The Grubb DispatcherIssue 20 Volume 6 Winter Company News Report

WHAT’S NEW THIS EDITION: Page 2: • Welcome Wilmington!

Page 3: • W. O. Grubb Welcomes Bryan Sowers And Andrea Plumeau• Roanoke And Major Projects Updates

Page 4: • Richmond Project Updates• Alexandria Branch Moving On Up Page 5:• Safety Corner

Page 6:• Employee Anniversaries• Power Generation 2015• Blair Carlton Featured in AC&T• Winchester Project

Written By: Megan CiesielskiEditor: Michelle Grubb-Solaimani

W. O. Grubb continues to add to our fleet. We are the first to purchase not just 1 BUT 4 brand new model Link-Belt HTC-86110, 110 ton Hydraulic Truck Cranes. Link-Belt debuted the 110 ton crane during CraneFest 2015 in October, and it was the biggest hit at the show. The 86110 features a 164 foot main boom that out-reaches the truck crane competition and challenges European- built all terrain cranes in its class. The main boom tip height is 172.6 feet. This crane has 3 on board attachments rolled into one that total 90 feet for quick and easy assembly and disassembly.

NEW TO THE FLEET

We have also added a Demag AC-350/6, 400 ton capacity All Terrain Crane. This is the first 400 ton All Terrain to be in our fleet. The AC-350/6 features a main boom of 210 feet with a main boom extension of 236.2 feet. It’s the most compact and reliable All Terrain of its class. The AC-350/6 operates efficiently and rigs easily and quickly.

Also coming the first of the year, 4 Manitex Boom Trucks, 30 and 40 Tons. A new Grove GMK5165, 165 Ton and 2 Liebherr LR1300SX, 300 Ton Crawler Cranes. Check back as our fleet continues to grow in 2016!

Employment AnniversariesOctober - December 2015

The following is a list of employees that have been with the company for �ve plus years between October and December.

October November December

GO TEAM GRUBB!!

After 5 games in a row,

TEAM GRUBB won the Division 2

Championship for Pole Green Park!!

Kris Becker, Portsmouth 19 yearsKelly Carlin, Fredericksburg 8 yearsChuck Cooke, Richmond 15 yearsFred Day, Fredericksburg 23 yearsRichard Dore, Portsmouth 10 yearsJames Everett, Portsmouth 5 yearsDanny Harmon, Portsmouth 6 yearsPatrick McDermott, Portsmouth 8 yearsRobert Nuckols, Richmond 28 yearsStephen Rohrman Sr., Baltimore 11 yearsBrad Shinault, Richmond 20 yearsSteven Stowers, Richmond 12 yearsJohn Walton, Portsmouth 7 years

Norman Arthur, Richmond 5 yearsMark Brown, Crawler Division 11 yearsDwayne Decker, Portsmouth 10 yearsFloyd Eggleston, Richmond 16 years

Jim Eller, Richmond 11 yearsMichelle Grubb-Solaimani, Richmond 19 years

Michael Ingersoll, Crawler Division 5 yearsAndrew Jamerson, Steel Division 37 years

Kevin Johnson, Richmond 10 yearsMike Sullivan, Richmond 28 yearsJames Tracey, Alexandria 19 years

Eric Daly, Richmond 9 yearsEmmett Hamersley, Richmond 17 yearsSusan Howard, Crawler Division 7 years

Linwood Lane III, Portsmouth 6 yearsJigger Tanner, Richmond 5 years

Michael Thomas, Portsmouth 5 years

Blair Carlton was featured in the October AC&T Magazine. The article gives information on how Blair got into the crane industry and what he does for W. O. Grubb today. You can read the whole article on our website under the “news” section.

Tim Butcher’s job removing a satellite dish at Wallops Island. Dallas Cooley, operator and Kevin Roche, oiler on the Liebherr LTM1200/5.1, 235 ton All Terrain Crane.

WINCHESTER

POWER-GEN International is the industry leader in providing comprehensive coverage of the trends, technologies and issues facing the generation sector. Displaying a wide variety of products and services, POWER-GEN International represents a horizontal look at the industry with key emphasis on new solutions and innovations for the future. POWER-GEN Interna-tional was a huge success for W. O. Grubb. The booth looked fantastic! It was great to see customers and network with new people and companies.

