NEWS

January 2008, College Point, NY - “25 Year Old NY Construction Giant Repositions Itself for the Future”

Thomas Iovino, CEO and Founder of Judlau Contracting, Inc,, headquartered in College Point, NY, has announced the appointment of Jay Dier as the President of The Judlau Companies, and Richard Ocken to be the new President of Judlau Contracting, Mr. Dier’s former position.

2008 marks the 25th anniversary of Judlau Contracting, Inc., which was founded in 1983 by Mr. Iovino. Judlau is a well respected heavy construction firm, one of the City’s largest, involved in key infrastructure projects such as bridges, tunnels, mass transit, road construction, subsurface utilities, pump stations, and other important City works.

Current projects include the new East Side Access Tunnel linking Queens to Grand Central Terminal, The Columbus Circle subway entrance revitalization, the Henry Hudson bridge lower roadway repair in the Bronx, the new South Ferry Terminal subway station, the Jerome Ave IRT line near Yankee station, and several other vital public works projects, now in progress.

The Judlau Companies is a recently formed umbrella organization which not only includes Judlau Contracting, but four other specialty construction firms: Spearin LLC (formerly Spearin, Prestin, Burrows, originally founded in 1888), TC Electric, J-Track, and Midland Tech. These firms are involved in harbor and dock work, traffic and train signal work, railroad and subway repair and upgrades, and electrical projects, primarily in the NY Metro area.

The Judlau Companies will focus most of its efforts in New York City and the surrounding boroughs.  The new, expanded organization has plans to look at projects outside New York, and may even offer its expertise on joint projects in other countries.

According to Tom Iovino, “We built our reputation in the same way we built up our company -- with a serious commitment to quality, innovation, safety, and on-time performance. Now with the addition of Spearin, TC Electric, J-Track and Midland Tech, our overall capabilities are deeper and our reach is even broader. I’m excited about the opportunities that lie before us, and retain my greatest confidence in Judlau’s people, whose commitment to the task at hand and to each other remains something very special. It is our intention to continue to set the highest standards for all our projects, those we are working on in New York today, and those we embark upon in new cities and new places tomorrow.”