Our History
Shapes
Our Today
Our journey Building Colorado’s Future began in 1987. Our early roots and founder’s commitment to the community can still be seen in the work we do today, and we will remain steadfast in our promise to do the right thing – always.
1949
John L. Hachmeister (Founder) is Born on December 13th

1987
JHL Constructors Commences Operations
First Project- Fire Station #4 Addition/Renovation | Arvada Fire Protection District
$320,000

1988
Established First Office In Greenwood Village

1989
First K-12 Education Project
Eugene Field Elementary Office Remodel | Littleton Public Schools
First Project In Durango
New Office | Amoco

1991
JHL Merges With RL Construction

1994
JHL Opens Durango Office / First Higher Education Projects
Fort Lewis College Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center

1998
JHL Purchases First Collating Copy Machine

2001
First Ground Up High School Project
Mountain Vista High School | Douglas County School District

2002
First Company Website Goes Live

2004
First Senior Living Project
Golden Pond Assisted Living & Apartments

2007
First Large Scale Multi-Family Project ($42 Million)
Lugano Cherry Creek | GenCap Partners

2012
Ben Stellor Becomes President

2015
JHL named the Best Place to Work in Denver by the DBJ

2016
First Civil Projects
Cottonwood Creek Trail Extension | City of Colorado Springs

2017
First Road/Bridge Project
US 36 Bridge Replacement | Colorado Department of Transportation
30th Anniversary

2018
JHL Becomes 100+ Team Members Strong

2019
First Large Scale Municipal Project ($42 Million)
Metro Wastewater Support Facilities

2020
JHL Moves To New Office
Our new office is up and running in Englewood!

2022
ENR Mountain States Contractor of the Year
With over 265 team members and +$350M in Revenue