Nominate an Electrical Firm for ECAO’s R. H. (Hugh) Carroll Safety Award

May 14, 2019

ECAO The deadline to submit a nomination for this year’s R. H. (Hugh) Carroll Award, created in 1999 by the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario, is May 31, 2019. The award pays tribute to member firms who best exemplify the dedication and commitment to safety as demonstrated by R. H. (Hugh) Carroll through his years of service.

The basis for measuring a member’s safety performance will be the most recent WSIB Workplace Injury Summary Report. A list of winners from the past four years appears below.

Find out more: https://www.ecao.org/membership-recognition
2018

    • Black and McDonald
    • BML Multi-Trades Group Ltd.
    • Kudlak-Baird (1982) Limited
    • Kudlak-Baird (1982) Limited
    • Mellon Inc.
    • The State Group

2017

    • Black and McDonald
    • Grid Link Corporation
    • Mellon Inc.
    • S &T Electrical Contractors

2016

    • Black and McDonald Ltd.
    • Trade-Mark Industrial Ltd.
    • Plan Group
    • Rogol Electric Company Ltd.
    • GridLink Corp Mellon Inc.

2015

    • Black and McDonald Ltd.
    • E.S. Fox Ltd.
    • Rogol Electric Company Ltd.
    • Trade-Mark Industrial Ltd.

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