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FCA International Announces CREST Award Winners
In June, Finishing Contractors Association International (FCA) announced the winners of its sixth-annual CREST (Contractors Recognizing Excellence in Safety Training) Awards, distinguishing contractors for safety excellence. Of the companies who entered, 21 earned the right to lay claim to the safest contractor in their respective categories, and 20 other companies finished as Top 10 Finishers. Winners and Top 10 Finishers are now industry-recognized leaders in construction safety. Winners and entrants were also celebrated during the FCA Awards Ceremony at the FCA International Leadership Council.
“The FCA CREST Awards were created to encourage and recognize contractors who have led an effective safety program throughout the year,” explained Anthony Darkangelo, CEO of FCA International. “CREST Award winners have proven that protecting their employees is a priority at their company, and that they are a leader in construction safety.”
FCA International represents the largest community of finishing contractors in North America. FCA membership is comprised of over 7,000 contractors engaged in architectural glass & metal, drywall finishing, flooring, industrial coating, painting & wallcovering and sign work.
The FCA CREST Awards were started in 2011 with a simple mission: encourage and recognize excellence in safety training. Awarded by FCA International (an international contractor association representing more than 7,000 signatory contractors in the construction industry), winners are objectively selected based on key safety metrics such as years the company has had a safety program, safety training, injury/illness rates, recordable incident rates, EMR trends, etc. Winners earn the right to say they are the safest contractor in their respective category. In addition to CREST Awards being won in individual categories, one entrant who took his or her safety program to new heights is selected for the CREST Chairman’s Award.
2016 CREST Award Winners
Architectural Glass & Metal
- Boss Glass Company, Inc. – Dover, NJ – www.bossglass.com
- Eighteen Glass Co., Inc. – East Brunswick, NJ – www.18glassco.com
- Graboyes Commercial Window, Co. – Philadelphia, PA – www.graboyes.com
- Royal Glass Company, Inc. – Santa Clara, CA – www.royalglasscoinc.com
Drywall Finishing
- Heartwood Building Group, Inc. – Philadelphia, PA – www.heartwoodbuildinggroup.com
- Mid-Illinois Companies, Corp. – Peoria, IL – www.mic123.com
- Performance Contracting Group – Woodinville, WA – www.pcg.com
Flooring
- Anderson Carpet & Linoleum Sales Co., Inc. – Oakland, CA – www.andersoncarpet.net
- Fryer-Knowles, Inc. – Seattle – www.fryerk.com
Industrial Coating
- HCI Industrial & Marine Coatings, Inc. – Brush Prairie, WA – www.hci-coatings.com
- National Coating & Lining Co. – Murrieta, CA – www.nc-lc.com
- Niles Industrial Coatings – Fenton, MI – www.nilesindustrial.com
- Redwood Painting Co., Inc. – Pittsburg, CA – www.redwoodptg.com
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TEC Protective Coatings – Waterford, NY – www.teccoatings.com
Painting & Wallcovering
- Color, Inc. – Bettendorf, IA – www.alliedconst.com/color-inc.html
- Mid Michigan Pride Painting – Grand Blanc, MI – www.midmichiganpainting.com
- Midwest Decorating, Inc. – Hampshire, IL
- Penington Painting Company – Chandler, AZ – www.peningtonpainting.com
- Tri-State Painting Co., Inc. – Evansville, IN – www.tsp-usa.com
- Swanson & Youngdale – Minneapolis, MN – www.swansonyoungdale.com
CREST Chairman’s Award
- Avalotis Corporation – Verona, PA – www.avalotis.com
Top 10 Finishers
- Ascher Brothers – Chicago, IL – www.ascherbrothers.com
- American Interior Construction & Blinds, Inc. – Newtown Square, PA – www.americaninterior.net
- All-Tech Decorating Co. – Romeoville, IL – www.alltechdecorating.com
- Architectural Glass & Metal Inc. – Clifton Park, NY – www.agmglass.com
- Cannon Sline Industrial, Inc. – Hammond, IN – www.cannonsline.com
- Empirehouse, Inc. – Mounds View, MN – www.empirehouse.com
- F.D. Thomas, Inc. – Central Point, OR – www.fdthomas.com
- Fedor Wall Systems – Mountain View, CA
- Ferguson Neudorf Glass, Inc. – Beamsville, ON – www.fnglass.com
- Hester Painting & Decorating – Skokie, IL – www.hesterdecorating.com
- Lankford-Painting Division – Johnsburg, IL – www.lcco.com/painting.html
- M. Shiroma Painting Company – Waipahu, HI – www.mshiromaconstruction.com
- National Glass & Metal Co., Inc. – Horsham, PA – www.ngmco.com
- Pyramid Painting – Mountain View, CA
- Sabelhaus West, Inc. – Silverdale, WA – www.sabelhauswest.com
- Sharpe Interior Systems, Inc. – Valencia, CA – www.sharpeinteriorsystems.com
- T.J. Wies Contracting, Inc. – St. Louis, MO – www.tjwies.com
- Walters & Wolf – Fremont, CA – www.waltersandwolf.com
- W.F. Scott Decorating, Inc. – Rock Island, IL – www.scottcommercialpainting.com
- Wm. B. Saleh Co. – Bakersfield, CA – www.salehcompany.com