Engineering News-Record provides the engineering and construction news, analysis, commentary and data that construction industry professionals need to do their jobs more effectively. ENR reports on the top design firms, both architects and engineers, and the top construction companies as well as projects in the United States and around the world. Our products include a weekly magazine with more than 47,812 paid subscribers, a website with over 196,000 unique visitors a month and a series of in-person events. The audience includes contractors, project owners, engineers, architects, government regulators and industry suppliers—many of whom work globally. ENR connects diverse sectors of the industry with coverage that everyone needs about issues such as business management, design, construction methods, technology, safety, law, legislation, environment and labor.

Learn more about ENR at: www.enr.com/aboutus

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Amteck is honored to be listed in Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) Top 50 Electrical Contractors in the Nation. This list ranks the top players in the electrical contracting field currently active in electrical and voice/data/video construction and service.

About EC&M

EC&M, is the number one online resource for the electrical design, construction, operations, and maintenance industry. Through a mix of in-depth technical articles, market/construction forecasts, proprietary surveys/reports, and late-breaking news stories, EC&M reaches the largest customers in the $91.2 billion electrical market*.

Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine — published monthly since 1901 — is the technical authority for 130,000+ electrical professionals, including 80,000+ subscribers in electrical contracting firms (reaching all NECA and IEC member firms), 30,000+ subscribers in industrial plants and in commercial/ institutional facilities with 100+ employees (93% coverage of Fortune 1000 firms), and nearly 20,000 consulting electrical engineers.

Visit www.ecmweb.com to learn more.

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Award of Excellence

Amteck earns Award of Excellence for Weber Metals.

The project consisted of a complete design-build concept for a 115,000 s.f. square production building to house the 60,000-ton, pull-down forging press, which is the largest press serving the aerospace industry in the Western hemisphere. The machine is nearly 10 stories tall yet only one-third is visible – the other two-thirds are below ground level.  The titanium and aluminum component manufacturing facility allows Weber Metals, a wholly owned subsidiary of OTTO FUCHS, to produce the world’s largest monolithic forging components for the aerospace industry.[/custom_font][/vc_column]

Award of Merit

Amteck earns Award of Merit for the University of Kentucky’s Research Facility.

This facility will enable multidisciplinary research teams—basic biomedical research, health services, public health, behavioral sciences, bioinformatics and big data, economics and engineering—to work together to develop solutions to these complex problems and help Kentuckians live healthier lives.

PHASE 1

Opening in September 2018, Phase 1 includes some of the basement and floor 1, and all of floors 2 and 3.

OVERALL DESIGN

• 300,000 square feet
• 6 floors of biomedical laboratories (96 benches), 3 floors of researchers in Connector Building
• Modern animal facility in basement
• Core facilities with imaging, behavioral & metabolic shared equipment for all health areas
• Combined underground loading dock to service buildings in this complex
• Green-roof over basement connecting new building to BBSRB with Wi-Fi capability
• Glass walls & large windows for natural lighting & an open environment

AUDITORIUM, MEETING SPACES & AMENITIES

• 100-seat capacity auditorium that opens to 1st-floor atrium
• 2nd-floor conference rooms & additional collaborative spaces on each floor
• Restaurant & bike room to enable healthy eating & commuting

NEIGHBORHOOD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES

• Most floors have 3 neighborhoods (6 laboratory benches in each neighborhood)
• Benches are flanked by procedure rooms with specialized equipment
• Linear equipment hall down the center of each lab floor to improve efficiency of operations
• Faculty offices flank corners of each neighborhood

APPALACHIAN TRANSLATIONAL TRAIL CONNECTOR BUILDING

• Corridor from BBSRB to new building on 2nd floor
• Behavioral and computational research suites on 2nd floor
• Offices and personnel carrels on floors 2, 3 & 4

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Keeping Safety First

Safety is our Priority. It’s Safety Week – a time for all in construction to highlight the ever-important daily mentality of safety first. Watch Pete Bierden, COO of Amteck discuss the importance of safety as well as Amtecks’ focus areas for this season.

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Amteck and Northern Electric, Inc. have partnered on projects for more than 5 years. Some of these include construction of an Amazon 900,000 sq. ft. distribution facility in Olathe, KS, a 1,000,050 sq. ft. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company packaging facility in Tracy, CA and without missing a day of production, a complete electrical upgrade of JBS Meats’ meat packaging facility in Greely, CO.

“Northern Electric’s culture and talent and project diversification are really what drew us together initially and why we have now decided to add the company,” says Daren Turner, Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Amteck. “As we have been working on more and more projects in the Western U.S., it just made sense for us to have a solid team in the region with the same philosophy as ours. We feel like this merger fits like a glove.”

Northern Electric was founded in the Denver area in 1975 and has a long history of working with clients in the Oil and Gas, Power/Utility, Military, Industrial and Government sectors. The company is nationally known for its types of industrial, correctional, institutional, commercial and renewable energy facilities. Some of these include projects with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Department of Defense and GSA. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the Pentagon, Pantex nuclear weapons facility in Amarillo, TX and the FEMA building on Buckley Air Force Base.

