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APi earns national safety award
November 29, 2010 - On behalf of the APi Group Safety and Risk Management department, Shawn Helmer and Kristin Heizman were honored with the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award at the 30th IRMI Construction Risk Conference. The award recognized APi Group for its Striving Towards Excellence and Professionalism in Safety (STEPS) program. "It was an honor to accept this award on behalf of the employees at APi Group," said Helmer, director of Risk Management. "Our STEPS program has generated phenomenal re
APi NSG appoints new president
November 22, 2010 - APi National Service Group (NSG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Del Oliver to the position of president. APi NSG is a national provider of code-required testing and inspections, repair/maintenance, and retrofits of building fire suppression and life safety systems. Previous NSG president, Rock Marcone, will lead a new organization within NSG called
Jamar marks one year with zero lost time injuries
Tuesday, Nov. 2, marked the 365 consecutive day that The Jamar Company worked without a lost-time injury. This milestone takes an enormous amount of project and pre-task planning, job specific safety orientations, daily safety meetings, and job site safety inspections to bring it all together. More importantly, this milestone would have never been possible without the daily commitment and belief by all Jamar employees that working injury free is not only achievable, but expected. "This is a
Winning awards, helping customers grow
Nov. 2, 2010 - Canadian-based Vipond Systems Group traveled to Marco Island, Fla., on October 16 for the 2010 Notifier Annual Distributor Conference and returned home a multi-award winner. Vipond, a low voltage systems integration company, won five awards and is the largest distributor of Notifier products in Canada. More than 1,100 professionals attended the conference held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort Golf Club and Spa. "We strive for excellence, and awards like this show t
