Ahern Among Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75

Ahern ranked 54th on the Deloitte Wisconsin 75 list. This annual list recognizes the contributions made to Wisconsin's economy by the state's largest privately and closely-held companies. Deloitte compiles the list in order of revenue. 2021 marks the 19th year of Deloitte’s Wisconsin...

New Northeast Region General Manager

Grant Nadler, Vice President – Northeast and Northwest is pleased to announce the promotion of Al Vander Velden to General Manager - Northeast. Al has played an integral role in the growth and success of the Northeast Region dating back to his hire date in 2008. He's filled multiple p

Milwaukee Construction Manager Promotions

Tim Schneider, Executive Vice President – Milwaukee Region, is pleased to announce the promotion of Joe Hofman to Regional Mechanical Construction Manager and Ryan Wax to Regional Fire Protection Construction Manager in the Milwaukee Region. Both Joe and Ryan have started their new...

Andy Bill Named St. Louis General Manager

Jace Hierlmeier, Executive Vice President of Ahern Fire Protection, is pleased to announce the promotion of Andy Bill to General Manager of Ahern’s St. Louis office effective November 1, 2021. Andy has been with Ahern since June of 2014 and has held several roles including contract...

Grant Nadler Appointed to Management Committee

J. F. Ahern Co. is pleased to announce that Grant Nadler has been promoted to Vice President - Northeast and Northwest and will be appointed to the company's Management Committee effective Nov. 1. Nadler joined J. F. Ahern Co. in 2011 and has held a variety of positions in estimating...

Ahern Recognized as ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractor

Ahern was recently named one of the top specialty contractors by Engineering News-Record (ENR). Each year, ENR chooses the top specialty contractors across the United States based on annual revenue generated during the preceding calendar year. Ahern ranked 81st out of 600 overall and...

Ahern Bolsters Presence and Service Offerings in Wisconsin and Minnesota

In response to growing customer needs, Ahern has expanded with new offices in Stevens Point, WI and Rochester, MN. The Company currently performs contract and service fire protection in both areas. Having physical office locations will allow Ahern to offer other product lines...

Ahern Still Ranks as One of the Midwest’s Top Specialty Contractors

Ahern was recently named the sixth largest specialty contractor on Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine’s list of Top Specialty Contracting Firms in the Midwest. The company also ranked in the following categories: first in the state of Wisconsin, first in sheet metal, second in...

Ahern Partnered on Nine of The Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2020

Each year The Daily Reporter , a statewide construction newspaper, honors outstanding Wisconsin construction projects on its annual Top Projects in Wisconsin list. Ahern was a specialty contractor on the following projects...

Ahern Wins BUILD Wisconsin Award for Alternative Care Facility

Ahern is honored to be a winner of a BUILD Wisconsin Award from the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (AGC). AGC annually recognizes projects of distinction in multiple categories for work completed the previous year. The company won in the Specialty Contractor - Plumbing...

Ahern Wins SMACNA Safety Innovation Award

Ahern has received the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) 2021 Safety Innovation Award. The award recognizes the company that demonstrates an innovative safety idea, concept, or best practice that improves its safety programming or culture...

Ahern Moves Up on Environmental Ranking

Moving up three spots from last year, Ahern has been designated as the 193rd largest environmental service provider in the country on Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine’s list of the Top 200 Environmental Firms. The magazine ranks companies nationwide, based on gross revenue...

Ahern Wins Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021: Ahern has been named the winner of the Wisconsin Safety Council’s 2020 Corporate Safety Award in the large construction group. The Company won in Category C3: Construction, which includes companies with more than 1 million employee hours.

Ahern has Expanded Explosion Protection to Iowa and Nebraska

IEP Technologies, a leading provider of explosion protection solutions, has expanded Ahern distribution from Wisconsin to now include Iowa and Nebraska. In partnership with IEP, Ahern will provide explosion protection construction and service solutions for customers in the expanded...

Ahern Wins Hard Hat Safety Award

Ahern is proud to announce that the Company has been chosen as a winner of The Daily Reporter’s Hard Hat Safety Awards. Awards are given to companies, organizations, and individuals to recognize their continued, successful work keeping employees and the public safe. A virtual event...

Ahern Continues to Rank Among Wisconsin’s Top Companies

Ahern is proud to announce that the Company ranked 48th on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75, a ranking of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based on sales revenue. Ahern previously ranked 50 on the Wisconsin 75 list and has been featured on the list 18 times. In addition, the...

J. F. Ahern Ranks Among Top Specialty Contractors in the U.S.

Each year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) surveys specialty trade contractors, ranking the Top 600 across the nation by revenue and listing the top firms both in specific trades and in the industry in general. Ahern has long been included in these lists, and this year is no exception...
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Clone of Fire Sprinkler Emergency Shutdowns

Do you or someone on your staff know how to shut down your fire sprinkler system in an emergency situation? All too often, the answer to this question is no; yet, this knowledge could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in cleanup and repairs should a sprinkler deploy outside of...

Fall 2020 Career Fairs Go Virtual

In 2020, all Ahern Internships went on as planned, paving the runway to another exciting year of internships in 2021. This month, we kick off campus recruiting with virtual career fairs to provide career opportunities and real work internships across all of our business units. Check...

Ahern Named ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Ahern is proud to announce that the company was chosen as the ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year. Ahern beat out more than 50 entrants to win the award and is being recognized as an outstanding contractor for completing complex healthcare and data center projects. In 2019...