Northern Electric’s President Al Fisher, has more than 35 years in the electrical industry. Outside of his corporate responsibilities, Fisher has served national industry organizations as a professional consultant and instructor in areas of estimating, project management and growth management as well as being an active member in several leading industry associations including: IEC, ABC, and NPEA. He says that it was Amteck’s culture, The Amteck Way, and relationship-based approach with clients that made the company attractive as a partner. “Amteck also has a strong commitment to safety and puts this as a priority above all,” says Fisher. Joining Amteck was all about the right people, the right time and the right philosophy.”

This current addition brings Amteck’s team to more than 1000 employees. Amteck has additional offices in: Dothan, AL; Ashland, Bowling Green, & Louisville, KY; Madison, MS; Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, & Myrtle Beach, SC; Dyersburg & Memphis, TN and its headquarters in Lexington, KY.

About Amteck

In 1977 Amteck founded in Central, Kentucky with the belief that growth only comes by listening and responding to both clients and employees. Four Decades later, Amteck has grown from a small electrical contracting firm to a national leader in the design-build support electrical contracting industry. Amteck specializes in facility growth expansion initiatives of companies that operate in the manufacturing, industrial, process, food, and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, distribution facilities, and commercial and institutional sectors.  The number one goal is the Safety of our Employees and maintaining our culture and core values: THE AMTECK WAY – SAFETY, QUALITY, & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. (www.amteck.com)

About Northern Electric, Inc.

Northern Electric is a nationwide design/build electrical, low voltage systems and automation/instrumentation/controls company based out of Denver, CO.  Throughout our 40+ year history, we have prided ourselves in performing all different kinds of industrial, correctional, manufacturing and healthcare projects in remote areas of the country.  Our top-down safety-first mentality, as well as excellent customer service, has led us to be one of the premier merit shop specialty trade contractors in the country.

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The company adds South Carolina-based Communication Management, Inc. to the Amteck family

Amteck, LLC, a national provider of design/build electrical contracting services targeting a diverse mix of greenfield- and expansion-related non-residential construction projects, announced today the acquisition of Communication Management, Inc. (“CMI”). CMI is a South Carolina-based designer and installer of high-performance, structured cabling networks, and turn-key hardware solutions for non-residential clients. Amteck has worked closely with CMI on several projects in recent years, CMI currently has 75 full-time employees – all who will remain.

This is the fourth company that Amteck has acquired in the past 9 months. Amteck’s Chief Executive Officer Daren Turner says, “We look for unique opportunities – that ultimately will expand Amteck’s capabilities as a leading design/build electrical contractor in the Southeast region of the U.S.”

Turner continues, “CMI is a perfect example of an exceptional business that brings incredible opportunity to expand our technologies service offerings. The CMI team has the right expertise, in an expanding market, with a great group of talented people.”

CMI was established in 1986 initially repairing telephone systems and small network cabling projects for local businesses in Columbia, SC. Since then, CMI has grown to four office locations throughout the state, now servicing large educational and government buildings, manufacturing, healthcare, and corporate facilities – providing turnkey solutions for all the facility’s communication systems.

“We are thrilled to join the Amteck family,” former owner & CEO of CMI Jon Buring said. “Their family atmosphere, down-to-earth approach, passion for quality work and customers satisfaction matches CMI’s culture. With these important principles, we all stand to prosper.”

Buring started his career in the United States Navy becoming an interior communications electrician. After working over ten years in the industry, he joined CMI in 1990 as the installation department manager. Buring’s role has transitioned through the years and he currently serves as CEO responsible for the overall direction of CMI.

Acquisitions in Past 9 Months Have Added More Than 150 Employees to Growing Family of Amteck Companies

Amteck is no stranger to finding talent in different trades and markets. Earlier this year, Amteck added Southeastern Automatic Sprinkler, a turnkey fire solutions company in MS and in May 2017 acquired Proformance Group Incorporated (PGI) a multi-industry multi-process electrical automation expertise business with over 40 years of experience working in the electrical instrumentation design and construction field. Shortly following the acquisition of PGI, Amteck gained Consolidated Electrical Contractors & Engineers Inc., (CECE) a South Carolina design/build and electrical construction company with 30 years of experience.  With each addition, Amteck gains a stronger force in the growing market of the Southeast.

About Amteck

In 1977 Amteck founded in Central, Kentucky with the belief that growth only comes by listening and responding to both clients and employees. Four Decades later, Amteck has grown from a small electrical contracting firm to a national leader in the design-build support electrical contracting industry. Amteck specializes in facility growth expansion initiatives of companies that operate in the manufacturing, industrial, process, food, and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, distribution facilities, and commercial and institutional sectors.  The number one goal is the Safety of our Employees and maintaining our culture and core values: THE AMTECK WAY – SAFETY, QUALITY, & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. (www.amteck.com)

About CMI

Communication Management Inc. (CMI) headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina with offices in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville services the Southeastern United States with turnkey solutions for network cabling and IT hardware integration. Incorporated in 1996, CMI is proud to cultivate long-term relationships with clients in medical facilities, educational institutions, federal establishments and other commercial enterprises to deliver high-quality design, installation and service of data/voice, A/V, security, IP video surveillance and wireless verticals.

