Archives for March 2012

Thanks to a carpet reclamation program through InterfaceFLOR™, the Construction Products Distributors (CPD) division of The Weitz Company diverted 38,616 pounds of carpet from going to a landfill. The tenant finish project was completed for AvivaUSA, West Des Moines, IA. CPD proposed a package for the new carpet and one for recycling more than 5,000 square yards of carpet to be removed from the existing space. Comparable to one tractor-trailer full of carpet, the old carpet was processed through InterfaceFLOR’s ReEntry® 2.0 Carpet Reclamation Program. For more information on CPD’s sustainability product options contact David Bahr, CPD Product Line Manager – Finishes.

The Kansas City area office of The Weitz Company has been awarded First Place in the 500,001 Work Hours Category by the MO & KS Builders’ Association Safety Excellence Awards Program 2012 for work completed in 2011. This is the third year in a row that the Lenexa, Kansas location of Weitz has achieved one of the top safety awards from the area Builders’ Association. In 2011, for work completed in 2010, Weitz received the Grand Safety Award in all categories as well as First Place in the 700,001 work hours category. In 2010, for work completed in 2009, Weitz received First Place in the 100,000 hours or less category. The Weitz Company’s commitment to safety results in lower insurance rates for our clients, but most important helps keep every single worker in the field and office injury free.

The newly renovated Veterans Memorial Auditorium, built by The Weitz Company was named the winner in the $10 million and over category at the 100th annual Master Builders of Iowa (MBI) convention recently held in Des Moines, IA. The Masters Award program was created to recognize the exceptional efforts of a construction team in executing the process of completing a project. More than 500 people attended the convention in the grand ballroom of the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.  Founded in 1912, the MBI is the recognized leader of the construction industry in the State of Iowa and is one of more than 100 chapters of the AGC of America. MBI has more than 2,300 members. Please click here for more information about the Veterans Memorial Auditorium project.