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QUALITY WORK ON TIME
Buzick is by no means a small construction company anymore, but Cliff Buzick’s original commitment to give “quality work on time” remains at the forefront of the company’s mission.
As a testament to that passion, Buzick Construction has worked with all the top brands and trailblazers in the bourbon industry and remains fully committed to raising the bar for distilled spirits.
Buzick Construction was founded in 1937 by Cliff Buzick, who first visited Bardstown, KY as a distillery equipment salesman. Upon discovering that many of his customers didn’t have anyone to install the equipment he was selling them, Buzick moved his family from Louisville to Bardstown and opened a construction business to meet the need.
In 1941, Buzick Construction finished construction on their first barrel storage warehouse for the Fairfield Distillery. From then on, the company became and remains the “go-to” builder for barrel warehouses, and maintains working relationships with many distilleries that go back to the start of the company.
When Cliff’s son, Donald, took over the company, he expanded the clientele to commercial businesses in addition to distilleries. The size of projects Buzick Construction built increased and diversified to include manufacturing plants, churches, and banks; all the while their relationship with the bourbon industry remained as strong as ever.
In 1975, Tom Blincoe, Donald’s son-in-law, joined the business. After working on local projects for a few years, in 1977 he moved with his family to Shelbyville, Tennessee to oversee the continuing job of building barrel storage warehouses for Jack Daniel’s Distillery, a distillery in Lynchburg that Buzick has had a relationship with since the 1940s. Tom oversaw the construction of 39 warehouses, completed in 1982.
In 1991, when Maker’s Mark needed a barrel storage warehouse, Tom wanted to find a better method of construction than building by hand. A system was developed that allowed the “heavy lifting” to be done with machines and equipment, making the construction process faster, safer and more economical.
Since 2000, Buzick Construction has erected over 5.73 million barrel storage spaces for the Kentucky bourbon industry. Also recently Buzick has participated in construction or modifications to visitors’ centers and bourbon tours for many distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, including Heaven Hill, Four Roses, and Jim Beam.
Buzick Construction, Inc.
702 Beechwood Ave. Bardstown, KY 40004
502-348-6401
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