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From Intern to Hire: Associate Profile on Project Engineer Griffin Souder

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:15:38 -0500

P1 is always glad to welcome former interns back as full-time associates, and Griffin Souder is no exception. Griffin recently started at P1 ��ֱ�� as a Project Engineer with the estimating department. He is one of several P1 interns who have gone on to become full-time P1 associates in recent years....

New Tech, New Opportunities: P1 Architectural Metal and P1 Safety Team up on Protocol for New Laser Technology

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:50:16 -0500

When new technology is introduced to the field and the experts who perform the work, there can be concerns about how its use will be affected by safety requirements and regulations.The Architectural Metal shop recently worked closely with P1 Safety to implement use of the Everlast RedSabre 3000X Fiber Continuous Laser...

P1 Spring Corporate Sponsorships Support Community Needs

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:00:28 -0500

The P1 ��ֱ�� Corporate Sponsorship program provides financial contributions to selected associate-nominated organizations. The sponsorships help P1 serve the community through organizations that are meaningful to P1 associates. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who applied. The 2025 Spring Corporate Sponsorship recipients are: The Great Plains Adaptive Riding Academy,...

P1 Welcomes Summer Interns

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:55:35 -0500

This year brings another great group of interns to P1 ��ֱ��, LLC and P1 Service, LLC. They’ll have a packed schedule, gaining knowledge through a wide variety of activities and experiences. Many of our interns over the years have come back to become full-time P1 employees, and we hope that trend...

P1 ��ֱ�� is ��ֱ�� to a Gem of a Differentiator: Architectural Metal

Tue, 06 May 2025 15:09:55 -0500

Led by Allen Supplee, a veteran of the architectural metal industry with 40 years of experience, the Architectural Metal team uses today’s technology to create tomorrow’s imaginings. We often see the team’s work on projects for major theme parks like Disney, but don’t underestimate the visual impact a high-visibility parking garage...

P1 Virtual Design and ��ֱ�� Stays on the Cutting Edge of Technology and Customer Service: And Customers are Noticing

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:16:42 -0500

Improving operations through strategic initiatives is great, but it’s even better when your customers see – and talk about – the positive effect your efforts are having. P1’s Virtual Design & ��ֱ�� (VDC) division is experiencing just that, with recent feedback from general contractors on major P1 projects. According to VDC...

How Do You Teach Kids about the Trades?

Fri, 02 May 2025 11:58:53 -0500

Trying to explain the complexities of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, millwright, and architectural metal construction to younger audiences can be challenging – but it’s also important to help our kids start thinking about a career in the trades.. For National Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day, P1 created this...

Standard Operating Procedure: Operational Development Ensures P1 Can Do the Job

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:26:05 -0500

What would happen if P1 employees didn’t have a resource for learning our standard procedures? Learning to understand, use, and change with process, procedure, and technology is critical to P1 operations running smoothly. In a company of 1,000+ associates, there are two people making sure they do. Those two people are...

P1 ��ֱ�� Earns 2024 MCAA/CNA Safety Excellence Award

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:21:17 -0500

The P1 Safety Team has done it again, winning the 2024 MCAA Safety Excellence Award for contractors logging more than 1,000,000 hours. From field to office, the award also belongs to all the P1 associates who dedicate themselves to our P1 Safety culture, ensuring that Safety is not just a priority...

P1 ��ֱ�� Celebrates Women in ��ֱ�� Week

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:34:22 -0600

With the month of March comes Women in ��ֱ�� Week. From field workers to management positions, the number of women working in construction has been steadily growing. Women now make up 10.8% of the construction sector. From office to field, we asked just a few of the many women at P1...

P1 Architectural Metal Completes CommuniCore Hall, Part of Larger Gamma Project at Epcot

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:48:53 -0600

The P1 Architectural Metal division recently completed CommuniCore Hall, part of Walt Disney World’s “Project Gamma” – a re-imagining of Epcot in Orlando, FL. The P1 team created the Spaceship Earth-inspired custom aluminum panels and support structure for CommuniCore, home to the Mickey & Friends Meet and Greet. Inside the air-conditioned...

Heavy Lifting: Massive Mezzanine Project Marks Milestone for P1 Millwrights

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:53:24 -0600

The sheer size and weight of the materials made this mezzanine project the largest mezzanine P1 Millwrights have fabricated and installed to date. The mezzanine was fabricated to support production equipment at the new Heartland Coca-Cola bottling facility in Olathe, KS. The 11,000 sq. ft. project was a comprehensive Millwright effort,...

Keeping the Team Healthy: P1 Electrical Completes MRI Machine Upgrade at the University of Kansas Health System Sports Medicine and Performance Center

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:48:31 -0600

It’s a terrible sight to behold… Your favorite player on your favorite NFL team takes a big hit and you cringe with fear, hoping the injury isn’t enough to take them out of the game for the season! Of course we’re talking about football season, and injuries are, unfortunately, unavoidable. That’s...

Modern Art in the "Little Apple": P1 Electrical Completes Work on the Museum of Art and Light

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:19:55 -0600

When you walk into the new MOA+L (Museum of Art and Light) and see the 23-foot colorful glass chandelier, you could easily be at an upscale museum in Manhattan, NY. But this gem is located in Manhattan, KS, also known as the “Little Apple”. Manhattan, KS, is now home to one...

First Time’s A Charm: P1 Mechanical Estimator Amelia Mullin Passes PE Exam on the First Go

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:36:18 -0600

Looking out at the buildings rising from the Kansas City skyline visible along the curve of I-35 is the earliest inspiration Mechanical Estimator Amelia Mullin can recall, but it was enough to shape her career path in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry. “I’ve always liked buildings,” Amelia said. “I grew...

P1 ��ֱ�� Navigates Unusual Requirements at Olathe Mental Wellness Campus

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:44:58 -0600

Since 2019, there has been a 60% increase in suicidal youth seeking care at the Children’s Mercy (Kansas City) ER.* This sobering statistic is just one reason the new Olathe Mental Wellness Campus in Olathe, KS, is such a desperately needed resource. The new facility broke ground in June, 2023, and...

Always Be Constructing - Associate Profile on Project Manager Brady Kyle

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:56:06 -0500

From ��ֱ�� to Furniture Restoration, Project Manager Brady Kyle Feeds the Need to Build It may have started with what P1 Project Manager Brady Kyle calls an “obsession” with Legos as a kid. Maybe it came partly from watching his mom refinish furniture while he was growing up. Wherever it came...

Going Trenchless: P1 Las Vegas Offers Trenchless Replacement of Underground Pipe Infrastructure

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:07:37 -0500

The P1 Las Vegas team took the company’s commitment to offering “single source” solutions to a new level recently, adding another capability to the list: trenchless pipe replacement and repair. The trenchless piping method has become popular because it’s cost-effective, lasts a long time, and causes minimal property damage. According to...

An Astronomical Hobby: P1 Associate Profile on Senior Project Manager Kevin Norris

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:45:03 -0500

P1 ��ֱ�� Senior Project Manager Kevin Norris’s career has taken several twists and turns, and along the way, he’s developed several interesting hobbies.But his most recent hobby is out of this world.After graduating from high school, Kevin followed in the footsteps of both his father and grandfather, joining the Local 1529...

P1 ��ֱ�� Kicks off MEP Project at Summit Truck Bodies Facility Expansion

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:38:24 -0500

P1 representatives recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Summit Truck Bodies expansion project. The new facility will occupy 220,000 square feet and will be located next to the existing production and warehouse facility in Wathena, KS. Once complete, the new facility is expected to positively impact the local community by...

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