Durr Heavy Construction Named a National, Top-Performing US Construction Company by ABC

HARAHAN, LA – Durr Heavy Construction today announced it ranks 157 on Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2024 Top Performers list, an annual publication that recognizes ABC member contractors’ outstanding achievements in safety, quality, inclusion, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked. Durr was also ranked 24 on ABC’s Top Performers with Special Designations list and 85 on the Top General Contractors list.

As an ABC Top Performer, Durr Heavy Construction, LLC achieved Diamond status in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which helps the best-performing contractors achieve incident rates nearly seven times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety Performance Report. Durr also earned ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, safety performance, talent management – including inclusion, diversity and merit -craft and management education and community relations.

“Durr Heavy Construction builds the community’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects, and its leadership team and employees have thriving, growth-centric mindsets, strategic plans and goals,” said Michael Bellaman, president and CEO of ABC. “Business growth is never an accident. It results from a combination of tangibles and intangibles – including a robust culture, innovative tools, a commitment to total human health and a pragmatic appetite for risk. We congratulate Durr Heavy Construction, an exceptional contractor, for operating successfully in a merit shop environment, attracting and retaining top construction talent and setting the standard in business growth.”

Through credentials like STEP, AQC and other robust programs, Durr demonstrates it:

The ABC Top Performers lists identify the Top 250 Performers, Top General Contractors, Top Trade Contractors, Top Electrical Contractors, Top Plumbing/HVAC Contractors, Top Specialty Contractors and Top Performers by Market, all of which have earned the elite Accredited Quality Contractor credential. The Top Performers with Special Designations hold one or more special designations. The Top Performers were ranked by the number of hours worked in 2022, as reported in their 2023 STEP applications. The rankings also include lists of top-performing companies in 18 market segments, such as government, health care, infrastructure, military, retail, religious, high tech, airport and sports complexes.

View the 2024 Top Performers lists at abc.org/topperformers.

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Durr Heavy Construction, LLC is a woman-owned and operated construction company specializing in demolition, site preparation, underground utilities and concrete paving.  Established in 1955 by Edward C. Durr, the company takes pride in its quality performance, personnel and safety, and has been recognized for its efforts as a CityBusiness’ Best Place to Work, a D&RI Top Demolition Contractor, an ENR Top Specialty Contractor, an ABC Diamond Safety Contractor, as well as an ABC Excellence in Construction Award Winner.  Durr Heavy Construction is a Louisiana-based company headquartered in Harahan, and is licensed to do work in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association representing nearly 23,000 chapter members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 68 chapters help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically, profitably and for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. Visit us at abc.org.

CONTACT:

Shannon Campagne
Durr Heavy Construction, LLC
(504) 737-3205
drs-assistant@durrhc.com

Durr takes charge, constructing strong foundations to build upon.