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CIANBRO THE FIRST 50 YEARS
CIANBRO GOALS ■ We will eliminate at-risk behavior and achieve zero injuries
SAFETY
points out that each summer during peak construction season, the company takes on anywhere from 500 to 600 extra people to get the work done. “Then they retain maybe 50 out of that bunch — probably 10 percent. Each year, they keep picking out the good ones and over the years, they have developed a good crew.” George Bell, “We’re in the lion’s den manager of with meat drawers on. We are a major support group equipment as well as the fabrifor the company and cation and coateveryone needs someing facility, was thing yesterday.” one of those — George Bell summer hires picked to stay on. That was over 25 years ago. He had been going to the University of Maine in Orono to become an engineer. “I figured I would work another year to get some money and then go back to school.” Instead he stayed and has done a variety of jobs, from working out in the field to
doing estimating work with the engineering crew. He has a colorful description for what he is currently up to: “We’re in the lion’s den with meat drawers on. We are a major support group for the company and everyone needs something yesterday. But I like it. The harder it gets, the better I like it.” George says what sets Cianbro apart from other companies is the people: “If there is a catastrophe or a problem that has to be dealt with, you can find a core of people who will pull together and take care of it.”
Cianbro will be the construction industry “Employer of Choice.” We will: ■ Continue to employ and retain the best people in the construction industry; ■ Develop and nurture our people; ■ Reward our team members for hands-on skills, can-do attitude, team spirit, and results; and, ■ Treat all people with honesty, fairness, dignity, and respect. PEOPLE
We will: ■ Double our revenues, improve our gross margin, and reduce our pre-discretionary overhead ratio; ■ Double our net worth; and, ■ Fund the retirement plan to ensure all team members are rewarded equitably. FINANCIAL
We will: ■ Meet our customers’ standards; ■ Complete each project on-time and within budget; ■ Develop innovative solutions to our customers’ problems and needs; and, ■ Demonstrate every day that we are the “Constructor of Choice.” CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
■ We will focus our business where our team and core competencies can add unique value for our customers. ■ We will develop new business areas that logically extend our existing strengths and geographic reach.
FOCUS AND DIVERSIFICATION
■ We will complete the acquisition of the Founders’ ownership interests and remain 100% employee-owned.
OWNERSHIP
A Cianbro worker straddles a large tank made at the fabrication shop in Pittsfield.