{"id":11977,"date":"2023-10-10T13:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T18:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/?p=11977"},"modified":"2023-10-10T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:17:26","slug":"barriere-recognized-as-an-abc-accredited-quality-contractor-for-the-fifth-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/barriere-recognized-as-an-abc-accredited-quality-contractor-for-the-fifth-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriere recognized as an ABC Accredited Quality Contractor for the fifth consecutive year."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barriere-AQC-2023-FB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barriere-AQC-2023-FB.png 940w, https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barriere-AQC-2023-FB-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Barriere-AQC-2023-FB-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Barriere is proud to announce that Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has certified our company as an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) for the fifth year in a row. Honored to be among the elite group of construction contractors recognized with this hard-earned distinction, Barriere leadership credits our company\u2019s enduring dedication to operational excellence for this recertification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccredited Quality Contractors exemplify top-performing contractors by setting the standard in the contracting community for safety, culture, workforce development, innovation, diversity and quality,\u201d said Michael Bellaman, ABC president and CEO. \u201cEvery day, the leaders and employees of Barriere commit to the highest level of corporate and community achievement, embodying the best of ABC\u2019s membership. Congratulations to these outstanding construction companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1950, ABC launched its AQC program 30 years ago as a way to recognize world-class construction firms demonstrating commitment in five areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talent management, including inclusion, diversity and equity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Craft and management education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Having long met the requirements of ABC\u2019s AQC national certification program, Barriere officially engaged with the program five years ago. And since 2019, we have ranked in the top 75 AQC construction contractors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hold ourselves to a very high standard at Barriere,\u201d said Jason Latiolais, Barriere\u2019s President\/CEO.&nbsp; \u201cIn addition to our steadfast commitment to providing our clients with the highest quality construction services, we consistently achieve our internal goals for safety and efficiency. And being recognized as an Accredited Quality Contractor by ABC is confirmation that the work we do is meeting and exceeding expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barriere\u2019s Culture of Care philosophy aligns perfectly with the AQC member pledge we take each time we are reaccredited: <em>As an Accredited Quality Contractor, our company is committed to providing our clients with the highest quality construction services, and we care deeply about our employees and the communities in which we build. We are proud to be part of the construction industry and are dedicated to the principles of free enterprise. We commit ourselves to serve our communities and provide our employees with the skills they need to work safely and productively in order to meet the needs of our clients<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In becoming an AQC, each member company commits to world-class safety by achieving the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level in ABC\u2019s STEP Safety Management System. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP dramatically improves safety performance among construction industry participants, with top performers achieving incident rates more than six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AQC is a prestigious credential recognized by Construction Users Roundtable, a national organization for leading construction project owners, which regularly recognizes Barriere for excellence in safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the fifth year in a row, Associated Builders and Contractors has recognized Barriere as an Accredited Quality Contractor, a prestigious credential that reflects the company\u2019s commitment to world-class safety performance, culture, workforce development, innovation, diversity and quality. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11979,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11977\/revisions\/11979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barriere.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}