Why Baldwin Shell

Quality is a subjective attribute that can be viewed or understood in many different ways. For Baldwin & Shell quality means that we always exceed customer expectations, provide unsurpassed service, and ensure that the final end product meets our high standard of supreme quality that is delivered one time and on budget.

• Quality in everything we do
• Unsurpassed service brings premium value to our clients
• Exceptional value through innovative ideas and client service
• Exceed customer expectations

Value is most closely associated with cost but that is not the only way we provide value to our clients. Assessments are constantly made to track the financial evaluations on a project and we provide the industries best estimating services. Further value is added with the fact that our clients can trust that they are receiving the highest level of quality throughout all phases of the process to maximize the financial value of their project.

• Competitive costing
• Fiduciary budgeting
• Project steward
• Unequaled value to our customers
• Customer satisfaction

Trust, we give and receive absolute trust. We work in an environment in which we can trust one another in a transparent setting. Thereby we are doing our jobs to the very best of our abilities as a team, utilizing each member’s strengths for success.

• Founded on trust
• Trust, respect and integrity in all of our relationships
• Teamwork and open, honest communication
• Committed, we are accountable for delivering on all our commitments
• We have confidence in each other's capabilities and knowledge

Adam Burton, CSP, CIT, Director of Risk ManagementBaldwin & Shell is committed to a safe environment for our employees, clients and communities. The superintendents featured above all have impeccable safety records ranging from 10 to 40 years without an accident.

More than 50 years ago, we were the first Arkansas contractor to effectively implement a written safety program. All project superintendents are required to complete annual training for First Aid and CPR. They also hold weekly safety and training meetings on every job site for all workers. We are also a part of Safety and Health Arkansas Associated General Contractors Partnership for Excellence (SHAAPE), which was created by OSHA and the Arkansas Chapter of Associated General Contractors of America to encourage site safety. Our safety program includes safety inspections, toolbox talks and safety videos to highlight the importance of working safely.

An annual inspection is conducted on a job site chosen by the OSHA inspector to verify compliance. Our safety director and our safety team perform informal and formal job site audits regularly with written documentation. 

Safety is paramount and the first item we take into account during a project. Our goal is to have each person leave the jobsite as they arrived. To accomplish this we set out to find and control recognized hazards on the jobsite and provide the lowest level of exposure to manage risk for all workers.

• • • First Arkansas Contractor with a safety program
    • OSHA Partner
    • S.A.F.E. - Secure Accident Free Environment
    • High standards in everything we do
    • Site safety for all employees, subcontractors, owners, and bystanders

Inclusion and diversity are an integral part of Baldwin & Shell Construction Company’s values at the highest level. Having diverse employees, business partners, and community relationships is crucial to offering the highest quality construction services to our clients and communities we serve. We believe that embracing diversity not only enhances our work culture, but also drives our success. We are committed to creating an environment where all employees are included, are treated with dignity and respect, and are in a position to contribute to our collective achievement. Our diversity and inclusion objectives, and progress towards achieving them, will be assessed annually to ensure they align with our business and talent objectives.

• We embrace diversity as an essential key to our success
• A diverse and involved team
• We value the skills, strengths and views of our diverse team
• Unwavering integrity
• Diverse, talented, and committed team

Sustainability is a guiding principle of Baldwin & Shell. We are committed to serving as an example by integrating environmental awareness and responsibility throughout our company and for our clients. In fact, we were the first contractor in the state to build and occupy a LEED® Gold company headquarters building.

Green Building

Baldwin & Shell is an industry leader in sustainable construction, helping our clients get the buildings they want with the environmentally friendly features we all need. As our clients increasingly make sustainability a core philosophy, they want a contractor who shares those same values.

Green building is much more than reducing energy use and improving air quality. To us, sustainable design and construction is a whole-building approach, where each design decision affects the overall building performance. We focus on the interrelationship of the various building systems – plumbing and HVAC, electrical, structure, exterior building envelope construction and interior finishes. Green construction benefits the builders, the building’s future occupants, and, of course, the environment. Baldwin & Shell has aided the sustainability efforts of many of our customers by constructing green facilities and sharing lessons learned. In several cases, we’ve exceeded clients’ sustainability goals by proposing and implementing creative strategies to improve the performance of their buildings.

We employ more than 20 LEED-accredited professionals and have built numerous environmentally friendly construction projects, including projects in the higher education sector and business sector.

Sample Sustainable Projects

LEED Gold

Baldwin & Shell Corporate Headquarters

Honors Housing – University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Vol Walker Hall Renovations & Addition – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Harrison French & Associates - Bentonville

LEED Silver

Garland Center – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Ritter Communications — Jonesboro

Trojan Grill – University of Arkansas at Little Rock