Company type | General Contractors |
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Industry | General Contracting Pre-Construction & Construction Services Construction Management |
Founded | 1909 |
Founder | Tom Tellepsen |
Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Greater Houston Area |
Key people | Chairman & CEO: Howard Tellepsen, Jr. |
Number of employees | 400 |
Website | Tellepsen Builders Company Website |
Tellepsen Builders is a construction company founded by Tom Tellepsen in Houston, Texas in 1909.[1] The company has been family owned and operated for four generations, and was created during a period when Houston was rapidly expanding. Tellepsen Builders has been recognized as a safety leader in the construction field, and was recently noted for completing more than 4.5 million man-hours with no time lost due to injury over the past four years.[2] The Houston Business Journal has awarded Tellepsen Builders its Landmark Award for Houston-area projects numerous times,[3] and the company has been the recipient of the "Houston's Greatest" award, among many others.