DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Driving Success Together

WLF is dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion while celebrating the shared core values of our business and upholding them every day. Over the past fifty years, WLF has solidified itself as a forward-thinking company committed to welcoming hard working, skilled professionals to join us. Today, we continue to work to promote these values within our company and industry maintaining a supportive work culture for everyone.

Our Objectives

 

To promote diversity and inclusion within our workforce

 

To be intentional about partnering and developing relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.

 

To become an industry leader in diversity and inclusion.

Industry Impact & Collaboration

To support a diverse workforce, W.L. French has implemented Senior Leadership and Staff training, developed a diversity team, and partnered with DE&I to collaborate on meaningful ways to continue to make our workplace more inclusive and welcoming. We also partner with the following trades and organizations to advance DE&I initiatives within our company and industry.

Mentorships

W.L. French partners with Building Pathways, a pre-apprenticeship program dedicated to helping underrepresented populations start careers in the trades. W. L. French is an active participant on their employee advisory committee

W.L. French sponsors and is actively involved in the ACE Mentorship program, as part of a team that mentors Boston City high school students in an after school hours program for 18 weeks throughout the school year.

Board Memberships

We serve on the Board of Directors at UCANE, including UCANE’s WBE/MBE/DBE Subcommittee, which promotes local legislation, regulation, and policies that improve the process for WBE/MBE/DBE businesses and improve workforce diversity. 

We serve as a member of the (MBE DBT) committee at the EBC. This group promotes best practices for attracting, retaining, and including diverse groups in the environmental and construction industries.

Partnerships

The W. L. French Senior Leadership team partners with Massachusetts Girls in Trades to help young women from vocational technical high schools throughout Massachusetts find a pathway into the building trades.

We work with educators at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School to expose and teach students who reside in urban communities about the work that we do.

We are always interested in partnering with area programs, schools, and organizations to promote local DEI initiatives and opportunities. Please get in touch if you are interested in partnering with us

6%

Of U.S. construction professionals are Black

9%

Of U.S. construction professionals are women

2%

Of U.S. construction professionals are Asian

30%

Of U.S. construction professionals are Hispanic

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE TEAM

At W. L. French, we partner with a diverse team of suppliers and partners to support UBE businesses.

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We strive to support UBE businesses within the construction industry.
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    Our suppliers / venders
    Including those specializing in:

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    Concrete (Including Precast & Structural)

    Construction Materials

    Contaminated Waste Disposal

    Demolition

    Engineering & Surveying

    Foundation Drilling & Pouring

    Hazardous Water Abatement

    Materials Testing & Inspection

    Reinforcing Steel

    Rigging

    Safety Inspection & Reporting

    Street/Sidewalk Construction & Restoration

    Structural Steel & Miscellaneous Metals

    Traffic Control

    Trucking

    Landscaping

    Paving

    Fencing

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