What do you do when your 500-ton capacity silo needs to be modified from a tapered, oval shape to 鈥渢rue round鈥�? It鈥檚 not something most of us will ever face, but it鈥檚 exactly the type of challenge 蘑菇Av Millwrights are highly trained to solve. When Central Plains Cement in Sugar Creek,...
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...
When Chart Industries called upon 蘑菇Av as a trusted ESP (Engineered Systems Partner) to do the LN2 (liquid nitrogen) installation/replacement at Aisin Light Metals, Project Manager Nick Lawless knew there would be challenges. Through the ESP Program, Chart helps 蘑菇Av by bringing regional opportunities to our attention. In turn,...
蘑菇Av was recently featured in The Fabricator magazine for our streamlined processes and innovations in fabrication, particularly our new WM-36 3D pipe cutting system. "Sometimes meetings and proper scheduling can take you only so far in a fabricating operation. As business grows, maintaining that correct balance of flexibility and on-time delivery gets...
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...
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...
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...
Thanks to the leadership of 蘑菇Av Business Development Manager Tim Moore, 蘑菇Av has been doing a lot more entertaining. Tim has been instrumental in organizing events like P1 Fun@4 and fabrication shop tours that allow customers, prospects, and partners a chance to get to know us better. The Fun@4...
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...
One of the most common challenges 蘑菇Av faces on the job is working around unforeseeable conditions, such as weather or busy facilities that can鈥檛 be shut down for construction. In many instances, our field teams have to think quick to come up with rescheduling solutions and demonstrate extreme care working...
Join us in congratulating Lenexa Project Developer J.B. Ashcraft and Las Vegas Foreman Abdon Provencio, winners of our Fall 2019 Corporate Sponsorships. JB earned $500 for the Off the Grid Adventures Intercept Program (OTG). The program is an outdoor, camping/adventure program that reaches out to at risk youth, father/sons, families, veterans,...
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...
The January weather is cold and the Science at Play outdoor exhibit at Science City stands empty most days, but inside, preparations are being made to open two new exhibits, Creative Corner and Let鈥檚 Play. Union Station in Kansas City is a celebrated historical landmark and home of the internationally awarded...
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...
