History

The E&L Construction Group, Inc. traces its beginnings to 1953.  The company, then known as the Erickson & Lindstrom Construction Company, started building smaller retail facilities and doing work in the Flint General Motors plants.  It went through two ownership changes until 1997 when purchased by Mark Krueger and the Root brothers.  They acquired another competing firm in 2002 and became the E&L Construction Group.  The Krueger’s took over the firm in 2006  and added 3 new owners in 2018. 

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1953

Erickson & Lindstrom Construction Company, Inc. is formed

1984

Anthony and Siwek buy E&L

1997

Krueger and Roots purchase E&L

2002

E&L acquires Forrester Construction and becomes the E&L Construction Group, Inc.

2006

Kruegers Commence Leadership of E&L Construction Group

2012

E&L opens Ft Wayne, IN and Grand Rapids, MI offices

2015

E&L moves Corporate Office to Bishop Airpark

2018

E&L opens Tampa, FL office

2019

ENR Magazine ranks E&L as 78th largest contractor in the mid-west

2019

Crain’s names E&L as one of Michigan Economic Bright Spots

2020

E&L ranked 48th in the nation in metal buildings

2022

Florida Division reaches $30M in sales

The E&L Construction group is the 78th largest contractor in the Midwest (Engineering News-Record (ENR)) and the 48th largest steel building producer in the United States as measure by tonnage (Metal Construction News).  E&L is currently performing construction in 17 states.

With the corporate office located in Flint, MI, E&L also has offices in Tampa, Florida; Ft Wayne, IN; and Grand Rapids, MI.