Employees, Safety and Training

The company employs 40 – 50 craftsman with a staff of 2 engineers that perform estimating and project management. The four senior superintendents have a combined 109 years tenure with the company. We place a strong emphasis on all of our employees per the following:

We staff our jobs with our own personnel; we do not sub or broker out the labor portion of our work to other subcontractors; our employees receive a W-2 at the end of the year and have all applicable withholdings done such as federal and state taxes, federal and state unemployment, social security withholding and matching, in addition to being covered under our workers compensation insurance.
We offer a 401-K retirement plan and health insurance to all of our employees
9 employees have passed and are certified by the N C Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) masonry certification program (see www.ncmca.com for further information)
The company has achieved the Certified Company designation of the NCMCA certification program
We had two superintendents take the OSHA 10 hour course in 2013 which brings the total number of 10 hr graduates in the company to 14.
We had 21 people attend a 6 hr fall protection class in 2013.
We have another superintendent enrolled currently in the NCMCA certification class
We had 11 people complete the cpr and first aid certification class in 2013.
We perform weekly safety talks at each job site
Our work comp experience modification rating for 2014 is 0.79
We have 19 employees who are certified equipment operators
37% of our current employees have been with us at least 10 years with our most senior employee having been here 45 years
We had 10 employees trained in aerial lift use in 2013