Turner Construction – A Closer Look2 min read

Who are Turner Construction?

Founded in 1902 in New York City by Henry Chandlee Turner, Turner Construction is an American construction company present in more than 20 countries, employing some 10,000 people globally (2022). Incredibly Turner completes around 1,500 projects per year, equating to an average of 125 projects per month / 29 per week / 4 per day – fun fact!

The first contract for Turner in 1902, was to build a concrete vault for $690 for the New York Thrift Bank in the borough of Brooklyn. From this project on, contract scale and value increased dramatically, helped by their use of concrete in construction projects where steel and other materials had been thought to be the only way. Within their first 15 years, they constructed buildings for some of the largest businesses in the USA, including for Western Electric and 26 Broadway for Standard Oil.

During the war years which included World War I and World War II, Turner focussed on the construction of military camps, factories, and government buildings. They also suffered during the economic collapse in the depression years but were able to recover revenue fivefold by 1937.

From 1999, under the parent company, Hochtief , Turner Construction is now an international, North American based company, and through this association operations within Australia and the United Kingdom were able to be added, further expanding its global business. On stone-led projects, main contractors like Turner often work alongside a specialist consultancy; you can read about why a project needs a stone consultant in our Stone Digest.

Find out more on the company’s website – Turner Construction.