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start sitework in March 2021. They were postponed Spencer Bristol
in March of 2020 ... patience and perseverance Engineering
pays off! with Cuong Dinh
Our past customers are rewarding us with new President
business and it is making a difference in the year
ahead. This roster of active projects includes past We at Spencer Bristol Engineering never shy away
customers Amazon (2 projects), Goodwill, Jack from facing challenges and opportunities. And that
Kain Ford, Conagra, Gray Development, Infilltrator, spirit didn’t change throughout the uniqueness of
and Rocky Mountain ATV. Thanks to all of our team the 2020 pandemic. In fact, Spencer Bristol has
dedicated to doing excellent work and building great continued to grow both in personnel and in projects.
relationships that will continue to impact our future. We had the privilege of working alongside several
I have a couple of success stories to share. Gray companies to expand our food and beverage
Congratulations goes to Geoff Koetsch for passing experience with two of the largest, most complex
the General Contracting licensing exam in West projects in Spencer Bristol history. Delivery of the dry 7
Virginia in December of 2020. We now have another pet food factory projects has certainly presented hard
neighboring state for business opportunity. A note spots as multiple Gray family companies are learning
of appreciation goes to Superintendent Paul Young to work with each other. However, remembering
for receiving a formal letter of thanks and praise that we are a family has helped us overcome these
from the pre-cast concrete subcontractor on the challenges and work towards our goal of becoming
Gray Speculative Building 5. Comments in the letter a cohesive team to deliver future projects. We also
referred to good communication and coordination at had the opportunity to partner with the City of Atlanta
the site, and how the teamwork made their work go to provide third-party inspections at the Georgia
well and safely. Aquarium, which created a new service offering for us.
On the team front, we welcomed 12 new team
Gray Development members in 2020 and are growing our team even
with Curt Hargrove more in 2021. Our team continues to grow in depth
President and breadth as we pair senior experienced personnel
with junior team members to improve our culture of
learning and mentoring. To further bolster this growth,
We are coming off the heels of a great 2020 and David Colaiacovo has been promoted to Client
taking that momentum into what we hope is another Services Director. In this role, David has successfully
great year in 2021. We are currently in the middle of facilitated a group of Gray companies to collaborate
construction on Project Gray 5, and look forward to and market the unique services that each Gray
finishing the project in late April/early May, where we company offers in a turn-key style focused on the
will soon after sell the asset for another solid result. ever-growing food and beverage industry.
In addition, we are in the design phase for our next In 2021, we will seek new ways to improve
project adjacent to Project Gray 5, as well as the processes and establish rapport through
pre-planning stage for a new speculative project in communication, coordination, and maximizing one
Greenville, South Carolina. another’s core values. Sales opportunities and
The next several months will be very busy but proposal activity is increasing as many long-term
we’re optimistic it will set the company up for customers are releasing projects as the economy
success over the next 12-18 months. begins to recover. We are excited to see what this
year holds for us.
