. . . it might look like this. Walking through an art fair in Venice, FL a few months ago, Smitty and Donna Belcher happened upon some art they thought would be perfect for P1鈥檚 Lenexa lobby. The piece, 鈥淢etallic Weave鈥� was created by Joseph Ferris, a metal artist. 鈥淲e...
P1 Group had the chance to serve as a classroom this summer for a Pittsburg State University construction science professor who wanted to learn more about current trends and techniques in the industry. Associate Professor Shannon Nicklaus also had some advice for P1 on tactics for recruiting the best students from...
When P1 Group Proactive Solutions Consultant Ann L. went on a cold call with Churchill Container, she learned they were getting ready to relocate their operations to a new facility. Even though Churchill鈥檚 mechanical work was covered by another contractor, Ann told them about P1 Group鈥檚 additional capabilities and the client...
Do you have a project with equipment needs beyond P1 Group鈥檚 typical trade skills? Are there heavy, complex pieces of machinery being moved or set? Are major conveyor systems involved? Do you need to construct a pre-fabricated office or erect a storage mezzanine? Is equipment or a structure being demolished? The...
鈥淚 don鈥檛 have time for this.鈥� That was P1 Group Proactive Solutions Consultant Hilary Edward鈥檚 first thought when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma on February 16, 2017. 鈥淚 told my husband, don鈥檛 worry, I got this.鈥� If anything, Hilary says, the whole thing seemed like an annoyance -...
P1 recently donated the material for lab/construction countertops to the Kansas State Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Race team (K-State Formula SAE). The donation played a role in helping the team build their newest race car, 鈥淥celot鈥� (pictured, above). Formula SAE is the world鈥檚 largest and most prestigious design competition with...
Internship experiences vary from company to company, but one thing is for sure at P1 Group: our interns get real-world, on-site, project-specific experience. When you work at P1 Group, there鈥檚 not much copy making and coffee getting. We recently caught up with some of our P1 interns who shared their experiences,...
With the kids back to school, a grownup visit to Las Vegas may be just what you need. The Las Vegas office is finishing up the Fantasy Tower remodel at the Palms Hotel and Casino (slated for October 2018), and you might want to think about booking your stay. The tower...
Hear that noise? The college recruitment machine is revving up at P1 Group. As summer winds down and college students are heading back to campus, P1 puts considerable effort into recruiting construction management and engineering students to fill next summer鈥檚 internships and full-time positions. Shana Wallace, Human Resources Manager, said P1...
P1 Group can now manufacture standard lengths of duct at a fraction of the time in the Lawrence, Kansas, fabrication shop. The recently acquired equipment is called an Iowa Precision Coil Line. P1 Group 鈥渁dopted鈥� the previously owned machinery from a contractor in Boston. The equipment was shipped in pieces on...
P1 Group is committed to nurturing the professional talent of tomorrow. Helping promising students fill the pipeline of professionals that will one day work in our industry is an integral part of our sustainability. That鈥檚 why P1 created the 天美直播 Science Scholarship, awarded each year to a promising student in the...
鈥淚t鈥檚 not exactly what you think of when people say 鈥榁egas鈥�,鈥� P1 Group Senior Project Manager Brian Maginness said of the scenery pictured above. From distant mountain peaks dusted with snow to the all-terrain outdoor scenery, it didn鈥檛 take long for Brian to embrace the western landscape. A native of the...
When the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation requested a proposal for the Essential Service Water and Containment Area Cooler Replacement Project scheduled for Refuel 22, P1 Group was the natural choice. According to Tom Crumrine, nuclear division vice president, the project was competitively bid out to four or five contractors. P1...
A recent report released by The Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2015 indicated that although Texas had the most heat injury cases that year, Kansas had the highest rate of heat injuries: 1.3 per 10,000 workers. Luckily, P1 Group's record has not followed that trend. So what do P1 field associates...
The Native Sons Motorcycle Club and a regionally-ranked Taekwondo competitor are the recipients of the Spring 2018 P1 Group Corporate Sponsorships. Twice each year, in the spring and fall, P1 associates are invited to apply for a Corporate Sponsorship award. The sponsorships allow P1 to serve our communities through the organizations...
P1 Group鈥檚 document management system has been featured in 鈥淭he Bluebeam Guidebook: Game-Changing Tips and Stories for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors.鈥� Black & Veatch engineers Rachel Atteberry and Jason Hascall wrote the guidebook and included a five-page case study on P1 Group鈥檚 work with Bluebeam Studio Enterprise. P1 Group's Vanessa Taylor,...
Carey Minihan is the recipient of the April 2018 Grit Award, which is part of P1鈥檚 Commitment to Excellence award program. Kollin Knox presented Carey with the award at the All Office Annual Meeting on Friday, April 27th. Carey, a senior project manager for Team Synergy, has worked at P1 Group...
LENEXA, Kan. - Ron Schwatken, the father of P1 associate Sonja Raye, won P1 Group鈥檚 March Madness Bracket Challenge. Each year, P1 Group associates, family and friends are invited to fill out NCCA Tournament brackets for ten dollars per bracket. The winner receives half of the proceeds while the other half...
LAWRENCE, Kan. 鈥� P1 Group鈥榮 fabrication shop is taking on more panel fabrication work and recently landed a significant contract to build room pressure reference panels for a lab client. These panels track the pressures in a room space versus a neutral space and/or an adjacent room鈥檚 space for the building...
LENEXA, KS 鈥� The 15th annual P1 Group Charity Golf Tournament raised $12,260 for The Young Traffic Offenders Program (YTOP) of The Research Foundation. Paul Smith of P1 Group presented the check recently to Foundation staff. 鈥淲e are extremely grateful for this generous donation from P1 Group,鈥� said Rose Simone, director of...
