Breese, Ill., Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – Poettker Construction, an award-winning company specializing in construction management, design-build and general contracting services, earned a spot on the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2026 Top Performers List. This recognition honors ABC contractor members’ outstanding achievements in health and safety, quality and project excellence, ranked by the number of hours worked.

As an ABC Top Performer, Poettker Construction achieved Platinum status in ABC’s STEP^® Health and Safety Management System, which helps the best-performing contractors achieve incident rates nearly seven times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC’s Health and Safety Performance Report. Companies participating in ABC’s STEP Health and Safety Management System average 658% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average — reducing total recordable incident rates by 85% — according to the ABC 2025 Safety Performance Report.

With Safety as the company’s primary Core Value, Poettker employees completed over 400,000 workhours without a lost-time incident and 5,120 hours of safety training in 2025. Poettker Construction also launched a drone program to benefit risk management by performing inspections and flagging potential issues from the air.

To qualify as an ABC top contractor, Poettker Construction earned the association’s Accredited Quality Contractor credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, health and safety performance, talent management, craft and management education and community relations.

“Safety is the responsibility of everyone, so this achievement is a true testament to Poettker’s commitment at every level,” said Charles Wilson, Vice President of Risk Management. “At Poettker Construction, safety is a pillar of our company culture, one that we embody and live by every day.”

Poettker Construction’s 2025 performance also earned national recognition from ABC as the 11th top retail contractor and 61st top general contractor with additional top honors in the education, government, health care, industrial, infrastructure, military, and office market sectors.

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About ABC: Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members offer a robust employee value proposition, develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. For more information, visit abc.org.

About Poettker Construction: Established in 1980, Poettker Construction is an award-winning, family-owned business specializing in construction management, design/build, general contracting, and self-perform services with an emphasis on exceeding the client’s expectations. Poettker Construction is dedicated to providing safe, quality, sustainable, and technology solutions to clients in a diverse portfolio of markets. The company prides itself on building long-lasting relationships with their clients, business partners and the communities in which they work, with an impressive 88 percent of Poettker’s revenue stemming from repeat clients.