Quality that’s visible. Service that’s noticed. A name you can trust.
Willow Construction is a commercial & industrial construction company on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Our work includes new construction, renovations, and pre-engineered buildings. We’ve tackled every type of project from new construction, to occupied renovations, small repairs, and much more.
We’re just the right size for your project: Large enough to handle complex projects, but small enough to deliver personalized service.
Our Service Area
Willow Construction is one of the largest and most trusted commercial construction firms on Delmarva. Headquartered in Easton, Maryland, we’ve completed hundreds of projects throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Virginia, and the state of Delaware. From Salisbury to Elkton, Seaford to Wilmington, Willow Construction delivers quality construction and trusted service.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Integrity is the foundation of every project. We treat clients, employees, and subcontractors with fairness and respect.
Quality
Quality construction and service are fundamental to who we are. We believe in doing things the right way, always.
Experience
Our team, including subcontractors, includes experienced builders and craftsmen who can deliver outstanding results on every project.
Our Approach
Regardless of the project delivery methods our clients choose, we approach every project as a collaboration. Our mission is to be part of the client’s team, helping them achieve their goals. We’ve developed construction expertise in a variety of specialty industries, which helps us share best practices and the latest innovations. But don’t just take our word for it; hear what our clients have to say:
Leadership Team
Willow Construction has built its reputation on more than 50 years of leadership and outstanding service. Our team demonstrates its experience and attention to detail on every project. We’re also proud to be actively engaged in our community, supporting a variety of local causes. We have contributed our time, funding, and materials to building neighborhood relationships and fostering community fellowship.

Mike Hiner has been committed to the Willow team for nearly 40 years now. In 2011, Mike officially became a co-owner of Willow Construction, LLC. He excels in strategic direction, aligning project management with client's goals, and creating a culture of partnership and collaboration within the company. Mike graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College and is a Leadership Maryland alumni. Mike demonstrates character built upon integrity throughout his leadership of Willow Construction and a devotion to enriching the local community of Easton, Maryland. He is an active participant in the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce, The Rotary Club of Easton, and supports nonprofit organizations such as Talbot Mentors.

Andy Cheezum is a native to the Eastern Shore of Maryland where he graduated cum laude with a B.S. in Construction Management from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Andy is motivated to make a positive impact on the region. He is a graduate from Leadership Maryland, an active member of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and a volunteer for ACE Mentors Eastern Shore. He holds 28 years of diversified experience in the private, residential, and commercial sectors of the construction industry. Andy ensures that every project aligns with Willow's core values and exceeds the expectations of each client.

Eric Milhollan has over 20 years of experience in construction planning, quality control management, and team building. He earned a B.S. in Business Management from Salisbury University, became a Shore Leadership Program alumni in 2010, is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineering, and provides youth mentorship as Scoutmaster to the 532 Boy Scouts Troop of Easton, Maryland. Eric plays a pivotal role in maintaining close relationships with Willow clients through his commitment to achieving project milestones within sensitive timeframes.

