ABC Names 2025 Top-Performing US Construction Contractors

Associated Builders and Contractors recently announced its 2025 Top Performers lists, recognizing its contractor members’ outstanding achievements in safety, quality, inclusion, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked. The No. 1 2025 ABC Top Performer by work hours is Turner Industries Group, followed by BL Harbert International, Brown & Root Industrial Services, Performance Contractors and MMR Constructors.

“Competition is a healthy constant in the ever-evolving world of construction, and these companies believe fair and open competition based on merit fosters innovation, increases value and delivers results for the betterment of the individual, the industry and the nation,” said Michael Bellaman, president and CEO of ABC. “ABC top performers are the competitive all-stars of construction, with commonalities like ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, upskilling and education programs, leadership development, technology implementation and more. These contractors win work based on merit. Congratulations to these outstanding contractors for competing on a fair and level playing field, building the nation’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects and for attracting and retaining the best talent, based on merit.”

Among contractors rated by type of work:

• The top general contractor is Turner Industries Group
• The top trade contractor is MMR Constructors
• The top electrical contractor is MMR Constructors
• The top plumbing/HVAC contractor is TDIndustries
• The top specialty contractor is Apache Industrial
• The top special designations contractor is Crossland Construction Co.

The seventh annual ABC Top Performers lists include diverse merit shop businesses large and small, from women-, veteran- and minority-owned businesses and service-disabled firms to disadvantaged business enterprises across the country.

The No. 1 2025 ABC top-performing contractors by market sector are:

• Airport: Hensel Phelps
• Education: Balfour Beatty US
• Entertainment: Bergelectric Corp.
• Government: BL Harbert International
• Health Care: Robins & Morton
• High Tech/Data Centers: Faith Technologies Incorporated
• Hospitality: BL Harbert International
• Industrial: Turner Industries Group
• Infrastructure: Allan Myers
• Military: M.C. Dean
• Mixed Use: Power Design
• Museums/Monuments/Parks: MAREK
• Office: Bergelectric Corp.
• Parking: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
• Religious: Haskell
• Renewables: Apache Industrial
• Residential: Power Design Inc.
• Retail: Sevan Multi-Site Solutions
• Sports Complex: Brasfield & Gorrie

To qualify, Top Performers must achieve Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which helps the best-performing contractors achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ industry average, according to ABC’s Safety Performance Report. The majority of the honorees also must earn ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, safety performance, talent management — including inclusion, diversity and merit — craft and management education and community relations.