The Shaw Group

The Shaw Group

The Shaw Group is a Fortune 500 [cite web| url=http://www.shawgrp.com/About/Rankings/default.aspx| title=Rankings-The Shaw Group|year=2005|publisher: theshawgrp.com| accessdate=2006-07-28] corporation headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It employs more than 20,000 people all over the world. Its core competencies are Engineering, Procurement, and Construction, piping, energy, chemical, and fossil and nuclear power.

The company is split into the following divisions:
*Power (which includes part of the former Stone & Webster)
*Environmental & Infrastructure
*Maintenance
*Fabrication and Manufacturing
*Chemicals

Power

Shaw Power is divided into fossil and nuclear divisions, and includes the former Stone & Webster, Inc. Shaw's Power division provides global engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services to the energy industry.

History

The group was founded in 1987 by Jim Bernhard, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and two individuals as a fabrication shop. The company was originally known as Shaw Industries Inc. The company grew by acquiring stock of Alloy Piping Products, Fronek A/DE, Inc, Naptech, Inc., Pipe Shields Inc., United States Crafts, Inc., Merit Industrial Constructors, Inc., Cojafex B.V., Prospect Industries plc, joined with Entergy Corporation to create EntergyShaw L.L.C., Stone & Webster Inc., The IT Group, Inc., Envirogen, Inc., MWR, Inc., Badger Technologies from Washington Group International, and Energy Delivery Services from Duke Energy Global Markets, Inc. In 2006 the company acquired a 20% interest in the Westinghouse Electric Company. The company has grown by 18,000 employees in 18 years.

Environmental Record

Shaw has over 30 years of experience in successfully managing wastes of all types, including radioactive, mixed, hazardous, and sanitary. [ [http://www.shawgrp.com/markets/envservices/envhazwaste Hazardous Waste - The Shaw Group Inc ] ] They are working closely with federal, state, and local regulators to ensure safety and compliance in the handling, processing, treating, transporting, and disposal of these wastes. [ [http://www.shawgrp.com/markets/envservices/envhazwaste Hazardous Waste - The Shaw Group Inc ] ] On March 6, 2008, the Shaw Group was awarded a contract by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment AFCEE). [ [http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=BW&Date=20080306&ID=8292279&Symbol=US:SGR Shaw Awarded Contract by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment: Business Wire Business News: US:SGR - MSN Money ] ] "Shaw has supported AFCEE for more than 15 years by providing a complete range of traditional and environmental design and construction services worldwide," said Ronald W. Oakley, president of Shaw's Environmental & Infrastructure Group. "We are committed to delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions as we continue our successful partnership with AFCEE and its clients under this contract." [ [http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=BW&Date=20080306&ID=8292279&Symbol=US:SGR Shaw Awarded Contract by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment: Business Wire Business News: US:SGR - MSN Money ] ] [ [http://ir.shawgrp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61066&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1116013&highlight= The Shaw Group Inc ] ] Shaw says their core values are honesty in decision-making, personal responsibility and accountability, leadership by example, and an emphasis on safety, which is instilled in every employee. [ [http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?Job_DID=J3H6LT6622KPGZX45CR&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=3b417b8d48554c7ca851522a656fb1b6-263344345-RI-4&ns_siteid=ns_us_g_The_%22Shaw_Group%22__ Recommended Jobs ] ]

Hurricane Katrina Contracts

After Katrina hit, the Shaw group hired the former head of the Projects and Contracting Office in Baghdad, Charles Hess, who also had experience working at FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers. As well, Shaw is one of several companies who won contracts from FEMA who are represented by former FEMA head, Joe Allbaugh. [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Shaw_Group%2C_Inc.]

Shaw has been awarded at least seven contracts to assist in the post-Katrina recovery:

[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Shaw_Group%2C_Inc] .

See also

* Political effects of Hurricane Katrina
* Shaw Center for the Arts

References

External links

* [http://www.shawgrp.com/ Shaw Group Website]


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