A young engineer named Bert Turner buys Nichols Construction Company out of bankruptcy. The company specializes in industrial construction, heavy equipment, hauling, rigging and equipment rental. It doesn’t take Turner long to realize that the industrial construction industry is a series of peaks and valleys. So, he begins to take steps to ensure a steady stream of revenue, embarking on industrial contract maintenance and other services.

Turner begins to acquire companies and add additional services like scaffolding, as well as continually expanding the equipment fleet and growing a nested maintenance footprint. These moves provide the company with opportunities to manage and control most of the elements that make up construction, maintenance and turnaround work.

Industrial specialty services, such as NDE and inspection services, specialized welding, and environmental remediation are added to fill client needs as they arise. Proprietary technology is developed to better track and manage work.

The early companies consolidated into one entity– Turner Industries Group– with four main business lines: Construction; Maintenance & Turnarounds; Pipe and Module Fabrication; and Equipment and Specialty Services.

A main focus at Turner today is digitizing the wealth of data generated by our employees and at our clients’ jobsites to make data-driven decisions that reduct costs, save time, and improve safety metrics. Our ever-evolving DECIDE WITH DATA® software and services portfolio offers a digital ”toolbox” that can solve critical client productivity, reliability, and safety issues.