# Merico

> Merico Abatement Contractors, Inc. is a Longview, Texas industrial contractor established in 1985. It provides asbestos and lead abatement, remediation, insulation, scaffolding and painting services to industrial and institutional customers. Part of the BrandSafway family, it combines field services with safety training and long-term digital project records.

- **Founded:** 1985
- **Headquarters:** Longview, United States
- **Products:** Asbestos abatement, Lead paint abatement, Industrial insulation, Turnkey scaffolding, Remediation
- **Notable:** Company-listed Eastman Chemical safety recognition in 1996 and Exxon Safe Contractor Award in 1997., Company-listed National Safety Council Million Work Hour Award in 2002., Company-listed Safety Council of East Texas Fifteen Years With Zero Lost Time Award in 2012.

## Products & services

- **Asbestos abatement** — Specialist asbestos abatement for industrial and institutional facilities.
- **Lead paint abatement** — Lead paint abatement performed by trained personnel.
- **Industrial insulation** — Industrial insulation services, alongside abatement and access work.
- **Turnkey scaffolding** — Scaffolding services for industrial access needs.
- **Remediation** — Remediation and hazardous waste cleanup services.
- **Painting** — Painting services identified on the company homepage.
- **Digital project documentation** — Electronic archiving of job documentation and air-monitoring results; customer closeout documentation includes certifications and daily logs.

## Achievements

- Company-listed Eastman Chemical safety recognition in 1996 and Exxon Safe Contractor Award in 1997.
- Company-listed National Safety Council Million Work Hour Award in 2002.
- Company-listed Safety Council of East Texas Fifteen Years With Zero Lost Time Award in 2012.
- Jeff Shannon reported 21 years without a lost-time accident for Merico in September 2018; historical, self-reported metric.
- Jeff Shannon reported more than seven million work hours without a lost-time injury for the combined Gregg/Merico team in October 2019; not a Merico-only figure.

## Latest updates

- **2019-10** — Jeff Shannon reported over seven million work hours without a lost-time injury for the combined Gregg/Merico Longview team, covering a period beginning in 2013.

## Links

- Website: https://merico.com/

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