“ When we ’ re working towards turnkey delivery methods with our clients we want to have sub-contractors , vendors and staff that are working with us repeatedly rather than going out for the lowest bid on every project ”
TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
“ When we ’ re working towards turnkey delivery methods with our clients we want to have sub-contractors , vendors and staff that are working with us repeatedly rather than going out for the lowest bid on every project ”
— Brandon Lark , President , Great Southwestern Construction
T & D Power Skills , and are geared to instruct electric utility line workers with up-to-date , safety-related work practices and technical skills related to the installation , maintenance and removal of transmission and distribution systems . The company ’ s Substation Technician Certification Program is provided through the Northwest Lineman ’ s College ( NLC ) Power Delivery Program , is most commonly used as the curriculum component of apprenticeship leading to journeyman certification , and is ideal for adoption or endorsement by utility company associations and state-wide organisations . A third course focuses on distribution alignment .
“ Despite the fact we ’ ve grown tremendously since the 1980s , we ’ ve tried to maintain a family feeling , we do that through our people first focus ,” says Lark . “ We want our employees to feel as though they ’ re part of a large team , in a family where their interests are looked out for , that they ’ re valued . We do that by ensuring everybody has a voice and understands it ’ s not only a right , but an expectation , that if they have questions they get the support they need . We ’ re committed to helping them improve their skill set to move forward and grow as employees from one day to the next .” Lark believes this approach has helped GSW develop its reputation as a solid organisation to work for . “ The transmission distribution industry is a relatively small one , word is spreading and people are seeking us out .”
TURNKEY SOLUTIONS
GSW ’ s clients are increasingly looking at outsourcing for the kind of specialised expertise unavailable elsewhere or over-committed in-house . “ We must be prepared to deliver turnkey solutions to answer their call ,” pledges Lark .
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