Durr Selects Suitt Construction as Partner for Paint Shop Facility

    GREENVILLE, S.C.--March 11, 2003--Durr, the world's largest supplier of paint finishing systems to the automotive industry, has selected Suitt Construction Company as a partner for the multimillion-dollar paint shop facility that is part of the new Hyundai assembly plant near Montgomery, Ala.
    Suitt is constructing the 760,000-square-foot paint shop building, and Durr will be responsible for the process equipment and process systems technology. The scope of work covers the construction of foundations, floor slabs, wall systems and roofing systems, as well as the installation of fire protection, mechanical and electrical services. The paint shop has been designed for a throughput of 76 jobs per hour to trim and employs the latest technological developments in the paint finishing industry, including the revolutionary RoDip-3 system for pretreatment and electrocoat.
    During the preconstruction phase, Suitt significantly reduced estimated costs through value and team engineering with minimal changes to the scope of supply. The first painted body is scheduled for March 1, 2005.
    Suitt, a subsidiary of Birmingham-based BE&K, Inc., is a leading provider of construction services to a broad range of industries across the United States and in Mexico. Based in Greenville, it has offices in Birmingham, Ala.; Raleigh, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Providence, R.I.; Orlando, Fla.; and Atlanta, Ga.
    BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies in the U.S."

    For more information on Suitt, telephone Don White at (864) 250-5062; BE&K contact is Robin Paulding at (205) 972-6688 or pauldingr@bek.com. Visit www.bek.com/press1.html for related graphics and other company news.