b'12 Industry NewsNIA ANNOUNCES2024 SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERSS cottsdale, ArizonaApril 30, 2025The National Armacell, Chapel Hill, NC Insulation Association (NIA) announced the 2024 Johns Manville, Denver, CO Safety Excellence Award winners in conjunction with Knauf Insulation, Inc., Shelbyville, IN its 69th Annual Convention, which is taking place in Owens Corning, Toledo, OH Scottsdale, Arizona, April 2830, 2025. Promat, Inc., Maryville, TNProto Corporation, Clearwater, FL NIAs Safety Excellence Award is the only national award for outstanding safety performance in the mechanicalGold:insulation industry. The award program recognizes K-FLEX USA, LLC, Youngsville, NC top companies that have established structured safety ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation, Houston, TX programs to ensure the well-being of their employees and create safe working environments.Silver:Aeroflex USA, Sweetwater, TN NIAs Safety Excellence Award program honors four levels of excellence: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze forContractor Category WinnersAssociates (Manufacturers), Contractors, Distributors/ Platinum: Fabricators, and Metal Building Laminators. Advanced Industrial Services, LLC, Toledo, OHAdvanced Specialty Contractors, LLC, Aston, PA NIAs Executive Vice President/CEO Michele M. Jones Argus Contracting, LLC, Santa Fe Springs, CA Dedicated to keeping its members at the forefront in their industrysaid, Congratulations to these 45 companies that makeAtlantic Contracting & Specialties, LLC, Franklin, MA safety a top priority every day and strive to improve their Cornerstone Services Group, LLC, Omaha, NE safety program each year. Of our 45 total winners, we are DKB, Inc., Pasco, WA so proud to have 29 Platinum winners, 12 Gold winners, F & H Insulation Sales and Services, Inc., Kechi, KS 3 Silver winners, and 1 Bronze winner. Year after year, Gagnon, Inc., St. Paul, MN these dedicated organizations make a commitment to a Gribbins Insulation & Scaffolding, Evansville, IN culture of safety and continuous improvement. We are I&I Soft Craft Solutions, Harahan, LA excited to welcome six first-time applicants to this years I-Star Energy Solutions, Quarryville, PA program. Thank you all for your ongoing commitment JT THORPE, Phoenix, AZto keeping your teams safe.L.C. Insulations, Inc., Lititz, PALuse Thermal Technologies, Aurora, IL Throughout the judging process applicant companies Performance Contracting, Inc., Lenexa, KS remain anonymous, and winners are evaluated on the basis of their overall safety program, means ofGold:communication,andsafetypolicy.Allapplicant Anchor Insulation, Pawtucket, RI companies receive an individualized and detailed Safety Boyter Brothers, LLC, Vancouver, WA Training Analysis Results (STAR) Report. The STAR Brock Industrial Services, LLC, Joliet, IL Report includes personalized recommendations based Farwest Insulation Contracting, Anaheim, CA on each applicants answers to the application questions. IITI Group, Inc., Davenport, IAKW Specialty Services, LLC, St. Paul, MN Associate (Manufacturer) Category WinnersPK Industrial, LLC, Corpus Christi, TX Platinum:QCI Thermal Systems, Inc., Iowa City, IAAlkegen, Tonawanda, NY Rival Insulation, LLC, Ferndale, MI The InsulatorJuly 2025'