ABC Carolinas Announces 2022 STEP Award Recipients
Sending workers home safely every night is a common goal among construction firms. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) STEP program has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work.
Participating ABC member firms measure their safety processes and policies on 25 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents. Participating companies score their level of achievement for each component on a weighted point scale and document their incident rates (TRIR and EMR). Companies receive a recognition level of Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze based on this data.
“Of the 103 member companies in North Carolina and South Carolina that submitted this year, 21 are new to the program and we had 20 more participants in 2022 than in 2021. In fact, our contractor participation leads the nation at 40 percent,” said Sara Breeggemann, Director of Workforce Development, ABC Carolinas. STEP awards were presented at the 2022 ABC Carolinas Construction Convention in Wilmington, N.C. on August 5, 2022.
Check out the list of ABC Carolinas members who were recognized this year at one of the five levels with Diamond being the highest.
DIAMOND LEVEL
A M King
Balfour Beatty
BBSI
BE&K Building Group
Bobbitt
Cely Construction Co
Century Contractors, Incorporated
CF Evans Construction
CIC Construction Group
Clancy & Theys Construction Company
Code Electric, Incorporated
Crowder Construction Company
Delaware Elevator, Inc
DGC Glass Systems, LLC
Edifice, LLC
Fred Adams Paving Company, Inc
Gastonia Plumbing & Heating Company
Gaylor Electric, Inc
Gray Construction
Graycor Southern, Inc
Harkins Builders, Inc
Hendrick Construction, Incorporated
Hitt Contracting, Inc
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
McCrory Construction, LLC
Messer Construction Company
MIG GOV, LLC
Miller-Valentine Group
Myers & Chapman, Incorporated
National Coatings
O’Neal, Incorporated
Paragon Safety Group
Patillo Construction Corporation
Performance Contractors, Inc
Randy Marion Automotive Group
Rodgers Builders
Samet Corporation
Scaffolding Solutions, LLC
Skanska USA Building, Inc
SouthCon Building Group, LLC
Steel Specialty, Incorporated
Target Contractors, LLC
Vannoy Construction
W.M. Jordan Company
Watson Electrical Construction
PLATINUM LEVEL
Ace/Avant Concrete Construction Co, Inc
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc
Brasfield & Gorrie, Inc
CarolinaPower
Catalyst Construction Company, Inc
Choate Construction Company
CIANBRO Corporation
Doggett Concrete Construction
Eldeco, Incorporated
Evolution Safety Resources
Feyen Zylstra Corporation
Ivey Mechanical Company, LLC
JE Dunn Construction Company
Kirlin Way Mechanical
Lithko Contracting, LLC
McFarland Construction
Mechanical Contractors, Incorporated
Metcon Incorporated
Poettker Construction Company
PowerWorks Electric
Precision Concrete Construction, Inc
Republic Refrigeration, Incorporated
Robins & Morton
Safety Consultants USA
SPC Mechanical
Thomas Construction Group, LLC
Turner Construction Company
William R Nash, LLC
GOLD LEVEL
84 Lumber Company
Allison-Smith Company LLC
Associated Scaffolding
Gatch Electrical Contractors, Incorporated
Hinson Electric, Incorporated
M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc
Old Dominion Insulation Incorporated
Redwood Living
Ruppert Landscape, Inc
Siteworks, LLC
Starr Electric
SILVER LEVEL
Advanced Framing & Interiors, Incorporated
Bryant-Durham Electric
Danis Construction Company
David Allen Company, Inc
Evans General Contractors
Faulconer Construction
GeoStructures, Inc
Industrial Power Corporation
Landmark Construction Company
Müller Corporation
Precision Walls, Incorporated
Swinerton
BRONZE LEVEL
Adams Group
Citadel Contractors, Incorporated
J.A. Croson, LLC
Sears Contract, Incorporated
To learn more about STEP, visit abc.org/step.