W. O. Grubb is proud to announce the opening of our new branch in Wilmington, North Carolina! While plans are currently being developed for the construction of a new permanent facility, we will initially operate from a temporary facility located at: 102 Southern Boulevard Wilmington, NC.

W. O. Grubb and the Wilmington Branch would also like to welcome Alan Whiteted as Project Manager and Business Development. Alan is from Wilm-ington and has 41 years in the industry. He has worked as an operator, sales-man, and in management. He is NCCCO certified practiced examiner, and has a license to operate crawlers, tower cranes, and large and small cranes. Alan is happily married with 2 sons. He and his wife are very involved with their church. He likes to golf and surf in his free time.

We would like to introduce the Branch Manager for Wilmington, Dennis King. Dennis moved from Indiana to Wilmington for his wife, who was his high school sweetheart! They have one daughter, Crystal. In 1994 Dennis started working in the industry for the first crane company in Wilmington, and has since worked in the crane industry.

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The Wilmington Branch would like to also welcome Wendall Baines as the Dis-patcher. Wendall has 10 years of experience in the construction industry along with 10 years of dispatch experience. He is from Rocky Mount, NC but recently relocated to Wilmington. Wendall is engaged and has been with his soon to be wife for 12 years. He loves to spend his free time with his 8 year old son, and he also enjoys fishing.

WELCOME WILMINGTON

Their fleet will include a 400-ton class Demag AC350 All Terrain Crane along with other All Terrains, Truck Cranes and Boom Trucks. As the branch continues to grow, addi-tional personnel and equipment will be added to support the needs of the Wilmington market.

The Major Projects Division would like to welcome Andrea Plumeau as the new Project Manager and Administrative Assistant. Andrea has worked in the construction field all of her life, mostly with AutoCAD. She has worked in many different aspects of the field from drafting Naval Ship Piping Systems to civil engineering. She has worked as a project coordina-tor with Bigge, and her “brag” project was working on the AFRD, the world’s largest super crane. Andrea has a degree in Architectural Design, but once she started working with civil and mechanical engineers she knew she had to make a change! Andrea is married with 2 children, her daughter is a full time nursing student and her son works full time at Hill Phoenix. Her hobbies include archery, going to the beach or river, and camping. “There’s nothing better than sitting around a campfire eating s’mores.”

This new Heavy Lift Runway System is using our engineered bridge jumpers and 700 ton gantry system with 450 ton capacity strand jacks

MAJOR PROJECTS

The Roanoke Branch would like to welcome their new Sales Representative, Bryan Sowers. He has been in the crane and rigging industry for 16 years. Bryan started off working in the field as a project assistant and was in a procurement management position from 1999 -2012. He worked with 2 colleagues to develop a business plan and vision to open a rigging office in Lynchburg, VA in 2012, which led to his current venture in Sales. Bryan is originally from Radford, VA; where he met his best friend and wife, Amy. They’ve recently celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary and have 2 wonderful children, Kristen & Brandon. This has been a very memorable year for their family, Kristen was married in May and Brandon gradu-ated high school in June. They enjoy spending their weekends relaxing at Smith Mountain Lake, vaca-tioning in the Outer Banks, NC, deep sea fishing, cruises to anywhere, and of course watching the Virginia Tech Hokies play football and basketball. “I am very excited to join the WO Grubb team and look forward to building our brand throughout southwest Virginia and beyond in 2016.”

ROANOKE

Jeff Ford’s job double picking a tank. Operators, Mike Fontanyi and Ricky Dooley on the Terex T-775, 75 ton and the LinkBelt HTC-86100, 100 ton Hydraulic Truck Cranes.

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on top of the gantry. This gives mobility to hoist the gen-erator from the ground to the top of the pedestal. Once on the pedestal, the generator travels longitudinal to the final set position. Bob Crundwell operated the strand jacks in the above picture, and Wade VanDeVoort operat-ed the gantry.

