Company History

Brasfield Construction Inc. has grown over the last 30 years from two employees building $12,000 homes to 34 employees building large commercial projects throughout West Tennessee. Though it started in the residential business, Brasfield Construction has found its niche today in being a medium-sized, local commercial contractor. Its forte is jobs that are complex, challenging, and technologically advanced. Through the years, Brasfield Construction also has changed the way it does business in its management style and use of today's technology.

The Beginning

Ken Brasfield started Brasfield Construction in 1970 to specialize in residential building and subdivision development. The company’s first focus was building subdivisions and small houses in neighboring communities of Alamo, Trenton, Milan and Atwood. The affordable houses sold for around $12,500, and included 1,000 square feet and a carport, and were normally all-brick on the outside. In the first five years, Brasfield Construction averaged about 12 to 25 homes per year. After five years, the company expanded into the Jackson market. Its first development was the Indian Hills Subdivision in north Jackson.

A Change of Focus, the 1980s

At about the same time, Brasfield Construction began to expand into commercial work. The first commercial job was an addition to the gymnasium for the Kenton Special School District in Kenton, TN. Commercial work continued with an addition to Consolidated Aluminum. Under the architectural supervision of W.C. Harris, the company also built the Rib Eye Barn, which currently is Madison's Restaurant. By the early 1980s, the company’s focus completed its transition to mainly commercial buildings as commercial projects grew in size and complexity. Residential construction was phased out by 1985 and since then, Brasfield has built only a few custom homes.

Controlled Growth, 1995-2000

In 1994, Brasfield Construction again sharpened its focus. It made a conscious decision to identify construction projects we were best qualified to do. We decided to focus on medium-size commercial work, such as banks, medical office buildings, and similar jobs. The result was controlled growth, a dip in profits for the next year, but also the assurance that the company would have more control on doing a quality job.

Many Changes

In the last 30 years, Brasfield Construction's commercial building can be seen throughout the Jackson-Madison community and elsewhere in West Tennessee.

As the economy of the area and the community has grown, we have expanded with it and are proud of our reputation and influence throughout the West Tennessee area. At the same time, we have been and will remain a conservative local construction company.