History

1988-1990 Founding and Leadership

Envirocon was founded in November 1988 to serve the growing demand for environmental remediation. With the Washington Companies’ success and expertise in heavy construction, building environmental remediation capabilities with Envirocon flowed naturally from the visionary leadership, financial strength, construction skills, and equipment resources within the organization.

1992-1995 Growth with Government Project Wins

In 1992, Envirocon was awarded its first government project by the USACE to construct a soil vapor extraction system at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, and the same year, their revenue reached $13 million, tripling the previous year’s earnings. The company purchased its first piece of yellow iron in 1993 and completed its first project for a major oil and gas company in 1994. By 1995, Envirocon’s revenue had surpassed $25 million, marking a new milestone with a six-year residential remediation project in West Chicago, IL, which was their largest project award to date, the first major radiological project, and their furthest east work location.

1996-1999 First DOE Radiological Projects, East Coast Expansion

In 1996, Envirocon was awarded its first DOE radiological project at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington state. By 1999, the company’s total revenue exceeded $50 million, having been awarded one of the first contracts at Rocky Mountain Arsenal in 1998, where they completed 25 projects over 10 years. That year the company also completed their first east coast project in Edison, NJ.

2001-2003 Project Size Growth with Casper & Milltown

In 2001, Envirocon began work at the Casper Refinery, a five-year project that would become one of their largest at over $53 million. By 2003, Envirocon’s total revenue surpassed $100 million, and they were awarded the design/build Milltown Dam Superfund project, marking their largest project ever completed and the excavation of the largest volume of material at 2.2 million cubic yards of sediments.

2004-2006 Expansion to Waterway Dredging and Aluminum Smelter Demolition

In 2004, Envirocon was awarded the Hylebos Waterway Project at Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Washington, marking their first project where dredging activities were performed by their own crew. In 2006, Jack Gilbraith was promoted to President & CEO, and the company began the first of at least five aluminum smelter demolition projects.

2007-2008 Record Man Hours and Revenue

In 2007, Envirocon recorded the most man hours in a single year at 1,310,175 and reached a revenue rate of over $150 million. In 2008, they were awarded the Atlas UMTRA Uranium Mill Tailings Project in Moab, Utah.

2010-2016 Continued Fleet and Workforce Expansion

In 2010, Envirocon owned and maintained its largest equipment fleet valued at approximately $40 million and hit a peak of 454 employees. In 2012, the team began a highly publicized dredging and shoreline restoration project in downtown Seattle, a landmark project totaling over $62 million over three years. By 2013, Envirocon had officially opened a Canadian headquarters in Vancouver, BC., and in 2016, Mark Fallon assumed the role of President & CEO.

2018-2024 Today

In 2018, Envirocon achieved a safety milestone with a record low EMR rate of 0.42. In 2020, the company reached an impressive safety performance milestone by completing one year with no OSHA Recordable Cases. In 2021, long-time Envirocon employee Kris Kok was appointed President, and in 2024, Pete Joy assumed the role of President.