Contact: Kristi Pronovost
Director of Marketing & Communications
717.653.8106 or kristi@abckeystone.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 25, 2018
(MANHEIM, PA.) The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) recognized local member contractor firms for both top safety efforts and work performed on area construction projects during the 29th annual ABC Excellence in Construction Awards Gala. The Gala was held October 24, 2018, at Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim.
The EIC Overall Safety Awards Competition is open exclusively to STEP Award recipients who have achieved Gold level or higher. The awards recognize companies who exhibit a continued commitment to jobsite safety and whose safety performance and programs are judged to be exemplary.
The 2018 Overall Safety Awards recipients – listed in alpha order – included:
Company, (Company Location), Category
Mowery (Mechanicsburg, PA), General Contractor – Over 50 Employees
RLS Construction Group (Mechanicsburg, PA), General Contractor – Under 50 Employe
The top award of the evening went to the Project of the Year recipient. The criteria for this award were its subjective ‘WOW’ factor in the following areas (in no particular order):
- Community impact
- Client satisfaction
- Design features
- Positive notoriety or high-profile of the project
The 2018 Project of the Year was awarded to Poole Anderson Construction for their project Give a Child a Voice Fitness Center. The Keystone Chapter congratulates Poole Anderson Construction (Harrisburg), for their Excellence Award submittal of this project in the Community/Public Service category. This project’s story begins with Eric Erdman, a student at Millersburg Area High School on a mission to “start focusing on others” as he began his own battle with brain cancer. He often found sanctuary in working out and requested an estimate to remove bleachers from the school’s gym and install a weight room as his “Make A Wish” gift. Upon hearing this request, executives at Poole Anderson quickly rallied the team and unanimously decided to take on the project in whole, gratis, over summer break. At the busiest time in the construction year, when they could’ve taken on large projects for profit, they instead decided to carve out prime time in their busy schedule to focus on what they could do and make an impact on this small, rural, underfunded public school and its community.
The Poole Anderson team solicited donor partners and volunteered their own time and resources. They worked at night and on weekends and juggled the schedules of multiple specialty contracting partners to make this happen. Acting as the design/build team on the project, they made Eric – still a high school student – the CEO. It was his wish, his vision that drove the entire process and Poole Anderson was fully committed to him and his dream.
Because of what Poole Anderson did here, a national movement is now underway to help empower all childhood victims of trauma. Through his foundation, T.E.K. Foundation CC, Inc. dba Give A Child A Voice, Eric continues to spearhead projects dedicated to encouraging and influencing positive change in children’s lives. Poole Anderson’s efforts on this project serve as a shining example of what craftsmanship, ingenuity, coming together with community and the “can do, make it happen” spirit that embodies the merit-shop philosophy.
This year, our Project of the Year Award finalists – listed in alpha order – included:
Company, (Company Location)
Project Name, (Project Location), Category
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., (Brownstown, PA),
Cardio Overbuild WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, (Ephrata, PA), Category – Industrial: $10-$25 Million
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., (Brownstown, PA),
Lancaster General Health Tri- Generation Plant Overbuild, (Lancaster, PA), Category – Industrial: $10-$25 Million
James Craft & Son, Inc., (York, PA),
Lancaster General Health – Energy Center, (Lancaster, PA), Category – HVAC $1-$5 Million
Poole Anderson Construction, (Harrisburg, PA),
Give a Child a Voice Fitness Center, (Millersburg, PA), Category – Community/Public Service
Paul Risk Construction, (Quarryville, PA),
Renovation of Yorgos Restaurant (Lancaster, PA), Category – Renovation $1-$5 Million
Warfel Construction Company , (East Petersburg, PA),
Granite Farms Estates Apartment Building E Renovations, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities (Media, PA), Category – Residential Renovation Multi-Unit
Wohlsen Construction Company, (Lancaster, PA),
Sollenberger Sports Center Messiah College, (Mechanicsburg, PA), Category – Institutional: $10-$25 Million
The Awards Gala was SOLD OUT with over 350 contractors, project owners, design professionals and guests in attendance to celebrate. This year’s program featured 69 entries, judged using specific criteria regarding the quality of construction and workmanship by a panel of construction design professionals.
- The Excellence Award, the top honor, was given to the highest scoring project in each category, providing it earned at least 90 points.
