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Teaming Up with Data Center Network Installation Specialists

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Team Fishel

From a technology standpoint, data centers are the command center for communications networks serving the healthcare, financial, education, manufacturing, logistics and government sectors. They are complex, critically important environments subject to constant change. And building them right demands a close working relationship between the organization and its network installation partner. This is where Team Fishel shines!

As Ken Katz, Team Fishel Vice President of Technologies, notes in our new data center video, “As the data center evolves, we are there to complete the initial construction, but then work with the Customer as a partner over a period of months or years to finalize the build.” The process demands meticulous attention to detail, precise documentation, and keeping Teammates on-site as needed to make sure that everything runs smoothly.

That sort of long term commitment builds strong Customer relationships. And that is ultimately our greatest achievement – creating lasting partnerships with our Customers and knowing they count on us to get the job done right on time. In the mission-critical world of data center network installations, that kind of Customer confidence is an absolute must.

Learn more by watching our “Data Center Network Installation Specialists” video on Vimeo or YouTube.

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Team Fishel proudly promotes three Teammates

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Team Fishel

Congratulations are the order of the day for three of our Teammates! We hope you’ll join us in wishing them all the best.

Vance Mauldin has recently been promoted to Regional Operating Vice President for the Southeast Region. Vance joined Team Fishel in 1993 as a Supervisor in Georgia. He later served as a Project Manager in Nashville, Tennessee before relocating to Central Florida. Vance was promoted to Division Manager in 1998 and Area Manager for Central Florida in 1999. He became Regional Manager of Florida in 2001 and received the Gray Eagle Award for Outstanding Performance and Leadership Development. Vance received the Gray Eagle Award again in 2010.

Erick Piscopo has joined Team Fishel as Director of Business Development bringing a strong background in both human resources and sales. For the last 5 years, Erick worked as the Director of Human Resources for Advanced Drainage Systems in Hilliard, OH. He also has 12 years of experience in telecom sales and business development with Sprint, AT&T and Anixter. Erick is a graduate of LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Development & Industrial Relations.

Bill Verhoff was recently promoted to Operations Manager of Columbus FiberNet and Dublink Development. Bill joined Team Fishel in 2007 while finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Financial Management at The Ohio State University. Bill has worked with our IT Group as an IT Project Manager and Business Analyst. He has also served as Project Manager with Team Fishel’s Technologies Group and outside plant operations. Bill is a participant in the Jeff Keeler Leadership Academy and is scheduled to graduate in April 2012.

These are three talented Teammates for sure! They’re the kind of people that keep Team Fishel strong and moving forward.  Different people, different backgrounds, and different jobs unified by the same commitment to our Customers and the same core values that make Team Fishel the Best Choice!

Congratulations guys! We’re glad you are part of the Team!

Vance Mauldin

Vance Mauldin

Erick Piscopo

Erick Piscopo

Bill Verhoff

Bill Verhoff
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Strategic Vision for 2012 – “The Future is Bright”

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Team Fishel

Take a moment to enjoy some insightful thinking from Team Fishel President & CEO John Phillips. In our new video, “Strategic Vision for 2012,” John revisits the past few years and looks ahead to great opportunities for Team Fishel in 2012. He shares his thoughts about quality Teammates, strong leadership, and understanding the Customer. And he emphasizes that everything we do must reflect our mission, our values and our commitment to Customer service.

Team Fishel 2012 Strategic Plan

You don’t want to miss this one! Check it out today on Vimeo or YouTube. It’s guaranteed to be a few minutes very well spent!

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Large Diameter Directional Drill…there’s more to the story

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Team Fishel

Working in the gas pipeline business is an exciting place to be for Team Fishel. Within our service area, there’s lots of work to be done with the placement of natural gas transmission lines. And we’re very pleased to offer powerful technologies such as Large Diameter Directional Drilling that help get the job done in a big way. But as you’ll see in our newest video, “Building It Better for 75 Years – Large Diameter Directional Drill”, the expanded service is only part of the story. Most often, the underlying reasons for adopting a technology are much more exciting than the technology itself.

At Team Fishel, the search for new technologies always flows from the core values that make us who we are – our celebration of the Customer, pride in our Teammates, and our commitment to first rate performance in everything we do. President and CEO John Phillips says it best of all, noting that “We’re always looking for those opportunities that help us get better as a Team and be able to do more for our Customers.” The large diameter directional drill is one of those opportunities.

Powerful core values coupled with new technologies and the ongoing quest for excellence. Now that’s exciting! That’s Team Fishel at its best!

Large Diameter Directional Drilling

Check out “Building It Better for 75 Years – Large Diameter Directional Drill” on Vimeo and YouTube.

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Team Fishel Joins Forces with Team Power Group

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Team Fishel
Team Power Group

Team Fishel has just announced the acquisition of Team Power Group, LLC. Located in Dewey, Oklahoma, TPG specializes in the construction and installation of electric power transmission lines throughout the central United States. Typical projects range from 69kV to 230kV and the company is fully equipped to handle 2, 3, and 4 bundle transmission projects up to 345kV. Their expertise in power line construction adds more depth to Team Fishel’s comprehensive service portfolio, so joining forces makes for a great fit. We are now better equipped than ever to help our Customers upgrade the nation’s power grid.

Operating as a subsidiary of The Fishel Company, Team Power Group will focus on building large, overhead transmission lines across the central region including Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, New Mexico, Louisiana, Colorado, and Nebraska. TPG also provides storm restoration services, helping throughout the country whenever and wherever they’re needed. The company fields some of the best trained Teammates in the industry and, like Team Fishel, maintains an unwavering commitment to safety and Customer service. Together we are a powerful combination.

Learn more about our new overhead transmission line construction services at the Team Power Group’s brand new web site www.teampowergroupllc.com . High performance, Customer-focused, safety-driven…TPG is a class act. We’re glad to have them aboard

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Leading the way with Responsive and Flexible Service

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Team Fishel

Along with a corps of dedicated Teammates, the big “stars” of our newest “Building It Better for 75 Years” video are Responsiveness and Flexibility. And at Team Fishel, those words are much more than a promise. Delivering the best in responsive and flexible service is a way of life for Teammates throughout the country.

The new video profiles a major telecom job currently underway in California. Team Fishel is installing a fiber backbone that stretches 225 miles from Blythe, CA to San Diego. It’s a huge project involving Teammates from California and Arizona. It’s also one example that illustrates a much larger story.

The fact is that Teammates travel the country on demand to get every job done right for our Customers. Fishel Teammates are well organized and adaptable to any conditions. Fishel Teammates go the extra mile because they care and take great pride in their work…and because they want Team Fishel to be #1. President John Phillips says it best, noting that our Teammates are “willing to cross the country at a moment’s notice to meet a Customer’s need. That’s what makes Team Fishel special!”

That’s responsive. That’s flexible. That’s Team Fishel leading the way!

Responsiveness & Flexibility Video
Check out our newest “Building It Better for 75 Years” video on Vimeo or YouTube

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Hot off the presses…the Team Fishel 2012 Calendar!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Team Fishel

At Team Fishel we reflect on a major milestone reached in 2011– our 75th anniversary! The occasion celebrated our heritage and provided a vibrant call to action for the future. We expanded our service capabilities, created new safety programs that will help us become Accident Free, and helped folks around the country who were hit hard by Mother Nature. It’s been an exciting year!

We’ve tried to capture a bit of that excitement in our new calendar. Along with plenty of space for monthly planning, each page highlights how we’ve been Building It Better for 75 Years…and how we’ll keep building it better for the next 75!

The Team Fishel 2012 wall calendar is hot off the presses! If you’ve already received your copy, please enjoy!  If you haven’t seen it yet, contact us here. We’ll fix that pronto!

Team Fishel 2012 Calendar

Ask for your copy here!

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Safety at Team Fishel is our lifeline!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Team Fishel

Safety Coordinator Fernando Rocha believes that “Safety at Team Fishel is our lifeline.”  It’s one of the first things that customers look for in a utility contractor. And it’s a core value that Team Fishel brings to every job site, every day. So how do we keep safety “front and center” all the time?

