Haskell (company)

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{{Infobox company

| name = The Haskell Company

| logo = Haskell logo.png

| image = The-haskell-company-jacksonville-florida.jpg

| image_caption = The Haskell Building, Jacksonville, Florida (April 2021)

| type = Private

| foundation = 1965

| founder = Preston Haskell

| location = Jacksonville, Florida, USA

| key_people = James O'Leary, Chairman, CEO and President

John Paul Saenz, EVP & COO

Brad Slappey, EVP & CFO

David Thaeler, EVP & CHRO

| industry = Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC), Consulting

| services = Design-build, program/facility/construction management, project planning, development, engineering

| revenue = $2.0+ Billion (2025){{cite web |last1=Mathis |first1=Karen |title=Haskell matches Project Blue Sky, the Downtown HQ relocating to the Southbank |url=https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2024/oct/09/haskell-matches-project-blue-sky-the-downtown-hq-relocating-to-the-southbank/ |website=Jax Daily Record |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=en |date=9 October 2024}}

| num_employees = 2,400 (2025)

| homepage = [https://www.haskell.com/ Haskell website]

}}

The Haskell Company is an architecture, engineering, construction and consulting firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded by Preston Haskell in 1965 as the Preston H. Haskell Company.{{cite web|url=http://www.dbia.org/about/awards/brunelleschi/haskell2002.htm|title=Preston Haskell |access-date=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303160644/http://www.dbia.org/about/awards/brunelleschi/haskell2002.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2009 }} James O'Leary succeeded Steve Halverson as CEO in August, 2018.{{cite news |last1=Zeigler |first1=Clay |title=O'Leary succeeds Halverson as Haskell CEO |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/business/briefs/2018/08/11/sunday-notebook-oleary-succeeds-halverson-as-haskell-ceo/6496602007/ |access-date=19 March 2022 |publisher=Florida Times-Union |date=August 11, 2018}}

Operations

Haskell's operations include architecture, construction and engineering for commercial and industrial facilities.

The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with over a dozen regional offices around the United States. Internationally, the company maintains a presence in Mexico and Southeast Aisa.{{cite web |title=Haskell - Locations |url=https://www.haskell.com/locations/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Haskell.com}} In total, the company employees about two thousand people.

Notable projects

  • Norwegian Cruise Line — Cruise Terminal B, PortMiami, Florida{{Cite web |title=Best Airport/Transit: Norwegian Cruise Line Cruise Terminal B |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/52838-best-airport-transit-norwegian-cruise-line-cruise-terminal-b |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.enr.com |language=en}}
  • Boynton Beach City Hall and Library, Boynton Beach, Florida{{Cite web |title=Boynton Beach City Hall and Library |url=https://dbia.org/project/boynton-beach-city-hall-and-library/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=DBIA |language=en-US}}
  • United Airlines Catering Kitchen, Newark, New Jersey{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Catering Operations Kitchen |url=https://dbia.org/project/united-airlines-catering-operations-kitchen/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=DBIA |language=en-US}}
  • Ericsson USA 5G Smart Factory, Dallas, Texas
  • Wyoming Military Department General Instruction Building, Camp Guernsey, Wyoming{{Cite web |title=WYMD General Instruction Building |url=https://dbia.org/project/wymd-general-instruction-building/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=DBIA |language=en-US}}
  • I-235 Broadway Widening at 50th Street & BNSF Railroad, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma{{Cite web |title=ACEC - 2019 Engineering Excellence Awards |url=https://www.acec.org/oklahoma/awards/past-eea-award-winners/2019-engineering-excellence-awards/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.acec.org}}
  • AnheuserBusch Jax Line 7, Jacksonville, Florida{{Cite web |title=Anheuser-Busch Jax Line 7 |url=https://dbia.org/project/ab-jax-line-7/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=DBIA |language=en-US}}
  • MV-22 Hangar Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  • Spirit AeroSystems design and manufacturing building at Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Scripps Proton Therapy Center, San Diego, California{{Cite web |date=2010-06-22 |title=Haskell Selected to Complete Design/Build for Scripps Proton Therapy Center in San Diego |url=https://mcdmag.com/2010/06/haskell-selected-to-complete-designbuild-for-scripps-proton-therapy-center-in-san-diego/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Medical Construction and Design |language=en}}
  • Osprey Fountains Student Housing at University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida{{Cite web |title=Project Profile: University of North Florida - Osprey Fountains {{!}} Tilt-up Concrete Association |url=https://tilt-up.org/projects/profile/?id=46 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=tilt-up.org}}
  • Rolls-Royce jet-engine manufacturing plant, Prince George County, Virginia{{Cite web |title=Rolls-Royce to begin construction in Virginia |url=https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases-archive/yr-2009/090827-construction-virginia.aspx |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.rolls-royce.com |language=en}}
  • Nike Distribution Center in Memphis, Tennessee
  • QTG Gatorade Distribution Center, Tolleson, Arizona
  • Gulfstream Aerospace Paint Hangar, Savannah, Georgia
  • Daytona International Speedway Infield Redevelopment, Daytona Beach, Florida{{Cite web |date=2004-09-09 |title=Smoothing the Infield Operation |url=https://www.roadsbridges.com/smoothing-infield-operation |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.roadsbridges.com |language=en}}
  • EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida{{Cite web |title=Construction underway for EverBank Field enhancements |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/construction-underway-for-everbank-field-enhancements-12719446 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.jaguars.com |language=en-US}}

