Beyond the Bridge: Mark Carani's Story

Beyond the Bridge: Mark Carani's Story

During the summer of 2018, Executive Vice President Mark Carani traveled to Bolivia with other team members to participate in a bridge build for Aldridge’s 2nd Bridges to Prosperity Mission. After finishing the bridge, they discovered another opportunity to help the local people.  Mark shares his story about how a small donation made a big difference…

Meet the Bridges to Prosperity 2019 Team!

Meet the Bridges to Prosperity 2019 Team!

A team of 10 Aldridge employees will be traveling to Bolivia, located in Central South America, late this summer for our third year working with Bridges to Prosperity. This team will help build a footbridge that provides access to critical resources like healthcare, education, and employment and creates a long term positive impact on a local community. To get an idea of the size of the country, view the images below.

State-of-the-Art Utility Training Trailers

State-of-the-Art Utility Training Trailers

In a coordinated effort with IBEW members, Aldridge designed and invested in two state-of-the-art training trailers to ensure we thoroughly prepare our employees to safely perform utility work. This investment in training, along with our IIF safety culture, sets Aldridge apart and keeps our employees going home safely every day.

Aldridge assists Clients in Innovation with Battery Energy Storage Systems

Aldridge assists Clients in Innovation with Battery Energy Storage Systems

Battery Energy Storage Systems (commonly referred to as BESS) are an emerging technology, projected to skyrocket in the next decade. Aldridge strives to remain at the forefront of the latest innovations and to assist our clients in integrating these innovations into their new and current systems.  

Aldridge Invests in Cooling Trailers to Keep Employees Safe

Aldridge Invests in Cooling Trailers to Keep Employees Safe

The safety of all team members, at work and at home, is a top priority for Aldridge. Many of our jobs require working in extreme conditions or potentially dangerous scenarios. Through our safety best-practices, we minimize the risk of exposure to potential hazards and equip our team with the training and resources they need to stay safe.

Aldridge's Steve Rivi at the OSHA Electrical Transmission & Distribution Partnership Renewal Signing

Aldridge's Steve Rivi at the OSHA Electrical Transmission & Distribution Partnership Renewal Signing

Industry stakeholders, including Aldridge CEO Steve Rivi, came together yesterday with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to renew the Electrical Transmission and Distribution Partnership agreement for an additional five years.

Aldridge Represents at Recent Plane Pull Event

Aldridge Represents at Recent Plane Pull Event

A team from Aldridge represented at the recent Plane Pull event, an ultimate tug-of-war competition as teams compete to pull an aircraft 12 feet as quickly as possible. Almost 100 teams participated in the 10th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Plane Pull at O’Hare International Airport.

Enhanced Head Protection for all Aldridge Employees

Enhanced Head Protection for all Aldridge Employees

Aldridge is always looking for ways to improve and better protect our employees. We remain focused on our IIF – Incident and Injury Free commitment. In recent years, through analyzing head injury data in the construction industry, we realized that the hard hat — arguably the most essential piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — has stayed more or less the same for decades.

Aldridge Wins the NECA Project Excellence Award in Transportation and Infrastructure

Aldridge Wins the NECA Project Excellence Award in Transportation and Infrastructure

Aldridge was honored to be chosen as the NECA Project Excellence Award winner in the Transportation and Infrastructure category for our work on the New Washington Wabash CTA Elevated Station for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).

Aldridge attends CEO/Senior Executive Incident & Injury Free (IIF) Forum

Senior level executives from some of the country’s leading construction firms met last week in Orlando to discuss strategies for improving safety in the construction industry.   Ken Aldridge, Chairman of the Board of Aldridge Electric, was among the group of 17 CEO’s participating in the forum.  These leaders are dedicated to eliminating injuries and work throughout the year to create an IIF culture within their organizations.  Twice a year, these leaders come together to share lessons learned and best practices in the journey to being Incident and Injury Free.    

This latest event was hosted by Charlie Bacon of Limbach Mechanical, a founding member of the IIF CEO Forum.  The two days of discussion also included project tours at Disney World and a new high rise hotel under construction in the Orlando area.   

Aldridge is proud to participate in this important industry event and is committed to sustainable improvement in safety.