ABC Nov. 18 congratulated ABC member companies and chapters for receiving top honors in the Construction Users Roundtable’s (CURT) Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Awards and the Workforce Development Awards at CURT’s national conference Nov. 17 in Orlando, Fla.
“ABC is proud of its members that received this national recognition by the Construction Users Roundtable in the Constructor Safety Awards and Workforce Development Awards,” said ABC President and CEO Kirk Pickerel. “These accomplishments are a testament to the tremendous commitment that ABC members make to improving workplace safety and promoting workforce development.”
ABC members won in all three categories in the CURT CISE Constructor Safety Awards. Contractors recognized for their outstanding safety performance over the past three years were:
- Bancroft Construction Company, in the General Building Contractors division – (500,000 to 2 million man hours per year). Based in Wilmington, Del., Bancroft Construction Company is a member of ABC’s Delaware chapter;
- Teton Industrial Construction Inc., in the Heavy Construction Contractors division – (more than 2 million man hours per year). Based Operating out of Alpharetta, Ga., and Port Neches, Texas, Teton Industrial Construction, Inc., is a member of ABC’s Georgia and Southeast Texas chapters;
- S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd., a member of ABC’s Greater Houston chapter based in Houston, Texas, won in the Heavy Construction Contractors division - (more than 2 million man hours per year);
- IES Industrial, Inc., headquartered in Holdredge, Neb., is a member of 16 ABC chapters across the country, won an award in the Special Trade Contractors division – (500,000 to 2 million man hours per year); and
- Canyon Concrete, Inc., based in Farmington, Mo., and a member of ABC’s Heart of America chapter, won an honorable mention in the Special Trade Contractors division – (500,000 or less man hours per year).
In the CURT Workforce Development Awards, an ABC chapter and two ABC member companies took three of the four top honors in recognition of their recruitment, training and education of construction professionals. They include:
- San Diego Associated Builders and Contractors Apprenticeship and North County Trade Tech High School Partnership Program;
- S&B and Motiva’s Women’s Skills Training Program, a member of ABC’s Southeast Texas, Greater Houston and Texas Gulf Coast chapters; and
- BE&K/KBR QuickTrain, a member of 11 ABC chapters throughout the country.
To view the Workforce Development Awards news release, click here.
To view the CISE Awards release, click here.