- The Merit Award, second place, was given to all other projects within each category that scored 80 or more points.
The winners at the Keystone Chapter level are now eligible to enter at the National level, and compete against the best in the industry from all 70 ABC chapters, nationwide.
Here are this year’s Excellence, Merit and Certificate winners:
| Company
|
Company Location | Project Name Category |
Project Location | Award Level |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Corporate Office Fit-Out Commercial – $2 – $10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Skilled Nursing Addition and Renovation Commercial – $2 – $10 Million |
Carlisle, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | East Wing 2 Commercial: $10-$25 Million |
Marietta, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Carole & Ray Neag Medical Center Institutional $10-$25 Million |
Wernersville, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Kissel Hill Outpatient Center Renovation Renovation $1-$5 Million |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | River Run Meadows Residential New Multi-Unit |
Birdsboro, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Westminster Place at Ware Residential New Multi-Unit |
Oxford, PA | Merit |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Tri-Generation Plant Overbuild Industrial $10-$25 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Cardio Overbuild Healthcare $2-$10 Million |
Ephrata, PA | Excellence |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | 5th Floor Patient Rooms Medical Renovation $1-$5 Million |
Harrisburg, PA | Excellence |
| Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. |
Brownstown, PA | Pre & Post Op Renovation Medical Renovation $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | Chautaugua Hall at Providence Park Institutional $2-$10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | Sycamore Springs Residential New Single Family |
New Holland, PA | Merit |
| CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | The Vistas at Providence Park Residential New Multi-Unit |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| CCS Building Group | Willow Street, PA | “Take a Bow” – The Vistas Fountain at Providence Park Miscellaneous/Special Projects |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Dolan Construction Inc. | Reading, PA | Alcon Precision Device Facility Expansion Industrial $2-$10 Million |
Sinking Spring, PA | Excellence |
| Haller Enterprises, Inc. | Lititz, PA | Listrak – Headquarters Electrical: $1 – $5 Million |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
| Haller Enterprises, Inc. | Lititz, PA | Listrak HVAC $1-$5 Million |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
| Haller Enterprises, Inc. | Lititz, PA | Willow Valley – The Vistas at Providence Park HVAC $1-$5 Million |
Willow Street, PA | Merit |
| Haller Enterprises, Inc. | Lititz, PA | Willow Valley – The Vistas at Providence Park Electrical $1-$5 Million |
Willow Street, PA | Certificate |
| High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | Courtyard by Marriott – Hershey, PA Commercial – $2 – $10 Million |
Hershey, PA | Merit |
| High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | Fulton Bank Administrative Service Center Commercial – $2 – $10 Million |
East Petersburg, PA |
Merit |
| High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | S. Dale High Leadership Center Commercial – $2 – $10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | SpringHill Suites – Saucon Valley Commercial: $10-$25 Million |
Center Valley, PA | Merit |
| High Construction Company | Lancaster, PA | The Reserve at Greenfield Residential New Multi-Unit |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| James Craft & Son, Inc. | York Haven, PA | Fuchs North America – New Headquarters HVAC $1-5 Million |
Hampstead, MD | Merit |
| James Craft & Son, Inc. | York Haven, PA | Bell & Evans Hatchery – Plumbing & Utility Piping Plumbing Over $5 Million |
Fredericksburg, PA | Excellence |
| James Craft & Son, Inc. | York Haven, PA | Lancaster General Health – Energy Center HVAC $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| KBM Industries, Inc. | Etters, PA | University of Scranton Pedestrian Commons Improvements Phase II Metal Work Under $150,000 |
Scranton, PA | Certificate |
| Keystruct Construction, Inc. | York, PA | PWI Building Addition Commercial – Under $2 Million |
New Oxford, PA | Merit |
| Keystruct Construction, Inc. | York, PA | H R Pharmaceuticals Corporate Office Renovation Under $1 Million |
York, PA | Excellence |
| B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Lime Spring Square Sitework Over $250,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. | Manheim, PA | The Shoppes at Belmont Sitework Over $250,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Longwood Gardens – Main Fountain Garden Miscellaneous/Special Projects |
Kennett Square, PA | Excellence |
| B.R. Kreider & Son, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Lime Spring Square Sitework Over $250,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Legacy Electrical Services, Inc. | Manheim, PA | LCM – Providence Electrical $250,000 – $1 Million |
