Metromont

Metromont Celebrates 100 Years, Makes Key Organizational Changes to Propel Future Growth

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on June 25, 2025

This year, Greenville, SC-based precast concrete manufacturer Metromont celebrates its 100th anniversary of business in South Carolina and the Southeast. In 1925, South Carolina native and USC graduate Captain James Roy Pennell founded Pennell and Harley Construction Engineers, a highway engineering company specializing in DOT work that would eventually evolve over three generations to become Metromont, one of the largest precast concrete manufacturers on the East Coast. Across…

Metromont Corporation to Acquire Shockey Precast Group

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on January 7, 2018

Metromont Corporation, a manufacturer of precast concrete materials, announces its plan to acquire Shockey Precast Group of Winchester, Va. “The Shockey Precast Group has an outstanding reputation. Don Shockey has built a quality operation and organization. Our culture and business models are very similar which will make for a smooth transition that’s beneficial to both…

Metromont Expanding Greenville, SC Operations

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on October 18, 2017

Metromont Corporation, a manufacturer of precast concrete materials, is expanding its existing Greenville County operations. This latest $8.8 million investment is projected to create an additional 100 jobs over the next five years. Metromont is a leader and pioneer in the engineering and manufacturing of precast concrete for everything from schools, office buildings and parking…