ABC Honors Careers in Construction Award Winners

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the winners of the 2022 National Craft Championships and the ABC Construction Management Competition. The winners were honored on the last day of ABC Convention 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. ABC Names the 2022 National Craft Champions ABC Honors 2022 Construction Management Competition Winners The 2022 NCC featured more than 175 of the nation’s best carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, welders and other construction craft professionals vying for top honors in 15 competitions with skills on display across 12 crafts. Showcasing the industry’s premier skilled trades profession, NCC recognizes the men and women who are building … Read more

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ABC Announces Top Construction Projects + More

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced award winners in Excellence in Construction, Safety Excellence and Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Excellence and Contractor of the Year. The winners were announced March 16 during ABC Convention 2022 at the 32nd Excellence in Construction Awards Gala. 2021 Excellence in Construction Awards Honor 96 World-Class Construction Projects ABC Honors 37 Contractor Companies With 2021 National Safety Excellence Awards ABC Honors Four Members With 2021 National Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Excellence Awards United Group Services of West Chester, Ohio, Named 2022 Contractor of the Year The 32nd Annual National Excellence in Construction Awards ceremony celebrates the … Read more

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Safety Veteran Joins ABC as Senior Director of Health and Safety

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Associated Builders and Contractors has hired Joseph Xavier, a safety and workforce expert with more than 30 years of experience, as its senior director of health and safety. Xavier will lead and contribute to the development and deployment of the overall health, safety and environment strategy for the association, its 69 chapters and its more than 21,000 member companies. Xavier will lead a multidisciplinary national team to execute an aggressive health and safety strategy; provide expertise on compliance with federal, state and local safety and health laws; create world-class resources and educational programs and develop strategies that help ABC’s members … Read more

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ABC Announces 2022 Top-Performing U.S. Construction Contractors

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Associated Builders and Contractors released its fourth annual Top Performers lists, which ranks its commercial and industrial contractor members that build long-lasting, high-quality construction projects, based on work hours. The No. 1 2022 ABC Top Performer is Turner Industries Group, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; followed by Balfour Beatty, Dallas, Texas; Brown & Root Industrial Services, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; BL Harbert International, Birmingham, Alabama and S&B Engineers and Constructors, Houston, Texas. “These construction industry leaders invest in and attribute their successes to their people, and their value proposition gives their employees purpose, delivers quality to their clients and strengthens their bottom line,” … Read more

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Monthly Construction Input Prices Rise in January, Says ABC

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Construction input prices rose 3.5% in January compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 3.1% for the month. Construction input prices are up 23.6% over the past 12 months, while nonresidential construction input prices rose 24.3%. Input prices for natural gas and unprocessed energy materials fell for the month by 26.1% and 4.7%, respectively. Crude petroleum prices increased 15.5% in January. All three energy subcategories are up significantly on a year-over-year basis. “While many economists expect inflation to … Read more

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