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NIA’s Safety Excellence Award Winners

The National Insulation Association (NIA) announces the Safety Excellence Award  winners at its Annual Convention. The Safety Excellence Award is NIA’s highest industry honor and the only national award for outstanding safety performance in the mechanical insulation industry. NIA created the award program in 2004 to recognize top companies that have established structured safety programs to ensure the well-being of their employees and create safe working environments.

With input from the Health and Safety Committee, NIA's Board of Directors changed the name of the award to NIA's Safety Excellence Award. (Formerly known as the Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award.)

Congratulations 2025 NIA Safety Stars™

The National Insulation Association (NIA) announced the 2025 Safety Excellence Award winners in conjunction with its 70th Annual Convention, which took place in Puerto Rico,  March 24–26, 2026.

Associate (Manufacturer) Category Winners are:

Platinum:

  • Aeroflex USA, Sweetwater, TN
  • Johns Manville, Denver, CO
  • Knauf, Shelbyville, IN
  • Owens Corning, Toledo, OH
  • ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation, Houston, TX

Gold:

  • Alkegen, Tonawanda, NY
  • Armacell, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Foster Products (HB Fuller Construction Products), Vadnais Heights, MN
  • Morgan Advanced Materials Thermal Ceramics, Augusta, GA
  • Promat, Inc., Maryville, TN
  • Proto Corporation, Clearwater, FL

Silver:

  • Aeroflex USA, Sweetwater, TN

 Contractor Category Winners:

Platinum:

  • Farwest Insulation Contracting, Anaheim, CA
  • Gagnon, Inc., St. Paul, MN
  • Gribbins Insulation & Scaffolding, Evansville, IN
  • I&I Soft Craft Solutions, New Orleans, LA
  • International Asbestos Removal, Inc., Babylon, NY
  • Irex Advanced Industrial, LLC, Toledo, OH
  • Irex Advanced Specialty, LLC, Aston, PA
  • Irex Argus Contracting, LP, Santa Fe Springs, CA
  • Irex Atlantic Contracting, LLC, Franklin, MA
  • Irex Cornerstone Services, LLC, Omaha, NE
  • Irex Energy Solutions, LLC, Quarryville, PA
  • JT THORPE, Phoenix, AZ
  • Performance Contracting, Inc., Lenexa, KS

Gold:

  • F & H Insulation Sales and Services, Inc., Kechi, KS
  • Franklin Insulation Group, Columbus, GA
  • IITI Group, Inc., Davenport, IA
  • L.C. Insulations, Inc., Lititz, PA
  • Luse Contracting Group, Aurora, IL
  • QCI Thermal Systems, Inc., Iowa City, IA
  • Rival Insulation, LLC, Troy, MI
  • TBN Associates, Inc., Lanham, MD

Silver:

  • KW Specialty Services, LLC, St. Paul, MN

Distributor/Fabricator Category Winners are:

Platinum:

  • Bay Insulation Supply, Inc., Green Bay, WI
  • Distribution International, Inc., Houston, TX
  • Fit Tight Covers, Evansville, IN
  • MacArthur Co., St. Paul, MN

Gold:

  • Specialty Products & Insulation, Charlotte, NC

 Metal Building Laminator Category Winners are:

 Platinum:

  • Bay Insulation Systems, Inc., Green Bay, WI
  • Silvercote, A Service Partners Company, Greenville, SC