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October 31, 2007                                                              PHONE: 919.782.4600

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS / SOUTHERN CRANE RECEIVES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WORKPLACE SAFETY RECORD

 RALEIGH – Reflecting its outstanding workplace safety record, Southern Industrial Constructors and its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Crane, recently came in first place in the 2006 Summit awards given by the CarolinasAGC, the statewide affiliate of Associated General Contractors of America, the nation’s oldest and largest construction trade organization. 

The companies won the award in the subcontractor/specialty division for working more than 90,000 hours without a lost-time incident. 

Southern Industrial / Southern Crane has been involved with the AGC for more than 20 years. The Summit awards are part of the trade association’s National AGC Safety Awards program. 

“Everyone at Southern Industrial and Southern Crane is committed to ensuring the continued safety and well being of employees, as well as the general public, and I think this award accurately reflects that dedication,” said Earl Johnson Jr., chairman. “We are always proud when our safety record garners acclaim of our peers and industry, so we are grateful for this award.”
 

Established in 1918, the 33,000-member Association of General Contractors of America is an organization of qualified construction contractors and industry-related companies dedicated to skill, integrity and responsibility. With 100 chapters nationwide, the AGC is committed improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest. 

For more than 45 years, Southern Industrial Constructors / Southern Crane has served as an industry and community leader, taking pride in providing its services with safety, integrity, quality workmanship and responsive customer care. Founded in 1962, Southern Industrial provides a wide range of services throughout the Southeast, including turnkey industrial construction, industrial electrical construction, turnkey plant installations and relocations, turnkey rigging and plant maintenance service, and specialized metal fabrication. Southern Crane provides state-of-the-art crane and rigging services, and has been a leader in a national safety movement to encourage the certification of all crane operators. All of Southern Crane’s operators are CCO certified. Because of their exemplary safety records, both Southern Industrial and Southern Crane are among the few companies in the state recognized as STAR contractors by the N.C. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division. For more, visit www.southernindustrial.com. 

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CONTACT: Erin LaFon, 919.782.4600