Highway Contractors Receive 2019 Statewide Safety Awards

(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 2019 Safety Program Awards at the association’s annual meeting on Nov. 21 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

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., Goshen

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Bob Montel and Dan Livingston of Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. in Goshen at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. The Platinum Safety Program Award reflects the highest safety achievement for 2019. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC).

Gold Safety Program Award

HIS Constructors, Inc., Indianapolis

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Brian Keeney and Brian Pickering of HIS Constructors, Inc. in Indianapolis at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. HIS Constructors, Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of Between 100,000 and 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Walsh & Kelly, Inc., Griffith

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Matthew Gill and David Limbaugh of Walsh & Kelly, Inc. in Griffith at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Walsh & Kelly, Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of More Than 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Silver Safety Program Awards

Gridlock Traffic Systems, Inc., Indianapolis

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Bryan Madson of Gridlock Traffic Systems, Inc. in Indianapolis at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. GridLock Traffic Systems, Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of Less Than 100,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Calumet Civil Contractors, Inc., Whitestown

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Kevin Green of Calumet Civil Contractors, Inc. in Whitestown at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Calumet Civil Contractors, Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of Between 100,000 and 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Superior Construction, Portage

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Bobby Greer and Jeff Carlson of Superior Construction of Portage at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Superior Construction received this award in the Contractors With an Average of More Than 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Bronze Safety Program Award

Specialties Company, LLC, Indianapolis

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Joe Hile of Specialties Company, LLC in Indianapolis at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Specialties Company, LLC received this award in the Contractors With an Average of Between 100,000 and 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Brooks Construction Co., Inc., Ft. Wayne

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Andrew Brooks of Brooks Construction Co., Inc. in Ft. Wayne at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Brooks Construction Co., Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of More Than 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

Gradex, Inc., Carmel

From left: ICI Chairman Daniel F. Brown, president and CEO of Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford along with Jason Dapp, Mike Hoffman and Jacob Norris of Gradex, Inc. in Carmel at ICI’s 2019 Membership Meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 21. Gradex, Inc. received this award in the Contractors With an Average of More Than 300,000 Labor Hours category. (ICI photo/James Reid, Anchor Media LLC)

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