Category: News

Crane and Rigging Safety Month

Alston Construction continues to celebrate Crane and Rigging Safety Month by recognizing OSHA’s rules for rigging safely. Here are the 14 tips for Rigging/ Material Handling (OSHA 500 Digest Version): 1. Know the weight of the load 2. Know the center of gravity of the load 3. Make load attachment above the center of gravity [...]

Alston’s Proven Tools for Timely Delivery

When increasing demand for e-commerce solutions, industrial development is at a five-year high, Alston is keeping pace with demand to build industrial facilities on time. Technology drives global economic development. We learned last year that a lot of meaningful work can be delivered from the comfort of our own homes – but not all of [...]

Alston Construction ranked #34 Top Contractors in BD+C Magazine

Alston Construction ranked among the top 90 contractors in the U.S., according to a report compiled by Building Design+ Construction magazine. As part of the publication’s 2020 Report, which ranks U.S. building contractors by annual GC revenue, Alston earned the No. 34 spot with 2020 GC revenues of $1.5 Billion.

Phoenix office of Alston Construction adds Director of Business Development | Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ (August 9, 2021) – Alston Construction announces the addition of Dean Howard to the Alston team in Phoenix, Arizona. Dean will be growing the Alston brand and expanding our relationships throughout the Arizona market. A native Phoenician, Dean has over 20 years of experience in the Phoenix construction industry. Because of his own [...]

ABC Recognizes Alston Construction as a STEP Safety Management Award Recipient

HOUSTON, July 21 – Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, announced Alston Construction as a Platinum recipient of the 2021 STEP Awards at the Membership Breakfast on July 16. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to [...]

Why Mike Bontrager is perfect leader to grow Alston in Arizona | Phoenix, AZ

Mike Bontrager is a builder, through and through. During his career, he has been part of companies that have completed projects large and small, but where the construction expert distinguishes himself is in his innate ability to build successful teams. “I do a couple things really well,” Bontrager says. “I’m hyper-focused on the culture of [...]

Two Upcoming Projects with High Street Logistics Properties | Dallas Forth Worth, TX

High Street Logistics Properties and Alston Construction are building two projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The first is a two-building industrial park in Arlington called Enterprise Place. Located at 1107 Enterprise Place, the two buildings would have 138,910 square feet of combined space. The second project includes two buildings on a 10.44-acre industrial park [...]

Alston Construction Celebrates New ENR Ranking

We've Moved Up to Spot #56 on the ENR Top 400 Contractor List Alston Construction has reached another meaningful milestone in our 35 Years of Excellence, and continue to rise to new heights. The Engineering News-Record (ENR), a leading source of information for the national U.S. construction industry, released its rankings of the best 400 [...]

2021 Dallas and Houston Business Journal Rankings | TX

2021 Largest Houston-area General Contractors Ranked by 2020 Local Gross BillingsLocally Researched by: Margaret Barrientos, Houston Business Journal Information was obtained from firm representatives. Information on The List was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires and could not be independently verified by the Houston Business Journal. Only those that responded to our inquiries were listed. [...]