Bueckendorf also credits the 22-member BEX team as well as subcontractors and suppliers. “Managing rapid growth requires having the right talent at the right time on the BEX Construction team,” he said. “We’ve been very fortunate to attract outstanding project managers, project engineers and superintendents who work in strong partnership with outstanding subcontractors and suppliers to surmount the supply chain challenges that affected construction progress throughout 2021. We also expanded our administrative and accounting staff to match our growth.”

The BEX team is prepared to meet the challenge of rising interest rates, he added. “We will work to continue being a strong value for clients who appreciate a general contractor who does what we say we’re going to do,” he said.

BEX Construction Services was recently recognized as the St. Louis region’s second-fastest growing private companyby the St. Louis Business Journal, based on a two-year growth rate of 364%.

“A common path to growth for construction companies is repeat customers. The better you do for one client, the more likely they’ll be to hire you again,” the Business Journal reported. “That has been the story for eight-year-old St. Charles-based BEX Construction, which generated 2021 revenue of $57.6 million, representing a 364% increase from where it was two years earlier.” Its growth moved BEX from #6 in 2021 to the #2 spotin 2022.