GBC March Newsletter

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PAGE 4 | GBC LAUNCHES CULTURE INDEX

PAGE 3 | GBC CELEBRATES 60 YEARS!

PAGE 5-7 | ZOOMER NEWS

PAGE 8 | LANDFILL UPDATES

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

Happy Birthday!

Jerry Craig - 1/5 Angelo Bartis - 1/8 Mark Turner - 1/6 Joel Beatty - 1/10 Stephanie Baker - 1/16 William Hendrick - 1/8 David Morris -1/25 Agustin Hernandez Rojas - 1/20 Gerardo Adame Saenz - 1/1 James Austin -1/11 Andrew Beeney 1/7 Conor Heilingoetter 1/10 Aaron Williams 1/22 Nicolas Gomez 1/22 Jorge Miguel Pena Flores 1/30 Zachary Probst 1/29

Darcy Causby - 2/12 Timothy Jenkins - 2/17 R. Kim Womack - 2/24 Beth Clay - 2/4 Wayne Washington -2/10 David Honeycutt - 2/1 LaJuanda Pritchard - 2/4 Michelle Cooke - 2/10 James McRae - 2/11 Darren Osborne - 2/5 Mason Kurkendall 2/9 Jordan Cupit - 2/3 Colton McAndrew- 2/15 Jarrett Donaldson - 2/5 Mason Glessner - 2/14 Jimmy Wallace - 3/24

Samuel Sopher - 3/4 Joseph Brenkus - 3/30 Andrew Burris - 3/27 Scott Teeter - 3/21 Jon Allen -3/27 Timothy Lattimore II - 3/19

ANNIVERSARIES

Thank you!

Joel Beatty - 2 years Joseph Brenkus - 17 years John Brown - 7 years Matthew Burgess - 1 year John Canup - 26 years Jason Donaldson - 2 years Timothy Epley - 9 years Nicolas Gomez - 1 year James Harris - 1 year

Jeffrey Honeycutt - 8 years Grant Kiser - 2 years John Lovetro - 1 year Adam Morrison - 1 year Them Puih - 2 years Fletcher Samuels - 1 year Mark Turner - 31 years Wayne Washington - 4 years Kimberly Whitby - 9 years

For 60 years Griffin Brothers Companies has been a staple in the Charlotte community. What started with Griffin Bros Tire Sales has developed into a company with many different facets that impacts and serves the Charlotte Metro area and surrounding regions. From providing the wheels to get around, to creating a place to stay and now to enhancing how you live, GBC has been focused on providing the best services for our clients for 60 years and will continue to do so for generations to come. We want to thank all of our employees over the years who have made this possible, it is through your hard work and loyalty to our brand that has brought us to where we are today! See below a list of some of our most tenured employees.

Griffin Brothers Companies is committed to all our team members. It has been a challenging year with Covid-19 and we all hope we are turning the page in that chapter of our journey. There are exciting growth initiatives in 2021 for the landfills, ZoomUp operations, and property developments. With these expansion plans and in conjunction with celebrating our 60 years in business, we have made an investment in our people and our culture…the Culture Index.

The Culture Index is a tool we are using to help better understand organizational culture, training needs and how individuals prefer to be led and communicated with. Leadership and all team members are active participants in this investment.

Effective company culture is more than happy hours, team lunches, retreats, and parties. Understanding the unique needs of each employee in our organization will: ·Motivate each of us in highly individualized ways to achieve peak performance, ·Allow each of us to flourish by leveraging our strengths; and, ·Develop high performing teams working for a common goal.

Expected Impact on the Organization: ·Leadership Development ·Managing, Coaching & Conflict Resolution ·Team Design & Strategy ·Retaining “A” Players ·Attracting Top Talent ·Succession Planning ·High Performing Teams Achieving Business & Personal Goals All team members should have received an email requesting your participation in the Culture Index Survey.

If you have not completed or have not received please contact your manager or Joe Brenkus (joe@griffinbros.com), immediately. This is the first step in our assessment phase. Once we gather this initial information we will be sharing individual and team results and discussing next steps. Thank you all for your participation and commitment to your individual and team members' development and success!

ZOOMER UPDATES EASE PLUMBING & SASSER RESTORATION SUPPORT IN THE TEXAS FREEZE. Ease Plumbing and Air and Sasser Restoration, two of our ZoomUp & Consulting Services businesses, dropped everything to support the people of Texas. After the winter storm came through and devastated many homes and businesses, these teams took it upon themselves to go and resolve emergency plumbing problems, clean up flood damage, restore water and help wherever they could. We are proud to partner with Sasser Restoration and Ease Plumbing and Air!

ZOOMER UPDATES Planting Seeds of Hope.

Amidst the pandemic, many homeless shelters were forced to cease operations or operate at a limited capacity due to health and safety concerns. Homelessness — and in particular, unsheltered homelessness and encampments (also known as Tent City), had become a serious crisis in the Charlotte area. Southern Cut took an opportunity to give back to our Queen City by giving out warm breakfasts and blankets one rainy winter morning. This is a great demonstration of leading through action and serving our community around us.

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ZOOMER UPDATES JJ Sibley is Viva's New Market Leader Congratulations are in order! JJ Sibley, Market Leader at Viva Electric, recently earned his Electrical Contractor’s License. This huge success is credited to JJ’s months of preparation, long hours and unwavering dedication to his trade and lighting up the lives of those around him. Please join us in congratulating JJ and read more about this major accomplishment. Click Here>>

Viva recently celebrated having over 300 5-star Google reviews! See what some of Viva's clients had to say about their experience Click Here>>

MRF & LANDFILL UPDATES

MRF NEWS The Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at the North Meck Landfill in Huntersville is almost complete. The recycling equipment has been completely assembled and the construction team is finalizing electrical, paint, and concrete. The MRF will divert 70-80% of incoming trash from being buried in the landfill, which helps the environment and extends the life of the site. The facility will be managed by Jay Donaldson, and we hope to be operational in 30 days.

ROYAL BLISS RAISES THE BAR

With the optimism of better weather and loosening restrictions, Royal Bliss Brewing Co. is looking forward to a bright upcoming season. So bright, that some extra coverage is needed.

Completed last month, this new high-tech pergola will provide shade and coverage when the sun is too hot or it starts to rain. The system automatically detects light and moisture, rotating the huge louvers to maximize the usage of a beautiful space with a view. This will surely be a favorite place to hang and enjoy the wide range of craft beverages including their own beers, cider, and seltzer, along with a curated list of wines, kombucha, and a drool-worthy food menu.

If you haven't visited yet, check out www.royalblissbrewing.com to learn more about this young and exciting brewery.

GBC WELCOMES NEW FACES!

Jordan Bolch

Alyssa Brown

Digital Content

First Impression

Specialist

Ambassador

Morgan Smith First Impression Ambassador

Pete Buch Handy Man Services

Millie Ortiz Accountant

As our Zoomers continue to grow rapidly, our shared service team has expanded its marketing, customer service and accounting teams! We have also brought on Pete Buch for HandyMan Services to better serve our clients within the home service brands.

We’re excited to bring new faces and fresh perspectives to continue giving our clients the best experience possible!

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