2023 marks the milestone centen- nial anniversary of Sully-Miller Contracting Co., a longtime AGC of California member contractor headquartered in Brea, CA. Te company got its start in 1923 when
G.W. Sully and Earl B. Miller opened their paving and grading company with just five highway employees, one asphalt plant, a team of mules and a simple premise: build with integrity and quality, and the work would follow. Since then, Sully-Miller has played a
key role in shaping the infrastructure and landscape of Southern California, deliver- ing countless airport, port, highway, road and bridge projects across the region.
has grown exponentially during the past 100 years, one thing hasn’t changed: the company’s ongoing commitment to integrity, quality and value. “We aim to please our customers by
providing a quality service and being a trustworthy, honest contractor that operates with integrity,” commented Bill Boyd, President of Sully-Miller. “We always look to build value for the client and deliver their project in an economical, fair manner.”
Access to Global Resources “We have local ties, but global resources,” Boyd added. “As part of the Colas Group, a worldwide leader in transportation infra-
“People come to Sully-Miller and build a career here. We have that family feel even though we are part of a large multinational company. We care about our people, and our people care about our business.” - Bill Boyd
The company was bought and sold
several times before becoming part of the multinational contracting powerhouse, the Colas Group, 25 years ago. (Colas Group is a subsidiary of the French-based firm Bouygues, ranked the 12th largest contrac- tor worldwide onEngineering News-Record’s 2022 Top 250 Global Contractors list.) Today, Sully-Miller continues to play
Sully-Miller’s United Rock Products plant
a vital role in building California as a vertically integrated contractor with 550 employees, aggregate operations in Irwindale, five asphalt plants serving the Los Angeles basin, and one asphalt plant serving the high desert. While it
structure construction and maintenance, Sully-Miller has the resources and the vertical integration that provides unique pricing and project delivery advantages.” Boyd pointed out that additional fac-
tors contributing to the company’s success to date have been the development and strategic placement of company owned plants and material sources, recycling of materials which delivered efficien- cies and reduced the use of landfills for disposal, and the ongoing introduction of new techniques and machinery to increase the speed of construction and quality of work.
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