O’FALLON, Ill. – Southern Illinois Builders Association is honoring three companies that have been members of the organization for a half century.

Premier Fire & Security, Belleville Supply Company Inc. and Red-E-Mix LLC have been members of SIBA since 1976.

Founded in 1974 by Larry Hickey, Paducah, Ky.-headquartered Premier Fire & Security has grown from a dedicated fire sprinkler contractor in Western Kentucky to a provider of comprehensive fire protection, installation solutions and facilities services. Jason Hickey is company president.

Belleville Supply Company Inc. has been providing plumbing, heating and building products since 1938. It remains locally owned and operated and is based in Belleville, Ill.

Red-E-Mix LLC, based in Troy, Ill., has eight plant locations across southwestern Illinois. It provides ready-mix concrete and supplies, telescopic concrete conveyors, super stone slinger trucks, decorative concrete coloring and stamps.

The purpose of the Southern Illinois Builders Association is to advance the construction industry through strengthening its members by enabling them to do collectively what they cannot accomplish on their own.  SIBA offers a full range of services and programs to provide value to its members as the voice of the construction industry in Southern Illinois.