- Corporate History -

 

Founded 1949

George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1949 by late owner George C. Hall. The company was originally
called George C. Hall Contractor and started with a small dump truck, backhoe and one employee. The business was initially based out of George’s home residence on
Old County Road in Rockland. Around 1953, George moved the location of the business to the present day MBNA site, off Water Street in Rockland. Sometime around 1961, George relocated to a garage on 26 New County Road, Rockland. In 1964 the business was relocated to 60 New County Road, Rockland where it resided until May of 2006. In May of 2006, the company moved into its new state of the art office on 190 Pleasant Street, Rockland.


Incorporated

George C. Hall Contractor was incorporated in 1980 becoming
George C. Hall & Sons, Inc.

Three Generations

George’s two sons, Tim and Jim started laboring in the 1960’s. Tim became Business Manager in 1972 and held that position until he became company President in 1993, a position he holds today. Jim ran a loader until the early 1980’s when he became Safety Manager. In January 2002, Jim became Vice President of Safety & Maintenance. George’s daughter Judith Hall Simmons was a secretary in the mid to late 1960’s.

George’s twin grandsons, Jamie and Sam Hall are active in the management of
the company today. They started as laborers in the late 1980’s and became Foremen when they finished college in 1993. Jamie moved into the office in 2001 to start up a job-costing program and work on residential estimating, today he is
the Treasurer of the corporation. Sam became Operations Manager and Secretary/Clerk in January of 2002.

George had two other grandsons who worked for the company in varying capacities, Jason Simmons and John Barbour.

Ownership

The company has remained family owned since its inception in 1949.

Year Owner/Owners
1949-1993 George C. Hall
1993-1998 Marion S. Hall
1998-2006 5 children and 3 grandchildren

2006-Present 5 children and 2 grandchildren

Longtime Employees

George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. has had many employees who have worked with the company 20 plus years. The company prides itself in retaining quality employees and providing a safe and good paying work environment. Below is a list of employees who have worked with the company for 20 plus years.

George Fowles 45+ years, retired 2004
Phil Grierson 45+ years, deceased
Fred Fields 35+ years, deceased
Tom Brannan 30 years, still employed
Tim Hall 30+ years, still employed
Jim Hall 30+ years, still employed
David Taylor 25+ years, deceased
Bill Leppanen 25+ years, still employed
Sam “Ponzy” Cochran 25+ years, deceased
Randy Grant 20+ years, still employed
Steven Taylor 20+ years, still employed
Alton DeMass 20+ years, deceased
Charlie Harlow 20+ years, deceased
William Reinhardt 20+ years, still employed
Alphonso Eaton 20+ years, deceased

Job Sites thru the decades

1950’s: Stripping Martin Marietta Cement Plant, DOT project in Biddeford, DOT project
in Bristol

1960’s: Stripping Martin Marietta Cement Plant, Medomak Valley High School,
Rockland District High School

1970’s: Samoset Resort, Rockland Post Office, Rockland Industrial Park, Rockland
SewarageTreatment Plant, Penobscot Bay Medical Center

1980’s: Van Baalens 1st expansion, Rockland Plaza, Harbor Plaza, MDOT Rt. 1 Bridge
in Thomaston

1990’s: Supermax Phase 1, Rockland District Middle School, MBNA Ducktrap Phase 1,
Fisher Engineering, 5 Town Consolidated School District (Camden/Rockport)

2000’s: Vinalhaven School, Quarry Hill Retirement Complex, Knox County Airport,
Rockland American Legion, Warren Middle School, Medomak Valley Middle School, Town of Waldoboro Water Main Extension

George C. Hall & Sons, Inc. Today

During the 2006 season, George C. Hall employed approximately 75 full time employees. The company also employed anywhere from 5 to 10 hired trucks throughout the season. George C. Hall is equipped with 20 varying size dump trucks, 2 lowbeds, 2 water trucks, a boom truck and a fleet of pickup and rackbody trucks. The company owns 14 excavators, 7 dozers, 4 rubber tire backhoes,
9 front end loaders, a grader, 6 rollers, a tracked rock crusher, a tracked stump/brush grinder, a 7500# hydraulic hammer and various other pieces needed
to complete the job.

The George C. Hall management team consists of individuals with over 100 years of combined experience. The President of the Corporation is Tim Hall, Vice President of Safety & Maintenance is Jim Hall. The Vice President of Operations and Chief Estimator is Bill Reinhardt. Bill started with the company in 1977 as a truck driver. Bill did his undergraduate work in civil engineering at UMaine and got his masters degree from MIT in civil engineering, graduating first in his class. Jamie Hall is Residential Estimator and Treasurer and Sam Hall is Operations Manager and Secretary/Clerk of the Corporation. Jamie and Sam attained bachelor of science degrees in Business Adminis- tration from UMaine.

George C. Hall employees 8 fulltime site supervisors and a couple of lead operators to oversee their projects. Bill Leppanen has been with the company since 1975 and Bill Manahan has been with us since 1986. The other supervisors bring a wealth of experi- ence from previous employers and one supervisor started as a laborer and has worked his way up to his current position.

George C. Hall “Earthwork Experts” is a heavy earthwork and highway contractor. “No job is too big or too small.” We specialize in complete residential and commercial site work, rip-rap stabilization projects, private and municipal road construction and just about anything else dealing with moving the earth. See our Services Offered page for a complete list of work we perform.

The company also has a rock quarry and crushing plant operation. We can crush rock down to 3/8”. We also crush gravel and asphalt down to 1”, great materials to finish off your driveways. The crusher also allows us to make special materials like P-208 for airport construction. Take a look at our Raw and Processed Materials page for a complete list of materials that we supply.

George C. Hall is a family owned business, which started in 1949. The company prides itself in providing first-rate quality work. With our experienced management team and site supervisors, along with our vast equipment and material sources, give us a try with your next construction project, give “Hall a call.”


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