Nate Announces Record-Setting Number of Star Initiative Participating Companies for 20-21

For Immediate Release:
October 20, 2020

NATE Announces Record-Setting Number of STAR Initiative Participating Companies for 2020-2021 Program Year

(Watertown, SD) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today announced the member companies who have been formally approved to participate in the STAR Initiative program for the 2020-2021 year. NATE has proudly accepted 185 participating companies in this year’s STAR Initiative which represents a record number of companies since the inception of the program.

The STAR Initiative will be entering its eleventh program year in 2020-2021. Since its inception, the program’s site safety audits and program documentation requirements have served to allow participants to proactively identify and correct hundreds of job site hazards and deficiencies. These results have allowed NATE to extrapolate valuable benchmarks and tangible data from the program, while demonstrating compelling evidence that STAR Initiative member companies are leading the charge in terms of making our industry safer.

The STAR Initiative program represents the gold standard in the industry and has achieved an elevated level of distinction in the marketplace. Simply put, program participants are placing their respective firms in a strong business position with prominent industry customers and vendors.

“On behalf of the Association, I would like to congratulate the distinguished group of STAR Initiative companies who have been accepted to participate in this year’s program,” said NATE Project Assistant Sandy Jurgens. “STAR Initiative companies are known nationally by government agencies, standards bodies, wireless carriers and vertical realtor customers due to their proactive and aggressive commitment to safety and quality while deploying and maintaining infrastructure and networks at sites throughout the country,” added Jurgens.

This year, program participants will once again have access to the innovative STAR Initiative mobile app. The STAR app significantly enhances the participant experience and provides a convenient means of submitting Site Safety Audit documentation in real-time directly from the field via smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. The official NATE STAR Initiative app is available as a free download in both iOS (Apple) and Android platforms.

As an added benefit, STAR Initiative participants also receive discounts on designated training courses offered on the NATE EXCHANGE, a dynamic website platform connecting companies to the most up-to-date training courses offered in the tower industry.

The 2020-2021 NATE STAR Initiative participating companies include:

 

A&J Steel Reinforcing Services Inc. A.R. Wireless, Inc. Above All Tower Climbing, LLC Above Wireless LLC Advanced Tower Services, Inc. Advanced Wireless and Logistics, Inc. Advanced Wireless Solutions, Inc. Amatel, Inc. AmChel Communications, Inc. AMF Electrical Contractors, Inc. ANS Advanced Network Services LLC Ansco & Associates, LLC AscendTek, LLC Atlantic CommTech Corporation Atlantic Construction Companies B+T Group Banner Enterprise LLC B-C Walker, Inc. BDC Group, Inc. Best Endeavours, Inc. Black & Veatch Blackhawk Tower Communications, Inc. Branch Communications, LLC Bright Lighting, Inc Broken Arrow Communications C2C Communication, LLC Capstone Solutions Inc Cellular Construction Services Centerline Communications LLC Ceragon Networks, Inc. Clifton’s Tower Service, Inc. CMS Wireless, LLC Com Plus Inc. Commsite Corp. CSB Communications, LLC D & H Builders, Inc. Dan Combs Consulting Inc. DAWCOM Design 1 Design Telecommunications Inc. Diamond Tower Services, Inc. Dietz Brothers, Inc. Diverse Construction, Inc. Diversified Communications Services E.M. Enterprises General Contractors, Inc. East Coast Communications Eastern Communications, Inc. EasTex Tower, LLC Eastower Communications Inc ECS Telecom Services, LLC Elevated Services, LLC Elexco, Inc. Elite Tower Solutions, INC. Emergency Radio Service, Inc. ENERTECH Engineering Wireless Services, LLC (EWS) ERI Installations, Inc. Ericsson Inc. Excalibur Builders and Maintenance, Inc. Excel Construction, Inc. FastTrac Telecom Services LLC FDH Infrastructure Services, LLC Flash Technology FMK Infrastructure LLC Fulton Technologies, Inc Global Tank and Tower, LLC GlobeLink Telecom Grapevine Solutions, Inc. Gray’s Tower Service LLC Great Plains Towers Green Mountain Communications, Inc. Gulf Services Hayden Tower Service, Inc. Heartland Solutions Corp. Hightower Communications, Inc. HighTower Solutions Inc. Illini Drilled Foundations, Inc. Independent Network Services, LLC Industrial Communications, LLC Infinigy Solutions, LLC Infinite Wireless Solutions Innovated Tower Solutions Irby Construction Company JDH Contracting, Inc. Jemtec LLC Joshrob Integrated Services Limited JT Tower Service K&H Construction, Inc. KGPCo. KMM Larson Tower Specialists, LLC Lee Antenna & Line Service, Inc. Legacy Telecommunications, LLC LG Tech LLC Long Wave Inc. Maryland Premier Towers, LLC MasTec Network Solutions McPhee Electric MDTS Mercury Communications Contractors LLC Meridian Blue Construction, LLC Mesquite Valley Communications, Inc. Metro RF Services, Inc. Michigan Towers Incorporated Microwave Transmission Systems, Inc. Mid Atlantic Contracting, Inc. Midland Communications Inc. Midwest Tower Erection, Inc. MILLENNIA CONTRACTING, INC. MILLERCO MPS Site Development Services, LLC (MSDS) Murphy Tower Services, LLC MZI Group NDC Communications, LLC Neticom, LLC Network Installation Specialists, LLC New Horizons Telecom, Inc. Newkirk Electric Associates Inc Noash Construction, Inc. North Sky Communications, Inc. Northeast Towers, Inc. Northern Pride Communications, Inc. Nsight Tower Omega Development Company Pathwave Inc. Patriot Towers Inc. Peak Net Peak Signals, LLC Perfect Wireless, Inc. Pilgrim Communications, Inc. Pillar Innovations LLC Pinkham Cyr, Inc. Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Platinum Communications Premise, Inc. Primoris T&D Professional Teleconcepts, LLC Pyramid Network Services QualTek Wireless LLC RIO Steel & Tower, Ltd. SAC Wireless LLC SAI Group Show Me Welding SiteMaster, Inc. Sky Climber Tower Solutions DBA Sky Climber Telecom SkyTower, LLC Spectrum Construction Services, Inc. Speelman Electric, Inc. STARTOUCH INC STG Communication Services Stoehr Telecom Construction Stout & Company, LLC Structural Tower Services, Inc. STS Communications, Inc. Synergy Concepts, Inc. T Steele Construction Inc. Telecom Services Texas, LLC Teltronic Towers, Inc. TEST Communications Texoma Contracting, Inc. Tiller Engineering Inc. Tilson Technology Management, Inc. Timberline Communications, Inc. Total Service Telecom, Inc. Total Telco Specialists, Inc. Tower & Turbine Technologies LLC Tower Communications Expert, LLC Tower Inspection, Inc. Tower Systems, Inc. Tower Technologies, LLC TowerMRL, Inc. Triangle Communication System Tryzub Tower Services, LLC US Tower Services, Inc. Valor Specialties, Inc. Velex Vertical Technology Solutions, Inc VERTICOM Viking Maintenance dba Finish Tower, Inc. Vinco, Inc. 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