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In 1972, Billy Sapp founded Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) and named it after his father Emery Sapp. ESS began with a single piece of construction equipment and just one employee.
ESS begins Job Cost accounting. This transforms the way projects are managed and optimizes the company’s financial performance.
After years of slow, calculated growth of the company, ESS is now a team of 50 full-time employees.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS merges with 4M Bridge. This adds bridge construction to our core disciplines and expands the company’s DOT capabilities.
ESOP
ESS founder Billy Sapp sells the company to the employees and creates the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Investments through mergers are beginning to pay off, as ESS hits a record revenue of $25.7 million for the year.
ESS grows to three times the size it was ten years ago, reaching 150 full-time employee-owners.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS completes its second major expansion of resources and market share by acquiring Hardy’s construction company.
New Office Opening<
ESS opens its office in Kansas City, Missouri.
ESS hits an all-time company record of $100 million in revenue for the year.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS completes its third major operational expansion by acquiring Kennedy Contractors.
New Office Opening<
ESS opens its third Missouri office (behind Columbia and KC), located in the city of Springfield.
ESOP
ESS breaks the industry mold by becoming 100% employee owned.
ESS is more than 550 employee-owners strong, an all-time record size for the company.
Milestone Project
ESS performs the first bridge slide for MoDOT, an innovative method of construction that improves efficiency and reduces impact to the public.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS enters the asphalt paving market with the acquisition of SWIFT Asphalt in Joplin, Missouri.
Milestone Project
ESS wins $140-Million South Lawrence Trafficway (K-10 Bypass) Project in Lawrence, Kansas for KDOT.
Milestone Project
Always an industry leader, ESS delivers the first design-build project for the City of Liberty, Missouri.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS further expands its concrete paving operations with the acquisition of Permanent Paving, Inc.
ESOP
ESS is named ESOP Company of the Year by The ESOP Association.
The ESS Foundation is established, signifying the company’s commitment to making a positive impact on communities beyond its project work.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Achen-Gardner Construction joins the ESS Companies family, expanding operations to Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS acquires Chester Bross Construction in Hannibal, MO expanding asphalt paving operations and adding pavement preservation to its services.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hutchens Construction Company joins the ESS family, strengthening its asphalt paving and asphalt plant operations in Southern Missouri and Northwest Arkansas markets.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Premier Testing Laboratories (PTL) joins the ESS Companies family, expanding the group’s service offering to include materials testing for asphalt, concrete, soil, and more.
ESS is more than 1,200 employee-owners and surpasses $500 million in annual revenue.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS acquires Tom Boyce Excavating in Branson, Missouri.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rummel Construction joins the ESS Companies family in Phoenix, Arizona, and ESS Companies grows to 2,500 employee-owners nationwide.
Milestone Project
ESS partners with Ames Construction and wins $570-million 69Express project for KDOT.
ESS Companies tops the $1 Billion revenue mark for the first time in company history — achieving a 491% increase over five years.
Milestone Project
ESS joins the Improve I-70 Alliance Joint Venture and wins a $600-million project — the largest in MoDOT history.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Monks Construction joins ESS Companies, expanding our reach across the Western Region.
ESS begins Job Cost accounting. This transforms the way projects are managed and optimizes the company’s financial performance.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS merges with 4M Bridge. This adds bridge construction to our core disciplines and expands the company’s DOT capabilities.
Investments through mergers are beginning to pay off, as ESS hits a record revenue of $25.7 million for the year.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS completes its second major expansion of resources and market share by acquiring Hardy’s construction company.
ESS hits an all-time company record of $100 million in revenue for the year.
New Office Opening
ESS opens its third Missouri office (behind Columbia and KC), located in the city of Springfield.
ESS is more than 550 employee-owners strong, an all-time record size for the company.
Mergers & Acquisitions
ESS enters the asphalt paving market with the acquisition of SWIFT Asphalt in Joplin, Missouri.
Milestone Project
Always an industry leader, ESS delivers the first design-build project for the City of Liberty, Missouri.
ESOP
ESS is named ESOP Company of the Year by The ESOP Association.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Achen-Gardner Construction joins the ESS Companies family, expanding operations to Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hutchens Construction Company joins the ESS family, strengthening its asphalt paving and asphalt plant operations in Southern Missouri and Northwest Arkansas markets.
ESS is more than 1,200 employee-owners and surpasses $500 million in annual revenue.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rummel Construction joins the ESS Companies family in Phoenix, Arizona, and ESS Companies grows to 2,500 employee-owners nationwide.
ESS Companies tops the $1 Billion revenue mark for the first time in company history — achieving a 491% increase over five years.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Monks Construction joins ESS Companies, expanding our reach across the Western Region.
