Company Profile
SpawGlass Construction Corp
Company Overview
Voted Houston Business Journal’s No. 1 Best Place to Work in Houston 2008! We are also ranked as Texas Monthly’s No. 11 Best Company to Work for in Texas. Our Texas-based firm is 100% employee-owned and operated by over 370 employee shareholders, ranging from administrative staff and field laborers to executive management. Services include general contracting, construction management, design-build and civil construction.
Market Sectors
Our client base includes healthcare, public work, commercial, senior living, student housing, higher education, civil construction as well as other facility types.
Office Locations
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Harlingen
Awards and Recognition
SpawGlass has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Excellence in Construction Award for over thirty projects. The SpawGlass Office Building, Houston’s first LEED-certified building, was honored as Texas Construction’s “Best Private Building of 2003”
Landmark Projects
Landmark projects include the historic restoration of the Texas State Capitol, Greyhound Race Park, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Museum of Natural Science’s Cockrell Butterfly Center/Wortham IMAX, Continental Airlines Terminal E Interiors and the AT&T Arena.
Experience
Our company brings includes extensive experience in diverse, complex projects. We have implemented a unique Leadership through Teamwork program to develop our personnel as creative problem solvers, with the recognition that all individuals have the capability of becoming leaders.
Company History
The company, founded in Houston in 1953 by Rice graduates Louis Spaw and Frank Glass, is 100% employee-owned and operated by 300+ shareholders. All employees are eligible to become owners through our stock participation plan upon hire.
Notable Clients
Valero Energy, Greystone Communities, The Methodist Hospital, Texas A&M, Texas State University System, Rice University
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
HBJ's No. 2 Best Place to Work in Houston (2007)
Texas Monthly's No. 5 Best Company to Work for in Texas-Large Companies (2008)
HBJ's No. 4 Largest Commercial Builder
100% employee-ownership
20+ ABC Excellence in Construction Awards
Benefits
6% 401(k)match
Health club and Weight Watchers participation
Stock purchase option
Leadership training program
100% tuition reimbursement for related course of study
SpawGlass University training programs
Company events include picnic, holiday party, crawfish boil, and AGC cookoff