P1 Group is always looking for ways to support the communities in which we live and work, and the bi-annual Corporate Sponsorship competition allows us to do it for the charities nearest and dearest to our associates鈥� hearts. Congratulations to Scheduler/Dispatcher Marvin Reese (pictured above, left) from our Lawrence office and Building...
May 1 is National Skilled Trades Day, so what better time to celebrate our own men and women in the trades. Labor Shortage There鈥檚 a lot of information out there regarding the serious shortage of skilled laborers. Between Baby Boomers retiring and far fewer young people pursuing skilled labor careers, the...
Every year, P1 Group hosts a March Madness bracket challenge designed to build a bit of competitive fun around the office and support great causes that are meaningful to our associates. The winner of the bracket challenge receives half of the entry proceeds, and P1 Group matches the other half to make...
What you don鈥檛 usually see when you visit a hospital are the massive mechanical systems behind the scenes that keep the environment precisely regulated, operations running smoothly, and patients and personnel safe. In 2017, P1 Group was selected by General Contractor McCownGordon Construction for the mechanical scope of the two-part Children鈥檚...
P1 Group is in full-swing with its 100-year celebration, and Senior Estimator Joe Camren has been around for more than half of it. One of P1 Group鈥檚 longest-tenured employees, Joe started as a plumber apprentice in the field in 1966 (with founding company A.D. Jacobson) and is still going strong as...
You can鈥檛 go to Vegas without an extensive array of specialty restaurants and bars at every turn and P1 Group鈥檚 Las Vegas office is a major player in their construction and remodel. You already knew Team Las Vegas is a major provider of hospitality construction in the Las Vegas area. But in addition...
On February 28 at Maceli鈥檚 in Lawrence, Kan., the Lawrence Memorial Hospital (LMH) Health Foundation bestowed one of their highest awards upon P1 Group. Annually, LMH selects a few individuals or businesses to receive the award. Six awards were given this year. According to Earl Reineman, Major Gifts & Planned Giving...
The P1 Group Lawrence office is a big part of our history and our future. But the office space at the 220,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility was due for an upgrade. When P1 Group鈥檚 Lawrence office relocated to the current building 13 years ago, it was spacious, but in need of...
P1 Group鈥檚 Kindred Biosciences Production Expansion project was born from customer relationship building and a solid example of P1 teamwork across many trades and services. KindredBio, a pet biopharmaceutical company based in San Francisco, took over an older pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elmwood, KS, and will soon manufacture drugs there for...
Building Technologies Foreman Mike Griffith recently earned the Building Industry Consulting Service International Registered Communications Distribution Designer (BICSI RCDD) certification, adding even more technical expertise to P1 Group鈥檚 robust Technologies division.
In celebration of our 100-year anniversary, we've been going through the family albums (so to speak). P1 Group鈥檚 founding company, A.D. Jacobson, began in 1919 and survived a lot during times of war, peace and even disaster. We found some of their remarkable stories in a promotional brochure published in 1954. In...
In the world of gamers, there are many who prefer to play board games, with thousands gathering at tabletop game conventions where they can meet game creators and play role, strategy or card games (to name a few) and watch live demonstrations. P1 Accounting Clerk Julie Metzler has been demonstrating games...
Pictured, above: Army Staff Sergeant Jared Stacey and family; the Stacey family sees their new home for the first time. Building Homes for Heroes is a national organization that recognizes those who serve in the United States Armed Forces by supporting the needs of severely wounded or disabled soldiers and their families. The...
Safety has never been more colorful thanks to the first annual P1 Group Safety Calendar, a new idea this year from our Safety Department. In August, Safety Coordinator Cheri Totta put out the call for artwork from the youngest members of our P1 family. Children ages K-8 belonging to, or related...
Making sure conditions are safe for the 900+ people working at P1 Group jobsites on any given day is a huge task, but in a company where safety is the highest priority, no one takes shortcuts. Like any organization of this type, P1 Group is required by the Occupational Safety and...
While technically billed as a 鈥渟upport鈥� department, there鈥檚 a lot more to P1 Group鈥檚 small-but-mighty five-person IT Department than meets the eye. In today鈥檚 digital age, the company simply would not survive without the dedication, strategy, proactive solutions and expertise of our 鈥渇antastic five.鈥� Between headquarters, the field and additional P1...
P1 Group is gearing up to celebrate 100 years and we鈥檝e added one more item to the list: our special anniversary 鈥�100鈥� mark. Expect to see it on just about everything throughout 2019. The goal for the mark was something clean and classic that could be used at many sizes on...
As is the case with many visitors to P1 Group鈥檚 fabrication shop in Lawrence, KS, students who recently toured the shop were drawn to the bright blue Aquatherm pipe awaiting delivery to a job site. The students had several questions: 鈥淗ow much faster is it to use this?鈥� 鈥淒oes this pipe...
Steve Cole, Vice President, is on familiar ground at a major project that is underway at Saint Luke鈥檚 South Hospital. He was the Project Manager for the original building on that campus, when AD Jacobson, Inc. built it in 1998. The Saint Luke鈥檚 South Hospital Rehabilitation Addition and Renovation project includes:...
It鈥檚 that time of year, and we asked P1 Group associates to share their favorite fun holiday traditions. We hope their stories help put you in the spirit of the season! Phil Van Hoecke, Pipe Fitter Foreman The Van Hoecke family, including my brothers that are in town, have a standing...
