News Articles: 2009
CATLETTSBURG, KY (November 2009) — Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corporation, a global leader in services and solutions for making water and air safer and cleaner, called upon Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. in June of this year to expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities at their Catlettsburg, Ky., facility.
CANTON, IL (November 2009) — For AmerenEnergy Resources Generating Co. (Ameren), Graycor Industrial recently completed an environmental retrofit project at the Duck Creek power station, a 440-megawatt, coal-fired generation facility, located in Canton, Ill.
HOMEWOOD, IL (October 2009) — As the demand for building green increases worldwide, Graycor Construction Company Inc. is positioning itself to have a competitive advantage in this arena.
GARY, IN (September 2009) — In February 2009, Graycor Industrial opened a fabrication shop in Gary, Ind. To date, key projects have been completed for Midwest Generation (fabrication of activated carbon injection manifolds for a power plant), for Air Products (nitrogen pipe fabrication for AK Steel in Middletown, Ohio), and Calgon Carbon Corp. (activated carbon conveying lines and booster air piping for a process facility).
BRILLIANT, OH (September 2009) — Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. is currently retrofitting American Electric Power’s (AEP) 630-megawatt Unit 3 at the power producer’s plant in Brilliant, Ohio.
WHITING, IN (August 2009) — More than 15 months have passed since Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. began constructing a new hydrogen plant for Praxair at its Whiting, Ind., facility.
TAMPA, FL (August 2009) — Operating from its Tampa, Fla., location, Graycor Construction Company Inc. is currently performing retail work in central and southern Florida for owner Crate and Barrel and developer Forest City.
HOMEWOOD, IL (August 2009) — Bringing nearly 25 years of construction industry experience, Jeff Powell joined Graycor Blasting Company Inc. as operations manager in charge of expanding Graycor Blasting’s services in the steel industry.
HOMEWOOD, IL (July 2009) — As power producers across the U.S. continue to look for ways to reduce emissions, environmental construction projects continue to move forward.
HOMEWOOD, IL (July 2009) — For nine consecutive years, Graycor has held a series of safety excellence workshops, also known as Safety Boot Camp, each spring. This year, Graycor subsidiaries Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. and Graycor Construction Company Inc. joined forces for a series of meetings and interactive demonstrations highlighting safe work practices.
HOMEWOOD, IL (June 2009) — Power industry experts and publications report that the demand for construction of new nuclear storage facilities is expected to increase as power companies begin to grapple with concerns over spent fuel storage.
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL (May 2009) — On the heels of building Crate and Barrel’s flagship Canadian store in Toronto, Graycor Construction Company Inc. recently began a new project to build a home store for the retailer in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
HOMEWOOD, IL (April 2009) — Graycor Construction Co. Inc. (Graycor Construction), a subsidiary of the Graycor family of companies, recently promoted David Wing from vice president and general manager to senior vice president and general manager of its Commercial Group.
HOMEWOOD, IL (April 2009) — Graycor Inc., a leading construction services firm with more than one billion dollars in construction projects underway throughout North America, announces the appointment of Georgia Nelson to Graycor’s board of directors. Nelson is president and CEO of PTI Resources, LLC and also serves as a board director for Cummins Inc., Nicor Inc., and Ball Corporation.
HOMEWOOD, IL (April 2009) — Graycor Construction Company Inc. (Graycor Construction), a subsidiary of the Graycor family of companies, proudly announces that the Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates (ASA) Chicago has named Steve Oldendorf Outstanding Project Manager of 2008-09.
Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations selects Graycor Construction for plant buildings.CHATTANOOGA, TN (April 2009) — Graycor Construction Company Inc. (Graycor Construction), a subsidiary of the Graycor family of companies, announced today that it has been selected by Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC for construction of the assembly and body shops, technical center and social area for Volkswagen’s new plant being built in Chattanooga. Graycor Construction, which is headquartered in south suburban Chicago, will source more than 60 percent of the $63 million award to local contractors. Graycor has also committed to sourcing 11 percent of the contract to minority- and woman-owned suppliers.
HOMEWOOD, IL (January 2009) – The first wave of gas-fired power plant construction – a boom that started in the early 1990s and ended a decade later – was driven by cheap natural gas prices and spurred by the desire for a quick return on investment by merchant developers and independent power producers in a newly regulated power market.
HOMEWOOD, IL (January 2009) – As host of the Zero Injury Safety Awards Dinner on Oct. 29, 2008, the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) presented Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc. with a Zero Recordable Injury Certificate of Merit Award earned in 2007.
Trusted relationship carries over into new territory for Crate and Barrel.
HOMEWOOD, IL (November 2008) — Graycor Construction Company Inc. (Graycor Construction), a subsidiary of the Graycor family of companies, completed the first Crate and Barrel store outside of the United States, in Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre, on schedule, in 38 weeks.
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