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Charlotte, NC – A M King announced it has achieved Diamond level in Associated Builders and Contractor’s (ABC) STEP Safety Management System, meaning the company is 655 percent safer than the industry average. Diamond is the highest level of merit-based safety awarded by ABC. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety program…
Have you ever been driving on the highway and noticed a person driving recklessly in front of you? At first you will likely pay closer attention to this car, right? Then if you notice the driver is continuing to behave carelessly or dangerously you will probably change lanes or slow down to create more distance….
Integrated Design-Build firm A M King is embarking on its third major project for Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI). The 72,142-square-foot dry warehouse expansion in Statesville, N.C. will provide an additional 7,000 pallet positions, a larger loading dock and means for the Southeast-based broadline food distributor to continue its northward growth path. The project, scheduled to…
A M King has begun construction of a south Texas distribution center in Laredo, TX, for Mexico-based GAB Operations, LLC (GAB). The new 45,590-square-foot facility, when complete, will provide increased cold storage capacity for fresh produce and will serve as a hub for the company’s U.S. and Canadian customers. The project is scheduled to be…
A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm with an established presence in the Upstate, recently completed a new 11,505-square-foot Life Center for the historic Old Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The Life Center’s gymnasium, which features hardwood maple flooring and six automatic fold-up basketball goals, is ideal for hosting basketball and volleyball…
Everyone knows that the cornerstone of great reality shows is challenges, the more wildly inventive and seemingly impossible the better. This isn’t a story about The Great British Bake Off or America Ninja Warrior. But imagine there are groups of women who are asked to build walls for use in Habitat for Humanity homes. They are given hammers,…
The events of 2020 reshaped business significantly. The changes we experienced did not occur in ripples, but more like a 40-foot wave crashing down upon us. Despite the disruptions, it was amazing and surprising how quickly business adapted and adjusted. Yet while it may seem like the significant business changes that occurred were immediate in…
Carolinas-based A M King, an integrated Design-Build Firm, has partnered with ALDI U.S. to provide property consulting, design, and construction of ALDI’s new facility in Loxley, AL. The 570,660-square-foot divisional headquarters and distribution center will service more than 100 stores in southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida panhandle. The grocery retailer, which opened its…
Charlotte-based A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm, has completed a large-scale renovation project for U.S. Waffle, a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty frozen waffles and pancakes. Having outgrown its existing facilities in Greenville, S.C. the food company decided to purchase an existing building in nearby Liberty, S.C. and repurpose it as a bakery….
Ben Lehnerer has been named 2021 Chair for the Upstate regional leadership council of Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas). Lehnerer is a project manager with Carolinas-based A M King, an Integrated Design-Build firm with an established presence in the Upstate. Lehnerer has been with A M King’s Greenville office for nearly…