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Amteck, LLC, announces the addition of Southeastern Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. (SAS) a fire suppression business based in Madison, Mississippi with 60 years of experience servicing warehouse, commercial and manufacturing facilities with their fire protection and sprinkler needs.

“Southeastern is a natural addition to Amteck; our technologies division was already aiding our customers with their fire alarm systems, so it made sense to extend to sprinklers.” Chief Executive Officer Daren Turner said, “In addition, by adding Southeastern, we gain a new office creating a stronger presence within the region and an outstanding team with a long history of providing quality work.”

SAS was founded in 1958 as a small fire protection sprinkler business installing quality fire sprinkler systems in warehouses, shopping centers, office buildings, hospitals and nursing homes, and various manufacturing facilities in Mississippi. Over the years, the company expanded their services and reach to various businesses’ facilities throughout the Southeast. The company further broadened their scope to a turnkey fire suppression solution that encompasses fire sprinkler systems, backflow preventers, fire pumps, fire extinguishers and suppression, special hazards, testing maintenance and inspections.

“We are extremely honored to join the Amteck family as they have always had an excellent reputation within the industry,” former Owner, now General Manager, Harlon Sistrunk said. “By joining Amteck, we will be bringing our expertise to their customers and Amteck’s fire alarm capabilities to ours. It makes for an exciting time.”

Sistrunk has over 51 years working in the fire protection sprinkler business and is considered a leader in the industry. He served many years on the board of the Mississippi Fire Sprinkler Association including several terms as President. Sistrunk joined SAS as a designer in 1969 and quickly moved through the ranks becoming a partner in 1977 and in 2012, the sole owner.

Amteck is no stranger to finding talent in different trades and markets. In May, Amteck added Proformance Group Incorporated (PGI) a multi-industry multi-process electrical automation expertise business with over 40 years of experience working in the electrical instrumentation design and construction field. Shortly following the acquisition of PGI, Amteck gained Consolidated Electrical Contractors & Engineers Inc., (CECE) a South Carolina design/build and electrical construction company with 30 years of experience. With CECE on board, Amteck gained a fully functioning professional branch strengthening their position in the southeast.

About Amteck

In 1977 Amteck was founded in Central, Kentucky with the belief that growth only comes by listening and responding to both clients and employees. Four Decades later, Amteck has grown from a small electrical contracting firm to a national leader in the design-build support electrical contracting industry. Amteck specializes in facility growth expansion initiatives of companies that operate in the manufacturing, industrial, process, food, and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, distribution facilities, and commercial and institutional sectors.  The number one goal is the Safety of our Employees and maintaining our culture and core values: THE AMTECK WAY – SAFETY, QUALITY, & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. (www.amteck.com)

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On Thursday, November 9^th, Amteck, LLC, celebrated the opening of their new Greenville office location at 15 Brookfield Oaks Drive in Greenville, South Carolina. The celebration began with a ribbon cutting and was followed with an open house event for attendees.

The South Carolina branch move follows Amteck’s recent acquisition of Proformance Group, INC, (PGI) a South Carolina-based multi-industry multi-process electrical automation expertise business with over 40 years of experience working in the electrical & instrumentation design and construction field. The acquisition was announced in September of this year. This move allows for all of Amteck’s South Carolina office employees to be located in one building.

Daniel Wetzel, Amteck’s General Manager, stated, “We are very excited about having everyone under one roof at our new larger location as it allows us to expand  to meet the needs of our growing customers and customer base”

As a company-wide goal, Amteck strives to maintain customer satisfaction with every project and encourage the delivery of high quality work in a cost effective manner. These company goals have enabled Amteck to grow and establish themselves as a one of the most prominent electrical contractors in the Southeast.

Jimmy Von Hollen, Amteck’s Business Development Manager, also expressed his excitement saying, “We are thrilled about this next step, and what we believe it will do for Amteck in Greenville. We are looking forward to creating new relationships and building upon current relationships.”

Amteck’s headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky. They have five locations throughout the Southeast, including their Greenville office.  Amteck specializes in electrical engineering and contracting, service and technologies, where they strive to deliver the latest in cutting edge technology within this industry. Amteck professionals have experience in industrial, manufacturing, process automation, commercial, institutional and recreational design.

About Amteck

In 1977 Amteck was founded in Central Kentucky with the belief that growth only comes by listening and responding to both clients and employees. Four decades later, Amteck has grown from a small electrical contracting firm to a national leader in the design/build support electrical contracting industry. Amteck specializes in facility growth expansion initiatives of companies that operate in the manufacturing, industrial, process, food, and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, distribution facilities, and commercial and institutional sectors.  The number one goal is the Safety of our Employees and maintaining our culture and core values: THE AMTECK WAY – SAFETY, QUALITY, & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. (www.amteck.com)

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