Florence Electric, LLC named Best Places to Work by Boston Business Journal and qualifies for 2014 STEP Safety Award at the Platinum Level

Florence Electric, LLC was recognized by the Boston Business Journal (BBJ) as one of the Best Places to Work in Mass. In addition, based on an evaluation by the National Associated Builders and Contractors, the Gould Construction Institute, the company qualified for the 2014 STEP Safety Award at the Platinum Level. Florence was one of 20 mid-size companies who won for the Best Places to Work in Mass. The honor recognizes Florence Electric's achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains people through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture. Florence is the first electrical contractor to be named with this distinction since the inception of the BBJ award 12 years ago. The company ranks #95 on BBJ's list of the largest private companies. "When building this company, we had an advantage because we had access to the best people in the industry. These individuals adhere to a superior work ethic and encourage their teams to provide customer satisfaction in all they do. This is our company culture," said Eli Florence, CEO of Florence. Established in 1989 by the ABC National Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee, the Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program was developed and written by contractors, for contractors. Through rigorous employee training programs and seminars, apprenticeship school, hands-on technical classes, extensive code education, Florence Electric demonstrates what it means to be a world-class safety organization. David Florence, co-owner and managing partner commented on achieving the Platinum STEP award. "Florence Electric is committed from the company's leadership and throughout the organization to focus on safety as our core value. Our employees embrace a top-down culture that urges employees to create the safest environment through validated processes that highlight hazard or incident prevention." Florence Electric is a division of The Kaydon Group of Companies. Other divisions include Consolidated Electric, LLC of New Hampshire, and Kaydon Integrated Technology Systems, MA.