• LINKBELT HTC86100, 100 Ton Truck Crane• LIEBHERR LTM1300/1, 365 Ton All Terrain• GROVE RT530E, 30 Ton Rough Terrain• LINKBELT ATC-3210, 210 Ton All Terrain• MANITEX M22101S, 22 Ton Boom Truck• LIEBHERR LTM1250/6.1, 300 Ton All Terrain• GROVE TMS800E, 80 Ton Truck Crane• GROVE GMK-5165/2, 165 Ton All Terrain

Richmond:Mike DavenportCecil WilmothWirt BlackwellDavid ConnellyRyan CarltonSteve LesterFloyd EgglestonIrwin EgglestonMike SullivanShane EleyKevin JohnsonBlair CarltonJohn Price Wayne JohnsonChuck CookeDoug Neely

Dan CogarMike GerberDoug BrownRichard RogersWill WaybrightTravis WellsGene DubayJason BuchannanJesse SchochRussel MoodyPeter Craig

Portsmouth:Ryan LewisJohnny GunnellBrandon GunnellKevin Nyman

Operator, David Belt, on the Grove TMS760E, 60 ton Truck Crane setting an AC unit. This was Jim Eller’s job for Service Cure.

RICHMOND

STONE BREWERY

A congratulations goes to Shawn Mowdy for taking on the position of Sales Repre-sentative at the Alexandria Branch! Shawn has worked with the company for 7 years. He has worked in the field as an operator, and in the office as dispatcher. Shawn is ready to take the bull by its horns in the sales department!

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The Stone Brewery, in Richmond, has been and still is a huge work in progress. The Brewery is expected to open in Spring 2016 and is around 200,000 square feet and will produce more than 100,000 barrels of beer per year. W. O. Grubb has been involved every step of the way. Cecil Wilmoth, Mike Davenport, Wirt Blackwell, Jim Eller and many others from the Richmond Branch have worked together on hauling tanks and vessels, all of the rigging, and setting: roof top units, tanks and filteras. The fermenting vessels, made in Germany, hold 1,000 barrels of beer. W. O. Grubb will continue with the Stone Brewery project for the next few months.

Also a thanks to Alexandria’s, Daniel Burchell, as he takes on his new task as Dispatcher. Daniel was working as an operator for the Alexandria Branch.

Safety Corner

Five Winter Driving Tips

Every winter, people are injured or killed because they are unprepared or overconfident on snowy, icy roads. Even if you are a veteran driver from a Snow Belt state and don't give venturing out in a blizzard a second thought, keeping these safety tips fresh in your mind can keep you on the road and in control.

Make sure you and your car are properly equipped

• Make sure that your car has ample antifreeze, the windshield is clean and you have plenty of windshield washer fluid.• Check to make sure the headlights are clean and in working order.• Verify that the tires have tread and are properly inflated.• Have your battery tested, to avoid being stranded in the cold with a car that won't start.• Equip your car with a flashlight and extra batteries, a first aid kit, warm clothes, and a blanket.• Remember to have sunglasses in the car, as the glare of the sun off of snow and ice can be more intense in the winter than it is in the summer. • Perhaps the most important of all: Remember your cell phone, so you can call in case of emergency.

Slow down and drive smoothly

• Avoid abrupt acceleration, braking and unnecessary lane changes. These maneuvers can cause your vehicle to lose traction and can launch you into an uncontrollable skid, leading to a collision.• Four-wheel-drive may help your vehicle get going in the slushy stuff, but it's of no use when you're trying to steer or safely stop on a slippery road surface.• Be patient and accept the fact that it is going to take longer to arrive at your destination.

Do not tailgate

• Be patient and stay well behind the driver in front of you until it's safe to pass.• It is important to remember that it takes a much longer distance to stop your vehicle in the snow or ice due to the reduced traction, even with just a light covering on the road.• Having to deal with a fender bender on a busy road in the snow is certainly something that you want to avoid, especially if other cars are sliding around as well.• Many serious accident injuries come from a second impact from another car after a seemingly trivial collision.

Do not use cruise control

• If cruise control has become a staple of your driving habits, make a conscious effort to ensure that you are not using it in winter weather.• Using cruise control in the snow, ice or even rain is dangerous because if your car hydroplanes or skids, the car can accelerate and spin the wheels, attempting to maintain a constant speed.• If you hydroplane with cruise control on, it will be more likely that you lose control of your vehicle.

Pull over or stay home

• If you can postpone your trip, or if it is non-essential, stay in when the weather is really bad.• If at any point during your trip you feel that the weather is too bad to continue driving, simply stay put.

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