Founded by W.K. Mason in 1939 as a dragline contractor, Mason Construction has grown into one of the most well respected construction companies in Southeast Texas.  With our extensive experience in both Industrial and Commercial construction, we have successfully completed projects in many market segments, including: Petrochemical, Refining, Power, Manufacturing, Ports, and Healthcare.

On November 6, 1939, after arranging to buy a dragline, W.K. Mason won a bid with the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a containment levee and dredge out part of the Houston Ship Channel at Galveston.  With this, Mason Dragline Contractor was born.

A few years later, W.K.’s sons, Kee and Charlie joined their father in the business.  When W.K. retired in 1956, Charlie and Kee continued operations as W.K. Mason and Sons, working primarily for the drainage districts and for Sun Oil, headquartered in Beaumont at the time.

By 1968, Kee had left the business, Sun Oil had left the area, and much of the drainage network had been completed.  Charlie shifted his focus to equipment rentals.

In the early 1970’s Charlie’s sons, Chuck and Brad joined the business.  With their addition, plus Charlie’s seasoned leadership, the company was in a position to grow.  The company changed focus to “hard dollar” projects in site work, road construction, and asphalt paving.

During that decade, the company began to grow, but also had to survive a series of refinery and construction strikes lasting for months.

With the dawn of the ‘80’s Mason Construction began a period of spectacular growth.  Returning to work after a three-month strike, the company found itself the winning bidder of almost $7 million in projects – more than its entire annual volume. 

A $5 million project for Mobil Chemical resulted in a half-million dollar loss, which forced the Masons to reassess the industry’s normal approach to work.  Recognizing that “throwing resources at a job” had been the root cause of the loss, Brad and Chuck resolved to develop a leaner, more controlled organization.

This new lean structure, forged out of a past failure, proved the key to success.  During 1983, the “Oil Bust” caused many successful contractors to fail.  Mason Construction, on the other hand, had its best year ever.

Through the late ‘80’s, Mason Construction strengthened its core values: safe worksites; well-trained, long-term employees; high productivity, and continuous improvement.

In the early 1990’s, Mason Construction bought Basic Steel, a structural steel erection company, in order to expand the business.  This led to further growth, and eventually, in 2004 to the company’s expansion into piling.

In the early 2000’s, the fourth generation of Masons joined in the family business, and are poised to grow the business even further in the future.