History
Our market presence—and our bright future—are rooted in a history of hard work, business innovation and success. Today, we’re broad-reaching and diverse, yet we remain true to the core values on which this company was founded nearly 100 years ago.
- 1918
Metropolitan Coal & Ice founded by William Curran
- 1930
Migrated to heating oil distribution as Suburban Oil Company
- 1938
Started Curran Contracting Company in asphalt paving
- 1961
Expanded paving business with the acquisition of Stahl Construction Company
- 1974
Diversified into rail industry with purchase of Holland Company
- 1980
Diversified into sod farming with purchase of Warren's Turf Nursery
- 1985
Started Crossville Ceramics, the first U.S. producer of large unit porcelain tile
- 1992
Holland Company expands with purchase of Lewis Rail Service
- 1996
Curran Group sells Warren's Turf Nursery
- 1998
Curran Group diversifies into paint finishing industry with purchase of JBI
Curran Contracting expands with purchase of Skokie Valley Asphalt - 2000
JBI expands with purchase of Blu Surf
- 2002
Holland purchases M-Bar-D
- 2003
JBI merges with Blowtherm USA creating Global Finishing Solutions
- 2004
Holland purchases E.O. Patton
- 2005
Crossville purchases Peltier Glass
- 2007
Crossville purchases The Finish Line
- 2008
Holland purchases Industrial Metrics
Curran Contracting purchases Royer Asphalt
Crossville purchases Creative Metalized Products - 2009
Curran Group and Curran Contracting move into new headquarters
- 2010
Crossville acquires Master Tile (Florida)
- 2011
Curran Contracting establishes SMC Builders, Inc. in San Antonio, TX
Curran Contracting establishes McGuire Aggregates, Inc.
Global Finishing Solutions expands its manufacturing facility in Osseo, WI and relocates Monterrey, Mexico operations
Crossville purchases Master Tile (Texas and Oklahoma) - 2012
Global Finishing Solutions expands its manufacturing and office facilities in Osseo, WI
- 2014
Curran Contracting opens operations in San Antonio, TX
- 2015
Holland acquires Bankhead Railway Services of Atlanta, adding thermite and electric welding to their capabilities
- 2016
Global Finishing Solutions expands with the opening of its Center for Excellence
- 2017
Following acquisitions of additional businesses, Crossville rebrands its 30+ distribution locations “Crossville Studios"
- 2018
- 2021
Curran Group acquires G.A. Blocker for Curran Contracting
- 2022
Matt Stillings, joins Curran Group as their new Chief Executive Officer