Harper Industries Incorporated (HII) is a privately-owned construction services company based in centrally- located Paducah, Ky. With additional operations in Nashville, Tenn. and Houston, Texas, and projects located throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, HII is one of the fastest growing construction companies in the country and is ranked by Engineering News Record magazine as one of the top 270 largest construction firms in America. Since its founding in 1949 as Harper Construction, Inc., by J.M. (Bill) Harper, the company has evolved from performing two or three projects per year into a multi-company operating group. HII today, under the leadership of CEO Billy Harper, consists of eight subsidiaries involved in commercial and industrial construction and maintenance, EPC, design-build, project management and general contracting, highway and airport concrete paving, structural steel fabrication, ready mix concrete, sand and aggregate dredging, and barge building.

The Harper Industries family of companies have successfully completed thousands of public and private sector projects throughout the United States including: manufacturing facilities, refineries, chemical plants, hospitals, corporate headquarters, power generation plants, water and wastewater plants, highways, bridges, stadiums, schools and more. HII’s ready mix operations are comprised of plants in Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee. The company also holds numerous government contracts and performs work on U.S. Military bases from coast to coast.

Harper Industries, Inc. is dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial spirit, while focusing on delivering superior customer service and products that exceed our customers’ expectations. We are committed to providing added value to our customers. our record of integrity, ingenuity, dependability, expertise and safety differentiates us in the markets that we serve.

Harper Industries, Inc. is comprised of eight operating companies: Vanguard Contractors – design-build and project management for U.S. government and commercial self-perform construction; Morsey Constructors – design-build, self-perform, union, industrial contractor; Harper Construction – concrete highway and bridge construction; Federal Materials Company – ready mix and concrete products; concrete construction tools and equipment; Metro Ready Mix Concrete – concrete and concrete construction products, tools and equipment; Frontier Materials Concrete – ready mix and concrete products; Frontier Aggregates – sand and gravel; Precision Steel – structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication.