Company Profile on Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides dredging, and commercial and industrial demolition services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Dredging and Demolition. The Dredging segment involves in the enhancement or preservation of navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand, or rock. The Demolition segment involves in exterior and interior demolition activities. Exterior demolition activities comprise the dismantling and demolition of structures and foundations; and interior demolition activities include removing specific structures within a building. This segment also engages in the site development and the removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials. The company serves federal, state, and local governments; foreign governments; domestic and foreign private concerns, such as utilities and oil companies; general contractors; corporations that commission projects; and nonprofit institutions, such as universities and hospitals, and municipal agencies. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation also has operations in the Middle East, Africa, India, Mexico, the Caribbean, and central America. The company was formerly known as Lydon & Drews Partnership and changed its name to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company in 1905. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company was founded in 1890 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.