"Johnson & Galyon's heritage is a gift. It was not acquired quickly.
We therefore honor and protect it."
Jim Bush, Board Chairman

We began in Knoxville in 1914 as the A.H. Whisman Company. Incorporated in 1936, we took the name of Johnson & Willard in 1940. Fifteen years later, we became Johnson & Galyon.

As a Johnson & Galyon customer, you reap enormous benefits from our loyal and talented workforce. Our craftspeople are committed to their work and proud of the communities they help build. Over the years, we have attracted second- and third-generation craftspeople who make working at Johnson & Galyon a lifelong career from apprenticeship to retirement.

For almost 90 years, we've embraced innovation in construction, such as today's smart building technologies of space-age building materials, computer automation and energy management. Our progress over the years has always been based on time-tested values, good judgment and openness to new processes.