The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) today announced the member companies who have been formally approved to participate in the STAR Initiative program for the 2016-2017 year.
“Companies involved in the STAR Initiative program have demonstrated that they are the cream of the crop and this year’s participants certainly live up to the high standards NATE has established through this program,” said NATE Resource Specialist Nikki Gronau.
The NATE STAR Initiative is currently entering its sixth year and is the Association’s signature program designed to help companies operate safely and recognize tower contractors, owners and carriers who voluntarily adhere to higher safety standards. The NATE STAR Initiative emphasizes Safety, Training, Accountability and Reliability by requiring participants to commit to requisite levels of training, site safety audits and the implementation of safety programs while adhering to industry best practices. STAR Initiative participants also receive discounts on designated training courses offered on the NATE EXCHANGE, a dynamic website platform connecting companies to training courses offered in the tower industry.
Participating companies also can utilize the STAR Initiative App designed to enhance their program experience and provide a convenient means of submitting Site Safety Audit documentation in real-time directly from the field via smart phone, tablet, computer or other mobile devices. The official NATE STAR Initiative App is available as a free download in both iOS (Apple) and Android platforms.
“I applaud the 2016-2017 STAR Initiative companies for making a commitment to achieve the highest levels of safety and quality in the industry,” stated NATE Chairman Jim Tracy of Legacy Telecommunications, Inc. in Burley, Washington. “The participants involved with this premiere program are in a strong position with the wireless carriers, tower owner/vertical realtors, OEM’s and turnkey/construction management firms as STAR Initiative participation is often utilized as a key requirement factor during the vetting process that leads to the hiring of contractors,” said Tracy.
The 2016-2017 NATE STAR Initiative participating companies include:
| A&J Steel Reinforcing Services Inc. ADB Wireless Advanced Tower Services, Inc. Advanced Wireless Solutions, Inc. Amatel, Inc. AmChel Communications, Inc. AMF Electrical Contractors, Inc. Atlantic CommTech Corporation Atlantic Construction Companies B-C Walker, Inc. Black & Veatch BlueStream B-Mac Construction, LLC Branch Communications, LLC Bright Lighting, Inc. BTE Management Group, LLC Centerline Communications LLC Centerline Solutions, LLC Cipov Enterprises, Inc. Clifton’s Tower Service, Inc. Com Plus Inc. CommScope Commsite Corp. Communication Builders, Inc. COM-TECH Construction D & H Builders, Inc. Deerfield Construction Group, Inc. Design Telecommunications Inc. Dietz Brothers, Inc. Diversified Communications Services E.M. Enterprises General Contractors Inc. East Coast Communications Eastern Communications, Inc. EasTex Tower, LLC Eastower Communications Inc Electric Conduit Construction Company Elevated Services, LLC Elexco, Inc. Emergency Radio Service, Inc. Enertech Resources, LLC ERI Installations, Inc. Excalibur Builders and Maintenance Excell Services Company LLC FDH – Velocitel, Inc. Flash Technology Front Range Wireless, Inc. Global Tank and Tower, LLC Grapevine Solutions, Inc. Great Plains Towers Green Mountain Communications, Inc. Hayden Tower Service, Inc. Heartland Solutions Corp. Herca Telecomm Services, Inc. Hightower Communications, Inc. Independent Network Services, LLC Industrial Communications, LLC JBL Electric Inc. JT Tower Service Launch 3 Telecom Lee Antenna & Line Service, Inc. Legacy Telecommunications, Inc. Long Wave Inc. MasTec Network Solutions Mercury Communication & Construction INC. Meridian Blue Construction, LLC Mesquite Valley Communications, Inc. Microwave Transmission Systems, Inc. Mid Atlantic Contracting, Inc. |
. Midland Communications Inc. MIKAB Corporation MILLENNIA CONTRACTING, INC. MillerCo, Inc. Murphy Tower Services, LLC MUTI – Sabre Industries Telecom Services NDC Communications, LLC Needmore Towers Inc. Network Installation Specialists, LLC Newkirk Electric Associates Inc Nex-Tech Wireless Nex-Tech, Inc. – Mobile Radio Div. Norris Tower Incorporated North Sky Communications, Inc. Northeast Towers, Inc. Northern Pride Communications, Inc. Omega Development Company Patriot Towers Inc. Penn-Tech International, Inc. Perfect Wireless, Inc. Phoenix Tower Service, LLC Pilgrim Communications, Inc. Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Platinum Communications R & M Electrical Telecom/Maint., Inc. Radiofrequency Safety International RIO Steel & Tower, Ltd. Robert Foss Electric, LLC SAC Wireless LLC SAI Communications Sentenia Systems Shenandoah Tower Service, Ltd. Show Me Welding Site Resources, LLC SiteMaster, Inc. Sky Climber Tower Solutions Skyjack Communications Southern Tier Towers, LLC Southern Tower Telecom Spectrum Construction Services, Inc. Speelman Electric, Inc. STG Communication Services Stout Tower Services Structural Tower Services, Inc. STS Communications, Inc. Synergy Concepts, Inc. Telcom Construction Wireless Division Teltronic Towers, Inc. Texoma Contracting, Inc Tiller Engineering Inc. Tilson Technology Management, Inc. Timberline Construction Corporation Total Service Telecom, Inc. Total Telco Specialists, Inc. Tower & Turbine Technologies LLC Tower 16, Inc. Tower Inspection, Inc. Tower Systems, Inc. Tower Technologies, LLC TowerMRL, Inc. TPS Wiring Solutions, Inc. Tri State Tower, Inc. US Tower Services, Inc. Vertical Limit Construction, LLC Wagstaff Construction Services, Inc. Wigdahl Electric Company Wireless Construction, Inc. Wireless Horizon Wireless Infrastructure Services |