University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors Inc. (UMEC) of Tempe, Ariz., won a national safety award from the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT). UMEC was selected for the Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Constructors Award due to its outstanding safety program in the specialty contractor’s category.

UMEC has been the second SMACNA-sponsored winner of this prestigious award in the past five years. UMEC will receive their award at the CURT national conference of construction owners in Palm Springs, Calif.

In addition, UMEC reported zero recordable incidents and won first place in the “over 500,000” man-hour category of the 2008 SMACNA Safety Excellence Award Program. Corporate Safety Director, Dominic Caminiti, accepted the award on behalf of the company.