In our new video, “Building It Better for 75 Years – Accident Free”, Safety Director Craig Mathes explains how Team Fishel maintains a game plan for safety that is reviewed and adjusted each year. The 2011 additions to the program include the Injury & Illness Prevention Plan, Heavy Equipment Operator Training, and the Power Safety Program.

And just as importantly, Mathes emphasizes, “The great thing that makes Team Fishel the best choice is that we have great leaders.”  It’s true, at all levels of our company! We have leaders that communicate and actively teach our core values. We have Teammates that understand the mission and strive for perfection.  It’s a 100% commitment company-wide.

That’s how we keep Accident Free “front and center.” That’s how Team Fishel does it right. And that’s how we win!

Check out “Building It Better for 75 Years – Accident Free” on Vimeo and YouTube.

Building It Better for 75 Years - 'Accident Free'

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Teammates complete Electrical Lineman’s Apprenticeship Program

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Team Fishel

Lineman Apprenticeship Program

Team Fishel recently celebrated the graduation of two Teammates from our Electrical Lineman’s Apprenticeship Program. Held in Plant City, FL on October 28, the event recognized the Teammates’ achievement and cheered them on to an exciting future. Area Manager Charles Bass noted that, “With the graduation of our second class, our graduates Carlos Salcedo and Keith Cochran are great examples of the knowledge and expertise our Teammates receive in our apprentice training program”.

The Lineman’s Apprenticeship Program is a special initiative that wins big on all fronts. It gives our Teammates the opportunity to be the best they can be. It guarantees that Team Fishel can field highly qualified electrical linemen anywhere in the country. And it assures our electric utility customers that we will always get the job done right, building their electrical distribution systems safely, correctly, on time and on budget.

Lead Supervisor/Instructor Rob Kuell notes that our program converts young, inexperienced laborers to accomplished tradesmen in the electrical field. The 4 year program gives them “a journeyman’s ticket as a fully-skilled and well-rounded electrical line worker” with skills that can be used anywhere in the world.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s Electrical Lineman’s Apprentice graduates. We wish them all the best throughout their careers and we’re excited about the difference they are sure to make. And for Teammates considering the Apprentice Program, Rob Kuell offers some very sound advice. “If it’s something that you think you want to get into, you have to look within yourself. You need to try it. Anything is possible if you want it!”

To learn more about this great opportunity, check out the Electrical Lineman’s Apprenticeship Program video on Vimeo or YouTube!

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Core Value Commitment – “Accident Free!”

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Team Fishel

Team Fishel - Accident Free

Being “Accident Free” is a core value at Team Fishel. Always has been, always will. And to make “zero” Teammate injuries a reality, safety must be fully integrated into our business. The commitment to safety has to be top-of-mind for every Teammate and highly visible in all of our processes.  The key to making it happen is great leadership at every level and, in early 2011, a determined group of Team Fishel leaders took the bull by the horns.

An ad hoc safety committee comprised of Officers, Area Managers and the entire Safety Team met in Columbus last February for an Accident Free strategic planning workshop. Their objective: develop specific action plans that will achieve Team Fishel’s safety goals and reduce Teammate on-the-job injuries. These plans have been fine-tuned over the last several months and were officially approved at the Officers and Area Managers meeting in August.

We now have six tangible, realistic tactical plans that target the major causes of Teammate injury and focus specifically on injury prevention.  Many will start before the end of the year. Others will be introduced in 2012. Here are the top 6:

  1. Utility Loading Procedures (ULP)
  2. Job Site Inspections
  3. Safety Training
  4. Injury and Illness Prevention
  5. Safe Use and Operation of Heavy Equipment
  6. Power Safety

Each of these initiatives has muscle. All will make a difference. All result from Team Fishel’s ongoing commitment to excellence and our core value of being “Accident Free”.  Leadership, Planning, Commitment … when they all work together, powerful things happen!

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