Suffolk Construction Company Company type Private Industry Construction Founded 1982[ 1] Founder Ed Fish Headquarters Key people
John F. Fish CEO Puneet Mahajan CFO Jay Tangney General Counsel Tim Stroud COO Ralph Esposito National President Katy O'Neil CMO Revenue $6 billion (2024)[ 2] Number of employees
3,000 (2024)[ 3] Website www .suffolk .com
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, Texas and Virginia.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming, residential, mission critical, and government sectors.[ 11] [ 1] [ 12] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[ 13] [ 11]
Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[ 14] 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.[ 15]
By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[ 16] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[ 14]
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.[ 14] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[ 17]
In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[ 11] Suffolk acquired the San Diego–based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[ 18] [ 19]
In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts .[ 20] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[ 21] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric 's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[ 22]
In 2018, Forbes reported that the company is the 148th largest private company in the U.S.[ 43] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[ 44]
In 2023, Suffolk was ranked the 133rd largest private company in the U.S. by Forbes ,[ 45] and was ranked 24th on Engineering News-Record 's list of top contractors.[ 46]
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^ a b c Ross, Casey (September 24, 2009). "Building a Bigger Builder" . Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
^ Carlock, Catherine; McFadden, Sean. "From the List: Construction execs discuss how Covid hit their bottom lines" . www.bizjournals.com . No. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ Slowey, Kim (December 19, 2016). "Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters" . Construction Dive. 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 .
^ Rice, Justin (15 November 2023). "Boston Logan Airport Opens Modernized Terminal E | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 13 February 2024 .
^ Buckley, Bruce. "Southeast Project Of The Year: Seminole Hard Rock Team Rises to the Challenge | 2020-11-03 | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ Fabris, Peter (15 August 2022). "Boston high-rise will be largest Passive House office building in the world" . Building Design + Construction . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ Van Voorhis, Scott. "Delayed Tower Takes Shape Over Boston's South Station | 2022-11-23 | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ "Suffolk, Virgin Voyages Break Ground on New PortMiami Cruise Terminal | 2021-02-22 | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ "Suffolk Completes BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences" . High-Profile Monthly . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ "Big Sky - MONTAGE BIG SKY AT SPANISH PEAKS BRINGS ULTRA LUXURY WITH A LOCAL FLAVOR TO THE MOUNTAINS" . bigsky.com . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ Nair, Shalini (23 November 2021). "Suffolk wins terminal revamp contract at DFW Airport" . Airport Technology . Retrieved 15 February 2024 .
^ Rustici, Camille (2023-05-22). "Discovering Boston University's New Sustainable Center for Computing and Data Sciences" . DirectIndustry e-Magazine . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "The Tallest Tower in Boston's Financial District Moves the Energy Performance Needle | Architectural Record" . www.architecturalrecord.com . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "Boston Team Builds $1.5B Tower Over South Station | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ Kanable, Rebecca (2024-02-13). "2024 Airport Business Projects of the Year: BOS Terminal E Modernization" . Aviation Pros . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "Tight Controls, Flexible Designs Required to Build Hard Rock's Guitar-Shaped Hotel | 2019-03-07 | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "All Aboard Florida Taps Suffolk to Build Miami Station | 2014-07-30 | ENR | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 2024-11-25 .
^ "America's Largest Private Companies #148 Suffolk" . Forbes . 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
^ "ENR 2018 Top 400 Contractors 1-100" . ENR. May 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
^ "Suffolk | Company Overview & News" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-11-24 .
^ "ENR 2023 Top 400 Contractors 1-100 | Engineering News-Record" . www.enr.com . Retrieved 2024-11-24 .