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S.M. WILSON & CO.


More than 80 percent of S.M. Wilson’s work
comes from repeat business. It has done
multiple projects for the Maplewood
Richmond School District in Missouri.

‘We Want to Make it Fun’


In building strong relationships with clients and doing all it can to deliver quality work, S.M. Wilson & Co.
strives to provide clients in the Midwest market with many enjoyable experiences.

By Staci Davidson City, Mo. In Kansas City for only four years, the company

F ounded in 1921 as a family operation, S.M. Wilson


& Co. has seen many ups and downs in its business
and in the construction market in general. Even so,
the company has used a dedication to partnership and high-
quality work to become one of the largest general contrac-
is among the top-20-largest commercial contractors in the
market. Both offices have been recognized as “Best Places
to Work” by their respective local newspapers and in 2006,
S.M. Wilson was named a “2006 Business of the Year” by
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay.
tors and construction managers in the St. Louis area and This recognition has led to much growth and, in an
the entire Midwest. Achieving more than $450 million in effort to expand its geographic footprint, the company
revenues in 2006, the company plans on using its success- recently made its first acquisition – a contractor from
ful formula to grow even further. Indianapolis.
“We set ourselves apart by the way we do business,” says Recently, Construction Today spoke with Miller about the
Dale Miller, vice president. “When we are done working strengths in the company’s operations and how this will
with a client, we want them to have enjoy- propel S.M. Wilson forward.
S.M. Wilson & Co. ed the experience. It’s about quality and Construction Today: How does S.M. Wilson ensure quality
www.smwilson.com relationships. There are always a ton of in its operations?
Proj. 2007 sales: $470 million unknowns and uncertainties on every Dale Miller: We have a formal quality control program,
Headquarters: St. Louis
Employees: 350 project, but we still want to make it fun. which focuses a lot on pre-activity meetings and meets fre-
Services: General construction Now, 80 percent of our business comes quently throughout projects to review our operations. Also,
and construction management from repeat clients.” we are always doing training to ensure our people deliver
Dale Miller, vice president:
“We are as much opportunists S.M. Wilson has its headquarters in St. the highest quality. It could be technical training, training
as we are strategic planners.” Louis and a full-service office in Kansas on internal operations and processes or computer training.

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