2012-2013 NUCA Membership Directory - Utility Contractor Magazine

2012-2013 DIRECTORYNUCA’s safety department represents member interestson OSHA issues and regulations and works closely with theCommon Ground Alliance on damage prevention best practices.The department holds a Safety Directors Forum (SDF)every fall, which brings together safety professionals fromaround the country for the purpose of networking, gainingvaluable safety and risk management advice from expertspeakers and discussing safety problems and solutions in anopen forum. Between SDF meetings, NUCA’s Safety DirectorsInformation Network allows safety directors to stay intouch and share information. NUCA also invites members tojoin the Safety Ambassadors Club, which provides fundingfor a wide variety of safety activities, resources and initiatives.National Partners Step UpIn 2012, NUCA launched its National Partners program,enabling Associate member companies to publicly show theirsupport for NUCA. Those companies receive NUCA members’sincerest thanks and they receive recognition for thissupport all year long. For its inaugural year, NUCA thanks:Diamond Partner: CNA Insurance; Gold Partners: Caterpillar,HD Supply Waterworks, John Deere and Volvo; Silver Partners:Komatsu and National Trench Safety; Bronze Partners:Ditch Witch, Ferguson Waterworks and Wacker Neuson;and Sustaining Partners: Barbco, Bobcat, Cherne, Dexter +Chaney, Efficiency Production, EJ, ESCO, GME, Hammerhead,HCSS, Hydra-Stop, ADS-Insertatee, Mabey Bridge &Shore, McLaughlin Group, Mersino, Midwest Mole, NeenahFoundry, ADS-Nyloplast and Pelican Products Inc.NUCA’s Building Our Future FundWant to leave a legacy? Place your name on NUCA’s BuildingOur Future glass lobby wall. In 2011, NUCA moved intoits very own permanent space. An elegant glass wall greetsthe visitor stepping off the elevator. This wall is the BuildingOur Future wall, and donations to the Building Fund will behonored with recognition on this wall. NUCA is grateful forthe support already received from these companies and individuals:Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors (FL); ArmadilloUnderground Inc. (OR); Benjamin Media Inc. (OH); CNAInsurance (IL); AUI Inc. (NM); Kukurin Contracting (PA);William A. Hazel Inc. (VA); Bradford Barringer (NC); BituminousInsurance Companies (IL); Komatsu America Corp.(IL); Layne Heavy Civil (GA); Brent Scarborough & Co. Inc.(GA); and Teal Construction Inc. (DE).Member SavingsBeing a NUCA member saves money. NUCA memberssaved more than $2.5 million thanks to one of NUCA’s mostpopular cost-saving programs — the Damage Prevention andClaims Avoidance Program (CAP). Administered by 2008NUCA Associate of the Year Ron Peterson, the program offersNUCA members consultation on both damage preventionand investigation free of charge. Members can receive onefree hour for claims evaluation per quarter or four free hoursper year. After that, members can use the evaluation serviceat a heavily discounted rate.NUCA members can also recoup part of the cost of theirannual dues through savings from NUCA partner companies.In addition to CAP, these include: FedEx express, ground andfreight shipping services; UPS freight shipping discounts;SafetyFirst (vehicle sticker program); 20 percent discountfor the National Equipment Register membership (nationaldatabase of stolen heavy equipment); and heavy discountsthrough YRC on less-than-truckload shipments.For more information about NUCA, call (703) 358-9300or go to www.nuca.com.NUCA Board Chairman Ryan Schmitt of Petticoat-SchmittCivil Contractors in Jacksonville, Fla., gives testimonybefore the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommitteeon Water Resources and Environment.A NUCA Train-the-Trainer class in confined space entryand competent person training in February included a tripto the local fire department in Olathe, Kansas, where FireCaptain Schneider gave a tour of the facility and showedthe class items carried on their rescue truck.May 2012 | Utility Contractor 272012-2013 NUCA Membership Directory