Awards
IndustryRecognition
Receiving awards recognizes and rewards the efforts of a company and its employees. It distinguishes one company from another and opens the door for new customers. Ahern has received numerous awards throughout the years ranging anywhere from Safety to Top Project of the Year. Listed below are just some of the Awards we have been honored to receive.
Corporate Awards(Partial Listing)
2024
2024 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 13 of the winning projects
2023
2023 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor - category for work at Labcorp in Oak Creek, WI
2022
2022 New North Workplace Excellence Award
2022 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor - Mechanical category for work at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in Madison, WI
2022 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor- Mechanical category for work at Campbellsport High School in Campbellsport, WI
2022 Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation’s Corporate Responsibility Award
2022 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 10 of the winning projects
2021
2021 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at Alternative Care Facility in Milwaukee, WI
Named an ANSUL Double Diamond Alliance Partner for its outstanding performance in 2020
Named one of Protectowire Co.’s most reliable and high-performing distributors in 2020
2020
2020 ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year
2020 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 10 of the winning projects
2019
2019 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 10 of the winning projects
2019 Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) Leadership in Sustainability Award Honoree
2019 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at GOEX Corporation in Janesville, WI
2019 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at Landmark Oaks Office Building in Madison, WI
2018
2018 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at Mills Fleet Farm Distribution Center
Chippewa Falls, WI
2018 AGC BUILD Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at the Pabst Milwaukee Brewery
Milwaukee, WI
2017
2017 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 11 of the winning projects
2017 Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year
2017 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at Arrowhead Research Facility
Madison, WI
2017 Named Best Place to Work by Milwaukee Business Journal
2016
2016 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 6 of the winning projects
2016 Daily Reporter Subcontractor of the Year
2016 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
Specialty Contractor for work at Loparex
Hammond, WI.
2015
2015 Daily Reporter Top Projects Award
Partner on 7 of the winning projects
2015 "Healthiest Employers" award
from the Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee
2013
2013 Business Journal Real Estate Award
for work at our Milwaukee facility
2013 AFE Project of the Year
for work at our Milwaukee facility
2012
2012 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Spinal Cord Injury/Disorders Center
2012 Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety Corporate Responsibility Award
2011
2011 Wisconsin Division of State Facilities Best Project Award
for work at UW-La Crosse Centennial Hall
2011 Daily Reporter Top Project Award
for work at the Beaver Dam Wastewater Treatment Facility
2011
2010 ENR Midwest Best Specialty Project Award
for services provided on the Johnson Controls Inc. headquarters facility
2009
2009 Wisconsin Builder magazine Top Project Award
for services provided on the College Avenue Bridge project
2009 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
2009 Apprenticeship Program Sponsor Award
from the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards
2008
2008 Named Business of the Year
by Marian University
2008 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at Columbia St. Mary's Water Tower Medical Commons
2008 Best Place to Work Award
from New North B2B magazine
2007
2007 Quad/Graphics Gold-Level Supplier of the Year Award
for services provided at multiple locations
2007 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at the Kenilworth building
2007 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at Johnson Health Technology
2007 Association for Facilities Engineering Project of the Year Award
for Ahern's corporate expansion
2007 Protectowire Top Ten Distributor Award
2007 Wisconsin Builder magazine Top Project Award
for services provided at United Ethanol
2006
2006 Finalist for Wisconsin Family Business of the Year
2006 Best Place to Work Award
from Lake Winnebago B2B magazine
2006 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at GE Healthcare
2005
2005 Success Through Generations Award
through Deloitte's Wisconsin 75 program
2004
2004 AGC Build Wisconsin Award
for work at the City Center West building
2001
2001 MCAA Robert E. Kent Award
1995
1995 MCAA Mechanical Contractor of the Year
Safety Awards(Partial Listing)
2022
Wisconsin Safety Council’s Corporate Safety Award in Category C3: Construction - companies with more than 1 million employee hours.
2021
SMACNA Safety Innovation Award
Wisconsin Safety Council’s Corporate Safety Award in Category C3: Construction - companies with more than 1 million employee hours.
The Daily Reporter Hard Hat Safety Award
2019
2019 MCAA/CNA Insurance Safety Excellence Award
Category 5 - More than 1 Million Work Hours
2017
2017 National Safety Council, Nebraska Safest Company Award
Safest Company with Distinction - 1 year
2017 AGC of Greater Milwaukee Leadership in Safety Award
2009
2009 William H. Feather Award
from the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)
2008
2008 Minnesota Safety Council Meritorious Achievement Award
Other Safety Awards
llowa [Illinois and Iowa] Construction Labor and Management Council Safety Award three-time winner
Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award five-time winner
Fond du Lac Area Safety Council Honor Roll every year since 1985
Milwaukee Construction Industry Safety Council Best of the Best Award
Associated General Contractors Best safety record in state for 14 consecutive years; loss ratio 50% less than national average for 7 consecutive years
Telly Award for excellence in video production for corporate safety orientation video, “Safety Starts with You”