It’s been another hard-working year for contractors. With jobs like massive manufacturing starts, huge data center projects and infrastructure work, construction workers have been grinding the year away.
So, what better way to celebrate the end-of-year season than with the cheer that comes from holiday decorations?
Here, Construction Dive presents the winners of its annual Holiday Lights contest. Sent in by readers over the past few weeks, the top submissions all have one thing in common — they share in holiday spirit.
R.L. McCoy’s Christmas tree
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Permission granted by Mark McCoy
This tree, located outside of concrete contractor R.L. McCoy’s corporate headquarters in Columbia City, Indiana, has an interesting history, according to the company. It was originally purchased more than 60 years ago by company founder Robert McCoy, for his son, Mark.
Robert’s wife, Donna, wasn’t too happy with the purchase, according to the submission. Now 73 feet tall, people get on lifts to help decorate the tree, and they all look forward to seeing it lit up. And, as it were, Donna forgave Robert for the purchase.
DPR Construction crane
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Permission granted by Dominic Vecchione, DPR Construction
Redwood City, California, contractor DPR gets the distinction of the biggest display among entrants — the company lit up one of its tower cranes at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, Connecticut, where the firm is building a new $326 million, 190,000-square-foot clinical tower.
The project team and the on-site crane operator decorated the tower to put a smile on the children’s faces, according to the submission.
Strack excavator (featuring celebrity guests)
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Permission granted by Max Ponder & Dustin Pursley | Strack, Inc. | Fairburn, GA
Did you know that Santa Claus had a license to operate heavy machinery? What about the Grinch?
Fairburn, Georgia-based heavy civil contractor Strack has the two fixtures helping out on their project at the Prologis-Commerce Center II jobsite in Georgia, according to the company. Staff decorated the firm’s excavator with Santa in the bucket and the Grinch in the cab, and have started a new tradition to create bigger and better displays each year.