RDK Engineers, Inc. (RDK) was honored at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Small Business of the Year Awards Luncheon for winning the Award for Business Excellence. Accepting the award for RDK were Christopher Cummings, CEO, and Laura DePalma, CFO. The Award for Business Excellence honors companies in Greater Boston that have demonstrated exceptional business growth, management innovation, workplace excellence and a commitment to the community. The Chamber chose RDK, named in 2008 as one of Boston's "Best Places to Work," as this year's award recipient for their unwavering commitment to the growth and development of their employees, their innovative building system practices, green solutions, and their environmentally conscience technologies. In addition, RDK was recognized for consistently strong financial performance, achievement in management, and community and social responsibility.
RDK Engineers has specialized in providing HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering services for over 100 years. The company has a staff of over 165 multi-disciplined engineers and support professionals located in Andover, Amherst and Boston; and Durham and Charlotte, NC. The firm delivers total building solutions, from systems design through commissioning to facilities management, to leading businesses and institutions nationwide.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is a broad-based association representing more then 1,600 business of all sizes from virtually every industry and profession in the region. For more than 100 years, the Chamber has been focused on enhancing the region's long-term competitiveness by driving economic growth, advancing an aggressive public policy agenda, and developing a new century of leadership.
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