2014 AGC California Constructor
Blois was honored to receive a 2014 AGC California Constructor Award for its Santa Monica Low Flow Diversion Project. The project superintendent and crew for that project proudly display the specially commissioned award --- a solid bronze sculpture weighing nearly six pounds and depicting a surveyor with hardhat and transit. Congratulations for a job well done!
2012 Project Cost Management Roundup Award
Blois Construction is recognized by Hard Dollar at software conference. At its 2012 PCM Roundup in Scottsdale, Arizona Hard Dollar CEO, Doug Nicholas, presented Blois Construction with a Maverick Buckle as the overall winner in the Infrastructure category. As the winner in its class, Blois demonstrated dramatic improvement in its business by embracing project cost management.
45th Anniversary News Release
Blois Construction celebrates its 45th year in business Oxnard, CA (August 25, 2010) - Times are tough in the construction industry but here in Oxnard CA, Blois Construction is celebrating its 45th Anniversary as a company. Founded in Goleta, CA in 1965 by Bob Blois, Blois Construction, Inc. ®, based in Oxnard, CA, has retained the same core values and practices - an emphasis on quality of service and integrity as the backbone of its daily operations. Blois is a heavy civil underground contractor and has been involved in a broad range of projects - sewer, water, storm drain, concrete...
Blois Hits Milestone Safety Record
California CONTRACTOR Journal of the Associated General Contractors of California On April 11, 2010, the employees of Blois Construction Inc.® reached a milestone, three years with no lost time accidents. The company staged a special event on April 15 to celebrate and recognize the hard work that all of its employees put into embracing the company safety culture and reaching this goal, with representatives from Cal/OSHA Consultation Services, SeaBright Insurance and a variety of construction leaders in attendance. "This is a huge accomplishment in the construction industry," said Jim Blois, President of Blois Construction, "We are pleased that our collective...
Family Business + Closely Held Company Awards
Pacific Coast Business Times Though Oxnard based Blois Construction has technically only passed through two generations of Bloises, the underground contracting company has been owned by almost every branch in the family tree. Founded in Goleta in 1965 by Bob Blois, Blois Construction has stayed in the family for more than 45 years. Two of Bob Blois' five sons have taken a turn at the helm, and the company is now grooming a third generation for leadership. Current President Jim Blois grew up in the business' learning about subterranean utilities from the ground up. Or, as he would phrase it,...