TDIndustries Wins National Construction Safety Awards from ABC, AGC

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TDIndustries has earned two national safety awards, a National Safety Merit Award, in the Specialty Trade Contractor category, from Associated Builders and Contractors and a third-place Construction Safety Excellence Award, in the Construction Management Division of Over 4 million Work Hours, from Associated General Contractors of America. The 2022 National Safety Excellence Award winners were selected from ABC member firms that achieved Diamond, Platinum or Gold status in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System in 2022, reflective of their 2021 safety performance data. The award was presented to 49 contractors nationwide. During the selection process, contractors were judged on self-evaluation scores, … Read more

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AGC Officials Report Demand for Construction Remains Robust

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Construction employment increased in 45 states in February from a year earlier, while 24 states added construction jobs from January to February, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the annual job gains are a sign that demand for construction remains robust and continued to caution that labor shortages are holding many firms back. “Unfavorable weather may have held back construction in many states last month compared to January,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But construction employment continued to expand almost everywhere in February compared … Read more

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Faith Technologies Incorporated Receives Safety Excellence Recognitions  

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Faith Technologies Incorporated was recognized with four national and regional safety awards. FTI was awarded first place in the Specialty Contractors division (over four million hours category) by the Associated General Contractors of America at the 2023 Construction Safety Excellence Awards. AGC ranks its commercial and industrial contractor members that build long-lasting, high-quality construction projects, based on work hours. Award winners are selected by a panel of five independent safety professionals within the government, corporate and insurance industries. FTI was selected as both the overall Safety Excellence Grand Award winner,as well as the first-place award winner in the sub-contractor category (for over 500,000 work hours) by The Builders, A Chapter … Read more

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Hensel Phelps Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company in 2022 by AGC

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Hensel Phelps was recognized for having the nation’s top construction safety and health program in 2022 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the AGC-WTW Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety and health programs, noted that 47 other companies were also selected as winners for their commitment to safety and occupational health management and risk control. Hensel Phelps was judged and selected as the grand award winner from among 18 first-place winners across six occupational divisions. Final judging for the awards program took place during the contractors’ association’s annual convention in Las … Read more

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AGC Workforce Development Scholarship Application Deadline June 1

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The AGC Education and Research Foundation offers Workforce Development Scholarships to students enrolled in accredited technical schools or craft training programs in any discipline of commercial construction. Students in technical or approved craft training programs will have until June 1 to apply for $1,000 scholarships (renewal for up to two years) from the AGC Education and Research Foundation. To review the complete list of criteria click here. Students can click here to apply. For further questions, contact Paige Packard, paige.packard@agc.org.

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