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Thru the Lens: MEMIC and Cross Insurance gave special recognition to electrical contractor E.S. Boulos Company for its outstanding safety record

Workers' compensation insurer MEMIC of Portland, and insurance agency partner Cross Insurance of Bangor, recently gave special recognition to electrical contractor E.S. Boulos Company, for its outstanding safety record. The company surpassed the million-hour mark without a lost-time workplace injury. MEMIC president and CEO John Leonard said, "This is a tremendous accomplishment and the good people at E.S. Boulos are rightfully proud. We're delighted that our colleagues at Cross Insurance have brought us such a quality policyholder. MEMIC is proud to call E.S. Boulos a partner for workplace safety." The Boulos record began in January 2009 and the company surpassed the million-hour mark in June 2011. E.S. Boulos is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Boston Chapter/Maine Division and a signatory contractor to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
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