Branch and Associates Becomes Branch Builds

Jan 30, 2019

Enhanced Brand Reflects
Company’s More than 55 Years of
Building Legacies for a Thriving Future

Branch and Associates, Inc., one of the largest construction management firms in Virginia, announced today that it changed its name to Branch Builds, Inc. The new name and brand align with the company’s twenty-year goal of ambitious growth. Branch Builds currently has four offices located in Roanoke, VA, Richmond, VA, Herndon, VA, and Charlotte, NC. The Branch Builds name and brand also reinforce the company’s commitment to building high performance teams and relationships sustained by mutual benefit and respect.

 

Branch Builds, a subsidiary of Branch Group, Inc., was founded in 1963 in Roanoke, VA. For more than five decades, the company has delivered exceptional projects for clients in a variety of sectors, including higher education, K-12, multi-family, municipality/government, healthcare, hospitality, and senior living. Branch Builds is a recognized leader in Virginia and North Carolina for its preconstruction, general contracting, construction management, lean construction, and design-build services.

In recent years, Branch Builds has seen significant growth and expansion, opening three new offices. Additionally, revenue is up 50 percent and the number of team members is up 40 percent since 2013. Branch Builds fosters high performance teams and is committed to all employees, as reinforced by its Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Branch Builds expects significant revenue growth in 2019 and the company is planning further investment in growing and developing its team members and the communities it serves.

Clients of the firm include Virginia Tech, Virginia Military Institute, Northern Virginia Community College, the City of Winston-Salem (NC), James Madison University, Fairfax County (VA), Cabarrus County (NC) Public Schools, Novant Health, and others. After decades of steady growth, Branch Builds is recognized as one of Virginia’s largest, most diversified, and distinguished construction firms.

About Branch Builds
Branch Builds provides professional construction management services on a diverse array of projects to a broad range of private and public-sector owners. Focused on delivering exceptional value, Branch Builds partners with clients to provide innovative solutions and a team-centered approach. Founded in 1963 in Roanoke, VA, Branch Builds is driven by core values of mutually beneficial relationships with clients and industry partners, exceptional performance, and complete accountability. Since 1982, Branch’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) has ensured that every team member has a vested interest in the success of each project and is a major contributor to the firm’s sustained growth and success. Click Here for more information.

Branch Builds is recognized as one of the largest and most respected construction management firms in Virginia and North Carolina. A 100 percent employee-owned company, we deliver exceptional results on a diverse array of projects to a broad range of private and public sector clients. Driven by a commitment to foster mutually beneficial relationships with our clients and industry partners, we operate on principles of shared respect and transparency.

Functioning as a business unit of The Branch Group, we serve clients in Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Learn more at www.branchbuilds.com.

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