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2017 ICI Safety Program Award Recipients

Posted on by Andria Hine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2017
CONTACT: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

(INDIANAPOLIS) As part of its ongoing effort to lead the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry in the area of workplace safety, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI) presented its 2017 Safety Program Awards at the association’s annual meeting on Nov. 16 in Indianapolis.

An independent panel of judges chose the following firms for their overall excellence in safety culture as shown through metrics, innovative programs and anonymous supervisor and onsite worker evaluations.

Click on the company name for a brief video overview of their award-winning safety efforts.

PLATINUM SAFETY PROGRAM AWARD

Superior Construction Co., Inc., Portage

GOLD SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., Goshen

Superior Construction Co., Inc., Portage

SILVER SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS

Milestone Contractors, L.P., Indianapolis

Gradex, Inc., Carmel

HIS Constructors, Inc., Indianapolis

BRONZE SAFETY PROGRAM AWARD

The Hoosier Company, Inc., Indianapolis

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry. We promote and protect the well-being of our members through legislative and agency advocacy, labor relations and negotiations, education and workforce development opportunities, safety initiatives and communications tools.

NEWS RELEASE: Highway Contractors Group Announces 2017 Leadership

Posted on by Andria Hine

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2017
Contact: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

Highway Contractors Group Announces 2017 Leadership

(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI), the trade association representing Indiana’s highway, heavy and utility construction industry, announces its 2017 Board of Directors.

Taking the lead is Chairman Mark Thompson, Milestone Contractors, L.P. in Columbus, who has served the organization for nearly 20 years through work on various committees and on the board of directors.

“Roads and bridges are vital to Hoosiers and their businesses, and I thank our Board for the chance to lead the industry this year. I look forward to continuing the work laid out by predecessors, and helping to create opportunities that will have a positive impact on our member companies and Indiana’s economy.”

Joining Thompson on the 2017 ICI Board of Directors are:

Vice Chairman David B. Heyde, E & B Paving, Inc. in Peru
Treasurer Jim Nordhoff, The Hoosier Company, Inc. in Indianapolis
Past Chairman Terry L. Morgan, Sr., HIS Constructors, Inc. in Indianapolis

Directors

Don Adamson, Fox Contractors Corp. in Fort Wayne
Daniel F. Brown, Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford
Greg Kicinski, American Structurepoint, Inc. in Carmel
Dana Sherwood, C-Tech Corporation, Inc. in Boggstown
Paul Tate, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Inc. in Indianapolis
Jason Yeager, Weddle Bros. Highway Group, LLC in Evansville

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry. We promote and protect the well-being of our members through legislative and agency advocacy, labor relations and negotiations, education and workforce development opportunities, safety initiatives and communications tools. For more information about Indiana Constructors, Inc., visit indianaconstructors.org.

News Release: Summer Travel Safety

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
CONTACT: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

Construction Group Urges Summer Travel Safety Through Indiana’s Highway Work Zones

As Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and Hoosiers take to the open road for family vacations, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI) urges motorists to stay alert while driving through Indiana highway work zones. Highway workers face danger on the job, and drivers and passengers face an even higher risk of being hurt or killed in work zone crashes.

A new highway work zone study, conducted by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, shows 39 percent of highway contractors reported motor vehicles crashes in their work zones in 2015. And those crashes had devastating results:

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“Any time your job site is just a few feet away from fast-moving traffic, danger is right there with you,” said ICI President Richard Hedgecock. “An orange cone is no match for a speeding car, and it shouldn’t take a needless fatality to figure that out,” he added.

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is working with the Indiana Department of Transportation and federal transportation officials, as well as the Road Construction Awareness Corporation, to raise work zone safety awareness.

But Hedgecock suggested that the best way to improve safety was for motorists to be more careful while driving through highway work zones. “When you see construction signs and orange barrels, take your foot off the gas, get off the phone and keep your eyes on the road,” he added. “It is not worth putting your life or someone else’s at risk just to save a few seconds on the road.”

AGC of America’s work zone safety study is based on a nationwide survey of highway construction firms conducted in March and April. More than 800 contractors completed the survey. View the complete national and regional survey results here.

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Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of Indiana’s highway, heavy and utility construction industry. Learn more at www.indianaconstructors.org.