| HOUSTON, July 21 – Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, announced the recipients of the 2021 STEP awards in the bronze, silver, gold, platinum and diamond levels at the Membership Breakfast on July 16. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance. STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 24 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents. “We had the opportunity to recognize our Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond STEP award recipients at the July Membership Breakfast,” said Sam Craig, Craig & Heidt Inc., and 2021 ABC Chairman. “Achieving any STEP level is an incredible accomplishment and ABC is pleased to award members who excel in safety practices.” To apply for the STEP program, it is recommended to be completely honest while completing the self-evaluation forms, and to give a copy of the evaluation form to two employees from lower, middle, and upper management. This could include foremen, project managers, and superintendents who can evaluate safety from all levels. “As an industry, it is our responsibility to ensure our workers go home in the same –or better—condition than when they arrived on the jobsite every day,” said Greg Sizemore, ABC vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. “By participating in STEP, ABC member companies’ leadership has demonstrated a commitment to create the conditions for all to do their work without incident. By implementing proactive safety measures, such as toolbox talks and sound substance abuse policies, ABC members are committed to consistently raising the bar when it comes to safety performance.” According to ABC’s annual Safety Performance Report, applying STEP processes dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work, and can reduce recordable incidents up to 85%, making the best performing companies 680% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average. Ratings range from Diamond, the highest, to Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant. To learn more about the STEP program, visit abcstep.org. To learn more about this celebration, please visit www.abchouston.org. Below is a list of STEP winners ranked from highest honors: Diamond TW Mechanical Aggregate Technologies Inc. Amber, L.P. APTIM Arc Energy Services Ardent Services LLC Austin Industrial, Inc. BETCO Scaffolds Bilfinger Inc Bo-Mac Contractors, Ltd. Bottom Line Equipment, LLC Brewer Construction Services, LLC Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC Cajun Industries, LLC Camarata Masonry Systems, LTD Chemex Global, Inc. Cherry Demolition Craig & Heidt DPR Construction E.E. Reed Construction, L. P. Fast Track Specialties, LP Flintco, LLC Gilbane Building Company GMI – Greater Metroplex Interiors, Inc. Gonzales Commercial Electric, Inc. Greco Structures Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc. GROUP Industries, LLC Haley-Greer, Inc. Harvey Builders Holes Incorporated I.E. Smart Systems Insulations, Inc. ISC Constructors, LLC Joslin Construction Texas, LLC Karsten Interior Services KBR Marquis Construction Services, LLC MB Western Industrial Contracting Co. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. McCorvey Sheet Metal Works, LP Mobil Steel International, Inc. Moore Industries LLC Oates Industries, Inc. ParFab Performance Contractors, Inc. Polk Mechanical Company Ref-Chem L.P. Rollcon RUS Industrial, LLC S&B Engineers and Constructors Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. Sealevel Construction, Inc. Skanska USA Building Inc. Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. STARCON International, Inc. Structure Tone Southwest, LLC. Summit Industrial Construction, LLC Sunbelt Rentals Scaffold Services TAM Services Group, Inc. TDIndustries, Inc. Tellepsen Industrial The Gonzalez Group TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. Total Boiler & Mechanical, LLC Trio Electric Turner Construction Co. W.T. Byler Co. Way Engineering Westway Construction White Construction Company Zachry Industrial, Inc. Platinum 1 Priority Environmental Services, LLC Action Gypsum Supply Alston Construction Co, Inc. Austin Commercial AXIOS Industrial Group Bluewater Constructors, Inc. Bundren Painting & Drywall Burrow Global Services, LLC Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Clunn Acoustical Systems Concrete Constructors Correct Electric, Inc. Crain Group, L.L.C. E3 Electric, Ltd Enterprise Commercial Paving, Inc. Fireproof Contractors, Inc Force Corporation Gallant Industrial Griffin Dewatering, LLC JE Dunn Construction Company Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. Keystone Concrete Placement Kitchell Contractors, Inc. Knight Industrial Services Inc. Legacy Contractors, LLC Locke Solutions Precast Division MacKnight Safety Solutions Manhattan Construction Company PCL Industrial Construction Co. Power Design Rogers-O’Brien Construction Roll-Lift USA SpawGlass Construction Corporation ZamCo Directional Drilling Gold Contech Control Services Empire Steel Erectors, LP MMR Group S&B Helical Turner Industries Group, LLC Wolfenson Electric, Inc. Worley Field Services Inc. Silver Foundation Building Materials King Company, LLC PAT Tank, Inc. Teal Construction Company Bronze EA Plumbing & Property Services EyeSite Surveillance Oxford Builders Inc. Ruppert Landscape TRW Houston Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 that represents more than 21,000 members. Locally, ABC Greater Houston was founded in 1969, and today serves several hundred commercial and industrial contractors, suppliers, and construction associates in the Greater Houston area. ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. Visit us at abchouston.org. |
