journal. Catherine . Carlock. August 10, 2016. June 19, 2017.
  27. News: Rice . Justin . Boston Logan Airport Opens Modernized Terminal E Engineering News-Record . 13 February 2024 . www.enr.com . 15 November 2023 . en.
  28. News: Buckley . Bruce . Southeast Project Of The Year: Seminole Hard Rock Team Rises to the Challenge 2020-11-03 Engineering News-Record . 15 February 2024 . www.enr.com . en.
  29. News: Fabris . Peter . Boston high-rise will be largest Passive House office building in the world . 15 February 2024 . Building Design + Construction . 15 August 2022 . en.
  30. News: Van Voorhis . Scott . Delayed Tower Takes Shape Over Boston's South Station 2022-11-23 Engineering News-Record . 15 February 2024 . www.enr.com . en.
  31. News: Suffolk, Virgin Voyages Break Ground on New PortMiami Cruise Terminal 2021-02-22 Engineering News-Record . 15 February 2024 . www.enr.com . en.
  32. News: Suffolk Completes BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences . 15 February 2024 . High-Profile Monthly . 13 December 2022.
  33. News: Big Sky - MONTAGE BIG SKY AT SPANISH PEAKS BRINGS ULTRA LUXURY WITH A LOCAL FLAVOR TO THE MOUNTAINS . 15 February 2024 . bigsky.com . en.
  34. News: Nair . Shalini . Suffolk wins terminal revamp contract at DFW Airport . 15 February 2024 . Airport Technology . 23 November 2021.
  35. Web site: America's Largest Private Companies #148 Suffolk. Forbes. 2017. December 8, 2018.
  36. Web site: ENR 2018 Top 400 Contractors 1-100. ENR. May 2018. December 8, 2018.