Growing Fleet!

AC&T MAGAZINE TOP 100

W. O. Grubb has moved up to the 9th largest crane owning company in North America.

As our company continues to grow, so does our fleet!Look below for a list of new cranes we have coming to better serve

our customers throughout the nation.

2018 Demag AC500/8 600 ton All Terrain Crane

2018 Liebherr LTM1350-6.1 400 Ton All Terrain Crane

(2) 2018 Link-Belt ATC3210 210 ton All Terrain Cranes

(2) 2018 Grove GMK5150L 175 ton All Terrain Cranes

2018 Liebherr LTM1095-5.1 115 ton All Terrain Crane

(2) 2018 Grove TMS9000/2 115 ton Truck Cranes (2) 2018 Link-Belt HTC86110 110 ton Truck Cranes

(2) 2018 Link-Belt HTC8660II 60 ton Truck Cranes

(3) 2018 National NTC55 55 ton Boom Trucks

WHAT’S NEW THIS EDITION:

Page 2: • Greensboro Welcomes New Employees• Roanoke Jobs

Page 3: • Steel Division Updates• Portsmouth Welcomes New Employee• W. O. Grubb’s 7th Annual Awards Banquet• In Loving Memory

Page 4:• Corporate Office Welcomes New Employees• Richmond Welcomes New Employee• Congratualtions Wayne Shinault

Page 5: • Rigging Division Job• Major Projects Job• Alexandria Jobs

Page 6:• Employee anniversaries • Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival

Written By: Erin ReavesEditor: Michelle Solaimani

PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL

The Grubb DispatcherIssue 28 Volume 10 Summer Company News Report

Demag AC500/8 (Pictured top to bottom:Mike Craig, Bryan Herndon, Seth Thomas,Blair Carlton, Bill Grubb)

Liebherr LTM1350-6.1

Liebherr LTM1095-5.1

GREENSBORO

ROANOKE

Our most recent branch addition in Greensboro, NC welcomes our Assistant Branch Man-ager, Ken Dawson! Ken started in the crane industry when he was only 14 years old, after school, on the weekends, and during summer. This schedule remained with Ken throughout high school and into college. He later became a full time crane operator and began his own crane company, which he ran for 10 years before moving to North Carolina. After relocating, he successfully started a branch for another crane company which he ran for 7 years. In Ken’s free time, he spends time with his wife of 25 years, Stacey and his 2 sons, Jaret and Sean. He also enjoys his time outdoors fishing, camping, and riding his Harley Davidson

Road King! Ken, we are happy to have you as a part of the team!

Greensboro would also like to welcome our Equipment Service Manager, Chris LaCombe! Chris began working in the construction industry almost 30 years ago. During that time, Chris gained experience ranging from working on equipment, to creating and organizing multiple service & parts departments. He spends his time away from work with his wife of 30 years and his two daughters. Chris enjoys building custom cars, fishing, riding four wheelers and going to Nascar races with his family. Welcome to the team Chris!

Last, but not least, we would like to welcome Chase Parker as our new Sales Representative in Greensboro! Chase began his experience with his family’s crane company where he became a crane operator,

rigger, truck driver, and gained his knowledge in sales. Chase enjoys spending time with his wonderful family, wife and three children, and chasing monster freshwater Stripers! Chase is proud to be a part of the W. O. Grubb team and we are glad to have him! Welcome aboard!

Our 25 ton Carry Deck crane on Brian Irvin’s job at Reus-ens Dam in Lynchburg, Virgin-ia. Our operator, Andrew Midkiff, is dropping steel frame work over the edge of the dam to divers waiting below.

Cory Granger operating our 165 ton Grove GMK5165 assisting with 40,000lb set on addition to their smelting process for Steel Dynamics in Roanoke, Virginia.

Our Roanoke team installed a 195,000 lb, 220 ft long bridge over the Roanoke River with our 350 ton Grove GMK6350, operated by Stephen Bruce, and our 600 ton Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1, operated by Chris Macey. The bridge was launched partially over the river using a 6 line Goldhofer platform trailer, then lifted and set with 2 cranes in a multi-step lift.

Great job to Brian Irvin for making such a huge impres-sion with new customer, Sulzer. Brian and his team responded to a major emergency with urgency and care. “This is my first experience with W. O. Grubb, and I can say that without a doubt it will not be my last!” Adam Hen-derson - Sulzer

STEEL DIVISIONOur steel division is making progress at the Domin-ion Work Tower. We are expected to complete our portion of this project later this year.

PORTSMOUTHPortsmouth welcomes Sales Representative, Travis Dill. Travis has over 24 years of experi-ence in sales, mostly in the insurance industry. All the positions he has held have had some aspects of sales within them. Travis stated: “Sales is my passion. I love helping people real-ize their dreams.” He strives to do his best every day and keep his relationships with custom-ers close. Outside of work, Travis enjoys anything adventurous. His hobbies include riding motorcycles, action sports, water sports, and spending time with his family.

