Fred Grinder

Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Managing Principal

Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc. is a full service commercial and industrial construction firm in its sixth decade of continuous operations in the Memphis area. Fred, Brett and Justin Grinder have led the firm as Managing Principals for the past three decades as other founding family members retired.

During the tenure of the current leadership, the company has grown from approximately $13M in revenue and 15 employees to averaging $150M with over 100 employees. Construction in place is expected to exceed $200M in both 2023 and 2024.

The Grinders have grown the client base from primarily warehouse and office construction to the full range of commercial building for private, public and non-profit entities. They have expanded the company into every sector of the commercial building market including private schools and colleges, automotive, medical, and manufacturing industries, municipal sports, and large public projects. The company operates primarily in Memphis, but its reach extends to projects completed in Little Rock, Nashville, and Jackson, MS.

The horizon for GTG is bright with current and future projects including the Brooks Museum of Art (now Memphis Art Museum), Liberty Stadium renovations, Rhodes College, mixed use conversion of Northside High, and the Sterick Building renovation all in progress or planning stages.

The Grinders are active in the community supporting a broad range of local causes including Memphis University School, Hutchison School, Memphis Art Museum, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Ballet Memphis, Girls, Inc., Rhodes College, The University of Memphis, MIFA, and the West Tennessee chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors.