CF Jordan Construction, a Texas based commercial construction and construction-management company has been awarded a Silver Award for the recent Safety Through Exemplary Performance scoring by the University of Texas System- Office of Facilities Planning and Construction. The University of Texas System- OFPC offers STEP Awards to recognize the projects that have demonstrated outstanding safety performance by meeting the requirements of rigorous scoring criteria. CF Jordan received the Silver award for exceptional results during a six-month period for the University Parking Garage II located at the University of Texas at El Paso from December 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011. … Read more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Scaffold Industry Association members recently approved a name change for the association. Effective Oct. 1, 2011, the association will be called the Scaffold & Access Industry Association (SAIA). “It may take some time for the new name to become second nature, and the acronym SAIA may not roll off the tongue quite as easily as SIA, but give it time. It took many years for the original name to be recognized countrywide and around the globe,” said Steve Smith, SIA president. Discussion about the name change took place during the SIA Executive Board meetings in June … Read more

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Rollins Construction Company has been selected by Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Ind. to construct a 2,400 foot floodwall to protect the entire medical campus from flooding. In June 2008, the basement and first floor of the hospital were flooded from nearby Haw Creek, forcing the hospital to be evacuated and closed for five months. The hospital reopened by the end of 2008, and was recently named to the 2011 Most Beautiful Hospitals in America list by Soliant Health. The $4.7-million floodwall project will feature a brick and limestone wall surface designed to aesthetically match the existing … Read more