Rochester Construction Firm Acquires Armonk’s C.W. Brown
LeChase Construction Services, LLC, a full-service construction management and general construction firm, is expanding its New York operations with the acquisition of C.W. Brown, Inc. of Armonk.
Under the contract terms, which took effect on Apr. 1, C.W. Brown will operate as a division of LeChase Construction, with the same workforce and market focus.
The combination of the two companies joining forces creates a highly skilled construction firm with the size and power to provide outstanding services in the health care, education, industrial and manufacturing, science and technology and commercial markets throughout the tri-state region.
This move is designed to help serve LeChase’s construction customers in the Northeast with more offices and more skilled construction professionals who have regional experience and a firm grasp of local resources and conditions. All existing offices will remain open and operate as they currently do. LeChase currently employs about 700 people while C.W. Brown has 80 employees, including office and skilled workforce.
“C.W. Brown is a like-minded company with long-standing relationships in similar industries that will help LeChase continue to grow in the Northeast,” said William H. Goodrich, president and CEO of LeChase. “The management team, staff and field personnel at C.W. Brown are welcome additions to the LeChase team.”
Founded in 1984, C.W. Brown has averaged about $50 million annually in building construction in recent years.
“This announcement is great news for our employees and our customers because it not only increases our ability to take on larger and more complex projects, but we share the same culture and mindset as LeChase, which is rare in the construction industry,” said Renee Brown, president and CEO of C.W. Brown.
LeChase, which is headquartered in Rochester, with offices in Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Corning, Ithaca and Syracuse as well as Mansfield, Pa. and Charlotte and Durham N.C., was founded in 1944. The firm has averaged $700 million annually in building construction in recent years and is currently ranked in the Top 100 listing of the nation’s top 400 contractors, according to the weekly trade magazine Engineering News-Record.
LeChase and C.W. Brown share a similar focus on green building and safety practices, with both companies having received numerous U.S. Green Building Council and Associated General Contractors of America Safety Awards.
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