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Mission Statement

Our mission is to maintain a legacy of excellence and integrity by consistently providing construction management services with superior results through proactive collaboration with our clients and the project teams.

Work Safety

Wm. Blanchard Co.’s policy is to foster a safety conscious workforce and provide a safe and healthful place to work that is free of recognized hazards. Wm. Blanchard Co. believes that a safe and healthful workplace comes from the involvement of all personnel – management, supervision, safety personnel, and trade workers – working together to assure that no harm comes to persons or property as a result of the work that occurs on its jobsites.

Career Opportunities

Wm. Blanchard Co. is continuously in need to fill the following positions:
Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, BIM Technical Managers, Superintendents, and many more!
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160 Years of Building

With the sixth generation of Blanchards leading the firm, Clifford and William I. Blanchard can draw on the company’s extraordinary heritage and passionate commitment to hard work, dedication to clients, and excellent results to ensure Blanchard’s continuing position at the forefront of the industry.

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Heritage

The Blanchard Family Legacy

Isaac Blanchard

William L. Blanchard

I.C. Blanchard

William F. Blanchard

Richard Blanchard, William C. Blanchard
William I. Blanchard, Clifford Blanchard

Timeline

1860s - 1900s

In 1860, Isaac Blanchard, a master mason and Civil War veteran, founded the firm that is known today as Wm. Blanchard Co. in Newark, New Jersey. A specialist in the construction of brick baking ovens, Isaac Blanchard built a strong reputation for hard work and dedication, which enabled him to branch out to other aspects of general construction.

Turn-of-the-century industrialization and growth in Newark provided the opportunity to move into the forefront of building construction. The firm remained a family enterprise, with management passing from father to son. William L. Blanchard carried on the tradition of excellence, as did his son, Isaac C. Blanchard.The company’s commercial projects continued to grow, along with the recognition and respect as one of the region’s premier general contractors.

1930s - 1940s

The Great Depression became a time of diversity for Blanchard. With construction demand ebbing, Blanchard carpenters were put to work crafting “Nordic Hickory Skis” for civilian and military use. Blanchard tradesmen also provided the maintenance and renovation of Blanchard owned buildings leased to commercial and manufacturing firms in northern New Jersey.

With the start of World War II and the resurgence of construction demand, Blanchard became an integral part of the national war effort. William F. Blanchard oversaw the four-month conversion of a General Motors automobile plant into a Grumman “Wildcat” Navy fighter plane factory. This extraordinary accomplishment earned the firm the prestigious Army-Navy E Production Award for excellence in War production.

1950s - 1960s

Post-war economic expansion generated a variety of projects in northern New Jersey. This was a time when Blanchard was building breweries, banks, churches, hospitals, department stores, warehouses, and industrial plants to meet the pace of the area’s rapid development.

Beginning in the 1960s with the next generation of leadership under Richard and William C. Blanchard, large-scale office buildings in the heart of Newark and northern New Jersey became an important part of Blanchard’s growing portfolio.

1970s - 1990s

In the 1970s, the advent of Construction Management and increased demand for specialized expertise refocused Blanchard’s priorities to hospital construction.

2000s +

To this day, Blanchard has long-term partnerships with Hackensack Meridian Health, RWJBarnabas Health, Atlantic Health System, Hunterdon Healthcare, and others. Currently 95% of our projects are repeat work from clients who have selected Wm. Blanchard Co. for decades.