issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2012 this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . october 2011 this article possibly contains original research . please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message reed & reed type private industry construction founded 1928 headquarters woolwich maine united states products bridges buildings wind power parking garages website www.reed reed.com reed & reed inc. is a private general contractor based in woolwich maine . company history edit founded in 1928 by captain josiah w. reed and son carlton day reed the initial capital was roughly 2 000 . by 1930 reed & reed was already beginning its first bridge construction projects . these would come to define the company s image for nearly five decades . although founded in 1928 reed & reed inc. was first incorporated in 1982 . since then operations have continued to grow and expand . in 1992 rr caribbean inc. was established in st. thomas to handle the company s caribbean ambitions . only two years later in 1994 the company purchased callahan brothers inc. a leading competitor in contracting and design . perhaps the company s most high profile project began in 2003 as a joint venture with rival cianboro inc. the penobscot narrows bridge and observatory which has become a maine landmark began construction following a competitive bid among many contractors . other high profile undertakings included one of new england s largest wind farms located in mars hill maine and the new ocean gateway pier for cruise ships in portland maine . expansion edit while many of reed & reed s projects are located in maine job sites are scattered all over new england and the caribbean . although the bridge contracts continue to provide millions in revenue for the company every year it has recently begun pursuing wind energy as a major initiative . as part of this the corporate logo as seen on their website has added wind mills . the three main goals of reed & reed are clearly outlined safety quality and performance . often used by the state of maine s department of transportation for large and small scale projects reed & reed has built a reputation for quality throughout new england . external links edit reed & reed official web site list of projects project info retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title reed % 26 reed & oldid 641428796 categories construction and civil engineering companies of the united statessagadahoc county mainecompanies based in mainehidden categories articles lacking reliable references from october 2011all articles lacking reliable referencesorphaned articles from august 2012all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from october 2011all articles needing additional referencesarticles that may contain original research from october 2011all articles that may contain original research navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 january 2015 at 15 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view