Issue 18 Volume 2 The Grubb Dispatcher Summer Company News Report WHAT S NEW THIS EDITION: Page 2: Richmond Branch Manager Highlight Paint Shop Production Doug Radcliffe s Photo Project Page 3: Richmond Jobs Lawrenceville Project Update Page 4: Portsmouth Picks Alexandria s Activities Fun Fact from Maintenance Department Employee Picnic Updates Page 5: Winchester Office Updates HArriet GE Project Motley s New Facility Link-Belt 248HSL 200 ton Crawler Crane Grubb is always excited to report about the booming growth of the company. Already this year we have added (8) new Rough Terrain Cranes, (2) 60 ton Hydraulic Truck Cranes, (1) 100 ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, (1) 165 ton All-Terrain Crane, and (1) 150 ton & (1) 200 ton Crawler Cranes. We haven t stopped to rest yet, 15 new cranes are on order and scheduled to be delivered within the next two months. Still coming are several crawlers, all-terrains and hydraulic truck cranes, and more rough terrain cranes. Page 6: Anniversary Dates Safety Corner Written by David Wheeler Link-Belt ATC-3210 210 Ton All-Terrain Crane Grove GMK 5165-2
Employment Anniversaries April - June 2014 The following is a list of employees that have been with the company for five plus years between April and June. April May June Richard Bowers, LCD 17 years Jerry Bailey, Alexandria 15 years Steve Brawley, Richmond 11 years Carolyn Callanan, Portsmouth 12 years Larry Becker, Portsmouth 19 years Jerry Draper, Richmond 7 years Blair Carlton, Richmond 16 years Billy Brown, LCD 24 years Irwin Eggleston, Richmond 13 years Doug Clapsaddle, Alexandria 8 years Ben Bruce, LCD 21 years Chris Hickey, Portsmouth 9 years David Daly, Richmond 19 years Diane Bruch, Portsmouth 14 years Ken Hicks, Portsmouth 8 years Mike Duley, Alexandria 9 years Al Carle IV, Baltimore 14 years Carl Moats Jr., Alexandria 10 years William English, Richmond 13 years Ray Hand, Alexandria 8 years Russell Moody, Richmond 12 years Wade Freeman III, Richmond 10 years William James, Baltimore 15 years Henry Potter, Portsmouth 6 years Ken Gibson, Alexandria 13 years Diane Manning, Richmond 12 years Andy Purdy, Alexandria 14 years Johnny Gunnell, Portsmouth 16 years Kevin Pennington, Richmond 17 years Gary Rugg, Alexandria 14 years Clifton Henning Jr., Ironworker 18 years Andy Hill, Richmond 11 years James Johnson, Richmond 8 years James Leeper, Baltimore 11 years Doug Neely, Richmond 13 years Tom O'Donnell, Alexandria 8 years Clinton Oliver, LCD 5 years William Osterbind, Richmond 6 years John Price, Richmond 10 years Andrea Proffit, Richmond 21 years Don Themer, Alexandria 11 years Jean Walton, Richmond 9 years Don Richards, Alexandria 12 years Ed Walters, Ironworker 22 years SAFETY CORNER Stay cool... Learn the warning signs of heat injuries The two major heat related injuries are heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Symptoms of HEAT EXHAUSTION: Headache Dizziness Weakness Confusion Upset stomach Dark or decreased urine Fainting Pale clammy skin What to do: Act immediately! This may lead to heat stroke. 1. Move victim to cool, shaded area to rest. Lay person on back and elevate legs 6-8 inches. Lay on side if nausea or vomiting. 2. Loosen and remove heavy clothing. 3. Give them cool water to drink (unless nausea or vomiting) 4. Keep victim cool by fanning and spraying with a cool mist of water. 5. Get medical help if victim does not feel better in a few minutes. Symptoms of HEAT STROKE: Dry, pale skin with NO sweating Hot, red skin that looks sunburned Confusion or irritability Seizures Unconsciousness with no response What to do: Act immediately Call 911! This may lead to DEATH.
