By all possible measures, 2020 was, quite simply, one heckuva year for humanity. Contractors weren’t immune to the pandemic-induced fallout and pitfalls that began hitting the U.S. construction industry early last year, including project delays and cancellations, jobsites hit with COVID cases and, quickly thereafter, social distancing that often hampered productivity. And, as this year’s Southeast Top Contractors survey has shown, there were challenges to firms’ revenues.
However, one firm bucking the challenges of 2020 in a big way was Birmingham, Ala.-based Brasfield & Gorrie. Reporting its largest-ever regional revenue total of more than $3.56 billion in the Southeast Top Contractors survey, the contractor’s roughly 15% revenue gain distanced it from the competition, making for a strong No. 1 showing on this year’s ranking.