Hardaway Construction Corp. history

John Hill began planning a dam there, but he dies in January of 1898 before completing its design.

Construction began in 1910.

His contacts became so large in number, he incorporated the business in 1911 as the Hardaway Contracting Company.

In 1920, B.H. Hardaway, Jr. joined his father’s company after serving as a major in the Army, and became the superintendent and vice-president.

After years of success, B.H. Hardaway Sr passed away in 1928 and when B.H. Hardaway Jr took over management of the company his father had built.

By 1946, state road departments found that they were far behind in road construction and the Hardaway Company received many of the contracts.

Following Ben Hardaway, Jr.’s appointment in 1952 as Chairman of the Board, Mr.

In 1969, through its subsidiary, Standard Construction Company, Hardaway entered into the nuclear construction field when it received the contract for the structure of the Georgia Power Company's first nuclear plant near Baxley, Georgia.

In 1980, Mason purchased The Hardaway Company from his father-in-law.

In 1994, the company participated in one of the world’s largest construction projects, by providing over $130 million dollars of work towards the Department of Energy’s Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Plant in Piketon, OH.

Mason Houghland Lampton formed Standard Concrete Products, Inc. in 1997.

In 2006, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s fifth runway opened.

In 2014, this project was awarded “Best Project for Renovation/Rehabilitation/ Restoration” and the “Honor Award for Infrastructure” by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Southeast Region.

In 2015, the project was named “Project of the Year (III)” by the Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers.