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Ask Josh Bullock CHST, Safety Manager at Gray Construction, what drives him after more than a decade with the integrated design-builder.
His answer: the people — not projects or profits.
“Our purpose at Gray is simple — to make a positive difference in people’s lives and build a better future, while putting safety and quality of life first. Our leaders truly care about everyone in our company, and they’ve shown it in major ways. My life has been personally impacted by that commitment.”
~ Josh Bullock, CHST, Safety Manager at Gray Construction
That people-first mindset doesn’t just shape Gray’s culture but how the organization builds, innovates, and protects everyone who sets foot on their job sites.
Guided By Values, Grounded in Safety
Gray builds for the industrial sector, working across five key markets: data centers, advanced technology, food and beverage, manufacturing, and distribution/commercial.
What sets the Gray apart is how its values show up in every decision. Safety and quality of life always come first, with every partnership built on mutual respect and trust.
Those values have carried the company through times that tested every part of how construction operates — guiding growth, connection, and care for the people who make it all happen
The Challenge: Rethinking Safety In The Era of COVID-19
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Gray faced an urgent question.
How do you keep people safe — not just from jobsite hazards, but from a global health crisis — without compromising quality or connection?
Their traditional orientation process brought hundreds of workers together in rooms. That wasn’t an option anymore. Gray needed a way to onboard large numbers of people remotely — fast, securely, and in full compliance with evolving guidelines.
“Initially, COVID was the driver. We tested a few systems but quickly saw the value of HammerTech to not only fix the problem of orientations but as an all-in-one solution to upgrade our entire safety management platform.”
Gray was already a major user of Procore, its primary construction management software. The team knew that whatever safety system they chose had to integrate seamlessly with Procore to keep operations connected.
The Solution: HammerTech and Procore
Gray chose HammerTech to integrate with Procore to create a connected ecosystem where safety and operations work hand-in-hand.
“Finding a system that worked with Procore was a necessity. The two systems together make us more efficient and provide critical checkpoints in our safety systems.”
Gray achieved a single source of truth for all safety-related data by integrating workflows between the two systems. Worker orientations, inspections, permits, and incident reports now live in one centralized digital environment — fully connected to critical operational project data in Procore.
This integration also improved access control, meaning only approved contractors who have completed HammerTech orientation can enter a jobsite.
The result? Compliance and accountability from day one.
“When systems like Procore and HammerTech talk to each other, it ensures only compliant contractors are entering our projects. That’s powerful.”
The Impact: Reactive To Proactive Site Safety
Before adopting digital platforms, much of Gray’s safety data lived in analog systems — spreadsheets, paper forms, and disconnected files.
Today, that’s changed entirely.
Every inspection, incident, and permit feeds into a shared data ecosystem that enables real-time insights and proactive decision-making.
“If we have good data, we can move from being a reactive industry to a proactive one — preventing more injuries and saving lives.”
Gray’s safety team now tracks critical metrics in both HammerTech and Procore. By connecting inspection and incident data, they can identify patterns and take action before risks escalate.
Features like incident reporting, inspection tracking, and energization permits have been particularly impactful, allowing teams to close the loop between events and improvements.
The result: fewer admin bottlenecks, faster reporting, and stronger alignment between field teams and leadership.
“Most of the feedback from site teams has been positive. The way I always explain it is if you can pull up any app on your phone, you aren’t going to have any trouble using HammerTech.”
A Culture Of Change: From Buy-In Into Belief
For Gray, digital transformation wasn’t just about technology, but culture.
“At this point, it’s not encouragement anymore, it’s a requirement. But the key is helping people understand why. When teams see that good data helps save lives, they buy in.”
Strong top-down support made a difference. Gray’s leadership didn’t just approve the tools. They championed them as essential to living out the company’s first core value: put safety and quality of life first.
That clarity has helped create consistency across every project and region, empowering teams to embrace new tools with confidence.
The Next Chapter: Innovation With Intention
For Josh and his team, technology is an extension of human care, never a substitute.
“We’re always striving to stay at the front of the pack with technological innovation. The difference in winning a project today could come down to how well you use the tech available to you.”
As Gray looks to the future, the company sees AI as the next frontier to help safety teams anticipate risks and make data-driven decisions even faster.
“Finding the right tools will be a challenge, but we’re ready for it.”
Safety Isn’t A System — It’s A Promise
For all the innovation, integrations, and insights, Gray’s story always circles back to one thing: people.
Every digital transformation, every process improvement, every permit and inspection — it’s all about ensuring that everyone on site goes home safely at the end of the day.
“I have no doubt that our team always does the right thing when it comes to safety and ensuring our people make it home to their families.”
In that sense, the HammerTech and Procore integration doesn’t just make Gray’s safety systems smarter, but more human.
Because for Gray, safety isn’t a checkbox.
It’s a promise.
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