MESA, AZ — Kinetics Southwest captured the E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation, announced the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) at its sixth annual Awards of Excellence program, held recently at MCAA’s 113th annual convention at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, FL.

The E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation is given annually to an MCAA member company whose innovation will improve productivity, achieve cost-effectiveness, or otherwise improve the mechanical contracting industry.

The Mesa, AZ, contractor won the award for its innovative program called “The Five S’s.” By adapting a manufacturing philosophy first developed in Japan and then used by American manufacturers, Kinetics Southwest engaged the interest of employees and brought quick results in reducing wasted time spent looking for tools, materials, and information. The Five S’s are sorting, simplifying, sweeping, standardizing, and self-discipline.