Branch Manager, Cecil Wilmoth with Assistant Branch Manager, Brad Shinault RICHMOND BRANCH MANAGER HIGHLIGHTS 5120 Jefferson Davis is home to both the W. O. Grubb headquarters and the Richmond Regional Branch. The branch sets itself apart from the others as being the biggest and busiest of all the branches. Over 30 cranes, 50 employees and various other equipment are managed, organized, and dispatched like clockwork on a daily basis. The job of overseeing and orchestrating this assembly of men and machines falls to Branch Manager, Cecil Wilmoth. Cecil has been with Grubb for close to 20 years, working his way up first as a salesman, pioneering the beginning of the E&D crew, and then being promoted to Branch Manager in the spring of 2011. The job does have its unique set of challenges, but fortunately we have a great group of guys and some very exceptional people that are experts at performing their jobs, which makes mine go a little smoother. While interviewing Cecil, he tells me a little more about the exciting parts of managing the branch. Every day presents new obstacles and potential problems pop up that must be managed effectively. There s certainly nothing about the job that gets boring. I work with great people, and couldn t do the job without my friend, Assistant Branch Manager, Brad Shinault. If you ve known Cecil for more than five minutes, you can easily tell that he is a busy man. Even after running into him at the mall at 9 pm on a Friday, he still is glued to his phone taking questions from customers and answering calls from dispatch. Customers come first, and just because I leave at the end of the day doesn t mean that they might not have an important need that has to be met. All of Cecil s and his branch s hard work recently paid off, during the annual Sales Awards Banquet in February where they were awarded the W. O. Grubb Branch of the Year award for 2013. Outside of work Cecil enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife of 24 years, Carolyn, and their two daughters. He also enjoys golfing and being with friends. It s amazing what proper maintenance and a little TLC applied from the skilled hands of Cecil Griffin can do. Believe it or not, this 2001 Grove TMS 760E, 60 ton Hydraulic Truck Crane, has just left the paint shop looking sharp and brand new not showing any signs of being 13 years old! Doug Radcliffe, operator of the Grove 7550, took it upon himself to take photos of his work at the Nextera FPL wind farm in Forrest City, PA. He was kind enough to share the book and several pictures with us. Above are a few of the highlights. 2
Operator Mike Sullivan and Oiler Mike Williams on a GMK 5165. The two were using 197 of main boom and 105 of jib to work on a 237 cell tower. Operator George Pennington and Oiler Kaleb Moore on the GMK6350 at Mount Storm Wind Farm in West Virginia. Lawrenceville Project Update The Lawrenceville, Virginia Power Plant Construction is now into its 7th month. During the project Grubb is providing equipment for Fluor, National Steel Erectors, Mammoet and Patriot Construction. Currently Grubb has 9 crawlers, 11 rough terrain cranes, 24 lines of Goldhofer hydraulic platform trailers, and a host of other support equipment on site. These cranes are just the start of the job with many more scheduled to arrive soon. 3
Henry Potter s job for BAE Shipyard on the USS Wasp. Picture shows Skanska s Sampson floating crane lifting Portsmouth s Link-Belt HTC-8675II to the deck of the ship. Grubb s crane was operated by Patrick McDermott. Alexandria s Felix Barrera on the 300 ton Liebherr assisted by Richard Bowers setting bridge girders off Backlick Road. Also on the job was one of our GMK 7550 s operated by Doug Radcliffe. FUN FACT OF THE DAY Grubb takes pride in its equipment and ensures that every piece is properly maintained. With such care and dedication to our fleet, we couldn t be happier to brag that Portsmouth s rollback unit #5004, a 1988 Mack, has reached 1,000,000 miles. Great work maintenance department. Get excited! Plans for the Grubb Picnic Celebration on October 4th are well underway. The band has been booked, food has been ordered, and fun activities have been scheduled. Invitations will follow soon. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates and the latest news. 4
WINCHESTER S NEW LOCATION Construction on the new Winchester Branch location is well underway. Pictured to the left you can see frames and roofs have been put up, with completion scheduled for later this summer. Special Projects using Goldhofer trailers to haul the world s largest and most efficient turbine. The 420 ton turbine nicknamed HArriet, is the first 9HA Gas Turbine manufactured by GE. The unit traveled from Belfort, France to Greenville, South Carolina for testing. Grubb received the unit from the barge in Millstone Landing, SC and transported it 5 miles to the railcar site where it will finish its journey to Greenville. 5 Riggers Wade Freeman and David Grubb assisting Chris Douglas in the 90 ton Grove and Doug Neely in the 80 ton. The crew was putting a new tractor trailer billboard up for Motleys, new facility in Richmond, VA.