Graycor hires construction vet to lead Southwest division

Graycor Building has employed 30-year trade veteran Brett Helm as common supervisor of its Southwest Division, the Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois-based agency introduced in an April 15 LinkedIn post.

Based mostly out of the corporate’s Phoenix workplace, Helm will help the agency’s warehouse and distribution portfolio whereas searching for new alternatives in superior manufacturing, semiconductors and retail, in keeping with a information launch shared with Building Dive.

He can even concentrate on strategic portfolio development within the knowledge heart area and semiconductor tasks, alongside expertise administration.

Earlier than becoming a member of Graycor, Helm spent greater than 20 years as a undertaking govt for Redwood Metropolis, California-based DPR Building, adopted by management roles within the Phoenix places of work of Falls Church, Virginia-based HITT Contracting; Windfall, Rhode Island-based Gilbane Constructing Co.; Chicago-based Clayco; and Swedish builder Skanska.

“Brett is an distinctive addition to our group, bringing large market experience and a stellar fame amongst his community of purchasers, subcontractors and colleagues,” stated Tim Hanifin, Graycor president, within the launch.

Superior manufacturing tasks have been an enormous focus within the area, and a few building corporations have established separate models for the sector, together with Skanska and Edmonton, Alberta-based PCL, which has U.S. headquarters in Denver.

Graycor sees Phoenix and the Southwest area as significantly ripe for knowledge heart growth because of the comparatively decrease price of energy and the decreased risk of pure disasters, per the information launch.

A few of Graycor’s notable tasks within the space embody:

• The Elliot Gateway industrial park in Mesa, Arizona. 
• Rinchem chemical warehouses in Chandler and Shock, Arizona. 
• The 1.25 million-square-foot G303 manufacturing and distribution facility for Mlily in Glendale, Arizona.
• A Unified Cargo Processing facility, encompassing roughly 635,000 sq. ft throughout the SkyBridge Arizona grasp plan in Mesa.