Civil subsidiaries, Branch Highways, Inc., and E.V. Williams, Inc., consolidate as Branch Civil, Inc.
A CONSOLIDATION THAT SUPPORTS LONG-RANGE STRATEGIC GROWTH
On December 14th, 2016, J. William Karbach, CEO of The Branch Group, Inc., announced the consolidation of its civil subsidiaries, Branch Highways, Inc., and E.V. Williams, Inc. The newly consolidated company will be named Branch Civil, Inc.
According to Karbach, “This consolidation supports our long-range strategic growth plans by significantly improving our go-to-market capabilities, scalability, and economy of scale, particularly in the evolving transportation construction industry throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Our extremely effective and competitive team positions us for a 20-year market trajectory and beyond.”
KEY MEMBERS OF LEADERSHIP TEAM NAMED
Patrick Bartorillo, who joined Branch Highways, Inc., in 2013, has been named President of Branch Civil, Inc. Additional officers leading the new organization will be Jay Openshaw and Brian Evans. Mr. Openshaw, who has been with E.V. Williams, Inc., since 1998, has been named Senior Vice President. Mr. Evans, who has been with E.V. Williams, Inc., since 2000, has been named Vice President of Operations.
As a result of this consolidation, the talented and tenured employees of the two component organizations will be able to even better serve their clients, customers, and communities. Branch Civil, Inc., will operate in Virginia from offices in Roanoke, Manassas, and Virginia Beach; in North Carolina, from Cary.
Patrick BartorilloPresident
Jay OpenshawSenior Vice President
Brian EvansVice President of Operations
A LONG HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE
Branch Civil, Inc., is committed to continuing a 75-year tradition of building outstanding infrastructure projects in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. These have included public highway and street construction, as well as public-private partnerships. Projects have also included military bases, ports, airports, utilities, landfills, and reservoir dams. In the private sector, site work included manufacturing and distribution facilities, office and retail developments, and residential subdivisions.
ABOUT THE PARENT ORGANIZATION
Headquartered in Roanoke, VA, the Branch Group, Inc., touches all aspects of the built environment through Branch Civil, Inc., Branch and Associates, Inc., and G.J. Hopkins, Inc. The organization is committed to exemplary performance and to developing business relationships sustained by mutual benefit and respect. In 2016, Virginia Business Magazine ranked the Branch Group, Inc., as the fourth largest construction company in Virginia, and Engineering News-Recordranked the Branch Group, Inc., #182 of the Top 400 largest construction companies in the United States.
In 2015, the Branch Group, Inc., had total revenues of $392,000,000 and a workforce of over 900 employees. Through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), it ensures that every employee has a vested interest in its success.
Virginia Business: Branch Group Creates Consolidated Construction Subsidiary
