Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Balfour Beatty Construction and RT Dooley join forces?
We can serve our clients better as one company offering a broader array of commercial construction services and expertise. For Balfour Beatty Construction, joining forces with RT Dooley makes us a comprehensive single source for multiple solutions, which is what many clients today want and need. For RT Dooley, joining a global leader in commercial construction means being able to scale up operations quickly to meet clients’ growing and increasingly complex needs.
What makes Balfour Beatty Construction and RT Dooley a good fit?
We have complementary businesses and little overlap in terms of geographic markets, so joining forces allows us to leverage each other’s strengths on our clients’ behalf. Combining RT Dooley’s mission-critical and corporate headquarters expertise and Balfour Beatty Construction’s experience in core and shell construction provides compelling benefits for our clients, including integrated project delivery and enhanced risk mitigation. And we’re a good fit culturally, with similar values and work ethic.
How will RT Dooley be integrated into Balfour Beatty Construction?
RT Dooley built a successful and profitable business over 30 years with a culture focused intensely on serving our clients and rewarding the hard work of our employees, and we don’t intend to mess with success. RT Dooley will operate as part of Balfour Beatty Construction’s Southeast Division, but will keep our name and headquarters, and our leadership team headed by Bob and David Dooley will remain in place. For employees, being part of a global organization means greatly enhanced career development and growth opportunities.
Where is Balfour Beatty Construction based and where do they have offices?
Dallas is the U.S. headquarters for Balfour Beatty Construction, but our Southeast Division, which RT Dooley will be joining, is based in Charlotte, N.C. We also have offices in Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Worth, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Tampa, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach. Our parent company, Balfour Beatty plc, is based in London.
What are the combined revenues and employee head count for Balfour Beatty Construction and RT Dooley?
Based on 2008 revenues of $2.4 billion for Balfour Beatty Construction and $306 million for RT Dooley, we would have combined revenues of about $2.7 billion. Our combined work force includes more than 1,600 employees. Our Southeast Division represents approximately $1.1 billion of the total based on combined 2008 revenues, and about 500 employees.
How will this change both companies’ community involvement with charities and sponsorships corporately as well as individual support?
Balfour Beatty Construction and RT Dooley share a commitment to the communities in which we live and work, and we expect to continue our support for the organizations that we currently support.