BION, inc. celebrated their 16th Birthday with an outstanding training down here in Manassas. The weather was perfect and BION was able to have training sessions that included: ADA, HAZCOM, Forklifts, Guard Training, along with special guest who completed Looking and Driver Awareness. With all 95 employees present CEO Josie Geiger was able to celebrate an outstanding year for BION as we welcomed 16 new employees and the completion of our largest job ever in Fairfax. It was a great
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Children’s Intervention Services (CIS) is a nonprofit organization advocating for child victims living in Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, and Warren Counties and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. By advocating for abused and neglected children, our volunteers (called CASAs) give children a voice and a chance for a better life. CASA CIS provides best interest advocacy for the children assigned to its courts and is committed to the following principals in providing those services: To provide a volunteer advocate
For the second consecutive year BION has finished third in the annual Lanigan Ryan Charity Classic at Argyle Country Club in Gaithersburg Md. The tournament was a wonderful success with 2 charities benefiting $7,500 each from the cause. BION has support this tournament for many years and is always happy to see the support for SEAL TEAM families and with families struggling to make ends meet when major medical hits.
BION, inc. is pleased to have been named a finalist in the 2024 Moxie Award, said Edward Devlin, HR Director, BION “I want to congratulate our team for enabling us to be recognized among the boldest and most innovative organizations in the D.C. metro community,” Devlin said. Finalists were recently announced by Katie Jordan, the 2024 Moxie Award Chair.“The Moxie Award program recognizes organizations that have set themselves above the rest through their innovation, growth and community service,” said Moxie Award Chair
BION and Loveless Porter Architects want to thank you for being a part of our 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting CASA. We could not have asked for a better April day as the weather cooperated and over 100 players took to Westfields Golf Club for a great day of golf benefiting such a wonderful cause. We were able to raise more than $100,000, which far surpassed our original goal. This would not have been possible without the generosity of company sponsors and
BION received the Vista Award for “Best Healthcare Renovation Project 2023” at the PDC ASHE Conference in San Diego. Only two Vista Awards are awarded each year (new construction and renovation). Project nominations are received and reviewed nationally. BION won the awarded for the OR Renovation Project. As described by Phil Antypas, HITT Contracting Project Manager, “The Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Tower OR Renovation modernized the existing 40,000-sf ground floor surgery center. The renovated 30-operating room (OR) suite supports Inova’s mission
The BION Safety Team attend a full day of training on Reasonable Suspicion in the workplace. With so many changes federally and with each individual state defining “impairment” somewhat differently it was very important for the team to gain clarity and confirm best practices moving forward. There are 5 essential elements of Reasonable Suspicion. Observation-Personally witnessing unusual/uncharacteristic behaviors Confirmation-Appearance, Speech, Odor or Behavior are consistent with signs of impairment. Documentation-Specifically and clearly state in writing the observations. The language you use in the
On Tuesday March 19th BION inc. was able to attend a Career Fair at Yorktown HS in Arlington County, Va. This event gave the students and employers the opportunity to meet one another, establish professional relationships, and discuss potential jobs and or internship opportunities. Companies from all walks of life were in attendance including Police, Military, Non-Profits, Healthcare and the Arts. This diverse group kept all of the tables very busy sharing what their businesses do and the opportunities that
BION was very thankful to Hensley Phelps for putting together an outstanding roundtable with other Mechanical, Construction and Safety Professionals in the region. BION’s Safety Manager and HR Director were able to confirm what an amazing job BION is doing in the field and were able to take away additional opportunities to keep our employees safe moving forward. BION looks forward to future opportunities. Topics discussed included. Safe Projects What does a safe project look like? Housekeeping Clean Paths Job Orientation that makes sense Uniformity (All BION
As with most projects that we do this one has several challenges No access to bring materials to roof Strict time frame when unit could be down Having to put the unit back in service. Imagine replacing the major components of the unit, piece by piece but you can only turn off the unit Friday evening and it must be back on Saturday evening by 6pm! For the crew that completed this refurbishment, they don’t have to imagine it, they DID IT!They replaced the chilled