Justin Hiner has demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry over the past 18 years as the Senior Estimator at Willow Construction. Justin promotes close relationships with subcontractors and effective cost management for each project. Justin has an educational background in Business from Chesapeake College. He has also earned an American Hospital Association Healthcare Construction Certificate and is a Shore Leadership Program alumni.
History & Awards
Willow Construction broke ground on our first building site in 1973. This was the beginning of more than 50 years of construction excellence. We’ve built our reputation on time-honored values and delivering on our promises to every client. We’re grateful and proud to have become one of the most respected commercial, industrial, and residential builders on Delmarva.
Accreditations & Memberships
Willow Construction is proud to have earned accreditations and memberships in many industry organizations. Two of our proudest achievements have been earning the prestigious honor of Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and most recently, achieving STEP DIAMOND level status, which ABC’s highest level of Safety Training & Evaluation Process. These accreditations reflect our outstanding commitment to clients, employees, and community, as well as consistent, superior construction.
STEP– Safety Training and Evaluation Process Diamond Level (ABC)
ABC– Associated Builders and Contractors
ACE– ACE Mentor Program
AIA– The American Institute of Architects
ASHE– American Society of Healthcare Engineering
AQC– 2022 ABC Accredited Quality Contractor
CCCC– Caroline County Chamber of Commerce
CDCC– Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce
CFMA– Construction Financial Management Association
CMS– Cambridge Main Street
DCCC– Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
GGCC– Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
GMCC– Greater Milford Chamber of Commerce
GMCC– Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce
KCCC– Kent County Chamber of Commerce
QACC– Queen Anne’s County Chamber of Commerce
ROTARY– Rotary Club of Easton
SACC– Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
TCCC– Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
Awards
2023 ABC National TOP 250 PERFORMERS LIST
2023 ABC National TOP GENERAL CONTRACTOR LIST
2023 ABC STEP – DIAMOND (highest level)
2022 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – Institutional $10-$25 million – SSPP High School & Family Life Center
2021 ABC ACCREDITED QUALITY CONTRACTOR – Only 450 of the nation’s elite merit shop construction contractors earned the credential in 2021
2021 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – COMMERCIAL LESS THAN $5 MILLION – Transteck Easton Truck Center
2021 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – RENOVATION $500,000 – $2 MILLION – Ruff Roofers Queenstown
2021 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – INSTITUTIONAL $5 TO $10 MILLION – The Country School
2019 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – COMMERCIAL $5 TO $10 MILLION – Bay Forest Fitness Center and Recreation Barn
2019 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – HISTORICAL RESTORATION/RENOVATION LESS THAN $5 MILLION – Avalon Theatre
2019 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – HEALTHCARE LESS THAN $10 MILLION – Atlantic General Hospital John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center
2018 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- COMMERCIAL $5 TO $10 MILLION- Bayside Health and Aquatic Club
2018 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- COMMERCIAL $5 TO $10 MILLION- Berlin Police Department
2018 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- INSTITUTIONAL LESS THAN $5 MILLION- Temple B’Nai Israel
2018 ABC STEP- Platinum
2017 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- RENOVATION $4 TO $10 MILLION – Sunshine Village
2017 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- RENOVATION LESS THAN $4 MILLION– Ocean City Fire Department Headquarters Addition and Renovation
2017 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY– Royal Oak Residence
2017 ABC STEP– Silver
2016 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD- HISTORICAL RESTORATION/RENOVATION LESS THAN $25 MILLION– Eastern Shore Conservation Center
2016 ABC STEP– Silver
2015 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – RESTORATION/RENOVATION – Wye River Upper School
2015 ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD – COMMERCIAL – Bishop’s Landing Clubhouse
2015 ABC STEP – SILVER2014 ABC CHESAPEAKE SHORES CHAPTER SAFETY AWARD FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS WITH 40,000 – 79,999 MAN HOURS
2014 ABC STEP – SILVER
2014 AIA CHESAPEAKE BAY CHAPTER – HONOR AWARD, PEOPLE’S CHOICE HONOR AWARD –Wye River Upper School
2013 AIA CHESAPEAKE BAY CHAPTER – MERIT AWARD – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
2011 ABC CHESAPEAKE SHORES CHAPTER SAFETY AWARD FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS WITH UP TO 160,000 MAN HOURS
2011 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL AND MULTI-FAMILY– Calvert Heights Apartments
2010 OUTSTANDING LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
2010 ABC DELAWARE EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MERIT AWARD– Salisbury Wicomico Senior Center
2010 AIA DELAWARE DESIGN AWARD– Lewes Church of Christ Phase I
2010 ABC CHESAPEAKE SHORES EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTIONAL $5-12 MILLION CATEGORY – COMMERCIAL– Salisbury Wicomico Senior Center
2009 ABC CHESAPEAKE SHORES CHAPTER SAFETY AWARD FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS WITH UP TO 160,000 MAN HOURS
2009 ABC CHESAPEAKE SHORES CHAPTER PRE-ENGINEERED AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION $1 –$5 MILLION CATEGORY – EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARD– St. Christopher’s Church
2009 ABC DELAWARE CHAPTER LEISURE CATEGORY EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MERIT AWARD–Nassau Grove Clubhouse
2008 CHAIRMAN’S CLUB CONTRIBUTOR ͞HANDLEBARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
2008 FIRST PLACE EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION – COMMERCIAL– Hospice of Queen Anne’s
2008 FIRST PLACE EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION – RESIDENTIAL– Chance Hope Farm Residence
2007 TOP CONTRIBUTOR ͞HANDLEBARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
2007 FIRST PLACE COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR– Inn at Perry Cabin Spa
2007 OVERALL OUTSTANDING PROJECT OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL– Inn at Perry Cabin Spa
2007 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION – COMMERCIAL (DELAWARE OFFICE)– Oceanview Police Department
2007 HONORABLE MENTION – COMMERCIAL (DELAWARE OFFICE)– The Peninsula at Long Neck
2007 FIRST PLACE PROJECT OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL– Dovetail Landing
2007 FIRST PLACE PROJECT OF THE YEAR – MUNICIPAL/INSTITUTIONAL– Air Traffic Control Tower
2007 SECOND PLACE PROJECT OF THE YEAR – RENOVATION– Hill’s Drug Store
2005 TOP CONTRIBUTOR ͞HANDLEBARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS͟
2005 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION – RESIDENTIAL– Porter’s Creek Residence
2004 TOP CONTRIBUTOR ͞HANDLEBARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS͟
2004 EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION – RESIDENTIAL– McKeil Point Residence
2004 NATIONAL MERIT AWARD – RESIDENTIAL– Hudson Creek Residence
2003 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL– Hudson Creek Residence
2003 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL– Inn at Perry Cabin Expansion
2003 OUTSTANDING UTILIZATION OF ABC MEMBER FIRMS– Cambridge Dorchester Airport Terminal
2003 FIRST PLACE PROJECT OF THE YEAR– Cambridge Dorchester Airport Terminal
2002 OUTSTANDING UTILIZATION OF ABC MEMBER FIRMS– William Hill Gardens
2002 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL– William Hill Gardens
2002 HONORABLE MENTION– Chesapeake College Learning Resource Center
2000 OUTSTANDING UTILIZATION OF ABC MEMBER FIRMS– Queen Anne’s Department of Emergency Services
2000 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL–3Di
2000 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL– Easton Club Residence
2000 OUTSTANDING PROJECT OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY– Easton Club Residence
1999 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – MUNICIPAL/INSTITUTIONAL– Elderwood Village of Dover
1999 OUTSTANDING UTILIZATION OF ABC MEMBER FIRMS– Elderwood Village of Dover
1998 PROJECT OF THE YEAR – MUNICIPAL/INSTITUTIONAL– Regina USA
1998 PROJECT OF THE YEAR– Easton District Court
1996 OVERALL PROJECT OF THE YEAR– Easton Memorial Hospital 5th Floor L.D.R.P. Suite
1996 OUTSTANDING PROJECT OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL CATEGORY– Easton Memorial Hospital 5th Floor L.D.R.P. Suite
Subcontractors
Willow Construction works with the region’s top tradesmen and craftsmen. We build strong relationships with our subcontractors, giving them the same respect we give our own employees. We also hold them to the same high standards for integrity, quality, and service.
If you are interested in becoming a subcontractor for Willow Construction, please download our pre-qualification form below.
Careers
We are always looking for top talent! Use the form below to submit your resume and cover letter. If your skills and experience stand out, we’ll be in touch.