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Associated Builders and Contractors Greater Michigan Chapter Honors Members

MIDLAND, MI ABC Greater Michigan Chapter held its annual award presentation event at the H Hotel, downtown Midland, Michigan. The chapter announces the member companies that won the 2016 Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Awards. STEP recognizes ABC member companies who consistently excel in the field of safety, but more importantly it provides an evaluation tool to help identify areas to improve a company's safety program.Â
Rich Wells, President of Michigan Operations; The Dow Chemical Company assisted in the presenting the awards to the contractor companies. The following ABC Greater Michigan Chapter member companies received awards in the following categories:
Diamond
 Alloy ConstructionÂ
 Bay AggregateÂ
 Blasy ElectricÂ
 G.E. Insulation Co.Â
 RCL ConstructionÂ
Platinum
 Architectural MetalsÂ
 Fisher Sand & GravelÂ
 Three Rivers CorporationÂ
 Windemuller ElectricÂ
Gold
 Answer Heating & CoolingÂ
 Fisher ContractingÂ
 J.E. Johnson, Inc.Â
 Lake PaintingÂ
 Magnum ConstructionÂ
 Pyramid ControlÂ
 Sugar ConstructionÂ
 The Tancor CorporationÂ
 Valley Electrical ContractorsÂ
 Wolgast CorporationSilver
 A/C ElectricÂ
 Central ConcreteÂ
 Consolidated Electrical ContractorsÂ
 Joseph M. Day CompanyBronze
 Albin Hengesbach Custom Cabinetry
The highest honor recognizing a safety program that demonstrates the highest commitment is the diamond-level. These companies must have an incident rate at least 50 percent below the National Bureau of Labor Statistics average in their particular NAICS code for the current year and each of the past two consecutive years and have an EMR (or "mod factor") at or below 0.700 (0.800 for companies under 100 employees).
In addition to the STEP award presentation the 2016 ABC/GMC Safety Leader Award was presented. The recipient, Pete Crawford of Alloy Construction Services, was recognized for his leadership in leading Alloy to nine years OSHA free and counting.
New to the event this year were the Excellence In Construction (EIC) award presentations. A staple for chapters across the country, EIC recognizes the outstanding projects, craftsmanship and work that that member companies do. Projects were submitted in a variety of categories. The following awards were presented:
New Construction Under $1 Milllion:Â
Wolgast Corporation
PROJECT: NBS Commercial Interiors
New Construction Over $10 Milllion:Â
Three Rivers Corporation
PROJECT: MidMichigan Health Gerstaker Building
Addition/Renovation $1-5 Milllion:Â
Wolgast Corporation
PROJECT: Michigan Brand Meats
Electrical:Â
Consolidated Electrical Contractors
PROJECT: Consumers Energy Innovation Center
Other awards presented during the event were:
Founders Award for an individual that best exemplifies the philosophy of The Association of Builders and Contractors over a period of time in the advocacy of both Merit Shop and Workforce Training. Â
Recipient: John Bartos
Champion of Free Enterprise award for outstanding contributions into insuring that Free Enterprise continues to exist to this day.
Recipients: Gary Elza, G.E. Insulation and Brian Stadler, Wolgast Corporation
ABC Cares award for using the skilled trades to give back to the community.
Recipient: Corey Hannahs, Consolidated Electrical Contractors for starting a training program for homeless individuals in the Lansing area.
Giving for the Future award for outstanding support of the chapter and training initiatives
Recipient: Chelsea Lumber
Top Worker's Compensation Producer award for highest level of new members into the ABC Self-Insured worker's compensation fund
Recipient: Walton Insurance Group