George’s Welding Earns National Honors From Associated Builders and Contractors for The Estates at Acqualina.
Miami, Florida, George’s Welding announced work on The Estates at Acqualina in Miami, Florida has earned the company a national Excellence in Construction® Eagle Award, presented during ABC Convention 2024 in Orlando, Florida, on March 14. The EIC awards recognized 91 of the nation’s top construction projects in 2023 as the leading national competition that annually honors general and specialty contractors for industry-leading, safe and innovative construction projects from across the country.
The Estates at Acqualina, a monumental 52-story luxury resort and residence, is an extraordinary development that aims to redefine luxury waterfront living, offering an unparalleled level of comfort, elegance, and sophistication. George’s Welding was in charge of the fabrication and installation of miscellaneous metals and ornamental metals.
“This exemplary project is the pinnacle of quality, safety and innovation in our industry, showcasing the incredible structures and teams at Georges Welding that build the best of the best in merit shop construction,” said 2024 National Chair of the ABC Board of Directors Buddy Henley, president, Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland. “The Estates at Acqualina is industry-leading construction project, showing how ABC members build projects safely, on time and on budget. It is an honor to congratulate George’s Welding for showcasing construction excellence.”
The EIC awards honor every member of the construction team, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects are judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, innovation and safety.
A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s judges included representatives from At Home, the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering News-Record, Marriott, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Building Sciences, the Smithsonian Institute and other select construction-related firms nationwide.
A full list of EIC winners is available on ABC’s website.
Providing employee benefits and a suite of construction-specific employer services exclusively for ABC members for 65 years, the ABC Insurance Trust is the proud program sponsor of the Excellence in Construction Awards.
