Chris Woods News

Terminal B Baggage Belt Construction will downsize Delta’s presence at Memphis airport

Posted by | March 30 2015

Original article appeared in the Memphis Business Journal Chris Woods Construction Co. has filed a nearly $925,000 building permit for light demolition and new construction at the Memphis International Airport. The project will reconfigure the Delta Air Lines Inc. ticket counter in Terminal B, expanding the bag belts and back office space to accommodate as...

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FedEx Express Selects Chris Woods Construction as General Contractor for Design/Build LEED Certified Project

Posted by | March 27 2015

FedEx Express has selected Chris Woods Construction to be their general contractor for a design/build LEED certified project at their international hub in Memphis. The project will involve renovations to an existing 30,000SF building on the former Tennessee Air National Guard base and will be used for handling the companies overgoods freight operation. Valued at...

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Chris Woods Construction Awarded Contract for Terminal B Improvements by Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority

Posted by | March 26 2015

Chris Woods Construction has been awarded a contract from Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority for bag belt conveyor modifications and related office renovations in Terminal B. With a contract value of just under one million dollars, the project is one of the first steps in the airport’s major improvement program slated for Terminal B.

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Chris Woods Construction Names Dwayne Mattox as Project Manager

Posted by | March 25 2015

Chris Woods Construction, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of Dwayne Mattox as Project Manager. Dwayne brings experience in both project management and estimating with his involvement in the construction industry since 1987. His experience includes multifamily, commercial, industrial, educational, medical, religious, retail and residential projects. He is familiar in handling all types of...

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Chris Woods Construction Awarded New Enterprise Rent-A-Car Facility

Posted by | February 23 2015

Chris Woods Construction is pleased to be awarded the contract to construct a new Enterprise rental center at 1885 Brooks Road in Memphis, TN. Currently in the beginning phase of construction, the $1,600,000.00 facility is scheduled to be completed in June. The facility consists of an approximately 5,000 square foot structural steel and masonry building...

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Chris Woods Construction Awarded Planet Fitness Project

Posted by | November 17 2014

Chris Woods Construction is very pleased to announce they had been selected as the general contractor for construction of the third Planet Fitness to be built in Memphis.  The new facility, valued at $750,000, will involve tenant improvements to approximately 15,000 square feet in midtown, near Poplar and Avalon.  Chris Woods Construction was also the general...

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Chris Woods Construction Awarded Another Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Project

Posted by | November 04 2014

Chris Woods Construction has been awarded another project at the Memphis-Shelby County Airport.  Valued at $1,020,000, the Airside Electrical Vault Seismic Upgrades project will involve four (4) existing electrical buildings at various locations around the airport.  The work includes installation of helical anchors, reinforcement of existing masonry walls, re-roofing and structural supports for electrical panels...

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Tennessee Air National Guard building cited for LEED green design

Posted by | October 10 2014

Are you interested in environmentally friendly building design? Chris Woods Construction was featured in the Commercial Appeal for building the Tennessee Air National Guard’s civil engineering building at Memphis International Airport, which was awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for environmentally friendly design. Click here to read the full article.    

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Memphis airport eyes concourse revamp

Posted by | September 29 2014

Originally printed in the Commercial Appeal, August 20, 2014 Chris Woods has been awarded a contract to revamp the airport terminal, by tearing down Concourses A & C, and revamping Concourse B. Click here to read the story on the Commercial Appeal website

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Indmar Marine Engines Files Expansion Permit

Posted by | September 02 2014

5400 Old Millington Road Unincorporated Shelby County Permit Cost: $2 million 5400 Old Millington Road • Unincorporated Shelby County Project Cost: $2,000,000 Permit Date: Applied August 2014 Owner: Indmar Properties LLC Contractor: Chris Woods Construction Co. Inc. Details: An affiliate of Indmar Marine Engines has filed a $2 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to...

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Airport moving forward with $5.8M concourse demolitions

Posted by | August 21 2014

Original article appeared in the Memphis Business Journal Airport commissioners could vote Thursday to move forward with a nearly $5.8 million concourse demolition related to its $114 million modernization plan. The Memphis and Shelby County Airport Authority is expected to approve the contract with Chris Woods Construction Co. Inc., the only bidder, to demolish the...

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