2024 Safety Advantage Awards Winners

Words: Mason Contractors

The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to announce this years winners of the Safety Advantage Awards sponsored by Federated Insurance! 

The MCAA Safety Advantage Awards are determined by a mason contractor’s incident rate. Awards were given to the leading companies with over 100,000 employee hours worked, as well as to the top companies with fewer than 100,000 employee hours worked.

The winners are:

Over 100,000 Hours:

 

First Place

Gates Construction Company, Inc.

 

Second Place

Lang Masonry & Restoration Contractors, Inc.



Under 100,000 Hours:

 

First Place

Corner Stone Construction of Janesville, Inc.

Buckner & Sons Masonry LLC

Hill Masonry, Inc.

 

Second Place

IW&G Inc.



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