Associated Builders and Contractors of West Tennessee (WTCABC) today announced four member companies were named to ABC National’s 2025 Top Performers, an annual publication that recognizes its contractor members’ outstanding achievements in safety, quality, merit, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked.
The member companies who were recognized in the 2025 list include F. L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Flintco, LLC, Pyramid Electric, Inc., and W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company.
“We are incredibly proud of our four members who have earned this prestigious recognition,” said WTCABC President and CEO Amber Harris. “These local winners are setting the standard in the national industry while upholding a strong commitment to safety and workforce development. At WTCABC, we are dedicated to providing resources, ongoing education, and valuable networking opportunities to support the success of top companies in our region.”
To qualify, West Tennessee’s Top Performers must achieve in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System,® which helps industry-leading contractors achieve incident rates nearly six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Safety Performance Report. The majority of the honorees also must attain ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, safety performance, talent management—including inclusion, diversity and merit—craft and management education and community relations.
“Competition is a healthy constant in the ever-evolving world of construction, and West Tennessee’s top contractors believe fair and open competition based on merit fosters innovation, increases value and delivers results for the betterment of the individual, the industry and the nation,” said Michael Bellaman, president and CEO of ABC. “ABC top performers are the competitive all-stars of construction, with commonalities like ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, upskilling and education programs, leadership development, technology implementation and more. These contractors win work based on merit. Congratulations to West Tennessee’s outstanding contractors for competing on a fair and level playing field, building the nation’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects and for attracting and retaining the best talent, based on merit.”
The seventh annual ABC Top Performers lists include diverse merit shop businesses large and small, from women-, veteran- and minority-owned businesses and service-disabled firms to disadvantaged business enterprises across the country.
Through robust programs like STEP and AQC, ABC West Tennessee’s Top Performers demonstrate they:
- Sustain and grow their businesses, financially and economically
- Offer market-competitive compensation, benefit and retirement packages
- Commit to industry-leading safety
- Commit to workforce development, education and creating career opportunities
- Commit to work environments that are inclusive and diverse
- Develop opportunities for their employees to achieve their career dreams
- Cultivate committed leadership
The ABC Top Performers lists identify the Top 250 Performers, Top General Contractors, Top Trade Contractors, Top Electrical Contractors, Top Plumbing/HVAC Contractors, Top Specialty Contractors and Top Performers by Market, all of which have earned the elite Accredited Quality Contractor credential. The Top Performers with Special Designations hold one or more special designations. The Top Performers were ranked by the number of hours worked in 2023, as reported in their 2024 STEP applications. The rankings also include lists of top-performing companies in 19 market segments, such as airports, data centers, education, health care, industrial, infrastructure, military and sports complexes.
ABC 2025 Top Performers is presented by these ABC strategic partners: CNA, Milwaukee and United Rentals. View the 2025 Top Performers lists at abc.org/topperformers.
