Safety Week 2023 is upon us, and here at Highwire, we want to do our part by recognizing the safety leaders who have impacted safety across countless projects. …

With the latest OSHA 300A updates in hand, we want to recognize 14 trade contractors in the Greater New York City area who have earned the Platinum Safety Award. This honor reflects a safety score of 95 or greater. The Platinum Safety Award is the highest recognition a company can receive from Highwire for its overall safety performance. …

The best owners and builders evaluate contractors’ safety history, their safety manuals, and their ability to mitigate risk, as well as capture real-time data in the field.…

Elaine Construction is one of seven women-owned businesses in the Boston area to win Highwire’s Gold Safety Award—a distinction that is a result of the company’s superior safety performance. …

Opportunities for women abound, she said, and companies should look to align themselves with these broader industry trends.
“Women should have a voice, and they have a place in this industry,” Guinee said. …

Geologic-Earth Exploration has been a woman-owned company from the start. The company has experienced incredible growth and success under Deborah Arey’s leadership, which she credits to her diligent, caring workforce.…

Kourtney Mierzejewski, the owner of Pinnacle Construction Services, has lived and breathed construction for years—ever since she was a kid, in fact.
“I grew up in a family of builders,” Mierzejewski said.
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Kathleen Rowell started her moving company in 2009 out of a home office. Initially, her competitors didn’t take her seriously. Their doubt only lit a fire within her. …

Sharon Tankel, president of Hub Glass Services, Inc., was too young to remember when her mother, Frances Carver Budd, took over the family glass business after her father’s untimely death at age 37. But, as years went on, she grew to admire that her mother had blazed a trail for her out of trying circumstances. …

We at Highwire want to promote the seven women-owned construction companies in Boston that have earned a Safety Award — a prestigious recognition awarded to the industry’s top safety performers. …