BE&K Announces Over 50 High School Girls Turn up the Heat This Summer with 1200 F Welding Rods and Construction Career Preparation

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--July 16, 2003--Beginning on Monday, July 21 regional high school girls enrolled in the BE&K Construction Day Camp will be turning the heat up as they build skills that could lead to a career in construction. Camp participants will be introduced to basic construction skills and complete small carpentry and electrical projects. Campers will also wield 1200 F welding rods as they learn basic industrial metal welding techniques. The camp will conclude with a visit the Honda plant expansion in Lincoln, Alabama.
    Hosted at the Shades Valley-Dabbs Campus Vocational Center, the camp provides an opportunity for young women to explore careers in construction in a supportive environment. "We hope these young women will build enough confidence with their skills to enroll in our Industrial Construction School program which operates during the school calendar year," said BE&K spokeswoman Robin Paulding. "Three out of four of the girls currently enrolled in the school were introduced to the construction career track through the summer camp experience."
    The U.S. Department of Labor predicts 1,000,000 new jobs will be available for skilled construction workers by 2005.
    BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, power, and telecommunications industries. BE&K is on Forbes listing of the "Top 400 Privately Held Companies in the U.S.", has been recognized as an industry leader in family friendly workplace practices, and was recently honored as a recipient of Working Woman magazine's "Diversity Champion" award.