Quarryville, PA | Merit |
| Martin’s Flooring, Inc. | Denver, PA | Lancaster County Convention Center Interior Finishes Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Certificate |
| Mowery | Mechanicsburg, PA | Milham Koch 33 Toyota & Collision Center Commercial: $10-$25 Million |
Easton, PA | Merit |
| Mowery | Mechanicsburg, PA | IPT – Commerce Drive Industrial – $10 – $25 Million |
Mechanicsburg, PA | Merit |
| Mowery | Mechanicsburg, PA | Admissions House – Susquehanna University Institutional $2-$10 Million |
Selinsgrove, PA | Merit |
| Mowery | Mechanicsburg, PA | PSL – Three Small Houses @ Quincy Village Residential New Multi-Unit |
Waynesboro, PA | Merit |
| Paramount Contracting, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | Sheetz Office Complex Interior Finishes Over $150,000 |
Claysburg, PA | Merit |
| Paramount Contracting, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | Foulkeways at Gwynedd Metal Work Over $150,000 |
Gwynedd, PA | Certificate |
| Paramount Contracting, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | Shadowfax Corporation Renovations Moisture/Thermal Work Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Certificate |
| Paramount Contracting, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | The Metropolitan of State College Interior Finishes Over $150,000 |
State College, PA | Certificate |
| Paul Risk Construction | Quarryville, PA | WEBstaurant Renovation Renovation Under $1 Million |
Lititz, PA | Merit |
| Paul Risk Construction | Quarryville, PA | Renovation of Yorgos Restaurant Renovation $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Poole Anderson Construction | Harrisburg, PA | Give a Child a Voice Fitness Center Community/Public Service |
Millersburg, PA | Excellence & Project of the Year |
| Quality Buildings, LLC | Lancaster, PA | The Reserves at Greenfield Woodworking Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Smucker Company | Smoketown, PA | Living Word Community Church Renovation and Expansion Interior Finishes Over $150,000 |
Red Lion, PA | Excellence |
| Speedwell Construction, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Kreider Farms Shop Office Addition Commercial Under $2 Million |
Manheim, PA | Certificate |
| Speedwell Construction, Inc. | Manheim, PA | Kreider Farms Office Renovation Renovation Under $1 Million |
Manheim, PA | Certificate |
| Technivate, Inc. | Landenberg, PA | The Hills of London Grove Sitework Over $250,000 |
Avondale, PA | Certificate |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Woodcrest Villa Bluebird Renovations Renovation $1-$5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Aerzen USA Headquarters Expansion Commercial $2-$10 Million |
Coatesville, PA | Excellence |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Headquarter Building Renovations Renovation Over $5 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Foulkeways Abington House North Addition Residential New Multi-Unit |
Gwynedd, PA | Excellence |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Granite Farms Estates Apartment Building E Renovations Residential RenovationMulti-Unit |
Media, PA | Excellence |
| Warfel Construction Company | East Petersburg, PA | Lancaster Catholic High School Stadium Miscellaneous/Special Projects |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| H.L. Wiker, Inc. | Lancaster, PA | Westminster Place at Ware Presbyterian Village Sitework Over $250,000 |
Oxford, PA | Merit |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Church Expansion & Renovation Renovation Over $5 Million |
Red Lion, PA | Merit |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Brubaker Run Restoration Public Works/Infrastructure |
Lancaster, PA | Merit |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | U-GRO Learning Centre – Rohrerstown Commercial Under $2 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Tru Hotel – Lancaster Commercial $2-$10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Lime Spring Square Commercial $10-$25 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Physical Education & Athletic Center Institutional $2-$10 Million |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Sollenberger Sports Center Institutional $10-$25 Million |
Mechanicsburg, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Physical Education & Athletic Center – Woodworking Woodworking Under $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
| Wohlsen Construction Company |
Lancaster, PA | Tru Hotel – Lancaster – Woodworking Woodworking Over $150,000 |
Lancaster, PA | Excellence |
*high resolution photos of project teams available upon request
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The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) is a construction trade association based in Manheim, Pennsylvania, representing nearly 600 construction-related firms. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters nation-wide help members win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which they work. Visit us at www.abckeystone.org.
