Crews & News

Entergy Appreciation Dinner – These Asplundh employees more than earned their dinner! On May 19, 2000, over 19 inches of rain fell within 3 or 4 hours in Liberty, Texas. Crews from the Eugene Wyatt Region were called out to remove a large tree from a 13 kV line serving several hundred Entergy/Gulf States customers. Crews worked in water chest deep with flashlights and came through for all the people left in the dark. An appreciation barbeque dinner with all the trimmings was held on May 29 at the Dayton Service Center in Dayton, Texas. Several folks from Entergy/Gulf States attended, along with Supervisor Martin Jasso and the heroic crews.

 

In the Winner's Circle – "Call Before You Dig" (CBYD) President Lou Ricelli (left) and Asplundh One-Call Division Manager Steve Rieben (right) present next year's sponsorship check to Formula 500 race car owner and driver Rick Judd (center). Driving the Connecticut Formula 500 race car to victory was a cause for celebration this year, since Rick won more events and accumulated more points than any other driver to become the 2000 Sports Car Club of America Champion in the F5 class. Rick has helped spread the CBYD message for the past three years. Good luck in 2001!

 

 

Help for Earthquake Victims in El Salvador – Supervisor Ricky Vigil (left) is shown presenting Julio Cardenas (right) with funds donated by fellow Asplundh employees to benefit the earthquake victims in El Salvador. These crews from the Martin Arriola Outsourcing Region in Florida were working on storm related outages in Little Rock, Arkansas, yet they still found the time to remember fellow employees whose families were greatly affected by the quake. A very generous $5,000 was raised by employees in both Florida and Arkansas to assist those in need. Many thanks to our hardworking and thoughtful employees.

 

 

 

Reaching Great Heights in Connecticut – Pictured at right is Asplundh's 75-foot aerial lift and a 150-ton crane which was used to reach and safely remove three 36" oak trees in the town of Seymour. The company's reputation as a leader in the utility vegetation management industry was certainly solidified in the successful completion of this extremely complicated job for Connecticut Light & Power.

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000 Man-Hours Without a Lost Time Accident! – Over 530 employees of the Rod Cornett Region in northern Illinois were treated to a hearty, delicious breakfast buffet on April 5, served up by the managers and executives of Asplundh and ComEd. They were being rewarded for working safely day in and day out, chalking up two million man-hours without a lost time accident. Amongst the "servers" at this event were (inset photo, R to L) ATE President Scott Asplundh and ComEd Vice President of Services Jim Williams, seated with IBEW Local 9 Business Agent Bob Pierson.