Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has released its 2026 Top Performers lists, recognizing its contractor members’ outstanding achievements in health and safety, quality, and project excellence, ranked by number of hours worked.
“These contractors—which build the nation’s most enduring, innovative, high-quality construction projects—develop smart strategies that create a clear path for success, regardless of the circumstances,” said Michael Bellaman, ABC President and CEO. “ABC Top Performers all share commonalities like participation in ABC’s STEP® Health and Safety Management System and ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential.
“They find opportunity amid uncertainty, embrace competition, cultivate positive company culture, prioritize safety and total human health, invest in leadership and workforce development, and implement new technologies. Congratulations to these outstanding merit shop contractors for being employers of choice.”
The top contractors, rated by type of work, are:
- The top general contractor is Turner Industries Group, LLC of Baton Rouge, La.
- The top trade contractor is MMR Constructors, Inc. of Baton Rouge, La.
- The top electrical contractor is MMR Constructors, Inc. of Baton Rouge, La.
- The top plumbing/HVAC contractor is TDIndustries, Inc. of Dallas, Texas
- The top specialty contractor is Apache Industrial Services of Houston, Texas
The No. 1 2026 ABC top-performing contractors by market sector are:
- Airport: Hensel Phelps of Greeley, Colo.
- Education: Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC of Dallas, Texas
- Entertainment: Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc. of Altamonte Springs, Fla.
- Government: BL Harbert International of Birmingham, Ala.
- Healthcare: Robins & Morton of Birmingham, Ala.
- High-tech/Data Centers: Faith Technologies, Inc. of Menasha, Wis.
- Hospitality: BL Harbert International of Birmingham, Ala.
- Industrial: Turner Industries Group, LLC of Baton Rouge, La.
- Infrastructure: Allan Myers of Worcester, Pa.
- Military: M.C. Dean, Inc. of Tysons, Va.
- Mixed-use: Lithko Contracting, LLC of West Chester, Ohio
- Museums/Monuments/Parks: MAREK of Houston, Texas
- Office: Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC of Birmingham, Ala.
- Parking: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, Houston
- Religious: Bergelectric Corp. of Carlsbad, Calif.
- Renewables: Richard Construction, Inc. of Beaumont, Texas
- Residential: Power Design Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida
- Retail: Sevan Multi-Site Solutions of Downers Grove, Ill.
- Sports Complex: BL Harbert International of Birmingham, Ala.
To qualify, Top Performers must achieve Gold status or higher in ABC’s STEP® Health and Safety Management System, which helps the best-performing contractors achieve incident rates nearly seven times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Health and Safety Performance Report. The honorees also must earn ABC’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, health and safety performance, talent management, craft and management education, and community relations.
Through robust programs like STEP and AQC, ABC Top Performers demonstrate they can:
- Sustain and grow their businesses, financially and economically.
- Offer market-competitive compensation, benefit and retirement packages.
- Commit to industry-leading health and safety.
- Commit to workforce development, education, and creating career opportunities.
- Develop opportunities for their employees to achieve their career dreams.
- Cultivate committed leadership.
The 2026 Top Performers lists can be viewed at abc.org/topperformers.
About Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members offer a robust employee value proposition, develop people, win work, and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.
