Each year, 蘑菇Av challenges our youngest artists to share their interpretations of our Safety Culture for the annual Safety Calendar. The participants are all children or relatives of our associates. Out of a total 25 entries, we ended up with 13 winners and one cool calendar. We鈥檇 like to kick...
By Tiffany Oldham Hi. My name is Tiffany, and I am a Christmas movie addict. I don鈥檛 know what it is about those cheesy Christmas movies but they get me every time. I just can鈥檛 wait to see the new list of Christmas movies coming to Netflix every year. With all...
鈥淚鈥檓 pretty sure I have creative Attention Deficit Disorder because I want to do it all.鈥� These are the words of Marketing Proposal Specialist Beth Martens, and while those who know her work would never call it a 鈥渄isorder鈥�, we think she just might be able to do it all. Creativity is...
蘑菇Av Brings Single-Source Advantage to University of Kansas Health System 鈥淪uccess favors the prepared.鈥� This famous philosophy from biologist Louis Pasteur is the reason 蘑菇Av has all trades, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technologies, working to create single-source solutions for The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). 蘑菇Av鈥檚...
When every associate - from executives, to foremen, to project managers and field personnel 鈥� consistently dedicate themselves to the company鈥檚 safety culture every day, it gets noticed. Innovation and associate buy-in are just two of the reasons 蘑菇Av was recently awarded the highly competitive Safety Excellence Award from the...
This is the time of year some people might question their decision to live in Las Vegas, NV. 鈥淲hen I got up this morning at 5 a.m. for a walk, it was already 96 degrees,鈥� 蘑菇Av Office Manager Catalina (Cat) De Leon told us at the time of this interview...
Due to COVID-19, 蘑菇Av was not able to have our typical summer intern program, but we are excited to introduce you to the following students who have joined our Lenexa and Las Vegas offices for the summer. Here鈥檚 a little bit about who鈥檚 getting some hands-on experience at P1 this...
You don鈥檛 have to be a an 蘑菇Av expert to guess that increasing your building鈥檚 intake of fresh outside air is beneficial during a pandemic like COVID-19. 蘑菇Av values safety above all, and in order to follow CDC interim guidelines, has increased outside air (OA) rates during the pandemic at...
With warm weather on the doorstep, attention is turning toward that time-honored tradition of the summer vacation. We plan, save money, look forward to new scenery and time with our family, and just plain relaxing. But with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted the entire globe, many are opting not...
There鈥檚 just something about electrical things that appeals to 蘑菇Av Electrical Preventative Maintenance Manager Jeff Gardner. Jeff says he originally became an electrician because enjoys working with his hands. He finds great satisfaction in doing something tangible, so it is no surprise he also spends his leisure time in an...
Celebrating Earth Day鈥檚 50th Anniversary In the midst of social distancing and staying at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, it鈥檚 more important than ever to do our part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. In June of 2018, P1 Connection brought you a story about the recycling efforts of P1...
We are so inspired by our heroes in the field: The 蘑菇Av personnel getting out there at a dangerous time, continuing to do their jobs so our customers can keep doing theirs, and our Safety team, keeping them safe while they do it. While our office associates are supporting from...
Not so long ago, Heather Richards-St. Clair headed off to the University of Central Missouri (UCM) with the dream of becoming a reporter and traveling the world. But when graduation came on the heels of a huge economic recession, she found herself following a different path. Armed with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree...
Even though we continue to provide our regular services during regular business hours, 蘑菇Av has temporarily closed offices for those personnel not deemed 鈥渆ssential鈥� in compliance with government and state COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Some of us have jobs that allow us to work remotely with very little change to our...
What happens when fabrication, project managers, VDC, manpower, and field experts in multiple trades get together on a committee? We do things better. 鈥淗ow can we improve what we do and how we do it?鈥� This is the question at the heart of the Productivity Committee, created with communicating new ideas...
You may not realize how much of what you learn, and the daily resources you use as a 蘑菇Av associate come from Vanessa Taylor, IT Special Projects. Most of us have touched base with Vanessa at some point with an IT issue or task, and solving our various conundrums is...
Last year marked the inaugural 蘑菇Av Safety Calendar made purely from art by kids related to our associates. And the calendar is back for 2020! Children ages K-8th belonging, or related, to P1 associates, entered their 8.5 x 11 hand-drawn artwork reflecting the theme 鈥渨hat does worker safety mean to...
Motivation and a 鈥渃an do鈥� attitude have never been a problem for Rachel Toney. And that is exactly what she summoned to make an unorthodox career move, creating a better life for her and her family. Even as a teenager she had a strong drive for success. Dually enrolled in both...
Maybe it鈥檚 the yellow car, the high heeled tennis shoes, or the cat ear headphones, but whatever it is, you can tell right away that Marketing Manager Victoria Hoffman has a flair for the dramatic. But it didn鈥檛 start out that way. As a child, she was painfully shy. In her...
Most people are familiar with 蘑菇Av鈥檚 distinctive position as a single-source provider, and the recently added Controls department brings yet another advantage to owners and customers. The Controls department currently has staff operating out of the Kansas City (Lenexa) and Wichita offices, but supports all of the Kansas City metro,...
