Williston, VT – DEW Construction Corp. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Open House for its newly constructed LEED Registered Corporate Headquarters on September 18, 2008. “We’re happy to introduce our state-of-the-art green facility to both the public and those who helped bring this project to fruition,” said Don Wells, President. “DEW is proud to be the first Williston office building that is environmentally responsible and a healthy place to work.” Governor Jim Douglas was on hand to assist in the ribbon cutting. “We are delighted Governor Douglas joined our celebration. Our dream of constructing this facility was made possible in part by Governor Douglas and his support of all Vermont businesses,” said Don Wells, President. Williston Town Manager, Rick Maguire, also spoke briefly at the ceremony, congratulating DEW and thanking them for keeping their business in Williston. DEW’s portion of the 28,500 square foot building, (15,900 square feet) provides offices for a staff of 40, three conference rooms with Smart Technology, an interactive television in the lobby, and a 1300 square foot fitness center with locker rooms. Also located in the lower level is a large function room to facilitate company events and meetings. DEW Construction Corp. is one of Vermont’s largest General Contractors offering Construction Management, Design/Build and General Contracting services throughout Vermont, upstate New York and Northern New England.
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DEW Honored at 5X5X5 Growth Awards
BURLINGTON, VT – DEW Construction Corp. was honored by Key Bank and Vermont Business Magazine as one of Vermont’s fastest growing companies for the 4th time, at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center. Governor James Douglas, John Boutin of VBM and Scott Carpenter of Key Bank presented the awards, which was accepted by DEW CFO, Michael Francis. The annual 5x5x5 Awards recognize the five fastest growing Vermont-based businesses over the last five years in five industrial sectors: construction, food, technology, service/retail, and manufacturing. The data is gathered from Vermont Business Magazine’s Vermont 100 list of companies ranked by sales, which runs in its January issue. VBM has run such a list since 1987. The awards ceremony, moderated by Scott Carpenter, President of Key Bank, featured a reception with all of the honorees, a presentation by 5 leading companies, and a guest speaker, Doug Hall, Founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch.
King Street Housing SHARP Certified
It was fitting, on June 9th this project became DEW’s 9th SHARP site. SHARP, Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, is an OSHA sponsored program that recognizes businesses in high hazard undertakings that have exemplary safety programs. The honor is earned and in this case, the project team of Mike Rosenfield, Superintendent, Kristin Fortin, Project Manager and Talina Hibbard, Project Administrator have planned and are executing a SHARP deserving project in a very visible part of Burlington. The official SHARP banner and plaque were presented by Scott Meyer and Phil Jones of Project WorkSAFE. The certifying plaque was signed by Scott who manages the Project WorkSAFE program and by Patricia Moulton Powden, the Commissioner of Labor.
DEW Breaks Ground on Champlain Islands Parent-Child Center
South Hero, Vermont – Officials from DEW Construction Corp. (DEW) and Champlain Islands Parent-Child Center (CIPCC) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, May 15, 2008 for a new 4,000 square foot single-story child care facility, located at South Street in South Hero. Guests of Honor included Governor Jim Douglas and all the children, parents and staff who work at the existing facility. In lieu of using traditional ceremonial shovels, each attendee was given a plastic bucket and shovel to commemorate the event. The project is slated to be complete in September 2008. Kristin Fortin is the DEW Project Manager and Dana MacArthur is the Superintendent.
Todd Poirier Safety Superintendent of the Year
For 2007 the DEW SHARP Committee added the Safety Superintendent of the Year category and Todd Poirier becomes our inaugural award winner. Since Todd joined DEW in 1999, jobsite safety has always been planned and integrated into his projects. We’re sure that all will concur with our decision. Todd received several nominations. An anonymous submitter wrote – “Todd’s consistent attention to safety has been recognized by owners, Project WorkSAFE and DEW repeatedly. It’s time his efforts that go above and beyond are recognized with a Safety Superintendent of the Year award.” Norm Wallace’s nomination read – “Todd is topnotch when it comes to safety. Anyone who works with him knows that he demands safety above all.” The SHARP Committee also heard from his associates at NCCC in response to Jerry Davis’s nomination. Jim Sharpe, Clerk-of-the-Works wrote – “If anyone asks, I would recommend Todd for many reasons, one being how serious he considers safety protocol on a construction project. Not only does he look out for the entire construction crew, but also students, school staff, neighbors, etc. I’m impressed to see that Todd holds weekly safety meetings with the entire crew. Some contractors only hold safety meetings on a weekly basis with the subcontractors’ foremen. Also, I like the fact that before any new worker sets foot on this project he or she must go through DEW’s […]
