P1 Connection July 2023

JULY IS NATIONAL VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION MONTH

To help protect your vehicle, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with the National Insurance Crime Bureau to provide information about vehicle security. Review these statistics on vehicle theft in the United States and NHTSA’s tips on keeping your vehicle safe.

VEHICLE THEFT FACTS

• More than 1,000,000 motor vehicles were stolen in 2022, with more than 250,000 reported to law enforcement during the fourth quarter alone. This is a 25% increase in vehicle theft totals over the past few years.

• Historically, passenger cars made up about 74% of all stolen motor vehicles.

• A motor vehicle is stolen every 32 seconds in the United States.

• In 2022, thieves stole more than $8 billion in motor vehicle value.

These are the top 10 states by theft rate according to 2021 statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

PREVENTING VEHICLE THEFT

• Park in well-lit areas.

• Close and lock all windows and doors when you park and hide valuables out of sight, such as in the glove box or trunk.

• Do not leave your keys in your vehicle and do not leave the area while your vehicle is running.

Information courtesy of P1 Construction Fleet

Expanding to the East: Project Profile on Nestle Purina Project Conan

St. Joseph, MO, has a rich history steeped in manufacturing that includes companies such as Nestlé Purina Petcare, one of the leading manufacturers of pet food in the world.

P1 Project Managers Shawn Conz, Jason White, and Cris Ray have been working in the electrical trade in St. Joseph for the duration of their careers. The three joined P1 when the company expanded into St. Joseph in 2014, and Nestle came on board as a customer as well.

The St. Joseph team has developed a good working relationship with Nestle over the years.

“Nestle appreciates the quality of work P1 does for them, so they typically ask us to bid upcoming projects,” Shawn said.

Included in those plants is one in Mechanicsburg, PA, where the P1 team is currently working.

“There is a 30 percent shortage of dog food in the US, which is why Nestle is putting significant investment toward increasing production nationwide,” Shawn said.

Shawn and Jason submitted the bid in August and were awarded the work for the Pennsylvania plant in October.

Shawn emphasizes how critical the field staff has been in creating the relationship with Nestle.

“When we received the contract, Nestle was very adamant that Foreman Mike Meyers be involved with the project,” Shawn said. “That speaks volumes about the kind of work Mike does. We are fortunate to have him as part of the team.”

-Shawn

In recent years, Nestle developed Project Conan - upgrading the capacity of several plants across the country – to address a nationwide pet food shortage.

Shawn says by the time P1 got the contracts in place, they were able to get the crew on site fairly quickly in November.

“We hired 25 people out of the local union in PA, but we have six foremen from IBEW Local 545 and LU 226 to handle the supervision and run the crew,” he said.

"There is a 30 percent shortage of dog food in the US, which is why Nestle is putting significant investment toward increasing production nationwide."

Conz, Project Manager

The project consists of upgrading an entire area of the plant by adding extrusion, drying, and wet blend equipment to increase production.

Shawn said supply chain continues to be an issue, but especially for the specialty materials needed on this expansion.

“This project required food-grade stainless steel wire mesh baskets, tray cables, and associated materials, which have been tough to procure. Lead times were horrible so we had to do a lot of juggling to get materials on site to get started and keep the project moving,” Shawn explained.

Because of P1’s single source capabilities, Nestle wanted P1 to do the entire project. Since all the pieces coincide closely, it would generate a more cohesive on-site execution.

For P1, this means handling all the electrical, with the sheet metal crew doing the stainless steel food grade welding, and the industrial systems integration controls division helping with controls I/O (input/ output) checkout and start-up.

In addition, all sheet metal fabrication was done on site at the Nestle plant in Pennsylvania.

Shawn says the bulk of the project is complete, and the team plans to wrap things up by the end of August, utilizing just P1’s St. Joseph crew.

It’s no doubt the long-standing relationship between P1 and Nestle has generated opportunities, and the team looks forward to more on the way thanks to the consistent quality of work delivered by P1. 

QUICK FACTS

Contract amount: $12,685,000

20,000 wire terminations

15 miles of cable

20,000 feet stainless wire baskets

New Opportunity! Nestle wants to hire the P1 Construction Industrial Controls System Integration team to do more work beyond this project.

 CREW OF THE WEEK

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One of the P1 crews at Nestle was acknowledged as the “Safest Crew of the Week”. Pictured, from left:

Ryan Do, Rodger Bricker, Angel Gonzalez, Isaiah Millar, Nick Weber

WELCOME

P1 Service Interns

MAURICIO CUBERO (top, right)

Mechanical Service Project Intern/Lenexa

University of Kansas – BS in Engineering Physics with Electromechanical Control Systems Concentration

Mauricio is working under the mentorship of Projects Operations Manager Clinton Gechter.

BRYCE ZAVADIL (middle, right)

Electrical Service Project Intern/Lenexa

Kansas State University – BS in Mechanical Engineering

Bryce is working under the mentorship of Electrical Service Division Manager Chris Carr.

TREYSON TRUE (left)

Mechanical Service Project Intern/Topeka

University of Kansas – BS in Mechanical Engineering

Treyson is working under the mentorship of Service Project Sales Manager Will Jones.

