June 12, 2007
Interstates received two prestigious Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) awards at the 17th annual Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Awards Celebration, held in the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. 
Interstates was awarded a National Eagle Award in the Industrial/Electrical $2–10 Million category for their work on a pet food facility. Interstates also received a first place safety award–one of only 15 awarded nationally among the 24,000 companies in ABC.
Interstates qualified for consideration for the National Eagle Award by winning the distinction at the state level.
They performed all electrical construction, engineering, and automation work for the facility, using innovative approaches to complete the project in 18 months while remaining under budget. It was the fourth time in the 17-year history of the award that Interstates has won the honor, following wins in 1995, 2001, and 2005.
The ABC National Safety Award recognizes outstanding safety performance and programs. Only those companies who have earned ABC’s STEP (Safety Training and Evaluation Process) Platinum designation are eligible for consideration and 150 of those eligible companies competed for the National Safety Award.
“This kind of recognition reinforces our reputation as a premier provider and confirms our status as a company with national scope,” says Brandt Bensema, Interstates’ Director of Business Development.
“The Award of Excellence is a tribute to the expertise and hard work of project superintendent Charlie Baumgartner, integrated project manager Jerry Steenhoek, and all of their crews. The Safety Award is a confirmation of our efforts to implement ‘best practice’ safety processes companywide. I can’t think of two more significant or gratifying honors.”