PIPERSVILLE, Pennsylvania (January 28, 2010) – Worth & Company, Inc., a leading regional provider of mechanical contracting and maintenance services in the tri-state area, announced today that Steve Stoughton, Construction Executive, has been named the Chairman of the Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (“ABC SEPA”). ABC SEPA is part of ABC, a national trade association representing over 23,000 general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and associates who believe in the merit philosophy. ABC SEPA represents almost 500 of these specific firms in the area, providing apprenticeship and training programs, business development, government and labor relations, safety and management education. The Chairman serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter; the presiding officer at all meetings, conventions and conferences; and is able to appoint members to the Board of Directors.
Stoughton, a nine year Worth & Company veteran, has served as a member of ABC SEPA’s Board of Directors since 2005, and was Vice Chair in 2009. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance with a concentration in Construction Engineering and Technology from Temple University in 1989. Said Stoughton of his new position, “I look forward to providing strong leadership to the ABC Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter throughout 2010, helping contractors throughout the region grow and improve their employees and their companies.”
Serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Worth & Company is the region’s leading full-service provider of mechanical systems consulting, contracting and maintenance services to owners and developers, general contractors, facility and property managers, architects and institutions. In 2009, Engineering News-Record ranked Worth & Company #180 on its list of Top 600 Specialty Contractors in the United States. For the past seven years, Team Pennsylvania Foundation has named Worth & Company as one of the 100 “Best Places to Work in PA.” The Company has also been recognized in 2008 and 2009 as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Established in 1976, Worth & Company employs over 400 people from its headquarters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.