Category: Alexandria, VA

2022 Year in Review At Alston Construction, 2022 was a year of change and growth. We view change as an opportunity and how you forge forward and overcome any obstacles can be one of the most impactful times for a business. Our strong foundation and culture enabled us to execute key business objectives that set [...]

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has awarded Alston Construction the 2022 STEP Award for Safety Management. Alston Construction has been recognized multiple times for their safety program and is honored to add this prestigious award to their accolades. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety [...]

Industrial building sector construction, while healthy, might also be flattening Building automation is expanding, and so is employee-friendly ventilation, according to the nation's largest engineering firms. For all the hoopla about the ecommerce boom and “last mile” order fulfillment driving demand for more warehouse and manufacturing space, construction of industrial buildings actually declined over the [...]

There are over 665,000 U.S. veterans working in the construction industry. Each year, more than 200,000 service members return to civilian life and over 15% of all veterans enter the construction industry. Individuals from the Armed Forces use skills learned from their time in service to their civilian professions. In construction, the entire project team [...]

According to Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s recently released Top Contractors Sourcebook lists, Alston Construction has been ranked 3rd out of the Top 25 Distribution and Warehouse Builders and 22nd out of 50 for the Top Contractors in General Building. These rankings are based on revenue reported in the Top Contractors list previously announced. Revenue for the [...]

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has awarded Alston Construction the 2022 Alphonse Engelman Safety Award for Best Tilt-Up Safety for a General Contractor with 750,000+ man-hours. As an industry-leader in tilt-wall construction, Alston Construction has been recognized multiple times for their safety program and is honored to add this prestigious award to their accolades. The [...]

Alston Construction moves up 3 spaces on the BD+C Giants Report in the Top 200 Contractors list. Alston is currently ranked #31. Now 46 years running, Building Design+Construction's 2022 Giants 400 Report rankings the largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. This year a record 519 AEC firms participated in BD+C's Giants 400 [...]