_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Griffith Company
“ We mostly work on small to medium sized buildings, with some exceptions. Our goal is to become a one stop shop for contracting services. We perform about 75 percent of the work ourselves, which is much higher than the industry standard.”
Positive culture
Operating under an Employee Owner Stock Ownership Plan( ESOP) has allowed Griffith to retain some of the most talented and driven people in the industry. Ryan discusses how the business supported his journey from engineer to executive:“ This April marks my 21st year with Griffith. I was made President in July of 2024, but I started out as a project engineer at Long Beach Airport. I worked in that capacity for about two years before becoming a project manager.
“ From then on, I was able to manage my own workload, mostly overseeing small to medium sized freight projects. I then moved into estimating, where I learned how to construction-today. com 89