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History
Harper & Sons, Inc. history runs
deep in the roots of the Eastern Shore. The company
was founded in 1968 by Howard G. Harper in Easton, MD.
Mr. Harper had entered the construction business as
a general manager of contractor sales for the ES Adkins
Company Lumberyard. He started Howard G. Harper Contracting
as a way for him and his three sons to meet the construction
needs of the rapidly developing Eastern Shore.
In 1977, Howard purchased Eley Lumber and Construction
Company in Queen Anne, MD as an addition to the Harper &
Sons growing workforce, and in 1978 the Howard G. Harper
Contracting became Harper & Sons, Inc. In 1982, Stephen
H. Harper, the oldest son of Howard, became the principal
owner of the Harper & Sons and began an earnest quest
to build his father’s legacy into the diverse and
capable company that it is today. The company’s focus
during its early years was in small residential and commercial
projects, and in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s
Harper & Sons used their experience to focus on larger
and more complicated projects. The company went from building
single homes and offices to completing entire developments,
renovating public schools, and building large commercial,
institutional, and agricultural structures.
As the company approaches its fourth decade of business,
the third generation of the Harper family is continuing
the legacy of quality construction in the presence of Stephen’s
three sons. Today, the Harper & Sons team considers the
company to be an expert in handling complex commercial,
institutional, and school projects. Harper & Sons has completed
numerous projects for private and public owners in the past
decate, including the State of Maryland, Washington College,
Talbot County Board of Education, Caroline County Board
of Education, Talbot County YMCA, and Talbot County Hospice.
Experience
and Capabilities
Harper
& Sons clients benefit from the seasoned and dedicated
staff of construction professionals with decades of
experience in a wide range of project types and sizes
across the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware. The
Harper & Sons staff's wealth of management knowledge
enables them to give each client's project—large
or small—-personal attention needed to ensure
that the client is pleased with the finished building—down
to the smallest details. To assist in this pursuit of
quality, Harper & Sons maintains a staff of skilled
tradesmen capable of performing a variety of general
construction tasks from masonry to fine carpentry. Harper
& Sons has also assembled a team of highly-qualified
subcontractors who excel in performing large, complicated,
or fast-tracked construction, as well as specialty renovations
and additions.
Harper & Sons seeks the most competitive and qualified
local subcontractors and suppliers with the operational
and financial capacity to successfully perform on each
project, and specializes in "right-sizing" the subcontractors
for individual projects so that the owner receives the
best value at the best possible price.
Teamwork
Harper & Sons employees—whether related or not—are
all treated like family, with long-term employment being
the standard at Harper & Sons, and not the exception.
This level of commitment and responsibility is engrained
at all levels of the company. The result is a close-knit
team dedicated to cooperation with—and exceeding
the expectations of—all members of the project
team, from clients to subcontractors.
Bonding
Harper and Sons has a capability of securing bonding
for large construction projects through the top-rated
Hartford Bonding Company. Harper and Sons has been bonded
on single construction projects as large as $10 million
and for several simultaneous projects with combined
values exceeding $15 million.
The
Harper Advantage
Harper
& Sons unique approach to quality over quantity means
that top management becomes involved in each project
and assures a level of personal responsibility and attention
to critical details not commonly found in the construction
industry.
Every employee at Harper & Sons is immersed in the
pursuit of quality so that at the conclusion of each
project, builder AND owner can be equally proud of what
has been accomplished. This means that project managers
continuously verify critical measurements and tradesmen
take the extra care to produce a superior product; while
upper management at Harper & Sons personally review
each project and jobsite. In addition, during the entire
construction project, Harper & Sons pays close attention
to material specifications that may affect the availability
of building products, site logistics, and local labor
resources.
Finally, and most importantly, we at Harper & Sons are
committed to maintaining a positive local company image
and building quality projects for our clients.
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