ZACHARY WAGNER (bottom, right)

Mechanical Service Project Intern/Wichita

Kansas State University – MS in Mechanical Engineering and MBA

Zachary is working under the mentorship of General Manager Andy Dunbar.

NEW FACES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please join us in welcoming our newest P1 associates.

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Jessica Michael Service Billing Specialist Lenexa

JULY BIRTHDAYS

1 DEREK KING

RAMSES LOPEZ-OLIVARES

CHRIS MYERS

2 TYLER JORDAN

JORDAN READY

LUCA TERAMANA

PATTY WELCH

CHRISTOPHER YOUNG

CONNER CREEKMORE

CASEY DRINKARD 3 JOHN COULTER

BRYCE MCCLURG

CHAD OLBERDING

BIRTHDAYS + ANNIVERSARIES

Office and field associate birthdays and work anniversaries

TAYLOR LEAVITT

TIMOTHY LYNCH DON DUNBAR

MICHAEL WOODS

SCOTT 9

WORK ANNIVERSARIES

KIAN DOLLINS

17 TODD BRISBOIS

SHAWN GLOSSER

ELIJAH MCCRAY

ZACHARY SLAVEN

TAYLOR CLARE

JAKE JOHNSON

HAROLD LEWIS

ALFREDO VASQUEZ

JOE TAYLOR

18 KEVIN NORRIS

CHRIS LENTZ

JEFF RIGGS

19 THOMAS BRIDGES

DEREK CAMPBELL

DAVID MASSEY

DENNIS NOURSE

CASEY SHEAFER

BILL SLAVIN

MATT MACE

MANSFIELD TITTLE

TANNER ALLEN

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MARIO VITALE

TYLER PHELPS

ANDREW SEIBERT

NATHAN RUHL

JORGE MENA

TONY MONTGOMERY

JAKOB TECH

JON BUTTERWORTH

MIKE KUNZ

CHRISTIAN SMOOT

26 MICHAEL COLLINS

ALEX PANNELL

DAVID HAYES

JIMMY PERLIK

27 OCTAVIO GINER

GARY KLUENDER

DERREK ROBERTS

28

TROY HOFFMAN

JAMIE PENRY

TEDD DALKE

20

LEDOUX

JEREMY MILLER

RICHARD MORRIS

MARQUES NISELY

JAMES RAY 21

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30

BOBBY STEVENS ANDY PHIMVONGSA

RALSTON

BOND

MIKE FLORES

STEVE SMITH

MIKE STEGMAN TED SUPPLEE

ZACH NELSON

31

ALEXANDER

JOSE FERNANDEZ

DYLAN FILLINGER

SUSAN GIBLER

AARON KELLEY

JOSH QUEEN

5 YEARS: VERNON BROOKS, ERIC CARRILLO, DUSTIN CASTO, MARK SMELSER, MATTHEW SUMMERS, TROY STEWART, JAMES SEIBERT

10 YEARS: BRAD DAVIS, MANUIA SAVEA, LOWELL SHORT

15 YEARS: TOM KEATING, JOHN LUNDIEN, MATT WILMORE

30 YEARS: ROB DOWNING | 35 YEARS: KERRY REDER

 A Welder is Born!

Congratulations to Angelina Chavez-Walter, granddaughter of P1 Electrical Foreman Bryan Walter. Angelina placed at a welding competition, earning her a scholarship. She will attend Iron Eagle Welding Academy in Stockton, MO.

HAPPENINGS

 Jacob Lee Takes First Place in UA District

4 Competition

P1 Service Manager Adam Collier recently attended the UA District 4 Competition to support four-year apprentice Jacob Lee. Jacob took home first place in the competition - as the only four-year apprentice competing among five-year apprentices and newly turned out journeymen.

Adam says Jacob demonstrated impeccable poise and focus at the event, excelling at all the challenges.

“I was constantly greeted with comments about how calm and courteous Jacob was during the entire event. He absolutely represented Local 533 at the UA District 4 Competition and P1 Service with excellence,” Adam said.

 Day 1 included: four hours of written testing, and a four-hour timed project for an electrical system design and operation with a simultaneous refrigeration brazing and soldering project.

Adam says the Business Agents and Training Coordinators noted Jacob was only one of two apprentices to complete the electrical system project, and his was the only wiring project that worked.

“Jacob was also the only apprentice to complete the refrigeration brazing project and receive high marks,” Adam noted.

 Day 2 included: seven different service labs, including pump alignment; walk-in cooler; RTU troubleshooting; and boiler lab.

"From my perspective, Jacob performed each lab extremely well, especially the pump alignment, which was very challenging," Adam said.

Recognition goes to Jacob as well as our own P1 Service Manager Sean Marconette, who provided training for Dial Indicator Alignment.

With the 1st Place Championship in the District under his belt, Jacob moves on the to the National Competition.

Congratulations to Jacob, and to everyone at P1 who supports and mentors the next generation of talent! 

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Interns Unite!

P1 interns joined McCownGordon Construction interns at P1's off-site construction and fabrication shops in Lawrence, KS. From pipe and plumbing, to electrical, sheet metal, Millwright, and modular/integrated assembly - the group got to see first-hand how P1 is meeting the demands of today's construction projects.

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