By Eric Beidel, The Winchester StarrnThe new George Washington Autopark is officially open, and parking is free through this weekend. Contractor Howard Shockey and Sons Inc. built the garage for $7.68 million, about $14,222 per parking space. The garage is between Kent and Cameron streets, flanked by the Frederick County Government Complex and The George […]
The Winchester Star, By Lorraine HalstedrnrnDuring his 24 years with The Boldt Co., a commercial construction firm in Oklahoma, Jerry Ennis grew his division beyond the state’s borders. Now he’s putting the same growth plan in place as president of Howard Shockey and Sons Inc. “The strategy going forward would be to expand outside the […]
Chas Capitano, Environmental, Health & Safety Director for The Shockey Companies recently announced that the employees of Howard Shockey & Sons became members of the 1,000,000 Hour Club – meaning that they have worked 1,000,000 employee hours without a lost-time injury. “For more than three years
Howard Shockey & Sons has always prided itself on providing safe projects for its employees as well as the subcontractors that work on them. This is in large part because of its supervisors that oversee these projects. “We’ve always spent a lot of time and energy on providing education for our employees
Howard Shockey Delivers Virginia’s First LEED / Environmentally Friendly Jail rn Roanoke, VA, March 3, 2009 – Howard Shockey & Sons has been building jails for a long time, but the Roanoke facility marks a new milestone for the company. The Western Virginia Regional Jail will be Virginia’s first LEED accredited local jail. (LEED stands […]
Excerpt: Virginia Business Magazine, by Jessica SabbathrnrnVirginia Business tracks 19 industries in its annual List of Leaders. The lists show how companies and industries are doing as a whole and helps provide insight into new trends and the state’s current economic health. rnrnGeneral Contractors (Based on value of work put in place in Virginia in […]
The city of Winchester, VA, is constructing a parking structure that will incorporate some unique design and precast technology. The project began at the end of May 2008 and is on target to be completed by mid-April 2009. The $7.68-million project plans to use approximately 25 million pounds of concrete. Upon completion, this new parking […]
Towering crane will place prefabricated pieces of $7.68 million garage on Cameron St.rnrnBy Eric BeidelrnThe Winchester Star rnrnWinchester – Recently, it’s been a visible part of the modest city skyline from just about anywhere in town.rnrnThe towering crane arrived Friday and will stay for a few months on Cameron Street, where Howard Shockey and Sons […]
