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In the 1950s, it began completing Sister Companies
major modifications and small capital
projects for power manufacturing plants.
In 1965, the company was passed down
to Bartell Zachry, the founder’s son, who
expanded the company’s presence in
heavy and industrial construction.
Today, the company’s core competen-
cies are construction and industrial
maintenance. Between 2000 and 2002,
it constructed and installed 25 power
projects that provided 13 percent of the
new power generation capacity.
Between 2000 and 2005, the company
increased its industrial maintenance to
encompass more than 50 customer sites,
while pursuing commercial building con-
struction projects in the United States
and overseas.
“For eight decades and more than 5,500
projects, the employees of the Zachry
family of companies have improved
the quality of life for thousands of people
through civil and industrial projects,” it
says. “[It] will continue to bring the same
dedication and commitment to ex-
cellence to the company’s projects and
its future.”
plans and tracks a person’s training his-
Zachry Construction Corp. consists of
several companies. Zachry American
Infrastructure develops and invests in
private-sector solutions for public infra-
structure needs.
It has the capabilities to privately
finance, build and operate highways,
water systems, freight rail and power
lines for public entities.
Zachry Used Equipment Sales offers
used construction equipment, heavy
equipment, automobiles and trucks. It
owns and manages more than 4,600
pieces of construction and maintenance
equipment, and ranks as one of the top-
15 equipment owners in the country.
Zachry E-store, an online company
store, sells promotional items, such as
men’s and women’s apparel, custom mer-
chandise, outdoor gear, timepieces and
desk and travel accessories.
The Zachry Foundation provides
grants for nonprofit organizations that
specialize in arts and humanities, educa-
tion, health and social sciences in the San
Antonio and Bexar County area.
It also provides personalized training
tory through the Zachry Learning Center.
Zachry Project Management and
Counseling offers project management
services and delivers project planning to
its clients.
It also has a company in Saudi Arabia
– Zachry Remediation Services – which
provides remediation technology services
within that region.
Other companies include:
■ Utility Engineering, which provides
design, project management, project
development, consulting, procurement,
construction management and start-up
and commissioning
■ Universal Utility Services, which offers a
full range of cooling tower services, sub-
station and high voltage mainten-ance
programs, piping rehabilitation and a com-
plete in-house wood fabrication facility
■ Precision Resource Co., which provides
recruitment and employment services to
the power and energy industries
■ Protopower, that provides engineer-
ing, design and project management
services to the power generation
industry. ■
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