BE&Turner, Design-Builder for Boeing South Carolina 787 Expansion, Celebrates Safety Milestone

4 Million Labor-Hours Worked without a Lost-Time Incident

NORTH CHARLESTON, GREENVILLE, SC – August 16, 2011 – BE&K/Turner,design-builder for the Boeing South Carolina 787 Expansion, celebratedanother major safety milestone last week — four million labor-hoursworked without a lost-time incident. To mark the occasion,BE&K/Turner hosted an appreciation luncheon at Boeing’s SouthCarolina campus for its construction workers. BE&K/Turner staffthanked the 1,000 workers in attendance collectively, and againindividually, as they handed each person a box lunch and speciallydesigned commemorative items — t-shirt, hard-hat sticker and acommemorative photo. The construction workforce peaked at 2,400 earlierthis year.

This most significant accomplishment was made possible because of thededication to safety excellence of our entire project team, includingBoeing and our many subcontractors,” said BE&K/Turner’s KennyAnderson, Operations Manager. “Few projects ever reach one millionwork-hours, let alone four million hours. And two million of these hourswere logged just this year. To maintain an injury-free work environmenton a project of this size and scope is almost unheard of. We areextremely proud of everyone for this achievement.”

Jim McIntyre, Senior Safety Manager for BE&K/Turner, credits thissuccess to the creation of a team-member driven safety culture. “We arein relentless pursuit of an injury free workplace,” said McIntyre.“Today is a tribute to the safety focus of all of the team members whohave worked on this project.  It is only through their commitment toworking safely each and every day that this achievement was reached.  Wetake pride in working as our brother’s keeper, and reaching thismilestone is an indication of how much we care for each other. While weare proud of reaching four million hours without a lost-time accident,we are even more excited about our continuing progress towards becomingan injury-free workplace.”

On Tuesday, August 9, South Carolina Governor Nikki R. Haley and thestate’s Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) Department DirectorCatherine Templeton formally presented the BE&K/Turner Joint Venturewith an award for working 4 million hours without a lost-time accidentat a short ceremony in Columbia.

BE&K/Turner reached substantial completion of Boeing’s SouthCarolina final assembly facility in May 2011, just 18 months aftergroundbreaking. Boeing held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony for thebuilding on Friday, June 10. Project components completed since theninclude the truck inspection building and the Welcome Center. Additionalcomponents — scheduled for completion by the end of the year includethe flightline, delivery center and renovation/expansion of the sitecafeteria.

According to Tara Robertson, director of community affairs forBE&K/Turner, 85% of work-to-date on the project has been contractedto local South Carolina firms and nearly 25% to minority, women- andveteran-owned businesses.

The BE&K Building Group, A KBR Company, and Turner ConstructionCompany have been partnering on select major projects in the Carolinasfor nearly 20 years. This is their 12th major project together.

Background

BE&K/Turner broke ground on the Boeing South Carolina 787 Expansionin November 2009, began steel erection in April 2010, set the firststeel trusses in May 2010, and formally celebrated reaching the highestpoint of the final assembly facility in September 2010.  The projectreached substantial completion, with Boeing receiving a partialcertificate of occupancy from the City of North Charleston, on May 12,2011. Boeing held a formal ribbon-cutting event on June 10, 2011.

Details | Boeing South Carolina 787 Final Assembly Building

The final assembly building has 1.2 million sf of usable space, and abuilding footprint of 614 feet wide by 1,037 feet long — about the sizeof 12 football fields.  More than 18,000 tons of structural steel wereused. The 11 roof trusses weigh 441 tons each. Boeing cites thisfacility as having the largest clear span of any building in thecompany’s inventory — 464 feet between support columns. Boeing’sstate-of-the-art 787 final assembly and delivery facility features anumber of sustainable elements. The project is expected to be certifiedat LEED Silver or higher.

Project | Safety Recognition Awards

Earlier this year, BE&K/Turner announced that it has received a 2010Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues theaward annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superiorperformance. In March 2011, BE&K/Turner was recognized for itsoutstanding safety record at the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’sAnnual Safety Awards luncheon. In addition, BE&K/Turner was named2010 General Contractor of the Year by the Charleston Chapter of theAmerican Subcontractors Association of the Carolinas.

About the BE&K/Turner/BRPH Design-Build Team

All three companies comprising the BE&K/Turner/BRPHdesign-build team have in-depth project experience in the aerospaceindustry as well as strong ties to the Carolinas. Each has an extensivelist of high-profile projects in the state of South Carolina and theregion. The BE&K Building Group’s office in Greenville, SouthCarolina — which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008 — serves as theheadquarters for the BE&K/Turner/BRPH design-build team.BE&K/Turner, a joint venture, is the design-build contractor for thefacility. Joint venture partners BE&K Building Group and TurnerConstruction Company, and BRPH, the design partner, have enjoyed a longrelationship with aerospace manufacturer Boeing. All three companiesworked on the original Dreamliner assembly and manufacturing facilitiesalready in North Charleston — the former Vought Aircraft Industriesplant and Global Aeronautica — which are on the same campus where thenew assembly line will be located.  BE&K Building Group, a KBRCompany, is based in Charlotte. Turner Construction Company isheadquartered in New York. BRPH is based in Melbourne, Florida.

Design-Build Team’s Ties to the Carolinas and Each Other

The BE&K Building Group has a rich history in the Carolinas withroots dating back more than 100 years. Turner Construction Company hasbeen building in the Carolinas for 90 years — since 1920 and maintainsmultiple offices in the Carolinas. Formalized 18 years ago (1992) forwork in the Charlotte metropolitan area, the long-standing joint venturepartnership between the BE&K Building Group’s and TurnerConstruction’s respective Carolinas-based operations has led to animpressive list of high-visibility projects, each with an outstandingsafety and diversity record, and with a total construction value ofnearly $1.0 billion. The NASCAR Hall of Fame and Convention CenterExpansion, a $165 million project in uptown Charlotte, was completed inMay 2010. BRPH Architects-Engineers has had a presence in South Carolinafor more than seven years. The firm opened an office in the Upstateregion of the state in 2002 and now has an office in Charleston.  TheBE&K Building Group and BRPH Architects-Engineers have completed 24projects together over the past 15 years with a total project valueexceeding $1.0 billion.

The Greenville, South Carolina-based BE&K/Turner/BRPH team bringsunparalleled design and construction experience and a strong commitmentto the Boeing project, the community and the people of South Carolina.For more information on the member companies of the BE&K/Turner/BRPHdesign-build team, visit th
eir respective company websites at: www.bekbuildinggroup.com; www.turnerconstruction.com; and www.brph.com.