Apr 05, 2011

Mehrer Drywall

Mehrer Drywall added Ron Towers to head its Paint and Specialty Coatings Department. Towers was a painting division manager at a large Seattle commercial contractor for 18 years and has more than 30 years of industry experience. He also was president of the Seattle King County Chapter of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America for 2007, and received the contractor of the year award in 2007.

Associated Builders and Contractors

Two Western Washington contractors won national construction awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors. Dykstra Construction Services of Lynden won the ABC National Pyramid Award for its Shearwater Road house project in Blaine, and Centennial Contractors Enterprises of Fife won an ABC National Safety Excellence Award in the general contractor category. Dykstra's project was judged on its complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges, schedule, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost. Centennial was selected among ABC member firms that achieved platinum status in the association's Safety Training and Evaluation Process program.

Associated General Contractors of America

Five Northwest contractors won national safety awards from the Associated General Contractors of America. They were among 39 picked as the nation's safest construction companies. First place winners included: West Construction Co. of Anchorage, Alaska; URS Energy and Construction of Boise, Idaho; and Reese Electric of North Bend, Ore. Slayden Construction Group of Stayton, Ore., won a second place award and Dawson Construction of Bellingham won a third place award. The winners were selected for their safety records, as well as their commitment to safety training and education.

Mar 29, 2011

Global Diving & Salvage

Nathan McLellan joined Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage as a contracts administrator. McLellan is responsible for managing, interpreting and providing counsel to project managers on contractual matters while ensuring that insurance obligations are met. He holds a juris doctor and certificate in maritime law from Tulane University Law School. He previously worked in Global's Environmental Division from 2002-08.

NW Wind & Solar

Seattle's NW Wind & Solar hired Scott A. Larison as a residential sales consultant. Larison's duties include client consultations, system design, estimating and project management for residential solar installations. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Humboldt State University. He previously worked for Brinks Home Security.

AGC of America

Kristine Young, CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based Miller the Driller, last week became the first woman president of the Associated General Contractors of America. Young is overseeing the group's effort to boost demand for construction by enacting pro-growth tax and trade policies and advocating investment in the nation's aging infrastructure. Other officers inaugurated were: Joseph Jarboe, senior vice president of Clark Construction Group of Bethesda, Md., senior vice president; Paul Diederich, president of Industrial Builders of West Fargo, N.D., vice president; and Howard Pebley, president of McAllen Construction of McAllen, Texas, treasurer.