Boldt Surpasses 10M Hours Without Lost Time Injury

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The Boldt Company has achieved a safety milestone: logging 10-million hours without a lost time incident. Safety statistics are reported from the company’s jobsites nationwide and represent self-performed work hours across diverse geographies and projects. Leaders credit operational practices that ensure all employees are educated on safe work practices, work crews have appropriate equipment, and frequent jobsite audits uncover potential problems. For 2022, the company established a Total Recordable Incident Rate of less than one. As a comparison, the construction industry average rate is three, which means three injury cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers. The safety professionals identified the … Read more

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Barton Malow Builders Adds Seasoned Construction Executive Dennis Odisho

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Barton Malow has named Dennis Odisho senior business strategy manager for the company’s Tampa, Florida office. In this role, he will lead work acquisition and the development of market strategies, relationship building and growth opportunities for the Tampa Bay area. He brings nearly 25 years of project management experience to the firm, with an emphasis in the construction of healthcare, education and commercial facilities. Odisho has worked most recently as vice president of healthcare for Reno Boyd and previously as vice president of Berglund Construction’s Florida Division, which he established in 2017. Odisho began his construction career after high school … Read more

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ASCC Safety Summit 2022 Wraps Up

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The American Society of Concrete Contractors partnered with the Tilt-Up Concrete Association to hold its second annual Safety Summit Nov. 10-11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Safety professionals from the concrete construction industry gathered for a safety program focused on safety and health issues impacting the industry. The program featured key-note speaker Mike Schneider, VP, chief people person, Baker Concrete Construction, Monroe, Ohio. Schneider detailed Baker’s adoption and implementation of the Incident and Injury Free safety culture. IIF is a way of life — behavior, beliefs, values, symbols — that are accepted by all in an organization and communicated and imitated … Read more

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Lee Building Industry Association honors Stevens Construction as Contractor of the Year for 10th year

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Stevens Construction Inc. earned five awards at the Lee Building Industry Association Industry Awards event on Nov. 17. Stevens Construction earned the highest honor of the evening, winning the Contractor of the Year. A panel of nationwide judges named Stevens Construction Contractor of the Year based on criteria such as the company’s achievement of goals, client relations, professional certifications and community responsibilities. This is the 10th year Stevens Construction has received this honor, the company won in 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2007. The company won a Summit Award for the best healthcare project in the … Read more

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AEM Hall of Fame Inducts Genie’s Sherman Ward ‘Bud’ Bushnell

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers inducted Sherman Ward “Bud” Bushnell, founder of Genie, into its Hall of Fame for a broad range of contributions in developing and advancing technologies that support the construction and agriculture industries worldwide. The AEM Hall of Fame recognizes the pioneers whose inventions, ideas, leadership and courage have contributed to the industry and the community’s quality of life. The award was presented to Genie President Simon Meester at AEM’s Annual Conference Nov. 18 in Napa, Calif. Bushnell (June 13, 1921 – Nov. 14, 2020) founded Genie Industries, which is the Genie brand of Terex Corporation, a … Read more

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