Over the past few years, the St. Joseph office staff and field personnel have worked hard to gain traction in the small community, and it hasn鈥檛 been without challenges. But recently, things have really begun to click. Heather Richards-St. Clair took over as General Manager of the branch in 2018, and...
鈥淲e are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust, and care for each other.鈥� These are the words Project Coordinator Misty McConnell shared with the St. Joe team at the end of 2020, and according to St. Joseph Office General Manager Heather Richards-St....
It鈥檚 nice to see interns back at P1! Team leaders across the company are excited about the crop of talent working with us this summer. Corporate Trainer Sarah Garcia explained the implementation of new additions to the program this year. 鈥淥ur goal is to 鈥榳ow鈥� the interns this summer,鈥� Sarah said....
Paul Smith is retiring after 38 years of service to AD Jacobson and P1 Group. Vice President Paul Smith can recall his very first job at P1 (then AD Jacobson Company) 鈥� right down to the exact day. After nearly 38 years with the company, that鈥檚 pretty impressive. It was the...
As much as I love a good cheesy Christmas movie (as witnessed here), Netflix鈥檚 鈥渞om com鈥� selection is pretty great too, and there鈥檚 no shortage of romantic shenanigans: assistants setting bosses up, kissing booths, absurd plots, and funny best friends. And what goes better with cheese than wine? Here are my...
Each year, P1 Group challenges our youngest artists to share their interpretations of our Safety Culture for the annual Safety Calendar. The participants are all children or relatives of our associates. Out of a total 25 entries, we ended up with 13 winners and one cool calendar. We鈥檇 like to kick...
By Tiffany Oldham Hi. My name is Tiffany, and I am a Christmas movie addict. I don鈥檛 know what it is about those cheesy Christmas movies but they get me every time. I just can鈥檛 wait to see the new list of Christmas movies coming to Netflix every year. With all...
鈥淚鈥檓 pretty sure I have creative Attention Deficit Disorder because I want to do it all.鈥� These are the words of Marketing Proposal Specialist Beth Martens, and while those who know her work would never call it a 鈥渄isorder鈥�, we think she just might be able to do it all. Creativity is...
P1 Group Brings Single-Source Advantage to University of Kansas Health System 鈥淪uccess favors the prepared.鈥� This famous philosophy from biologist Louis Pasteur is the reason P1 Group has all trades, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technologies, working to create single-source solutions for The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). P1 Group鈥檚...
When every associate - from executives, to foremen, to project managers and field personnel 鈥� consistently dedicate themselves to the company鈥檚 safety culture every day, it gets noticed. Innovation and associate buy-in are just two of the reasons P1 Group was recently awarded the highly competitive Safety Excellence Award from the...
This is the time of year some people might question their decision to live in Las Vegas, NV. 鈥淲hen I got up this morning at 5 a.m. for a walk, it was already 96 degrees,鈥� P1 Group Office Manager Catalina (Cat) De Leon told us at the time of this interview...
Due to COVID-19, P1 Group was not able to have our typical summer intern program, but we are excited to introduce you to the following students who have joined our Lenexa and Las Vegas offices for the summer. Here鈥檚 a little bit about who鈥檚 getting some hands-on experience at P1 this...
You don鈥檛 have to be a an HVAC expert to guess that increasing your building鈥檚 intake of fresh outside air is beneficial during a pandemic like COVID-19. P1 Group values safety above all, and in order to follow CDC interim guidelines, has increased outside air (OA) rates during the pandemic at...
With warm weather on the doorstep, attention is turning toward that time-honored tradition of the summer vacation. We plan, save money, look forward to new scenery and time with our family, and just plain relaxing. But with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted the entire globe, many are opting not...
There鈥檚 just something about electrical things that appeals to P1 Group Electrical Preventative Maintenance Manager Jeff Gardner. Jeff says he originally became an electrician because enjoys working with his hands. He finds great satisfaction in doing something tangible, so it is no surprise he also spends his leisure time in an...
Celebrating Earth Day鈥檚 50th Anniversary In the midst of social distancing and staying at home to slow the spread of COVID-19, it鈥檚 more important than ever to do our part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. In June of 2018, P1 Connection brought you a story about the recycling efforts of P1...
We are so inspired by our heroes in the field: The P1 Group personnel getting out there at a dangerous time, continuing to do their jobs so our customers can keep doing theirs, and our Safety team, keeping them safe while they do it. While our office associates are supporting from...
Not so long ago, Heather Richards-St. Clair headed off to the University of Central Missouri (UCM) with the dream of becoming a reporter and traveling the world. But when graduation came on the heels of a huge economic recession, she found herself following a different path. Armed with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree...
Even though we continue to provide our regular services during regular business hours, P1 Group has temporarily closed offices for those personnel not deemed 鈥渆ssential鈥� in compliance with government and state COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Some of us have jobs that allow us to work remotely with very little change to our...
What happens when fabrication, project managers, VDC, manpower, and field experts in multiple trades get together on a committee? We do things better. 鈥淗ow can we improve what we do and how we do it?鈥� This is the question at the heart of the Productivity Committee, created with communicating new ideas...
