January 3, 2017 – Every year, RK Mechanical undergoes an application process with ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) to evaluate our quality processes and commitment. Once again in 2016, RK Mechanical retained its status as an AQC (Accredited Quality Contractor). See RK Mechanical on page two in a list of 2016 AQCs published by Construction […]
December 16, 2016 – Microsoft traveled from Seattle to Denver on December 2 and conducted an interview with RK’s COO, Jon Kinning to hear his perspective on the importance of skilled trades in the labor market. They also captured video footage of RK workers in RK’s sheetmetal and plumbing shops. Zoe Baird, CEO of the Markle Foundation, […]
December 6, 2016 – Construction Dive recently published an article on construction alliance’s suicide prevention initiative launch with 15 industry groups. The article features a photo of the suicide awareness toolbox talk hosted by Tom Alvarez at the Gaylord Rockies project site back in August, 2016. The AEC industry alliance includes ABC, AGC and other organizations […]
November 16, 2016 – RK Water was featured in Company Week, a Rocky Mountain publication, online magazine and content platform for Colorado’s manufacturing economy and news, for its expected growth this coming year. As one of RK’s Business Units, RK Water is just four years old. With two core focuses on water treatment services and manufacturing, the team […]
November 14, 2016 – ENR released its Top 600 Specialty Contractors list in their Oct 24th issue. The list ranked RK at #103 based on 2015 total company revenue of $203MM. Although the Top 600 list includes all types of contractors, of the top 50 Mechanical firms, RK ranked at #26 based on 2015 mechanical-only revenue of $179MM. RK […]
November 10, 2016 – ColoradoBiz Magazine just released its 2016 Top 250 Private Companies list in the November/December issue. We are proud to announce that RK has moved up one spot from last year, now ranking at #16. This list is significant, because it ranks Colorado companies by revenue, across all industries. Meaning, RK ranks in the […]
November 9, 2016 – The ABC Excellence in Construction annual awards program was held on Friday, October 21 at the Four Seasons in Downtown Denver. RK submitted these three projects based on our innovative work in 2016 and, we are thrilled to announce, all three of our projects won awards: Foothills Shopping Center – RK Steel – Award […]
October 7, 2016 – RK was a proud sponsor of the Manufacturing Day Tri-Campus Tour. Denver high school students toured from Emily Griffith Technical College, to Community College of Denver to MSU Denver. At MSU, students were treated to lunch while Heather Gallien, Director of Marketing and Communications, and Holly Reed, Leader of Talent Acquisition, talked to […]
September 12, 2016 – RK was featured in the 9 News story covering suicide prevention in the construction industry that aired in early September. The story included footage captured by 9 News anchorwoman Kyle Dyer and her cameraman Adam Vance who were on site at the Gaylord Rockies job site on August 12 to film a […]
August 29, 2016 – Each year, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Rocky Mountain Chapter hosts an awards banquet honoring members for their safety efforts on construction sites. At this year’s event held on Thursday, May 19, RK took home five prestigious awards including: Platinum STEP Outstanding Safety Program Subcontractor: Over 1 million man-hours Outstanding Safety […]