Acquisitions

  • September 2010: E²M, an Atlanta-based manufacturing system integration firm{{cite web|url=http://haskell.com/News/Haskell-Acquires-Leading-Atlanta-Engineering-Firm|title=Haskell - E2M Acquisition Strengthens Haskell's Food, Beverage and Consumer Offerings|website=Haskell.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}
  • December 2012: H.R. Gray, a Columbus, Ohio-based firm;{{cite web|url=http://haskell.com/News/Haskell-Acquires-H-R-Gray-in-Columbus,-OH,-Expand|title=Haskell - News and Press Releases - Haskell Acquires H.R. Gray in Columbus, OH, Expands Municipal Service Offerings|website=Haskell.com|access-date=2017-06-05}} divested in 2020.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-05|title=Anser Advisory Announces H.R. Gray Acquisition, Expanding Market Expertise & Geographic Coverage |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505005242/en/Anser-Advisory-Announces-H.R.-Gray-Acquisition-Expanding-Market-Expertise-Geographic-Coverage |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=BusinessWire}}
  • January 2013: Seiberling, a Beloit, Wisconsin-based engineering and technical consulting company{{cite web|url=http://haskell.com/News/Haskell-Acquires-Seiberling-in-Beloit,-WI,-Expands|title=Haskell - News and Press Releases - Design-Build Announcements|website=Haskell.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}
  • November 2014: FreemanWhite, a Charlotte-based consulting and design practice{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/haskell-acquires-freemanwhite-results-full-170000006.html |title=Haskell Acquires FreemanWhite; Results in New Full-Service Delivery Model for Healthcare Facility Solutions - Yahoo Finance |access-date=2017-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701103854/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/haskell-acquires-freemanwhite-results-full-170000006.html |archive-date=2015-07-01 }}
  • March 2016: Leidos Constructors, LLC, previously known as Benham, an Oklahoma City, OK-based design, engineering, and construction firm{{Cite web|url=http://www.haskell.com/resources/news/haskell-acquires-leidos-constructors-and-design-assets-new-entity-to-operate-as-benham|title=Haskell Acquires Leidos Constructors and design assets; New Entity to Operate as Benham - Haskell|website=www.haskell.com|access-date=2018-02-15}}

Recognition and awards

  • #1 Top Contractors in Manufacturing – Food & Beverage (2020, 2021) Engineering News Record[https://www.enr.com/ext/resources/Issues/National_Issues/2021/05-May/31-May/ENR05312021_TOP400_compressed.pdf Engineering News Records] {{dead link|date=November 2023}}
  • #1 Green Industrial and Manufacturing Design Firm (2020, 2021) Engineering News Record
  • #1 Top 5 GREEN Manufacturing & Industrial Contractors (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #3 Aerospace Contractor (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #3 Top 10 Design Firms (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #6 Top 20 Contractors by Sector – Industrial (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #6 Top Contractors in Manufacturing – Industrial Process (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #4 Top 10 Environmental Firms – Air Quality/Clean Energy (2021) Engineering News Record
  • #1 Top Contractor (2022) Jacksonville Business Journal{{cite web |last1=Cannon |first1=James |title=General Contractors, 2022 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/subscriber-only/2022/04/13/general-contractors.html |website=www.bizjournals.com |publisher=Jacksonville Business Journal |access-date=17 April 2023}}
  • Company of the Year (2019) - Construction Dive Awards{{Cite web |title=Company of the Year: Haskell |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/company-construction-haskell-dive-awards/566281/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Construction Dive |language=en-US}}

Company founder Preston Haskell received the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 from the Design-Build Institute of America.{{cite web |url=http://www.dbia.org/about/awards/brunelleschi/haskell2002.htm |title=DBIA: Preston Haskell |access-date=2009-02-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303160644/http://www.dbia.org/about/awards/brunelleschi/haskell2002.htm |archive-date=2009-03-03 }}

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