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BZI commemorates the year with team members, customers, partners and community at its annual January Connect Conference in St. George, Utah
BZI®, a Leading Construction and Steel Company, Celebrates 2024 as Another Outstanding Year in Production and Installation Performance, Industry Recognition and Customer Acquisition
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BZI® (bzi.com), a top steel and construction company nationally recognized for transformative innovations in its industries, celebrated 2024 as another outstanding year in performance, customer acquisition, and industry awards and accolades. BZI expanded its operations into new areas of construction, including data centers, manufacturing facilities for batteries, microchips, electric vehicles, and food and beverage. BZI’s safety rating also continues to far exceed industry averages, with an EMR of 0.48. The company commemorated its progress and plans with team members, partners and customers at its annual “Connect Conference” in St. George, Utah earlier this month.
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BZI® (bzi.com), a top steel and construction company nationally recognized for transformative innovations in its industries, celebrated 2024 as another outstanding year in performance, customer acquisition, and industry awards and accolades. BZI expanded its operations into new areas of construction, including data centers, manufacturing facilities for batteries, microchips, electric vehicles, and food and beverage. BZI’s safety rating also continues to far exceed industry averages, with an EMR of 0.48. The company commemorated its progress and plans with team members, partners and customers at its annual “Connect Conference” in St. George, Utah earlier this month. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Our culture of ‘Teamwork, Innovation and Action’ accomplished through trust, respect and integrity is the driver of our success,” said James Barlow, CEO of BZI. “Our accomplishments and industry endorsements are the result of the commitment, ethics and hard work our team members bring to the job every day. We look forward to sharing more significant company advancements and industry innovations in 2025.”
BZI partners and fellow industry leaders agree that BZI’s performance is impressive and signifies meaningful contributions to the industries the company serves. “As a vendor partner we have been astonished on how rapidly BZI continues to grow. As a result, we have also become more focused on ensuring we are a great partner, and value their contributions to the construction industry,” said Joe Calsada, National Accounts, Nucor Insulated Panel Group, who attended the BZI Connect Conference in January. “The construction industry has found it easy to embrace BZI’s approach to construction particularly with the ongoing growth of complexity and difficulties when constructing large scale facilities all over the country. Construction is increasingly becoming both costly and time consuming; so being able to provide steel erection methods that alleviate scheduling and budgets is extremely valuable for project owners.”
“Our companies have worked well together on various projects and have benefited from BZI’s unique & innovative practices,” added Calsada.
BZI 2024 Growth, Performance and Milestones:
BZI saw production and performance exceed expectations once again across its entire group of companies and affiliates:
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Field Ops — Steel Erection
- 83,036 tons erected steel
- 19,281,899 sq ft erected steel
- 43 completed projects
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Field Ops - Walls
- 1,414 installed concrete panels/walls
- 543,130 sq ft installed IMP walls
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SteelTech Academy
- 3,443 Certifications
- 32,583 Student Contact Hours
- Innovatech® LLC
- BZI Innovation Park, LLC
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RailSync, LLC
- 236 rail cars delivered
- 20,496 tons of materials handled
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Team Members
- 217 new employees onboarded
- 97% team member retention
The company’s safety performance continues to exceed industry averages with its TRIR: 2.37 and EMR: 0.48.
BZI received numerous awards in 2024, highlighting that the industry, its communities, and national organizations endorse the company’s performance and approach to business:
- Inc. Best in Business 2024 for Construction: BZI Innovation Park
- USA Today's Top Workplaces (second year in a row)
- Utah Business Fast 50 (#12 ranking)
- Top Workplaces Construction Industry Award
- Salt Lake City Tribune Top Workplaces for two years (#5 ranking in 2024)
- One Utah Summit "Rural Rockstar" Award presented by Utah Governor Cox
- Best Employer by Cedar City Chamber
- Cedar City Best CEO 2024
- Trade Partner in Safety Excellence (Layton Construction)
For more information about BZI, visit bzi.com, email office@bzi.com, or call 888.509.2280.
About BZI
Considered one of the top steel and construction organizations, the BZI® group of companies headquartered in Kanarraville, Utah, operates through three primary organizations: Building Zone Industries, LLC is responsible for steel erection, while BZI Steel, LLC specializes in steel fabrication. Innovatech®, LLC specializes in designing, engineering, and manufacturing innovative construction equipment and processes to enhance efficiency and safety on the job. To support its workforce and maintain high safety and quality standards, BZI partners with SteelTech Academy™, an exclusive technical, safety, and vocational training center offered to all team members. The academy provides training in OSHA (10) and (30) certifications, equipment operations, fall protection, and industry-specific welding certifications. Since 2021, SteelTech Academy has issued thousands of certifications across these disciplines and consistently logs over 10,000 student contact hours annually. BZI is a proud member of and accredited by AISC, an organization that bestowed upon BZI its top safety award, the "Erector Award of Honor." The company continues to receive numerous industry awards for its distinguished performance and contributions to its industries. USA Today National named BZI a Top Workplaces in 2023 and 2024. Salt Lake Tribune also recognized the company’s positive culture with Top Workplaces in Utah for two consecutive years, and the company is listed as Utah Business Fast 50 (#12 ranking). CEO James Barlow serves on the Forbes Business Council and has recently been named a recipient of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige Award. BZI is now completing and executing major construction projects across the United States and is recognized as a leading provider of innovative construction solutions for companies worldwide.
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“Our accomplishments and industry endorsements are the result of the commitment, ethics and hard work our team members bring to the job every day," said James Barlow, BZI CEO.
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