The Western Group, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is the nations largest specialty contractor in the areas of masonry and concrete restoration and new construction preventive waterproofing. The company was founded in 1915 by George Bishop, Sr. and Ben Many. The company is privately held by the Bishop family. The Western Group is composed of six member companies; Western Waterproofing Company, Inc., Western Waterproofing Company of America, Inc., Brisk Waterproofing Company, Harry S. Peterson, Inc., H.S. Peterson Co. and Western Restoration and Waterproofing. To date, the Corporation has over thirty-six offices nationwide. It employs more than 1,000 salaried and hourly employees. * Founded in St. Louis in 1915 * Family-owned and operated for three generations * Ranked among the top 100 specialty contractors in the U.S. * Over $100 million in annual revenue for each of the past 10 years * Over the past decade, our job safety record has been far better than the national average * Surveys indicate nearly 100% of our customers would choose us again * As the nations largest specialty contractor in the field of masonry restoration, we have been entrusted with restoring many of the nation??s landmarks