Steel Erection Leaders Receive Awards at 2016 SEAA Convention

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Steel Erectors Association of America recently honored two individuals for their service to the steel erection industry at its 44th Annual Convention and Tradeshow. Eddie Williams, CEO and chairman of Buckner Companies, Graham, North Carolina, was named Person of the Year, while Pete Walker, retired president of Phoenix Steel Erectors, Haymarket, Virginia, received Lifetime Membership. 2016 Person of the Year “Eddie is our senior statesman, and his wise counsel and suggestions over the course of more than 60 years have shaped this association and the industry as we know it today,” said Alan Sears, Awards chairman … Read more

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A Chat with Doug Peck, General Superintendent at Robins & Morton

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A balancing act between teaching, learning and loving what you do By Chris Schmidt Doug Peck is the only general superintendent employed at Robins & Morton, and celebrates his 30th anniversary with the company this month. He is responsible for the planning, coordination and supervision of personnel, subcontractors and vendors engaged on projects. His role is to ensure the work is completed on time, within budget and to the satisfaction of the owner. Join Construction Superintendent as Peck shares his passion for the trade, tips on hurricane preparedness and his thoughts on the worker shortage and a “true craftsman.” (Q) … Read more

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Greg Hellem Joins Forté Specialty Contractors as Superintendent

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Greg Hellem has recently joined Forté Specialty Contractors as superintendent. Based in the company’s Las Vegas, Nevada headquarters, Hellem will be responsible for providing leadership to the onsite staff to supervise the quality of work and to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget. Hellem’s first project with Forté will be working on Wynn’s newest nightclub, Intrigue. In this role, Hellem will also be responsible for assisting the project manager and the scheduling manager in developing and refining the project schedule, as well as the planning and review of the construction program, including quality … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie’s Construction Veteran Buddy Clark: Man on a Mission

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In 1962, 18-year-old Buddy Clark worked as an apprentice carpenter building a test stand for NASA’s Saturn V launch vehicle at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. This project enabled NASA to test the Saturn V, the rocket used in the Apollo program that took U.S. astronauts to the moon. Now, at age 72, Clark is back at Marshall working on two stands designed to perform structural tests on the largest-ever cryogenic fuel tanks for the most powerful rocket in history, the NASA Space Launch System. These test stands will expand the U.S. space program and … Read more

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Sundt Construction Company Earns 2015 AGC Safety Award

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Sundt Construction, Inc. was recently named the nation’s safest construction company in 2015 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted that 51 other companies were selected as winners for the quality of their safety programs. “The foundation of any successful construction project is workplace safety,” said Charles Greco, the association’s past president and chairman of Linbeck Group. “By demonstrating excellence in safety, firms like this strengthen our industry and set an outstanding example for others to follow.” Greco said Sundt … Read more

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