Overview
Founded in 1909
Irwin & Leighton was founded in 1909. The company maintained its headquarters in downtown
Philadelphia until 1974 when it moved its operations to King of Prussia.
Employee Held
Irwin & Leighton’s stock is held exclusively by its key employees. Stockholders
include employees from virtually every department in the organization and includes corporate officers, project managers, estimators, superintendents,
accountants, secretaries etc. This unique structure promotes vitality within
the organization and a motivation for employees to excel.
Long Term Relationships
Irwin and Leighton’s hallmark is in its long-standing professional relationships with
its customers and employees as well as its surety, banking, accounting/tax and
insurance partners. Many of the company’s client relationships are measured in decades.
The average employee tenure exceeds 10 years.
Broad Experience and Expertise
Irwin & Leighton has extensive experience in corporate, educational, healthcare,
pharmaceutical and retail facilities for projects involving new construction and
renovation of existing facilities.
Customer Focus - Project Size
Irwin & Leighton is customer-oriented and is therefore flexible as to contractual
role and the size of project it is willing to undertake.
The company is organized to effectively provide services on a construction management,
general contracting or design-build basis. Recent project sizes range from less than
$1 million to over $40 million.
Labor
Irwin & Leighton is organized to provide services on a union or open shop basis
dependent upon customer preference and geographic location.
Regional Capabilities
Irwin & Leighton maintains operating capabilities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland. In addition to its headquarters in King of Prussia, the company maintains
satellite offices in Princeton, New Jersey; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Baltimore, Maryland.
