BlueOval SK
Ford Motor Company selected Barton Malow Company to build two mammoth battery plants in Glendale, Kentucky. These facilities, totaling 9 million SF under roof, are being built on BlueOval SK Battery Park Kentucky’s sprawling 1,500-acre campus, located about an hour outside Louisville. Once complete, this project will power the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles (EVs) while reaching a total capacity of more than 80-gigawatt hours.
Barton Malow Company partnered with Lexington, Kentucky-based Gray Construction on the project for the contractor’s expansive knowledge and experience in the local market. Construction of the megaproject requires 80,000 tons of steel erected, 400,000 CY of concrete poured, and 5,200,000 CY of earth moved. An estimated 4,700 craft workers are expected to be on site at peak.
BlueOval SK Battery Park is a joint venture between Ford and SK On, a battery manufacturer and subsidiary of South Korean-based SK Innovation. This battery park is a $5.8 billion manufacturing investment bringing EVs at scale to American consumers — the single largest at one time by any automaker in the nation.
Barton Malow has worked in the automotive industry since its inception. As the automotive market moves toward a green future, Barton Malow’s continued partnership with automakers has made it one of the largest battery cell manufacturing and electric vehicle facility builders in North America. With our expertise, experience with automakers, and success with massive programs, Barton Malow has become the builder of choice for lithium-ion battery manufacturing and EV facilities.
The park is part of Ford and SK On’s $5.8 billion manufacturing investment in bringing EVs at scale to American consumers — the single largest at one time by any automaker in the nation.
