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Gray Construction Team Members Named to Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s Young Professionals Collaborative

Gray Construction, a leading design-build firm recognized for engineering, architecture and construction expertise, is proud to announce that two of its team members have been asked to serve on the inaugural young professionals collaborative developed by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA). Mike Roberts, quality coordinator, and Ned Brown, safety coordinator, will participate with others on the collaborative to tackle today’s construction issues including safety and quality control that will create a more efficient and advanced industry for the future.

A total of 39 individuals were selected to participate in a kick-off event in Las Vegas during World of Concrete conference and expo. At this event, the collaborative began to formulate its mission, programming and structure.

 

Mike Roberts (left), quality coordinator, and Ned Brown (right), safety coordinator, have been asked to serve on the inaugural young professionals collaborative developed by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA).

“Gray is privileged to have two talented young team members selected to participate in this foundational collaborative effort,” said Jim Grant, vice president of safety and field operations. “Our thanks goes out to the TCA for spearheading this initiative.”

 

“We look forward to seeing the standards and best practices that are developed to set the stage for the future of the industry,” he added.

 

The collaborative will continue meeting throughout the year to confront current challenges and set the stage for the next generation.

 

About the Tilt-Up Concrete Association

 

Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction – one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.

 

For more information on TCA, visit https://tilt-up.org

 

About Gray Construction

 

Gray Construction is a nationally ranked engineering, architecture and construction firm with nearly 60 years of experience in manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, distribution and retail facility construction. Currently, Gray has several large projects that are under way or recently completed including: a new global logistics parts consolidation center (PCC) for Mercedes-Benz in Woodstock, Ala.; custom-fitted NorthStar Kitchens for Champion in Alberta, Canada; a new paint shop for Volvo Car US Operations Inc. in Ridgeville, S.C.; a fresh pork processing facility in Coldwater, Mich., for Clemens Food Group, recognized as a Manufacturing Innovation award winner by ProFood World Magazine</a>; and a state-of-the-art facility for Kraft Heinz in Davenport, Iowa, named Food Engineering Magazine’s 2018 Plant of the Year.

 

For more information on Gray, visit https://www.gray.com/ and follow us @grayconstructio.

"Gray is privileged to have two talented young team members selected to participate in this foundational collaborative effort. Our thanks goes out to the TCA for spearheading this initiative."
Jim Grant, Chief Safety Officer, Gray, Inc.
    January 23, 2019

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