We would like to congratulate Ed Walters for his promotion

to Steel Division Manager!

AWARDS BANQUETOur Portsmouth branch accepting the

Branch of the Year Award. (Left to Right: Cecil Wilmoth- Presenter, Kenny Roche, Brad Yauilla, Chris Hickey, John Ferrie, Dean Spruill, Scott McDougle- Speaker)

Jason Miller accepting the Branch Sales Incentive Award for our Winchester Branch

Al Walters accepting this year’s Willie Grubb

Against All Odds Award

Brad Yauilla acceping this year’s

President Award

We celebrated our 7th annual awards banquet on February 24, 2018.

Henry Potter, of our Portsmouth branch, lost his battle against cancer on June 9, 2018. He became a part of the W. O. Grubb family in 1993, celebrating his 25 year anniversary in June. Henry played a key role in getting our Portsmouth branch where they are today and will be dearly missed by all who knew him or met him through the years.

Forever in our hearts,W. O. Grubb family

IN LOVING MEMORY

Henry pictured with Scott McDougle as he is presented an award at our annual sales banquet

CORPORATEOur Corporate office would like to welcome our new Payroll Coordinator, Holly Sawvell. Holly came to us from a company in Arizona, where she conducted payroll for 4 years. Holly has worn many hats throughout her years of experience. She has been involved with accounting & inventory, building teams, creating and implementing new policies, and train employees in all facets. Outside of work, Holly enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband going camping, canoeing, watching live music, and going to Nascar Races. Welcome aboard, Holly!

Our Corporate office would like to welcome Stephanie Smith as our new Paralegal. After getting her degree in legal assisting, Stephanie has been in the legal field for 29 years. She has experience in family law, collections, personal injury, medi-cal malpractice, construction law, and general practice. Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her wonderful family, horseback riding, and anything to do with the water and the outdoors. Welcome to the team Stephanie!

We would also like to welcome our new I.T. Technician, Justin Pitts. Justin graduated from VCU with a degree in Chemistry and has 7 years of I.T. experience, including clinical I.T. support and software

development. Justin has accomplished some impressive feats throughout his experience including building an entire information management system from the ground up that deals with clinical data. He strives to be a trusted member of any team, and helpful to the people he works with. Justin enjoys rock climbing, playing guitar, spending time with friends and family. Welcome aboard, Justin!

We would like to welcome Rodney Willis, Controller, to our Corpo-rate office. Rodney has been at the controller/finance manager level position for 15 years. He graduated from Strayer with a Master’s degree in Finance and has a CPA license. Rodney has experience with many backgrounds including construction (about 8 years), manufactur-ing, distribution, service and government. A few of his many accomplishments include writing a Business Plan for a start-up company, starting the Accounting and Finance Team at McLane Mid-Atlantic and Changing the Cost Concepts at Siemens Industry to make the district more profitable. Rodney likes to stay active and enjoys hiking, kayaking, golf, softball, and volley-ball. We are happy to have you on the team, Rodney!

RICHMONDPlease join our Richmond branch in welcoming Shaun Slater as our new Sales Represen-tative. Shaun came to us from Ainscough Crane Hire in England where he gained most of his experience in the construction industry. He has been in the field for 19 years, where he started on the jobsite. He later moved into sales where he became proficient with planning jobs and producing risk and method statements. In his free time, Shaun enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and enjoying his time outside. Moving from the UK to the States was a feat, and we are happy to have him aboard!

We would like to congratulate Wayne Shinault for his promotion to Collections and Rough Terrain Coordinator. After starting off with Grubb as a truck driver, he has moved up to oiler, crane operator, and now to this profession in the Richmond office. Since Wayne has transi-tioned into this new role, his hard work has helped the position grow and become a more efficient operation.

RIGGING DIVISIONOur 600 ton Liebherr LTM1500 , operated by Chris Macey, lifting a GE Healthcare MRI machine to be installed at Norfolk General Hospital.

Operator Chris MaceyOiler Randy MonroeSet up Bryan HerndonDrivers Peter Craig Russell Moody Hermon Wilson James Everett James Sells Kenneth HicksMRI Rigging crew: Norman Arthur Hunter Osterbind James Johnson Jason BuchananRTU Rigging crew: David Dunning Steve Brann Mike Thomas

600 ton all terrain crane set-up

MRI machine lift into hospital

MRI machine set in Room

Our 600 ton Liebherr LTM1500, setting rooftop units on the Nestle

building in Rosslyn, VA.

