Gray History
Projects
Charlotte
Offices
ELG/Values/Mission
100

When was Gray founded?

1960

100

Which market is Green Acres & Gardenkeeper related to?

Nestle Purina dry dog/cat food plants. Green Acres is a new greenfield in Batavia OH & Gardenkeeper is a renovation of an old MillerCoors brewery in Eden NC

100

When was the Charlotte office founded?

2012

100

When was the Birmingham office established?

2002

100

Who are your 3 CLT ELG Representatives?

Ashley, Ronnie, and Stuart

200

What was James Norris Gray's first project?

Tobacco Barn on the Howard Family Farm


200

What current project is worth $2.5 Billion and where is it being built?

QCells & Dalton, Georgia

200

How many addresses has the Charlotte office had?

3 - 4

Camden

Co-Working Space

500 W 5th

505 W 5th

200

When did Gray move into the Wolf Wile building in Lexington?

April 1997

200

What is Gray's #1 Priority? (2 answers)

Safety & Quality of Life

300

What was the final budget of the First National Bank (1977) project? 

$6.5 million (original budget $4 million)

300

Which project is planning on repurposing the Hitachi building Gray built in China Grove? (Hint: It's a Japanese Company)

DNP

300

True or False - One of the designs at the 2022 Can Castle Competition was a toilet

True

300

What city was the first Gray office in?

Glasgow, Kentucky

300

What are our 3 core values at Gray?

  1. We put safety and quality of life first.
  2. We are customer and relationship driven.
  3. We treat others the way we want to be treated, where everyone is welcome and respected.
400

How many Japanese projects has Gray Inc. executed?

373

400

What are the 3 MDI Projects we're currently working on?

MDI Midway, MDI Anchorage, & MDI Campus

400

Who were the 4 people who founded the CLT office?

Brian Woods, Brett Goode, Clay Turner, Andrew Hill

400

Where was Gray's first international office?

Japan

400

What are some charities ELG/Gray partners with?

Kidney Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Seal Future Foundation, MS Bike Ride, Save-A-Warrior

500

What does "Kaizen" mean?

Continuous improvement.  
Background:  Gray has lived by this since they started working with Japanese customers in the 80's

500

Which project did President Obama highlight before the CLT office was established?

Siemens

500

When did Gray A&E set up shop in the CLT office?

January 2016

500

Which project help spearheaded the opening of Gray's Dublin office?

Keurig-Dr. Pepper 

500

What are the 4 main goals of ELG?

  • Maintain Gray’s irreplaceable culture as we continue to expand
  • Grow our future leaders through access to professional development, networking, and philanthropy opportunities
  • Present “the Gray Way” to incoming team members through engaging, interactive events
  • Celebrate family and work family inside and outside of the office
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