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NorthStar Repeats as #1 in Telecommunications Ranking for Fourth Consecutive Year
It's four years in a row for NorthStar Communications Group (NorthStar). NorthStar was once again ranked as the number one firm in the design of wireline telecommunications transmission lines and cables, according to Engineering News-Record's (ENR) annual listing of the "Top 500 Design Firms." In addition, ENR ranks NorthStar number nine in the wireless towers and antennae category, and number five in the overall telecommunications engineering and design category.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, NorthStar is the stand-alone telecommunications subsidiary of BE&K, Inc.
"On behalf of our customers and our employees, we are extremely pleased to receive this recognition," stated Bill Johnson, President and CEO of NorthStar.
"To be ranked anywhere among these fine companies is an honor, and to be voted to the top spot is simply a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team," said Tom Anderson, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Business Development.
NorthStar is listed as BE&K, Inc. in the July 2005 Source Book edition of ENR. NorthStar offers a full suite of wireline and wireless communications network infrastructure services as well as maintenance and staff augmentation solutions. For more information regarding NorthStar's service offering, please see this website under "Services."
BE&K, through its global network of affiliate companies, provides engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to the process, manufacturing, industrial, automotive, pulp and paper, power, and telecommunications industries. Forbes ranks BE&K among the "Top 500 Privately Held Companies in the US" and Engineering News Record consistently ranks BE&K among the "Top Contractors and Designers" in the world. BE&K has also been recognized as a construction industry leader in family-friendly business practices, and was recently honored as a Diversity Champion by Working Mother.
For more information, contact:
Gary Campbell
NorthStar Communications Group, Inc.
Gary.Campbell@NorthStar.net
For additional BE&K company information, contact:
Susan Wasley
BE&K, Inc.
WasleyS@BEK.com
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