We had a great time talking with everyone at the ACEC James Bond-themed Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets on November 1st-3rd at the Hilton El Conquistador Tucson. We showcased roadway and wet utility projects and handed out fun giveaways including our grand prize, a Williams Sonoma Martini Gift crate...for those who like their martinis shaken, not stirred.
Achen-Gardner was happy to participate in the 2023 Signal Butte Elementary Patriot Day Touch-A-Truck event on September 11th in Queen Creek, AZ. Our employee-owners had a blast passing out swag and candy, and showing off some of our equipment. This fun event gave kids the opportunity to see and touch the equipment and learn all about construction. Thank you to all the volunteers and to Signal Butte Elementary for making this event a huge success.
It was great seeing all our friends and partners at the AZ APWA Statewide Conference last week at the Hilton El Conquistador Tucson. Thank you to all of the attendees who visited our booth, spun our prize wheel, and won some of our fun swag.
In addition to the excitement in the exhibit hall, we also won three APWA Project of the Year Awards:
Environment Less Than $5M
Zone 1 - Transmission Main Assessment and Rehabilitation CMAR
Town of Gilbert
Environment $5-25M
Chandler Heights Utility Relocations CMAR
City of Chandler
Environment $25-75M
Waterline Replacement - Clark, University, and Daley Park Neighborhoods CMAR
City of Tempe
We’re excited to share that Achen-Gardner Construction has a new Chandler office for our employee-owners to call home. You can now find us at 2195 W. Chandler Boulevard, Suite 200, Chandler, AZ 85224.
We were a Silver sponsor and enjoyed seeing all our friends and partners at the AZ Water Association’s 96th Annual Conference and Exhibition on May 9-11 at the Phoenix Convention Center. We showcased recent projects and handed out fun and useful giveaways.
In addition to the fun in the exhibit hall, we participated in a technical presentation about our recent Chandler Heights Utility Relocations CMAR project.
Our new 2023 Kenworth T880 Simple 16 Dump Truck was recently featured at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 14th-18th. Attendees saw our new dump truck featuring photos of paving on our Raintree Drive Extension CMAR project and underground utility work on our Zone 3D and 4A Improvements CMAR project.
CONEXPO-CON is the largest construction show in North America and had a record-breaking year with more than 139,000 registered attendees and more than 3 million net square feet of exhibits.
Achen-Gardner Construction is honored to have won a Build Arizona Award from the Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors of America for our Town of Gilbert Zone 1 Transmission Main Assessment and Rehabilitation CMAR project. Members of the project team accepted the award at the Annual Dinner and Build Arizona Awards Banquet on Friday, January 27th.
Congratulations to everyone involved in this project!
Representatives of the project team at the Annual Dinner and Build Arizona Awards on Friday, January 27th.
Achen-Gardner is honored to be recognized as one of the top 100 businesses in Chandler, AZ, by Chandler Chamber. The Chandler 100 honors and celebrates these top businesses that help make Chandler a prosperous and community-oriented city. Achen-Gardner has been recognized as number 45 on the list this year.
Achen-Gardner employee-owners had a great time spreading holiday cheer in the City of Litchfield Park’s Christmas Parade on December 10th. We walked along our holiday-decorated float while handing out swag and candy to the parade attendees.
Litchfield Park hosts an annual Christmas in the Park event on the second Saturday in December each year. Christmas in the Park is a family-focused event that is free and open to the public. It traditionally includes a hometown parade, arts & crafts vendors, local stage acts, and a number of children’s activities.
Achen-Gardner had a great time hosting an “Ice/Glitter Bucket Challenge” to raise money for the Save the Family Foundation. All funds went to Save the Family to provide holiday gifts and meals for families in need.
Three employee-owners each had a bag in the office with their name on it. Anyone could place cash in the bags to give them points, and the person with the most points would be able to escape getting the bucket of ice water and glitter dumped on their head. On December 7th, we saw the person with the most points (in this case, a three-way tie) receive a chilling bucket of ice water and glitter on their head.
Our three employee-owners who received a chilling bucket of ice water and glitter: Jamie McCollister (Controller), Bryan Mueller (Project Executive), and Tyler Cork (IT Manager). Watch the video below to see how it went.
