—F. Martin Booth

1940 – Frank M. Booth Jr. graduates from Santa Clara University with a degree in mechanical engineering and accepts a position with Carrier Air Conditioning in Syracuse, New York.
1942 – Frank M. Booth Sr. passes away at age 57.
1944 – Frank M. Booth Jr. returns from the war and becomes company president.
1951 – Frank M. Booth Jr. was named president of the Marysville Rotary Club and hired Bill Larson for his experience in public accounting.
1952 – The company opens an office in Redding, CA.
1953 – FMB completes Mercy Hospital in Redding, the first plumbing, heating and air conditioning contract to exceed $100,000.
1955 - Seeking diversification, the Company purchases a restaurant supply firm and starts an electrical contracting division.
1959 – Company makes its first contribution to the Frank M. Booth Profit Sharing Plan.

1912 –Frank M. Booth and a partner open a tinning and plumbing shop in downtown Marysville.
1917 – The budding business expands to include a hardware store and moves to its current Marysville location.
1922 – Frank M. Booth becomes Mayor of Marysville.
1938 – The company becomes the first Northern California contractor to retail Carrier air conditioners.

1965 - Both the restaurant supply and the electrical contracting businesses are shuttered.
1972 - FMB purchases Fontaine and Bean, a Sacramento-based sheet metal firm.
1972 - F. Martin Booth graduates from UC Berkeley and the 3rd generation of Booths joins the Company.
1973 – Frank M. Booth Jr. is appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan to the Contractors’ State License Board.

1975 - Larry Booth graduates from UC Berkeley in mechanical engineering and begins his employment with the Company.
1975 - The company begins a series of Joint Ventures with RG Fisher Company on wastewater treatment facilities, concluding on a $25M plant for the City of Redding.
1978 - Frank M. Booth Jr. becomes Chairman of the Board and F. Martin Booth, President and CEO.
1982 - FMB completes a high-rise in Sacramento, its first large design-build project.
1983 - The Sacramento office arising from the Fontaine and Bean purchase closes.
1984 – The company purchases Valley Sheet Metal Co, a Bay Area HVAC and architectural contracting firm.

1987 – Frank M. Booth Jr. passes away at the age of 67.
1989 - The Company creates Frank M. Booth Design Build Co., opening again in Sacramento.

2014 SFO Terminal 3 – a major Design/Build transportation project for SFO just south of our South San Francisco shops

2015 Menlo Gateway Hotel – High-end hotel dedicated to serving the high-tech community
2016 UC Merced 2020 – a $1.3B Design/Build university expansion for 5000 students, our largest single plumbing contract ever.
2017 UCSF Block 33 – another Design/Build university project in Mission Bay dedicated to ophthalmology
2018 Hardrock Hotel & Casino – a fast-paced project delivering a Casino, hotel, and convention space in 13 months from groundbreaking.
2019 Richards Boulevard Office Complex – our largest Design/Build project for the State of California providing office space for 5000 workers
2020 Monterey Aquarium – a continuation of over 29 years of designing, constructing, and maintaining the best public aquarium in the world.
2022 Qualcomm – a continuation of over 7 years designing, constructing, and maintaining the best communications chip design lab in the world

2007 - The Company became a majority-owned ESOP.
2008/9 - Lawrence and Andrew Booth, both UCSB graduates in mechanical engineering, begin their employment becoming the 4th generation of Booth's involvement with the Company.
2009 CalSTRS Headquarters – coming out of the 2007-2009 recession, CalSTRS was a signature building for West Sacramento, and FMB.
2010 Rideout – our first significant Design/Build OSHPD level 1 hospital in the City of Marysville, our home for over 110 years.