W. S. Newell was tasked with moving 2,400,000 CY of unclassified excavation which had to be completed within 6 months. The 300 acre site included structural and non-structural areas along with a 21 acre detention pond. CLICK THE HEADLINE TO SEE THE VIDEO!
W. S. Newell was the civil site contractor for the new James Hardie manufacturing facility in Prattville, AL. Newell performed the mass grading, storm drain, stone base and erosion control for the project. Newell was also awarded the Hardie entrance road, railroad spur and the City of Prattville's new Industrial Access Road with bridge construction. CLICK THE HEADLINE TO SEE THE VIDEO!
Construction on a $110 million new Rex Lumber sawmill and dimensional lumber production plant in greater Troy, Ala., started on July 17, 2018, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019 with operations beginning in June. The 80-acre earthwork and site preparation was recently completed in 46 days by W.S. Newell & Sons Inc.
In 1935, , the Newell family moved to Pintlatla, AL, where he attended Pintlala School. After graduation from Lanier High school, he worked on the family farm prior to joining the US Navy. He served his country as a Seaman First Class during World War II aboard the USS Vincennes Indiana in the Pacific Fleet.
The Alabama AGC Statewide Board of Directors is considering this year’s slate of nominees for possible induction into the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame at the 2007 Build Alabama Awards Banquet on Jan. 12 at The Club.
Within a few weeks, Coffee County’s tire processing plant should shred its first official tire, marking the beginning of what could be an economic boom to the area.
DAS North America executives along with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and other local leaders and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce officials broke ground on the new 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility today. (Robert Fouts)