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in our industry from a client perspective.”
A look at the statistics and you’ll see why
DECCO’s safety imprint is hard to ignore:
current EMR – 0.69, an ABC STEP Plati-
num rating for 10 straight years, and zero lost
time accidents in over 2,500,000 man hours.
“It means a tremendous amount from at-
tracting new clients who are interested in
the safety performance and the awards we’ve
won,” Barton said. “When it comes to at-
tracting people into our apprenticeship pro-
gram – the youth coming in out of trade
school or vocational high schools – they’re
impressed by the apprenticeship awards.”
While safety remains a critical component
in the ongoing growth at DECCO, the
company has also been recognized for their
prowess when taking on projects. The 2014
Excellence in Construction Award attests to
DECCO’s unrelenting commitment to per-
formance, productivity and positive results
for its clients.
“The excellence in construction award speaks
to the projects,” Barton said. “We regularly
win an Eagle Award or a Merit Award for the
work we do inNewHampshire and Vermont
and in previous years, we’ve been successful
at the national level when submitting larger