ALEXANDRIA

Operator, Carl Moats, on our 550 ton for Star Contracting at Ballston

Commons Mall in Arlington, Virginia

Kevin Roach Operat-ing our 73 ton for S.

Albert Glass in Bethesda, Maryland

Operator, Brian Bevans, on our 175 ton for Atlantic Con-

structors at the Capitol Power Plant

Our project manager Randy Monroe’s job at the Portsmouth Interna-tional Gateway in Portsmouth, VA for our customer, Port Rail Crane Service. These gantries, manufactured by Kone Cranes, are made up of 32 components that were shipped to the U.S. from Poland. Upon arrival, we transported the gantries by trailer from the ship to the jobsite. Our 300 ton Liebherr and 210 ton Link-Belt were then used to erect these rail mounted gantry cranes, which are used for handling containers and loading them onto trucks and rail cars.

MAJOR PROJECTS

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

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCHRichard Bilbra, 6 years, AlexandriaPatrick Tanner, Corporate, 7 yearsCecil Wilmoth, Crawler Division, 7 yearsChris Lewis, Richmond, 7 yearsQuinton Anderson, Bal�more, 10 yearsRobert McClenny, Portsmouth, 11 yearsDallas Cooley, Alexandria, 14 yearsFrank Natale, Rigging Division, 15 yearsConnie Pulliam, Bal�more, 17 yearsDaniel Hendricks, Bal�more, 17 yearsRonald Ridgell, Alexandria, 18 years

Daniel Burchell, Alexandria, 7 yearsWayne Shinault, 7 years, Richmond

Nemo Lingerman, Bal�more, 9 yearsDorothy Richardson, Fredericksburg, 17 years

Doug Adkins, Richmond, 21 yearsMike Davenport, Richmond, 22 years

George Moon, Bal�more, 7 yearsMario Tellez-Ocana, Alexandria, 7 years

Jason Buchanan, Richmond, 8 yearsRobert Meisner, Alexandria, 14 years

Mar�n Van Dyke, Alexandria, 14 yearsMichael Kestler, Cralwer Division, 15 years

Robert Belote, Portsmouth, 16 yearsDanny Criner, Richmond, 17 years

Bob Burgee, Bal�more, 20 yearsSco� Snead, Richmond, 22 years

Douglas Radcliffe, Richmond, 25 yearsGlenn Parsley, Steel Division, 39 years

Richard Wya�, Steel Division, 41 years

January - June, 2018Employment Anniversaries

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APRIL MAY JUNESteven Brann, Portsmouth, 5 yearsBrandon Gunnell, Portsmouth, 5 yearsKristopher Srnec, Bal�more, 6 yearsLori Edwards, Corporate, 7 yearsJoseph Nelson, Bal�more, 8 yearsGeorge Pennington, Crawler Division, 8 yearsClinton Oliver, Crawler Division, 9 yearsWilliam Osterbind, Rigging Division, 10 yearsJames Johnson, Rigging Division, 12 yearsMichael Duley, Alexandria, 13 yearsJohn Price, Rigging Division, 14 yearsAndy Hill, Richmond, 15 yearsJames Leeper, Crawler Division, 15 yearsCarolyn Callanan, Portsmouth, 16 yearsDoug Neely, Richmond, 17 yearsBlair Carlton, Corporate, 17 yearsWilliam English, Richmond, 17 yearsKen Gibson, Alexandria, 17 yearsDavid Daly, Richmond, 23 yearsAndrea Profi�, Corporate, 25 years

Jason Miller, Winchester, 5 yearsThomas M. Boschi, Bal�more, 6 years

Woodrow Evans, Crawler Division, 6 yearsCharles Craig, Crawler Division, 7 years

Ray Hand, Alexandria, 12 yearsDonald Richards, Alexandria, 16 yearsDiane Manning, Corporate, 16 yearsDiane Bruch, Portsmouth, 18 years

Kevin Pennington, Richmond, 21 yearsBenjamin Bruce, Crawler Division, 25 years

Ed Walters, Steel Division, 26 yearsBill Brown, Crawler Division, 28 years

Charles Lewis, Crawler Division, 5 yearsDarrell Williams, Portsmouth, 6 years

Joseph Moore, Richmond, 6 yearsJoseph Bullock, Crawler Division, 7 years

Kenneth Hicks, Portsmouth, 12 yearsChristopher Hickey, Portsmouth, 13 years

Carl Moats, Alexandria, 14 yearsRussell Moody, Richmond, 16 years

Irwin Eggleston, Richmond, 17 yearsAndy Purdy, Alexandria, 18 years

Gary Rugg, Crawler Division, 18 years

PATRIOTIC FESTIVAL

W. O. Grubb proudly presents the American flag during the 2018

Patrio�c Fes�val in Virginia Beach,

Virginia!Our own Brandy

Griffith enjoys this years fes�vi�es!