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On December 14, 1973, Lou Thamer formally
opened the doors of Thamer Construction, Inc.
The original goal of Thamer Construction was to
build water and wastewater treatment facilities
within a one hundred mile radius of Atlanta,
Georgia. Seven months later, the Company was
the low bidder on its first project, the Morgan
Falls Pump Station. During the 1970’s, Thamer
Construction built sixteen additional projects in
Georgia and Alabama. The average size of
these projects was less than three hundred forty
thousand dollars.
The early 1980’s brought continued controlled
growth to Thamer Construction. Our jobsites
grew further away from Atlanta, with projects
located in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
This growth also brought an increase to our
average job size, which, by the early 1980’s had
grown to an excess of one million dollars.
Thamer experienced continued steady growth
through the late 1980’s seeing it 63rd job
completed by the end of the decade. During the
late 1980’s Thamer’s average job size had
increased to over five million dollars.
The 1990’s brought a new decade and a good
deal of change to Thamer Construction. Lou
Thamer, the founder and President of the
Company, retired in 1990. Tom Tyler took the
reins of the Company from Lou becoming only
the Company’s second President in the history of
Thamer Construction. In the final six years of the
1990’s, Thamer experienced a multitude of
positive changes. Twenty new projects had been
undertaken, with the average size of the typical
Thamer project reaching over 10 million dollars.
The
new millennium has brought further positive
change and growth to Thamer Construction.
Thamer continues to meet its customer’s needs,
regardless of the job size. The Company has
recently completed a one million dollar project for
a repeat customer in South Carolina. On the
other end of the spectrum, Thamer is in the final
completion stage of a $26 million project in
Columbia, S.C. In 2005 Thamer saw a
promotion of long term employees Dale Sigmon
(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors), Nate Cecil (President),
Jimmy Williamson (Vice-President), Hank Merrill
(Secretary) and Sam Speer (Treasurer). Dale
Sigmon, Jimmy Williamson and Nate Cecil also
serve as members of the Board of Directors
along with long time Company friend and former
President Tom Tyler.
The changes at Thamer over the years have not
only been in the area of the Company growth.
Thamer Construction is proudly owned 100% by
its employees. Thamer Construction has
established an Employee Stock Ownership
Program (ESOP) which allows salaried
employees to earn competitive wages while
seeing a return on their personal investment (i.e.
efficiency, dedication to safety, commitment to
our customers, and loyalty to the Company),
being compensated over and above their weekly
wages with Company stock. In addition to the
ESOP, Thamer Construction offers to its salaried
employees group insurance, (medical, dental,
disability, AD & D, and life), a 401 (k) savings
plan, and a cafeteria plan. These benefits are
second to none among our competitors in the
construction industry. Thamer Construction has
always felt that its employees are its greatest
asset. The Company has found that satisfied
employees work more efficiently and more safely,
resulting in the best value and quality for our
customers.
Thamer Construction is proud to be in business
for over 32 years in a very competitive industry.
Thamer Construction’s longevity can be
attributed to controlled growth, customer
satisfaction, and a commitment to safety, value
and teamwork.
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