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Austin Industrial earns 3 Excellence in Construction Awards

At the November 6th presentation dinner, Austin Industrial was presented with three Excellence in Construction awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Greater Houston Chapter.

Austin Industrial was awarded the top-scoring Industrial Construction Excellence award in the Heavy Indusrial Maintenance category for our work at LyondellBasell facilities. Austin Industrial also achieved top honors in the Light Industrial category for a fast-track expansion project at one of the Roche Carolina facilities. Finally, we received a merit award in the Heavy Industrial Turnaround/Shutdown category for a Turnaround project at BASF.

Austin Industrial 2008 Christmas Party

Some pictures from our Austin Industrial 2008 Christmas Party. A few of the favorite gifts were a Wii gaming system, a margarita machine, and a double DVD player for the back seat of a vehicle.

Morning Manager

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VPP Celebration

The Austin Industrial Capital Construction Group working at Lyondell in Channelview was awarded VPP status (Voluntary Protection Program) by OSHA.

"The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) promote effective worksite-based safety and health. In the VPP, management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system. Approval into VPP is OSHA’s official recognition of the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health."

Here are some pictures from our celebration.

2008 Austin Industrial Donations through Candlelighters

Candlelighters' mission "is to provide information and awareness for children and adolescents with cancer and their families, to advocate for their needs, and to support research so every child survives and leads a long and healthy life." This year, employee-owners from Austin Industrial donated gifts to families with children who have cancer. Here is a slide show of pictures from that project. Click on the arrow to the bottom left of the video to play. Enjoy. : )




If you would like to know more about Candlelighters, visit the Candlelighters website.