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Graycor opens Southeast office; Appoints Jeff Caldwell and Brian Woods to senior positions.

HOMEWOOD, IL (August 2008) — Graycor Construction Company Inc. (Graycor Construction), a subsidiary of the Graycor family of companies, announces the appointments of construction industry veterans Jeff Caldwell as senior vice president and business unit manager and Brian Woods as manager of business development, both based in the company’s newly established Charlotte, N.C., office.

Effective immediately, Jeff Caldwell will oversee operations for the Company’s work in the logistics/distribution, corporate office and manufacturing markets across the U.S. Caldwell’s experience includes his most recent position as assistant general manager for Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America. In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing all of Toyota’s major North American capital construction projects. Caldwell received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Brian Woods also recently joined Graycor Construction and will be developing new business in the logistics/distribution, corporate office and manufacturing markets across the U.S. coast to coast. Prior to joining Graycor Construction, Woods was employed by Raleigh, N.C. engineering services firm Giffels Inc., where he managed business development for several Fortune 500 clients. Woods received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western Michigan University. He will be based out of Graycor Construction’s Charlotte office.

Graycor Construction attributes its growing presence in the Southeastern United States to its longstanding relationships with clients over many decades leading to an increase in demand for additional project work. Graycor Construction has completed construction for Toyota in Blue Springs, Miss., as well as engine plant expansions at its assembly facilities in Buffalo, W.Va., and Huntsville, Ala. In addition, the company has completed projects in the Southeastern United States for BMW, Ford, Marriott, Crate and Barrel, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., The Richard E. Jacobs Group, and Urban Retail Properties Co.

About Graycor Construction Company Inc.

For five decades, Graycor Construction Company Inc. (Graycor Construction) has been a leader in managing and constructing mid- to large-scale commercial projects across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company has earned a reputation for its ability to develop intimate knowledge of its clients’ project needs and to translate that knowledge into consistently and successfully completing renovation and ground-up projects coast to coast. From pre-construction planning through final project delivery, Graycor Construction’s management team utilizes its extensive knowledge of commercial markets to deliver real value across the board on each and every project. Graycor Construction serves a select group of clients across a full spectrum of commercial markets across North America.

About the Graycor Companies

The Graycor companies – Graycor Industrial Constructors Inc., Graycor Construction Company Inc., Graycor Blasting Company Inc., and Graycor International – provide a wide variety of industrial and commercial construction services, as well as industrial maintenance technologies, across North America. As a top ranking industry leader with annual revenues in excess of $600 million, Graycor commits to safe working environments, demands excellence and rewards passion. Established in 1921, Graycor employs more than 1,500 construction specialists at the Chicago headquarters, regional offices and project locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information on the Graycor family of companies, visit www.graycor.com or call 1-800-455-0440.

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Katie McDougall, 804-716-9142
Graycor Companies Contact:
Melissa Garcia, 708-206-3686
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