By Mark Ambrogi
Greg Turner used to tag along with his father, Bob, to RLTurner Corporation construction sites.
(Photo by Mark Ambrogi)
“I was a surveyor and we were doing a lot of that on weekends to pay the bills. He would hold the level rod or shoot the grades (testing elevation of the project),” Bob said. “Then when he started working summers, he got to clean toilets and sweep floors, those sort of things.”
Bob, 76, has retired from the company he founded. His son, Greg, a Zionsville resident, is now president/CEO of RLTurner, a Zionsville construction company that is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. RLTurner plans to have an open house event 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at The District Tap, 3720 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis.
“I started painting the buildings to mowing the lawns to eventually holding about every position in the company to running it,” Greg said. “I’ve been running it quite a long time with (my father). I’m proud of that. From an early age, we were involved in construction. The other children (four siblings) chose another path, but this is what I like. It’s been good to me and my family, and I have a passion for it. I like to see what our team can build.”
When RLTurner started, the company did residential construction.
“We did roofing, screened-in porches, sidewalks and whatever we could do,” Bob said.
Turner said as it grew it became more commercial.
“We did the Methodist Church, Boys and Girls Club, Presbyterian Church and Old National Bank (in Zionsville),” Bob said.
RLTurner will work on the new Town Hall project in Zionsville.
“We cover pretty much the Midwest, do $50 million in revenue,” Bob said. “We do a lot of schools, aquatic centers, biotech pharmaceutical and maintenance. We touch five states around here, but most of our work is in Indiana.”
Bob said the open house will give RLTurner officials and employees a chance to say thank you to the community.
“We’re very blessed to have a lot of repeat business,” Bob said. “Our employees stay here. We don’t have a lot of turnover.”
