In 1888, John Simon "Si" Fluor emigrated from Switzerland to America in search of challenges and opportunity. He previously trained as a journeyman carpenter in the Swiss guild and brought with him the ethos that system embodied — a reverence for craftsmanship and the ambition to build structures that would outlast the builder.

In 1912, Mr. Fluor founded Fluor Construction Company in Santa Ana, California, leading the company until his death in 1944. Fluor Construction Company performed general contracting at the start and quickly gained a reputation for quality and innovation.

Fluor receives a significant contract to build a compressor station for the Industrial Fuel Supply Company.

Fluor's "Buddha Tower," a water-cooling tower named after the Buddhist shrines it resembles, represents a radical advance in the cooling of water.

In 1924, Fluor hired its 100th employee to meet increasing demand for its services.

That year, the company also incorporated as Fluor Construction Co.

Fluor introduces its patented Air-Cooled Muffler and Gas Cleaner.

Fluor awarded a contract to build Titan II Missile complex.

Fluor designed and engineered the world's first totally offshore plant for the recovery, storage and loading of natural gas, liquids for Atlantic Richfield.

Two years after breaking ground, Fluor Corporation moves into its new multistory headquarters building in Irvine, California.

Fluor designs and constructions the world's largest FLEXICOKER™ for Lagoven in Amuay, Venezuela.

Fluor designs and constructs the Minera Escondida project – one of the world’s largest copper mines – located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, which is the driest place on earth.

Fluor provides design and construction management services to BMW for the automaker's first U.S. plant.

CEO Alan Boeckmann led the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative at the World Economic Forum.

As a partner member of The World Economic Forum, Fluor is authorized by both photographer and WEF Organization to use these photos for external promotion.

Fluor mobilizes 4,500 workers to support FEMA in aiding the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Fluor completes massive cleanup of Fernald site years ahead of schedule, saving taxpayers billions.

Fluor was awarded LOGCAP IV by U.S. Army to provide logistics support to troops stationed in Afghanistan.

The Fluor-built TS Power Plant was awarded the Project Management Institute's project of the year in 2009.

Fluor assisted in the Gulf Coast cleanup after the Deepwater Horizon incident.

Fluor celebrated its 100th anniversary by ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on April 23, 2012.

Shell selects Fluor as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the carbon capture facility at its flagship carbon capture and storage Quest project at the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awards management and operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the world’s largest supply of emergency crude oil, to Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations, LLC.

BASF PETRONAS Chemicals awards engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to Fluor for an integrated aroma ingredients facility in Kuantan, Malaysia. Among other chemicals, the new facility will produce citral, which is identical to a main component found in lemongrass and other essential oils.

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) and Alcoa formed a joint venture to execute several projects as part of the Ma’aden Aluminum project. Fluor provided project management consultant services for the overall program, as well as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the bauxite mine and alumina refinery, basic engineering and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for the rolling mill and EPCM services for the automotive sheet facility.

The DOE granted the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) a use permit to choose a suitable nuclear power plant site within the boundary of the Idaho National Laboratory site. UAMPS plans to build and operate the lead NuScale power plant.

The 110 year agreement period includes 10 years of licensing, site preparation and plant construction followed by 99 years of plant operation and retirement.

Fluor provided procurement, project management and construction management services. Phase 1 of the project comprised a 450,000 t/a state-of-the-art board machine, auxiliary facilities, including power plant, fresh water treatment, effluent treatment and necessary infrastructure.

The Cerro Verde Production Unit Expansion is considered not only world-class, but is also the largest one-time built copper concentrator on the planet. Fluor provided engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) and commissioning services for the new concentrator.

Fluor is providing engineering, procurement and management services for Tengizchevroil’s FGP-WPMP in Kazakhstan. The Future Growth Project (FGP) is based on TCO’s successful 2008 Sour Gas Injection-Second Generation Project expansion, on which another Fluor-led joint venture participated. FGP will expand production by approximately 12 million tonnes per year. The Wellhead Pressure Management Project (WPMP) will keep existing plants full by installation of a central pressure boost facility. FGP and WPMP are being executed together to realize efficiencies and cost savings. FGP-WPMP will leave a legacy of new capabilities for the Republic of Kazakhstan in engineering, high-tech equipment servicing, project management, construction and fabrication.

A Fluor-Technip consortium is performing engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) and commissioning for the utilities, interconnecting and offsites (UIO) scope of the PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) multi-billion megaproject in Malaysia. The UIO scope includes the central utilities plant, 6,300 km of electrical and instrument cabling, 600,000 cubic meters of concrete and more than 70 buildings. The consortium has also provided program management consultancy services for RAPID since 2013.

Fluor performed front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for LyondellBasell's new propylene oxide and tertiary butyl alcohol plant. After FEED completion, Fluor was awarded the engineering and procurement contract in 2017. The new plant will be the world’s largest of its type and represents the single-largest capital investment in LyondellBasell’s history.

A Fluor-led joint venture was selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as the design-build team for the Green Line Light Rail Extension in Boston, Massachusetts. The 4.7-mile extension will improve mobility for Boston-area residents and support municipal plans for sustainable growth and urban redevelopment.

In 2018, Fluor achieved substantial engineering completion for Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standard reconfiguration project at the Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas. Fluor is providing engineering, procurement and construction management services, which will enable the refinery to achieve updated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standards by 2020 and provide cleaner fuel to U.S. markets.

Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., is the private-sector partner selected to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the CAD$5.7 billion (approximate US$4.4 billion) Gordie Howe International Bridge project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). The Gordie Howe International Bridge project includes a bridge and border crossing spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit, Michigan, U.S. and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. When completed, the bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America.

Fluor was selected by BHP to provide construction and project management services for its South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Western Australia. South Flank will be the largest iron ore processing facility ever built in Western Australia.

Canadian National Energy Alliance (CNEA), a Fluor consortium, was selected as preferred bidder to manage and operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). The contract focuses on three main priorities: addressing Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)’s radioactive waste and decommissioning responsibilities, delivering nuclear science and technology that supports the Government of Canada and industry and revitalizing the Chalk River Laboratories located in Ontario, Canada.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) selected the joint venture team of Fluor and Walsh Construction Company to design and build Phase One of the Red and Purple Line Modernization Program. The $2.1 billion project will be the largest capital project in CTA’s history, ultimately resulting in expanded capacity and improved infrastructure along the region’s most used rail lines. The project broke ground on October 2, 2019.

In November 2020, the project team achieved a major milestone, opening the three-kilometer Gaasperdammertunnel to traffic.

Fluor was selected by ioneer to perform the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and subsequent engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services as the project progresses for its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Completed in April 2020, the DFS validates Rhyolite Ridge as a world-class resource with significant value creation potential due to its low-cost, large-scale operation and long mine life. The mine was expected to have a life of 26 years with the opportunity to extend and expand.

Green Line Extension Constructors, comprising Fluor, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., Herzog Contracting Group and The Middlesex Corp., announced construction completion of the Union Square Branch of the Green Line Extension light rail project. The 0.7-mile line, running from the new and relocated Lechmere Station in Cambridge to Union Square in Somerville, is the first of two distinct branch lines to open.

Fluor serves as the engineering, procurement and construction management company that supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in its objective to produce plutonium pits at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, SC. The construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF), which will produce the pits, is a directive from the NNSA and is one of the top projects within the Nuclear Security Enterprise today.

In support of the nation’s nuclear deterrent, the NNSA plans to make at least 80 pits per year in production facilities at SRS and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. A pit is a critical component in every nuclear weapon.