AZCO® News and Press Releases
Started 60 years ago,
AZCO INC. focus changed - read more about how the company's original
focus on the pulp and paper industry, prevalent in the Fox Valley,
Wisconsin area 60 years ago, expanded to the heavy industrial
construction and fabrication services now provided throughout the
country. Click
here to read more about the article that appeard in the January 4, 2010
issue of The Business News.
AZCO INC. has been listed in ENR's Top 400 Contractors
Sourcebook, September 14, 2009 issue:
# 32 of the Top 50 Power Contractors
# 20 of the Top 25 in Fossil Fuel
# 6 of the Top 10 in Operation
& Maintenance
AZCO INC.
RECORDS 5 MILLION MAN-HOURS WITHOUT A LOST TIME INCIDENT
Appleton, WI (August, 2009)
- AZCO INC. reached
another milestone by achieving five (5) million work hours without a
lost time incident. The industrial contractor and fabricator is
responsible for the safety of 110 full time employees and another 350 -
400 construction tradespersons in the field and in its shops on any
given day.
According to Ted Carew, AZCO's Safety Director, "Our last lost time
incident occurred in March of 2006. This is truly a remarkable
accomplishment and is made possible by the continuationof everyone's
efforts in keeping our projects safe."
"We have a zero tolerance policy for at-risk
behaviors and encourage our employees to be proactive in finding safe
work solutions. These accomplishements are definitely proof of the
dedication to our Zero Injury Policy," said Mark Loper, company
President. "We have now set a standard for AZCO INC. and the goal
remains each day to send each employee home safely."
Carew attributes the safety record to AZCO's Zero Injury
Philosophy and overall awareness of the safety process throughout the
company. President Loper supports the total commitment to providing a
safe workplace by adding, "The safety program starts with executive
management and filters down."
The company is into the eighth year of its safety process that
originated with the Construction Industry Institute, a national
consortium of owners, construction firms and engineering firms.
AZCO INC. celebrates their 60th anniversary this year,
continuing as an employee-owned, full service industrial
constructor-fabricator, capable of self-performing a wide range of
general construction and mechanical services. AZCO INC. performs a
majority of its work in the upper Midwest serving the power generation,
foundry, steel, manufacturing and food and beverage industries.
AZCO INC. has been listed in ENR's Top 600 Specialty
Contractors listing, October 13, 2008 issue:
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#107 of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors in the United
States
AZCO was listed at #137 in 2007
AZCO INC.
WINS 2008 WISCONSIN CORPORATE SAFETY AWARD
Appleton, WI (May, 2009)
- AZCO INC. received the 2008
Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award in the top Construction
classification (companies with greater than one million actual payroll
hours) at the 15th Annual Wisconsin Corporate Safety awards
program designed to honor employers who exemplify safety and health
excellence.
AZCO INC. Jobsite and Shop Safety Nationally Recognized
AZCO INC. received the Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in
Construction Safety and Health in 2008 from The Association of Union
Constructors (TAUC).
The award, created more than twenty years ago, recognizes and commends
the exceptional efforts made by TAUC contractor members to prevent the
occurrence of serious injury or worse on the jobsite.
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