Astra Group, LLC, is a leader in the Southeast in the delivery of general contracting and job order contracting to private, commercial, government and municipal entities. We operate from our headquarters in Woodstock with other offices in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, and employ more than 160 people with revenues of more than $100 million. We are comprised of three divisions – Astra Group, Astra Grading and Pipe, LLC, and Astra Construction Services, LLC.
Andrew Lindsay, GC, LEED AP
President
Grant Beeson
Vice President, Astra Construction Services
Jay Mayo
Vice President, Astra Grading & Pipe
Heyward Adams
General Manager, Astra Grading & Pipe
Shawn Springston
General Manager, Astra Group
Eric Ashley
General Manager, ACS Job Order Contracting
Christian Long
Chief Estimator
Ashley Melendez
Controller, Operations
Melanie Thomas, CHST
Director of Safety
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1994
Astra Group, Inc.
Ian and Andrew Lindsay founded the company on March 7, 1994. It operated in the basement of Ian's home until they leased, and subsequently purchased, their first office space in Woodstock, GA. Since our inception in 1994, Astra Group, LLC (our parent company) has played an integral part in building up the Southeast’s infrastructure and public spaces. In our 25 years in business, we have completed more than $800 million in construction projects.
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2006
Astra Grading & Pipe, LLC
Our management team developed a growth strategy focused on building a multi-disciplinary construction services firm with large in-house infrastructure, earthwork and utility installation capability; subsequently, AGAP was formed.
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2014
Astra Construction Services, LLC
ACS was established as the Job Order Contracting (JOC) and ezIQC arm of the company in 2014.
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2019
Astra becomes part of Equix Infrastructure Services, Inc.
Equix invested their capital, knowledge and resources into Astra to allow for our future expansion. Although the Lindsay family no longer owns Astra, Andrew remains as President to lead with the same passion he has always had for the business. Equix’s leadership team and investors have a proven track record of successfully growing and expanding the capabilities of construction companies, and provides the necessary support and capital to help Astra continue to grow.
Astra Builds Quality: Quality Construction, Quality Relationships, Quality of Life.
Quality Construction | We assign the right experts to the job to ensure we understand every aspect of the project and provide excellence in the details – every project, every time.
Quality Relationships |Â We partner with our clients to bring their visions to reality. Our clients come back to us again and again because we make the relationship as solid as the construction.
Quality of Life |Â We build the public and green spaces that bring communities together, and give residents a place to relax and recharge. We provide quality of life to our employees, as well, allowing each member of our team to put their greatest skills to use and to have a balance between work and home life.
- #90 on 2021 Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News Record (Equix)
- #57 on Deloitte’s 2021 Wisconsin 75 List (Equix)
- Port of Savannah International Multimodal Connector Civil & Rail Infrastructure – 2021 GPTQ Grand Prize Winner, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Georgia; 2021 Planning and Design of an Alternative Mode Transportation Facility, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Georgia
- Rodney Cook Sr Park at Historic Vine City – 2021 Regional Excellence Awards – Great Place, Atlanta Regional Commission; 2020 Southeast’s Best Projects Award of Merit in Landscape/Urban Development, Engineering-News Record (ENR); 2019 Award of Excellence, American Society of Landscape Architects Georgia Chapter;
- Brookwood Hills Community Club Amenity Renovation – 2021 Award of Excellence for New Construction, Urban Design Commission
- City of Hapeville Rail Facilities & Corridor Improvement – 2021 Project of Merit, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Georgia
- DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) Runway 21L Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) – 2020 Honor Award Winner, American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia); 2019 Project of the Year, Georgia Airports Association
- Capitol Square Extension – 2020 Merit Award Winner, American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC Georgia)
- Bob Callan Multi-use Trail Phase II Segment A – 2019 Planning and Design of an Alternative Mode Transportation Facility,
American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia (ACEC) - CEFGA – Winner, 2019 Craft Pro Emerging Champion Employer
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail – 2018 Excellence in the Public Realm, Urban Land Institute (Atlanta); 2018 Outstanding Initiative, American Planning Association (Georgia)
- Georgia Utility Contractor Association, Inc. –Â Winner, 2017 Hard Hat Safety Award for 200,001-500,000 Man Hours Pipeline Contractor Award
- Historic Fourth Ward Park / Clear Creek Combined Sewer Basin Relief – Winner, 2016 ISI Envision® Gold Award; American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Merit Award; FIABCI’s Grand Prix of Real Estate Development; Brownfield Redevelopment Award for Sustainability + many more
- Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail – 2015 Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development (2013 Region 4); 2015 Urban Land Institute Atlanta Chapter Building Healthy Places Award; 2015 International Economic Development Council Silver Award for Excellence in Economic Development – Annual Report; 2014 ACEC Engineering Excellence Award; 2013 ARC Developments of Excellence; 2013 First Place Award, Paving, American Concrete Institute
- Atlanta Beltline Westside Trail – Urban Land Institute (Atlanta) 2018 Excellence in the Public Realm
- Play Chastain – Nominee, Buckhead Business Association 2018 Beautification Award
- Chastain Park Tennis Center – EarthCraft Light Commercial 2010 Project of the Year
- Charlie Loudermilk Park – Winner, Buckhead Business Association 2016 Beautification Award; 2015 Quality Project of the Year
- Duncan Creek Park – Voted one of Atlanta’s star playgrounds by Atlanta Parent Magazine
- Harbins Park – National Park Service and Forest Service 2014 National Trail Designation
- Pounds Lake – 2014 Project of the Year
- Little Mulberry Park – Georgia Urban Forest Council 2015 Outstanding Greenspace Award; National Park Service and Forest Service 2014 National Trail Designation; Gwinnett Magazine 2014 Best Parks, 2013 Best Parks, 2012 Best Park; Karina Miller Loop, Department of Interior 2012 National Recreation Trail Designation
