ABC Rocky Mountain Recognizes Members for Their Safety Efforts

Denver, CO – The Rocky Mountain Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) honored a number of their member companies for their efforts in making safety a priority on construction sites during their Safety & Education Awards banquet on Thursday, May 19th. More than 200 ABC members and guests were in attendance at the Embassy Suites Downtown Denver.
 
Prior to the awards portion of the ceremony, three very deserving Colorado high school students received the ABC Bob Piper Construction Education Scholarships totaling $3,000. Receiving scholarships were Un-Dre Woodruff, who is a student at Colorado High School Charter School, planning on attending Emily Griffiths Technical College to pursue training in welding. Recipient Devin Slade Pletcher is a student at Yuma High School and is planning on attending Red Rocks Community College to study to become an electrician. The third winner was Diego Diaz from Del Norte Colorado. He attends Del Norte High School and will attend Colorado Mesa University to pursue a degree in Construction Management.
 
ABC Safety Awards were presented in the categories below along with the winning companies:
 
Most Improved Safety Program:
Fiore & Sons, Denver
 
Outstanding Safety Program for General Contractors:
Less than 150,000 Man-Hours – Milender White Construction Co., Arvada
150,000 – 350,000 Man-Hours – Roche Constructors, Inc., Greeley
350,000 – 750,000 Man-Hours – Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Aurora
1 million – 3 million Man-Hours – TIC – The Industrial Company, Englewood
 
Outstanding Safety Programs for Subcontractors:
Less Than 150,000 Man-Hours – National Coatings, Inc., Denver
150,000 – 250,000 Man-Hours – ICI, Denver
250,000 – 500,000 Man-Hours (tie) – BT Construction, Inc., Henderson and Greiner Electric, LLC, Littleton
500,000 – 1 million Man-Hours – MTech Mechanical, Denver
Over 1 million Man-Hours (tie) – LPR Construction Co., Loveland and RK Mechanical, Inc., Denver
 
Outstanding Safety Record-General Contractors:
Less than 50 Employees – HITT Contracting, Golden
50 - 99 Employees – Milender White Construction Co., Arvada
100 - 199 Employees - Shaw Construction, Denver
200 - 499 Employees – FCI Constructors, Inc., Frederick
Over 1,000 Employees – TIC – The Industrial Company, Englewood
 
Outstanding Safety Record- Subcontractors:
Less than 50 Employees – National Coatings, Inc., Denver
50 - 99 Employees – Mays Concrete, Inc., Grand Junction
100 – 199 Employees – BT Construction, Henderson
200 – 499 Employees – Douglass Colony Group, Commerce City
500 – 999 Employees – Encore Electric, Inc., Englewood
Over 1,000 Employees – RK Mechanical, Inc., Denver
 
Two additional awards recognized individuals, rather than companies, for their outstanding safety records were presented. The first award, for Outstanding Field Professional, was given to Dan Locke with RK Mechanical Inc. in Denver. Secondly, the Tony Dietrich Safety Professional of the Year Award was received by Tom Alvarez with RK Mechanical in Denver.