Erectors Showcase Ingenuity, Planning + Quality Workmanship on 6 Award-Winning Steel Construction Projects

Six steel erection companies have been named as recipients in the annual Project of the Year awards by the Steel Erectors Association of America. Chosen by an independent panel of judges, the companies received notice of their awards in March 2020 for projects that were topped out in either 2018 or 2019. “Expanding the scope of the submission criteria to a 24-month window greatly increased the number of completed project submissions we received,” said Alan Sears, Awards Committee chairman. “This provides SEAA members with an opportunity to showcase their most interesting, and often most challenging, structural steel erection work.” “Erectors … Read more

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Winners Announced for Steel Erectors Association of America Annual Competition

An independent panel of judges on behalf of the Steel Erectors Association of America selected three steel construction projects for the association’s annual Projects of the Year. Teams from Gardner-Watson Decking (Class I for erection contracts up to $500,000), Buckner Companies (Class III above $1 million to $2.5 million) and J.P. Cullen & Sons (Class IV over $2.5 million) were honored at SEAA’s 2018 Annual Convention, held in April. Note: No awards were granted in the Class II category ($500,000 to $1 million) for 2017. The winning projects demonstrate the range and complexity of steel construction in the United States. … Read more

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Steel Erector, Design Organizations Collaborate to Improve Steel Erector Certification Requirements

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Steel Erectors Association of America and the American Institute of Steel Construction have worked together to draft a reciprocal indemnity agreement and revise the additional insured language as part of AISC’s Certified Steel Erector program requirements. The reciprocal indemnity and revised additional insured language is mutually beneficial to both AISC and steel erectors participating in the Certified Steel Erector program. “Before, the indemnification clause only protected AISC; now it goes both ways, with each party indemnifying each other,” explained Mark Trimble, AISC’s vice president of certification. Steel erectors will still be required to name AISC as … Read more

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Steel Erection Leaders Receive Awards at 2016 SEAA Convention

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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