Nello L. Teer Company
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | General Contractor |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Founders | Nello L. Teer |
| Headquarters | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Services | General Construction |
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Number of employees
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5000 |
| Website | www.nelloteer.com |
Nello L. Teer Company was a privately owned General Contracting firm founded in 1909 by Nello Leguy Teer. The Nello L. Teer Company was headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and grew to be one of the largest construction companies in the world.Koppers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania purchased the Nello L. Teer Company and today much of the aggregate assets are part of Lehigh Hanson - HeidelbergCement in North America, rail assets are part of CSX, the road construction aspects are held within the Colas Group, and some of the real estate management aspects were transferred to Teer Associates.
Research Triangle Park. The Great North Road. The Israeli Air Bases. The Blue Ridge Parkway.
In 1968, the company opens an Africa Office in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
In 1945, the Asphalt Division was formed to do defense work in Gulfport, Mississippi; and later highway work in North Carolina.
The Building Division was officially launched in 1965, but it was not until 1973, The Nello Teer Company bought Romeo Guest Associates of Greensboro, a well-established industrial building firm. With 80 years of experience, Romeo Guest Associates became the Building Division of the Nello L. Teer Company without any changes in management. The experienced Guest firm built major manufacturing plants in 13 states, a distinction that added a competitive element to the Nello L. Teer Company’s newly formed Heavy and Industrial Division. Today Romeo Guest Associates, Inc., is an employee-owned company based in Durham, North Carolina.
In 1955, the Central American Division opens its headquarters in Guatemala City, marking the launch of Nello L. Teer International.
In 1940, Central Engineering and Contracting Corporation opens and is responsible for owning and maintaining the company’s equipment. In 1980, the company owned over 5,000 pieces of yellow iron that was located in North America, Central America, Africa, and the Middle East.
The Concrete paving Division was started to pave the Colonial Highway, Williamsburg, Virginia.
In 1955, the Dredging Division was started with work in Florida, Virginia and later Maryland.
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