On Friday May 12th, four of our sales team members participated in the ABC Golf Tournament in Greenland, NH. The golf tournament was sponsored by members of the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc (ABC). The tournament was held at The Breakfast Hill Golf Club. Bode Equipment Company has had the pleasure to participate in the tournament last year as well. The following excerpt is from their website:
“Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association representing more than 21,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 70 chapters help members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. ABC’s membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors.
ABC is the merit shop construction industry’s voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments, as well as with the news media.
ABC’s mission is the advancement of the merit shop construction philosophy, which encourages open competition and a free enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation.
ABC’s objective is to deal with issues on an industry-wide basis through its national office and chapters.
ABC’s activities include government representation, legal advocacy, education, workforce development, communications, technology, recognition through national and chapter awards programs, employee benefits, information on best practices, and business development through an online contractor search directory.
ABC was founded in 1950 when seven contractors gathered in Baltimore, Md., to create an association based on the shared belief that construction projects should be awarded on merit to the most qualified and responsible low bidders. The courage and dedication of those seven contractors helped to quickly spread the merit shop. Today, ABC is recognized as one of the leading organizations representing America’s business community and the merit shop construction industry.”
Bode Equipment Company is a proud member of ABC and enjoys participating in events that allow us to connect with our partners in contracting, and keep a dialogue about the struggles within the industry. It affects the industry as a whole and ABC provides a community to share those concerns and make efforts towards addressing the issues we face.
