History

In 1932 during the height of the Great Depression, four emigrants from Sweden; Nils Anderson, Helge Carlson, Walfred Olson and Manfred Peterson began what is today Ellis Stone Construction Company, Inc. 

Working out of a quarry they leased in Ellis, Wisconsin, they began quarrying stone for churches, schools, homes and other buildings.  By the early 1950’s the firm emerged into a general building contractor.  The Company continued to grow and in the 50’s and 60’s became one of the most highly regarded general contractors in north-central Wisconsin. 

Today, over 70 years later, Ellis has continued a path of planned growth under the leadership of Jim Anderson and Erik Carlson; 2nd and 3rd generation to the original founders.  

Ellis is guided by a commitment to provide customers with the finest building possible, a building not only suitable today, but well into the future.  This commitment is as solid as the rock quarried by the Company founders.

Values/Purpose

Building for the Future characterizes Ellis’ internal and external objectives. Internally, we have a commitment to aggressive, yet planned growth.  Externally, we maintain a strong emphasis on providing our customers with the finest building possible for the dollars budgeted – a building not only suitable for today but well into the future. 

What sets Ellis apart is the way we approach a project.  We give our customers full value for the construction investment.  We believe in treating our suppliers and subcontractors with the same honesty and straight forward attitude we get from our clients.  We approach projects as a team with the client or their architect, our staff and sub-contractors and suppliers .  This approach eliminates surprises at the end of a project.  We are also able to provide better service than our customers generally expect or have have received in the past.