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Baker Awards
April 2010The Central Florida Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (www.abccentralflorida.com) presented Baker with the 2010 TEAM Award.
The TEAM (Training, Education, and Management) Award, also known as ABC''s Education Award, is the Central Florida Chapter''s way of recognizing its members for their outstanding training programs.
April 2010Baker was honored to receive the Charles S. Whitney Medal at the American Concrete Institute Spring Conference (www.concrete.org).
The award is presented to those companies "for taking a leadership role among contractors and concrete practitioners in contributing to the improvement of the reinforced concrete construction industry through significant participation, and leadership in the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Concrete Contractors."
April 2010Baker''s Founder/President/C.E.O., was honored to receive ACI''s Honorary Membership at the American Concrete Institute Spring Conference (www.concrete.org).
The award is presented to those individuals "for his outstanding leadership in the preparation of the ACI Fellowship Program and his many other contributions to ACI including his outstanding leadership of the Institute and providing an example to other concrete contractors as to the benefits of membership in the American Concrete Institute."
March 2010The Baker jobsite team at the Linde Hydrogen Plant project recently received the Air Product''''s Safety Excellence Award for 40,000 safe hours worked in 2009.
March 2010Doug McNames, Baker VP, was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the American Subcontractor''s Association (https://www.asaonline.com) at the 2010 Annual ASA Meeting. Doug was recognized for his contribution and dedication to improving business and construction for subcontractors nationwide.
Doug currently serves as President of the ASA Ohio Chapter and is Chair of the Task Force on Contract Documents.
February 2010Baker was recently awarded the Allied Construction Industtries (ACI) (www.aci-construction.org) 2009 Safety Innovation Award at the ACI/OSHA Safety Day Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Awarded in recognition of Baker''s successful Incident and Injury Free (IIF) program, the award is a result of Baker''s coworkers'' desire and passion for safety.
Also, at the event, Baker Superintendent, Jack Farmer, was awarded ACI''s 2009 Employee of the Year Award in recognition of leading by example during his 30-year tenure at Baker.
December 2009At the recent award ceremony in Dallas, Texas, McGraw-Hill Construction''s Texas Construction recognized Baker for our work at the Golden Pass LNG Terminal project. The two awards received were for Best in Category (Best Civil/Public Works), and Best Overall/Judges Award for the Best of 2009 Awards.
November 2009Baker was awarded the prestigious Eagle Award in the category of Concrete, Commerical - $10 to $20 million for the Hilton Grand Vacation Club Ruby Lake Resort Tower 100 for the 2009 Central Florida ABC Excellence in Construction Awards.
The Hilton Grand Vacation Club Ruby Lake Resort is a $155 million, two-tower, 956,000 square feet, 312 room resort located in the city of Orlando, Florida. Baker had the opportunity to perform the cast-in-place concrete for the 14-story towers for the resort''s construction manager, Turner Construction Company.
November 2009Baker is pleased to announce that the Golden Pass LNG Terminal project was recently awarded the ICE Award for Associated Builders and Contractors'' Excellence in Construction (Houston Chapter). This award is the highest in its category and was based on entry criteria that included safety, innovation, community/industry contribution, construction quality, and function and aesthetic quality of design. Baker plans to submit the project into ABC''s national competition.
October 2009Baker ranked #1 in the 2009 Top 20 Concrete Specialty Contractors in Engineering News Record (ENR) published on October 12, 2009. Baker has been ranked in their top 3 of the Top 20 Concrete Specialty category since 1989.
Baker also ranked #13 overall in their 2009 Top 600 Specialty Contractor list. The Top 600 list contains specialty contractors from all aspects of construction. To read the article, please visit www.enr.com.
September 2009Baker is pleased to announce that the Golden Pass LNG Terminal program was recently awarded both the Best in Category (Best Civil/Public Works) and Best Overall/Judges Award in McGraw-Hill Construction''''s Texas Construction Best of 2009 Awards. Awards were based on entry criteria that included safety, innovation, community/industry contribution, construction quality, and function and aesthetic quality of design. Baker''''s contract consisted of a total package containing five (5) complete LNG containment tanks, slabs, walls and concrete roofs.
