NIA recognizes 2004 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners

The National Insulation Association (NIA) announced the winners of its 2004 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award at their 50th Annual Convention held March 21-24 in Las Vegas, NV. The safety award is the organization's top industry honor for outstanding safety performance. NIA represents the contractors, distributors, laminators, fabricators and manufacturers that provide thermal insulation, insulation accessories and components to the commercial, mechanical and industrial markets throughout the U.S.

PCG was named the winner for the large-company category. Other winners included Luse-Stevenson Co. and Brock Specialty Services Ltd. who ties for the medium-company category award; and Thermal Solutions-Ohio Inc. for the small-company category.

NIA past-president Dave Andrew presented each awardee with a plaque during the awards ceremony held during NIA’s 50th Annual Convention. Winners also receive public acknowledgement in NIA’s trade publication Insulation Outlook, NIA’s member newsletter NIA News and on the NIA website, www.insulation.org. Runner-up companies received a certificate of merit.

“The quality of a company’s safety program is a good indicator of the quality of the company, period,” says Andrew. “The winners of the NIA safety award are some of the best companies in the country for guaranteeing a safe environment for their employees.”

The safety award was created to honor top companies who have, by taking proactive steps to implement safe working practices, established outstanding safety records. Judges focused on the company’s safety program and the results it has achieved as measured by its injury rate and experience modification rate data.

“Safety is recognized by the NIA as a vital and integral part of the insulation business,” says Michele M. Jones, NIA executive vice president. “We believe that every contractor, distributor and fabricator should have an effective safety program.”

The safety award is named in honor of Theodore H. Brodie, former NIA president and long-time active member, who has helped to create a greater awareness of the need for safe working conditions. Brodie is the president and CEO of New England Insulation Co., Inc., located in Canton, MA.

PAS and Net Compliance Environmental Services(NCES) enter into an SBA Mentor/Protégé Agreement

The intent of the SBA's Mentor/Protégé Agreement is to enhance and strengthen the capabilities of the small business protégé through mentoring activities by improving its opportunities to successfully compete for government contracts, and larger prime contracts through association with a major business partner.

NCES is a small business leader in the environmental compliance industry headquartered in Vancouver, WA. PAS, a subsidiary of PCG, is a premier environmental remediation company with over 20 offices nationwide. The subject agreement provides a unique vehicle for both NCES and PAS to offer federal customers their combined resources, financing, and business systems.

Glenn Frye, president of PAS, said: “PAS and NCES share complementary capabilities and a common vision for quality, integrity, and success. We’ve worked well together on numerous projects, so we’re thrilled to formalize our relationship under this Mentor/Protégé Agreement to jointly provide greater support to our customers.”

William M. King, director of business development of NCES, sees the power of this relationship as their capability to perform large and complex environmental projects and programs. “NCES has a solid reputation for quality performance, technical innovation, and outstanding professional services,” he said. “We are fortunate to have PAS as our mentor to take us to the next level.”

With a staff of over 20 scientific, engineering and technical personnel, NCES offers capabilities and experience in environmental remediation and engineering, waste management, regulatory compliance, reclamation and civil construction, cultural and natural resources, and geographic information systems.

PCG proudly announces the achievement of their most oustanding safety numbers to date.

PCG's 2004 corporate safety performance has been no less than stellar: Never before in the history of PCG has their fiscal year-end incident rate been below 1.0. PCG has achieved an incident rate of .95, accompanied by a severity rate of 1.06. This means PCG had less than one OSHA-recordable injury for every 200,000 manhours. Additionally, their number of lost-time days now borders on the “less than one” position.

Mick Matthews, senior vice president of PCG, congratulated the PCG Corporate Safety Department for their outstanding accomplishment. “It goes without saying that our 2004 results were generated through the time and effort of many individuals, he said. "I am convinced that our overall approach to the construction business -- one that truly encompasses safety as an integral part of all our operations -- is correct. A portion of the credit goes to each member of the Corporate Safety Department, not to mention the untiring dedication of all our branch and project employees, each and every day. The continued creativity, diligence, enthusiasm, attention to detail and lots of hard work and long hours, have helped PCG achieve this most significant milestone.”

PCG moved to the No. 9 spot in the ENR Magazine's ranking of the top 600 U.S. specialty sontractors, according to ENR Magazine's October 18, 2004 issue. ENR Magazine conducts a yearly ranking of U.S. specialty contractors according to revenue.

In the ranking of wall and ceiling contractors, PCG moved to No. 2 spot, after holding the No. l position for seven continuous years. Among asbestos abatement contractors, PCG moved up to the No. 5. position nationally.