ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ named Oaks Corners, N.Y.-based Elderlee Inc., the safest construction company in America this year. Elderlee and 42 other construction companies were honored at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 90th Convention for the strength of their safety programs and overall safety performance in 2008.
"There's no better measure of the strength of a company than its ability to keep its workers safe and healthy," said Doug Pruitt, incoming president of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½. "These companies understand that safety is much more than a series of requirements, it is a way of operating that drives every decision on every project, every time."
The Construction Safety Excellence Award winners were announced during ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 90th Annual Convention this week in San Diego, Calif. Award winners were selected by a panel of distinguished construction safety professionals from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The awards were sponsored by WillisHRH, a construction insurance and surety broker.
The complete list of the award winners:
First place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:
PBG Builders, Inc. |
Building |
Under 100,000 |
SpawGlass Construction Corp. |
Building |
100,001 - 300,000 |
Roel Construction Co., Inc. |
Building |
300,001 - 700,000 |
GHPhipps Construction Companies |
Building |
700,001 - 1 million |
Messer Construction Co. |
Building |
1 - 4 million |
Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc. |
Heavy |
Under 100,000 |
UCI |
Heavy |
100,001 - 300,000 |
The Ruhlin Company |
Heavy |
300,001 - 700,000 |
Independence Excavating Inc |
Heavy |
700,001 - 1 million |
General Construction Company |
Heavy |
Over 1 million |
Charter Builders, Ltd. |
Construction Management |
100,000 - 500,000 |
Swinterton Builders |
Construction Management |
over 500,000 |
J. Banicki Construction, Inc. |
Municipal |
100,001 - 300,000 |
PCL Construction Inc. |
Municipal |
700,001 - 1 million |
Elderlee, Inc. |
Highway |
Under 100,000 |
Wildish Construction Co. |
Highway |
300,001 - 700,000 |
The Shelly Company |
Highway |
Over 1 million |
Coldfoot Environmental Services |
Specialty |
Under 100,000 |
PermaCold Engineering, Inc. |
Specialty |
100,001 - 300,000 |
HTH Companies, Inc. |
Specialty |
300,001 - 700,000 |
ERMCO, Inc |
Specialty |
700,001 - 1 million |
Rosendin Electric |
Specialty |
Over 1 million |
Second place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:
Cox Construction |
Building |
Under 100,000 |
Brookstone, L.P. |
Building |
100,001 - 300,000 |
BN Builders Inc |
Building |
300,001 - 700,000 |
GE Johnson Construction Company, Inc. |
Building |
700,001 - 1 million |
Healy Tibbitts Builders, Inc. |
Heavy |
100,001 - 300,000 |
Morsey Constructors, LLC |
Heavy |
300,001 - 700,000 |
CDM Constructors Inc |
Heavy |
700,001 - 1 million |
Alberici Constructors, Inc. |
Heavy |
Over 1 million |
James A. Cummings, Inc. |
Construction Management |
100,001 - 500,000 |
MWH Constructors Inc. |
Construction Management |
over 500,000 |
Asphalt Paving & Supply Inc. |
Highway |
300,001 - 700,000 |
Total Plumbing, Inc. |
Specialty |
300,001 - 700,000 |
Encore Electric, Inc. |
Specialty |
700,001 - 1 million |
Faith Technologies, Inc. |
Specialty |
Over 1 million |
Third place Construction Safety Excellence Award winners include:
I.E. Pacific, Inc. |
Building |
Under 100,000 |
A.A. Boos & Sons, Inc. |
Building |
100,001 - 300,000 |
Elford, Inc. |
Building |
300,001 - 700,000 |
Kiewit Pacific Co. |
Heavy |
Over 1 million |
Fretz Construction |
Construction Management |
100,000 - 500,000 |
T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc. |
Specialty |
300,001 - 700,000 |
P1 Group |
Specialty |
Over 1 million |