AGC: Gilbane Building Co. among safest construction companies

GILBANE BUILDING CO. was named the top construction management company with more than 1 million work-hours for safety in 2016 by the Associated General Contractors of America.
GILBANE BUILDING CO. was named the top construction management company with more than 1 million work-hours for safety in 2016 by the Associated General Contractors of America.

PROVIDENCE – The Associated General Contractors of America has named Providence-based Gilbane Building Co. one of 19 first-place winners of the Safety Excellence Award at the Willis Towers Watson Construction Safety Excellence Awards.

The Associated General Contractors of America noted that 51 companies were recognized for their safety programs this year. Sundt Construction Inc. of Tempe, Ariz., was named the 2016 grand prize winner of the program, and thus the nation’s safest construction company.

“The foundation of any successful construction project is workplace safety,” said Charles Greco, the association’s past president and chairman of San Antonio-based Linbeck Group. “By demonstrating excellence in safety, firms like this strengthen our industry and set an outstanding example for others to follow.”

Gilbane took first place in the construction management division for companies with more than 1 million work-hours. The six divisions – building, construction management, federal & heavy, highway & transportation, specialty, and utility infrastructure – were broken down based on the size of the construction firms.

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According to Greco, Sundt Construction was selected as this year’s grand prize winner for its exceptional leadership in safety, noting that the company was dedicated to the development and implementation of premier safety and loss prevention programs.

Award winners are selected by a panel of five independent safety professionals within the government, corporate and insurance industries.

The entire list of winners can be viewed HERE.

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