1975
Stephen Mockbee established Stephen M. Mockbee Builders with savings from the United States Marine Corps. The firm provided general contracting and construction management services.
1977
One of Bancroft’s first contracts was to renovate space for sculptor Charles Parks at 44 Bancroft Mills, the historic mill building on the Brandywine River
1985
1987
Bancroft Builders incorporates at Bancroft Construction Company
1992
Focus shifts to Construction Management, Design-Build, and Program Management throughout the early 1990’s
1993
Bancroft is awarded multi-year Alliance Agreement as CM for the DuPont Company & DuPont Merck
1998
Second office opens at 4th & Greenhill Avenue to support the expansion of operations
1999
OPD1 Biochemistry Research Facility becomes the largest project completion to date
2007
Bancroft begins working for Bristol Myers Squibb in Central and Northern New Jersey
2008
Bancroft completes largest school renovation to date in Delaware state history at P.S. DuPont Middle School
2009
Upon completion, the AstraZeneca Service Provider Center becomes the first LEED Gold building by a Delaware contractor in the state
2011
Greg Sawka is named President & CEO of Bancroft Construction Company
2013
Bancroft completes first major healthcare project, Christiana Care’s 60,000 SF Freestanding Emergency Department in Middletown, DE
2013
Bancroft partners with Delle Donne & Associates to develop the UD Science Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus at the site of the former Chrysler Assembly Plant
2014
Construction begins on the New Heights Fountain Revitalization Project, the most comprehensive restoration of Longwood’s most historical and featured attraction, the Main Fountain Garden
2017
BCC, Delle Donne & Associates and Bernardon partner to bring 10-story tower to STAR Campus
2017
After two years and $90M, the Longwood Gardens Main Fountain Garden Revitalization opens with its Summer of Spectacle on May 27th!
2018