Builders Association names McCownGordon 'best of the best'

McCownGordon safety engineer Blaine Arbuckle and Safety Director Brian Schrader, Safety Director accept the first place award in the general contractor division at The Builders Association’s 9th Annual Safety Excellence Awards.

McCownGordon safety engineer Blaine Arbuckle and Safety Director Brian Schrader, Safety Director accept the first place award in the general contractor division at The Builders Association’s 9th Annual Safety Excellence Awards.

Kansas City-based construction company McCownGordon Construction is the recipient of a handful of awards from The Builders Association. At the 9th annual Safety Excellence Awards, McCownGordon took home a number of honors, including the first place award in the general contractor division. The company’s safety director, Brian Schrader, was also named the Mark Banden Safety Professional of the Year. Most impressively, McCownGordon also took home the Grand Award, which is selected from first place award winners across numerous categories.

“This is an incredible honor and we are humbled by this recognition,” said Pat McCown, COO for the firm.  “We believe it underscores our values, our culture of safety and our record of safe performance.  At McCownGordon, safety is more than a procedure, process or plan.  It is a daily practice and our moral responsibility.”