Poole Anderson Earns Prestigious National Quality Credential for Leadership in Construction
Poole Anderson Construction of State College, PA, today announced it has earned the Accredited Quality Contractor credential from Associated Builders and Contractors.
“As mentioned by ABC, ‘AQC recognizes contractors as: High-Quality, ethical builders, Leaders in health and safety, Financially strong capable contractors, and Equipped with qualified people to deliver the work.’ Poole Anderson Construction fosters all of those qualities and more. Completing the application was a very rewarding process for me personally, as it helped summarize all of our efforts and accomplishments and bring them full circle. The meaning of AQC is very much in line with our four pillars of success: Safety Goal Zero, Respect for People, Improvement through Collaboration, and Embracing the Journey and our Poole Anderson United philosophy of Uniting talent, purpose, and determination to deliver exceptional experiences. We are very proud of receiving this recognition from ABC and look forward to wearing the AQC hard hat stickers with pride. Thank you.” – Chad Lakatosh, President, Poole Anderson
Only 832 of the nation’s elite merit shop construction contractors earned the credential in 2025. Established more than three decades ago, ABC’s AQC credential provides recognition to industry-leading construction firms that have documented their commitment in five areas:
- Quality
- Health and safety performance
- Talent management
- Craft and management education
- Community relations
“This industry-leading construction company is among an elite group of contractors, proving they are an employer of choice, provide immense value in the marketplace, prioritize health and safety, and curate an outstanding company culture,” said Michael Bellaman, ABC president and CEO. “The team at Poole Anderson puts in the dedicated work and makes the daily decisions that set the standard for health and safety, culture, workforce development, innovation, market-based compensation, benefits and quality in the contracting community. This credential is also backed and validated by clients and third-party references. Congratulations to Poole Anderson for earning this prestigious credential and thank you for being a trusted, respected and transformational leader in the construction industry.”
In earning the AQC credential, each member company commits to industry-leading health and safety by achieving the Gold, Platinum or Diamond level in ABC’s STEP® Health and Safety Management System. Established in 1989, STEP provides contractors and suppliers with a robust, no-cost framework for measuring safety data and benchmarking with peers in the industry, with top performers achieving incident rates nearly seven times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average.
Reaccredited annually, AQC members also make the following pledge: As an Accredited Quality Contractor, our company is committed to providing our clients with the highest-quality construction services, and we care deeply about our employees and the communities in which we build. We are proud to be part of the construction industry and are dedicated to the principles of free enterprise. We commit ourselves to serve our communities and to provide our employees with the skills they need to work safely and productively in order to meet the needs of our clients.
AQC is recognized by the Construction Users Roundtable, an organization founded by leading construction project owners, and AQC members are eligible for ABC’s Top Performers lists, which rank contractors based on work hours.
To learn more about AQC and see the full list of accredited quality contractors, visit abc.org/aqc or utilize the ZIP code finder tool. ABC members have exclusive access to the list of Accredited Quality Contractors and more on FindContractors.com.
About Poole Anderson: Poole Anderson Construction has been Building Partnerships for 100 years, with roots that go back to 1924 and the founding of L.C. Anderson and Sons in Huntingdon, PA. In the late 90s, L.C. Anderson and Sons and S&A Commercial Construction merged to form Poole Anderson Construction, LLC. Poole Anderson has continued the legacy of its founders through its mission of uniting talent, purpose, and determination to deliver exceptional experiences and staying true to its four core values: Safety Goal Zero, Respect For People, Improvement Through Collaboration, and Embrace the Journey. Its highly skilled team of craftsmen and management personnel is devoted to solving its clients’ construction challenges with experience, expertise, and innovation. They make sure their workforce is reliable, their schedules are realistic, and their estimates are accurate. Steady growth and constant refinement of their “full-service” capability have enabled the builder-client relationship to become a partnership in which outstanding quality of product and performance is a common goal.
About ABC: Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and 24,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members 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. Visit us at abc.org.