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Interstates Companies Recognized for Safety and Project Excellence

Date Posted: July 27, 2010

Interstates Companies was again recognized for safety and project excellence by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) at their annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Awards Celebration.

Pyramid Award

Interstates received a Pyramid Award for their work on the BMW Automotive Facility in Greer, SC.

This national honor was earned in the Electrical-Industrial Over $2 Million category.

Interstates teamed up with Gray Industrial Construction of Lexington, KY, to complete within BMW North America's 1.2 million square-foot Assembly North Manufacturing facility.

Interstates provided all transformers, receptacles, lighting, electrical installation of all medium volt switchgear, lighting for the manufacturing facility, and 100,000 square feet of office electrical.

Randy Van Voorst, project executive for Interstates, credits the strong relationship with Gray Construction for the award-minning installantion.

He states, "Gray Construction is a professional company to work for.

"Their attention to schedule and focus on meeting the customer's needs aligns closely with what we at Interstaqtes strive for on our projects.

"With this shared purpose, our teams worked very well together."

National Safety Merit Award

Interstates was also honored with a National Safety Merit Award from the ABC organization.

The award recognizes companies whose safety performance and programs are judged to be exemlary and who exhibit a lasting commitmentr to jobsite safety.

The award criteria is very stringent: companies must show a strong track record of safety and demonstrate innovation and continuous improvement of safety efforts.

OSHA safety data, self-asssessments, and site visits are used to identify safety records.

This year, only 27 contractors out of the approximately 28,000 ABC members were eleigible to be awardedat this level.

"This award is a great reminder of the effort our people are putting forth every day to truly 'livesafely' on our projects," states Dave Crumrne, president of Interstates' construction division.

"They have reinvented how they look at keeping each other safe with our Behavior-Based Safety program."

To learn more about how Interstates can bring award-wnning work to your next project, contact Dave Crumrine at712-722-1662, ext. 153, or dave@crumrine@interstates.com.

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