August 2009Baker''s Central Florida Operations was recently presented with the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (www.abc.org) Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award in recognition of Baker''s ongoing efforts in the development of a quality safety program for 2009.
July 2009Baker ranked in Concrete Construction magazine''s Top 100 Concrete Contractor list. To view the article, please visit Concrete Construction''s website at www.concreteconstruction.net.
June 2009Dan Baker, President/CEO, was named a winner in the Ernst &; Young 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year competition for south central Ohio and Kentucky. The award is presented to senior-level business leaders who inspire others, have a proven track record of achievement, and continue to build, lead, and grow dynamic businesses. Dan was quick to reference the many people who have helped him throughout his career including his grandfather, Elmer Baker, who helped instill the fundamental values that lead Dan and Baker Concrete still today. Dan was selected from among 23 regional finialists. Other winners announced included: Steven Fishman, Big Lots Inc.;; Simon Hay, dunnhumby USA;; David Schottenstein, Astor and Black Custom Clothiers;; Claude Davis, First Financial Bancorp;; Gil Delgado, Emergint Technologies;; Eugene Cooke III, Cold Jet LLC;; Dana Bowers, iPay Technologies LLC;; and Greg Tunney, R.G. Barry Corporation.
March 2009The AGC of Ohio selected Baker to receive the Ohio Construction Safety Excellence Award (CSEA) in the Specialty Division category for a company with over 1 million work hours.
February 2009Baker's Northern Operations Manager Dennis Knose recently received the 2008 Employee of the Year Safety Award from Allied Construction Industries (ACI). This award was designated for individuals that affect safety at the jobsite level. Dennis received his award at the ACI Safety Day on February 24, 2009.
February 2009Baker was awarded the 2008 Golden Trowel Award at this year''''s World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award, presented by the Face Company, recognizes concrete contractors for installing "the flattest and most level floors in the world." Baker received the award in the Special Category for the installation of the ZMax Dragway in Concord, NC. The project required more than 55,000 square feet of concrete drag strip, and required an extremely smooth, and level surface.
December 2008
The Mosaic on Hermann Park project was recently awarded the prestigious Texas Construction Best of 2008 Award of Merit in the Multifamily category. The Baker project, along with its outstanding Team, were recognized on Tuesday, 12/9, during the 5th Annual Texas Construction Best of Awards Luncheon.
September 2008Baker is pleased to announce that the Mosaic on Hermann Park project located in Houston, Texas, recently won the prestigious Texas Construction Best of 2008 Merit Award in the multi-family category. Baker recently completed the total concrete package for the project in February, 2008, and nominated this project for the award. This upscale residential complex is the largest residential high-rise tower in the Houston area. The project will be featured in the December issue of Texas Construction magazine and honored in the same month at a Houston awards luncheon.
July 2008Baker is ranked #1 as Concrete Construction magazine's Top 100 Concrete Contractor. To view the article, please visit Concrete Construction's website at www.concreteconstruction.net.
July 2008Baker ranked in the top 10 by The Cincinnati Enquirer for privately held companies whose headquarters are located in the Cincinnati and/or Northern Kentucky area.
June 2008Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) (www.abc.org) announced their 2008 Excellence in Construction awards. Baker received the Pyramid Award for the Cameron LNG Tanks project in the Other Specialty Construction category.
February 2008The Business Courier (of Cincinnati) announced the finalists for their sixth annual 2008 Greater Cincinnati's Best Places to Work program. Baker was selected as one of this year's finalists. A luncheon will be held on November 6th at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center to announce which companies rank the highest in employee satisfaction in the Greater Cincinnati area.
February 2008Baker is awarded the 2008 Indiana Chapter American Concrete Institute (ACI) Award (www.aci.org) for work on the Indianapolis Colts Stadium in the Cast-in-Place Concrete Structure category.
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