PCG today announced that it has acquired Democon, a demolition company specializing in selective and complete building demolition services. The new company, renamed PCI Democon, is based in Woodinville (near Seattle), Washington.

A PCG company, Performance Abatement Services, had been doing work with Democon for several years in the Seattle area. Because of their great working relationship, joining forces seemed like the best approach for them to maximize their combined construction capabilities, enhance their competitiveness in the market, and offer better services and more competitive costs to their customers.

Guy Hampton, owner of Democon, started his business in 1996 and grew the company to become a leader in the demolition industry in the Pacific Northwest. "I couldn't be more excited about this acquisition and the opportunities it offers not only my employees but our customers as well," he said. "I started Democon with the intent to build a new company that stood for honesty, integrity and quality. I feel that PCF offers these same principles, and I look forward to growing and expanding PCI Democon to be the leader in the industry." Hampton will be the area manager for PCI Democon.

Democon specialists remove entire buildings or selectively strip interiors of buildings in preparation for new construction. They have extensive experience in the demolition of existing buildings in occupied spaces as well as in difficult projects requiring the skills of experienced management and field personnel. They will continue to provide demolition services from their current offices in Woodinville, WA, but will now offer services to a larger customer base.

“The addition of PCI Democon to our growing list of PCG companies will enhance our construction capabilities at a time when we are experiencing significant growth and expansion,” said Craig Davis, president and CEO of PCG. “The new company will allow us to add specialized demolition services to our specialty contracting business and harness the valuable experience of Democon’s demolition specialists.”

PCI has won yet another award for safety from the National Insulation Association (NIA). NIA announced the 2006 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award winners at its 52nd Annual Convention at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, March 28–31, 2007. The safety award is the NIA’s top industry honor for outstanding safety performance. The winners will receve public acknowledgement in NIA's Insulation Outlook and NIA News.

PCI took first place in the Contractor, Large Company category. This year's judges were impressed by the quality of the safety-award appllications submitted for consideration. "We have seen a significant improvement in the safety programs of the applicants for the awards over the past four years. This year's winners impressed the judges because of their obvious commitment to safety," says Gary Auman, member of NIA's Board of Directors and judge for the 2006 safety awards.

The safety award was created to honor top companies that take proactive steps to implement safe working practices and have established oustanding safety records. This year's winners all tied their incentive programs to safety compliance, rather than to having no lost-tme injuries. Judges focused on the applicants' safety programs, as well as the results achieved as measured by injury rate and experience modification rate data.

The judging focused on each company's safety program, means of communication and training, and safety statement. All active NIA members are eligible to receive the award.

The Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award was named after Theodore H. Brodie in recognition of his devotion to safety and his untiring efforts to put safety in the forefront of the industry.

PCG announces that they recently acquired Scaffold Concepts, LLC, a highly-specialized company offering services tp the construction company through supply, design, installation and dismantling of scaffolding on all types of construction projects. The new company -- PCI Scaffold Concepts -- will allow PCI to self-perform scaffolding and offer similar services to other contractors and project owners as well on a nationwide basis.

Craig Davis, president and CEO of PCG, said: "This new group allows us to save our customers time and money by the addition of a service that, until now, was performed by, and dependent on, a separate specialized skills group. We hope we can serve our customers better through these skills-demanding and much-needed services."

PCI Scaffold Services is located in 1051 Hayes Industrial Drive
Marietta, GA 30062. They can be reached via their toll-free number at 866-470-9494, or you can call them at 770-426-9494. Read more about them here.

Three PCI groups have achieved outstanding safety records this year: they have exceeded 1,000,000 man-hours without an OSHA recordable. Kansas City Interior, San Diego ISS and Indianapolis ISS have all reached this milestone. "This is truly outstanding safety performance," said Dale Haden, corporate risk manager for PCG. "These branch managers and their supervisory staff have done an excellent job in directing this performance."

The San Diego Marine branch, managed by Ernie Martinez, acknowledged that the award was the result of outstanding team effort from all their field supervisors. "Our supervisory teams were willing to implement the branch's innovative safety plan with such dedication that, on many occasions, they changed their crews' and their own behavioral patterns on a dime," Martinez said. "We would otherwise never have achieved this goal. It is a proud moment for our branch, and we are eager to get started on our next million hours."

Similarly, the Kansas City Interior branch achieved a safety milestone of one million work hours without a recordable. They had their last recordable on September 3, 2004. "Safety achievements of this type can only be accomplished through great teamwork and leadership," said Ed Loosemore, PCG regional safety specialist. .

The Indianapolis ISS branch also achieved the same goal, reaching their 1,000,000 hours without a recordable in early June of this year.

NWCB (the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau) announced that PCI was awarded the NWCB Project of the Year Award for Interior Construction for their construction efforts at the Southwest Medical Center. The Southwest Medical Center is located in Vancouver, WA. PCI's work on this project included exterior work (framing, sheathing, and weather barriers), interior work (fireproofing framing, drywall, lead board, insulation, finish, plaster, and acoustical ceilings) and special architectural features which included a dramatic drywall and acoustical S-curve lobby ceilings, and GFRG modular wavy walls.

NWCB recognizes its member companies each year for their contribution toward excellence in construction in the Interior, Exterior, and Suspended Ceilings (Acoustical) categories. The wall and ceiling projects are judged on design, jobsite innovation and/or conditions, quality of workmanship, use of materials and overall effect. A formal recognition of the winners is held at the opening session of NWCB's Annual Convention. This year, it was held On May 10th at the Coeur d'Alene Golf and Spa Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. PCI's award was received by Sonny O'Neal, general superintendent.

Dave Gass, who managed this project, said "This was a challenging project based on an ultra-fast track schedule, coupled with complex architectural design and high-level finishes. It was completed over a 14-month duration during which we successfully worked over 10,000+ days of on-the-job direct union labor with only two first aids, no major injuries, and zero recordables. Teamwork played a major role in the success of this project; from the initial estimate through final execution in the field, this was a total team effort."