B. L. Harbert International

B. L. Harbert International (BLHI) is a construction company with specialties in governmental, commercial, healthcare and civil engineering design-build projects around the world. The company was founded in 2000 by Billy Harbert, Jr. Its main offices are in the former Southern Progress headquarters at 820 Shades Creek Parkway. The company has a second office in Dubai, United Arab Emirites.

The company employs more than 6,500 people and is ranked as the 74th largest contractor and 41st largest design build company in the United States by ENR Magazine.

In 2011,the company broke ground on a new 12-acre international operations campus at 210 London Parkway at Lakeshore Crossings. The new office building and distribution center were designed by Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio. They two structures are connected by a foot bridge over Little Shades Creek.

Projects

BLHI is perhaps best known for designing and constructing United States embassies in 32 countries since 1986. The firm has also constructed hotels, resorts and infrastructure projects in Aruba, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Malaysia, Palestine, Qatar, Uganda and all over the United States. It has also been responsible for construction of numerous projects in the Birmingham region, including:

• Alabama Institute for Manufacturing Excellence
• Alabama Veterans Memorial
• Auburn Arena
• Birmingham Veterans Administration Primary Care Annex, 2015
• Birmingham YWCA renovations
• Bryant-Denny Stadium North end zone expansion
• Capri Condominiums
• Clay-Chalkville High School, 1996
• Colonial Bank Building, 2001
• Concord Center
• Etowah County Detention Center, 2003
• First Commercial Bank Building
• Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
• Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building
• Jemison Flats
• Lakeshore Commons
• Mercedes-Benz US International
• Pilot Medical Center
• Riverchase Church of Christ
• Shades Mountain Filter Plant, 2021
• Shelby County Jail
• SouthTrust Bank Operations Center
• Spain Park High School
• The Townes of English Village
• UAB Recreation Center
• UAB School of Medicine addition

References

• Tomberlin, Michael (April 19, 2011) "B.L. Harbert International ready to break ground on international operations campus." The Birmingham News

External links

• B. L. Harbert International website