Work ethic is a choice — a choice that workers at Dolan Construction Inc. make consistently, according to Maureen Dolan, company treasurer. Dolan Construction’s values of hard work and integrity coupled with an innovative approach, a focus on quality workmanship, and a dedication to client success, have produced impressive results for the second-generation family-owned company.
Those results include climbing to the top of the list of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance’s 2024 Business Excellence Awards. The design-build construction firm was number one on the GRCA’s list this year, edging out the Pennsylvania Anesthesia Coalition and Diamond Credit Union, which took second and third, respectively. Qualifying GRCA member companies are ranked according to revenue growth.
With a 2023 growth rate of 56%, Dolan, of Reading, ascended to the top spot after taking eighth place last year. “The growth has been really organic — starting with a great team in place,” said Patrick Dolan, company president. “We look to become a part of the team working hand in hand with the project owners.
..These efforts combined with a strong, relationship-driven client base has created unique opportunities.
” Maureen Dolan said the firm has benefitted from the lessons learned from her father, Joseph Dolan, a creative engineer who founded the company in 1977. “Our Dad taught us a lot of valuable business lessons,” Maureen Dolan said. “For instance, the most important thing in hittin.
