On May 7, 2022, 160 golfers and a crew of volunteers assembled at the Shamrock Hills Golf Course for the Annual Charity Golf Tournament FORE Safety. As usual, this year鈥檚 tournament provided an opportunity for a whole lot of fun all while raising money for a good cause. This year鈥檚 proceeds...
Finding and retaining talented employees is an ongoing challenge for any organization, especially in this current precarious job market. The need to grow a talent base has become even more necessary, and the P1 internship program is helping address some of these needs for the immediate future and beyond. In 2021,...
P1鈥檚 pipe fabrication often includes the production of polypropylene pipe, an alternative - in some applications - to traditional pipe material. Aquatherm is economical, faster to install, and corrosion free. P1 has forged a strong relationship with Aquatherm, a supplier of polypropylene pipe. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had conversations about P1鈥檚 capacity to fabricate...
When it comes to customer service, serving our internal customers is just as important as serving the external ones, and there are critical support groups within P1 without whom our associates couldn鈥檛 serve their external customers. One of those critical groups is our P1 Project Coordinators (PCs). A PC supports multiple...
Remember the artistic cows that used to pop up all over Kansas City? Well there鈥檚 a new installation in town - the 鈥淧arade of Hearts鈥�. You may have seen some of the fiberglass hearts on the news or around town. The Parade of Hearts is a public art installation that celebrates...
You might say the 鈥渓uck of the Irish鈥� was with P1 Group when Senior Project Manager Zach Kittle came on board. A 2005 graduate of the Construction Science program at K-State, Zach joined P1 for what he thought was just a temporary job while he looked for work with a general...
It鈥檚 no surprise Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) Sheet Metal Specialist James Daugherty built a better way to enjoy cold beverages. His skill for building things and curiosity about how things work not only led him down an entrepreneurial path, it also helped him find his career at P1. When a...
The words 鈥渞aw wastewater鈥� might make you cringe, but the P1 crew working on the project at the Atherton WWTP were ready to take the plunge. When challenges arose, quick thinking on the team's part not only kept their feet (mostly) dry, but also resulted in a successful pump discharge valve...
In just the past few years, P1 Fabrication has come a long way. From increases in volume and manpower hours to the sheer size and complexity of the project we now fabricate, the increase of time and labor has been significant. It鈥檚 a good place to be, but in order to...
When we build and maintain the mechanics of a building, we don鈥檛 always get to hear the stories of how that facility impacts quality of life for the people who use it, benefit from it, or work in it. This is not so in the case of the Children鈥檚 Mercy Hospital...
There鈥檚 a First Time for Everything Such was the case in a major modular fabrication project P1 Group took on in partnership with Modular Design +. The project was for the The Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Restorative Care Village, and consisted of the multi-trade modular fabrication...
It鈥檚 not only beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but also sound a lot like Christmas. Holiday tunes are being played everywhere you turn. And whether you like the fun bouncy tunes that get you motivated to wrap gifts or bake goodies, the carols that connect to your spiritual side,...
P1 Group is among a Select Group of Companies Partnering on a Program to Help Ft. Riley Army Soldiers Benefit from a Data Science Platform that Guides Military-Civilian Employment Transition Critical Resources Active-duty service members at Fort Riley, KS, one of the largest U.S. military installations, will receive data-guided recommendations for...
The trend of keeping backyard chickens has been on the rise over the past few years, and VDC Specialist Nate Littlejohn has recently joined the ranks of back yard poultry farmers. Having fresh eggs available is one of the obvious reasons people are drawn to raising chickens, but Nate says his...
Understanding Building Technologies P1 Group's Building Technologies (BT) division may focus on a specific need, such as a sound system for a school or security system for a manufacturing facility. But it can also cover a much greater expanse, such as Low Voltage systems for an entire campus. The following projects...
P1 Building Technologies Division Sees Expansive Future 鈥淥ur job is to always know where the technology is going 鈥� and make sure we鈥檙e ready for the opportunities.鈥� Led by Operations Manager Danny Farnan, the Building Technologies division at P1 Group is growing, and they see a bright future for the low...
P1 Charity Golf Tournament organizer and P1 Vice President Dave Beebe will tell you every time: 鈥淚t鈥檚 about the cause.鈥� Golfers and volunteers alike came back together for the annual P1 Charity Golf Tournament event in September, 2021, golfing for a great cause. In past years, proceeds from this event have...
鈥淚 think of us as a creative agency for P1 associates.鈥� Marketing + Communications Manager Victoria Hoffman understands that serving P1鈥檚 internal customers is the way in which Marketing serves the company. 鈥淲e have an open door to discuss whatever they need, might need, or don鈥檛 even know they need,鈥� Victoria...
P1 Group has typically acquired business based on the merit of the work performed and considering we have been going strong for 102 years, the system seems to be working. But ultimately, it鈥檚 very competitive out there, and a good relationship can tip the scales in one鈥檚 favor. That鈥檚 where Business...
Partnering to Create Successful Solutions From office to operating room, a medical center has to operate smoothly. When a comprehensive care facility like the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in California is ready to take the next steps toward providing world-class patient care, a new infrastructure may...
