Blog – GreenWood

GreenWood Inc. Earns Highwire Platinum Safety Award

Written on 09/10/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

GreenWood, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Highwire Platinum Safety Award for its continuous project work at Merck in Elkton, Virginia. This prestigious award is a reflection of GreenWood’s ongoing commitment to safety and outstanding results each year at this project. GreenWood’s “Always Aware” safety program is integrated with Merck’s safety standards to create an exceptionally safe work environment for all employees. The Platinum Safety Award is the highest honor awarded by Highwire.

The Highwire Safety Assessment reviews a company’s historic safety performance and current safety management systems. The program includes a thorough, objective and consistent evaluation of company performance so that clients and contractors can identify, monitor, and manage risk smarter. The results provide a strong indicator of how a contractor values safety and serves a reliable predictor of future performance. GreenWood received an average of 99 out of 100 for every trade category with zero discrepancies, and no identified weaknesses.

“This recognition by Highwire points to the foundation of our safety standards and the over-arching program that is designed to maintain a safe work environment while protecting employees,” says Mike Simmons, Safety Director for GreenWood, Inc. “Our teams work hard to be safe which is core to our safety culture and is our top priority in all the work we perform every day.”

Highwire is the Contractor Success Platform for asset owners, general contractors, and facilities managers. The world’s most admired organizations — including Skanska, Merck, and Bond Brothers — use Highwire to ensure their contracting partners deliver great work, on budget and on schedule, by collaborating with them to dynamically mitigate safety, financial, quality and sustainability risks throughout every project lifecycle.

CPR and First Aid Training Held for GreenWood’s Home Office Team

Written on 07/09/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

The team at GreenWood’s home office recently completed a CPR and First Aid training course led by Greenville Health & Safety. The course covered the key aspects of CPR with hands-on instruction along with mock scenarios that taught proper first aid applications so that employees know how to respond and care for medical emergencies at work. GreenWood personnel also experienced instructor-led training for automated external defibrillator (AED) usage. This type of training is conducted as part of GreenWood’s “Always Aware” safety program which emphasizes the health, safety, and well-being of all employees at the job site, office, or at home. At GreenWood, we believe that employees who think and act safely…are safe!

GreenWood, Inc. Earns the McGriff Workplace Safety Excellence Award for 14th Consecutive Year

Written on 07/02/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

GreenWood recently earned the McGriff Workplace Safety Excellence Award for achieving excellence in safety performance throughout the company. Only companies who achieve outstanding overall safety performance based on workers’ compensation policy loss ratio, workers’ compensation experience modification (EMR), and BLS/DART/OSHA recordable incident rate are eligible for this recognition. This marks the 14th consecutive year that GreenWood has received this award – an accomplishment no other company has achieved.

“We are proud of GreenWood’s commitment to safety which is evident in their safe work practices,” says Warren Blanchard, McGriff Insurance Services. “This type of recognition is well deserved for a company that consistently achieves these impressive results year after year.”

GreenWood Accounting Team Welcomes Mona Lopez

Written on 07/01/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

Mona Lopez recently joined GreenWood’s home office accounting team in Greenville, South Carolina where she is responsible for processing the weekly payroll, daily cash management, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. She also handles client billings according to established schedules. Mona brings an extensive background within the financial field that spans accounting workflows for accounts payable, contract labor payment, financial statement preparation, budgeting and cash controls. She has spent the past 25 years in various financial roles in numerous market sectors since earning her Bachelor of Arts degree.

GreenWood Earns R Stamp Recertification

Written on 06/28/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

GreenWood has completed a recertification for The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) R symbol stamp for the repair and/or alteration of boilers, pressure vessels, and other pressure-retaining items. With this certification, only qualified and certified fabricators will perform alterations and repairs. The R stamp is available only to companies who have successfully completed rigorous weld joint testing and whose QC system covers repairs according to established guidelines. We are proud to have the R stamp certification and affiliation with the NBBI as an ongoing credential of our team’s capabilities.

Syensqo Project Reaches 1.5 Million Safe Hours

Written on 05/14/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

Our project at Syensqo in Augusta, Georgia recently celebrated 1.5 million safe work hours without a lost time event. What a great accomplishment for this team! GreenWood provides supplemental maintenance, turnarounds, operations support, and capital construction services for this specialty polymers plant. The prevention of incidents, injuries, and illnesses is the hallmark standard for GreenWood’s “Always Aware” safety program. Celebrating these accomplishments recognizes the hard work and dedicated focus our team puts on safety every day.

Ashlyn Vickers Joins GreenWood, Inc. as Safety Coordinator

Written on 04/03/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

Ashlyn Vickers recently joined GreenWood as Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator for the GreenWood home office. In this role, Ashlyn is responsible for administering various environmental and safety programs, and initiatives in the workplace to ensure the health and safety of GreenWood employees at project locations across the United States. These responsibilities include the administration of the workers’ compensation program to include effective medical case management, reporting, root cause investigations, record maintenance and follow-up. Additionally, Ashlyn ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal health and safety regulations for employees, staff, and customers.

In previous career positions, Ashlyn held responsibilities in safety, quality control, and manufacturing. She is a graduate of Montreat College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and holds several OSHA verified certifications. Welcome to GreenWood, Ashlyn!

EcoVadis Awards GreenWood, Inc. Bronze Medal Sustainability Rating

Written on 03/06/2024. Posted in Press Releases.

GreenWood is proud to be recipient of the EcoVadis sustainability bronze medal and certificate. EcoVadis is the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings where they assess companies on their environmental, social, and ethical performance. To qualify for this recognition, GreenWood successfully completed the EcoVadis assessment process that scores companies on 21 sustainability criteria. The Bronze Medal places GreenWood within the top 50% of all assessed companies. Our dedicated project teams work tirelessly every day to perform their work well and this bronze medal is a reflection of their accomplishments.

GreenWood Attends National Safety Council Annual Congress & Expo

Written on 12/05/2023. Posted in Press Releases.

GreenWood attended the annual National Safety Council (NSC) congress and expo in New Orleans, LA where Affinity Insurance provided several risk control workshops for attendees. The event was structured with seminars, workshops and sessions centered on creating a safe work place through innovative methods, emerging trends, and safety technology solutions. As with all safety conferences and workshops, we apply newly gained knowledge to hone our “Always Aware” safety program that keeps us safe at all times. Delivering industrial plant maintenance services safely is our number one priority in all of our work.