ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç is featured in the September issue of Construction Today magazine. The story features Irby’s work restoring electric power lines for a Florida-based utility in the wake of Hurricane Michael. With more than 100 transmission towers on the ground over a 34-mile stretch of swamp and ranchÌýland,ÌýIrby completed restoration in an unprecedented time frame. Read about the project and more about Irby onÌýConstruction Today’s
A recent article from American Crane & Transport highlights the struggles that ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç and TNT Crane & Rigging faced on a job site in Texas. When crane equipment was too heavy to move across a canal bridge to the job site and solid ground was hard to find following several rainy days, the team had to get creative. Read more about it .
Just in time for the start of the 2019 Hurricane Season, Florida Power and Light (FPL) is launching a pilot program in Sarasota working on an underground power grid. The initiative will help improve reliability in the event of a storm. ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç is proud to be a part of this project. Look closely to see our crew at work in .Ìý
Dave Aubrey with 2018 PCCA President Larry Pribyl.
Founded in 1945, the is the national trade association for companies constructing electric power facilities, including transmission and distribution lines and substations and telephone, fiber optic, and cable television systems.
has been affiliated with the PCCA since 1955 and have been heavily involved ever since. They have had employees serve as President of the organization for the years 1975, 1989, 2004, 2005, and most recently, 2019.
On Tuesday, March 12th, Dave Aubrey was officially named President of the PCCA for the 2019-2020 year. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2007.
Aubrey has already made strides as a member of the PCCA. On January 29th of this year, 30 PCCA members flew to Capitol Hill to express some industry concerns with lawmakers. They discussed dig-in reports, exemption from hours-of-service and electronic logging, to name a few.
The PCCA’s mid-year convention will be held in Park City, Utah in July.
Dave Aubrey began his career with Okay Construction Company in May of 1985. Shortly after Okay Construction was merged with ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Company in 2011, Aubrey was promoted from Foreman to Superintendent. We look forward to all that Aubrey will accomplish during his term. Congrats and good luck!
Irby CEO Lee Jones Honored by Mississippi Business Journal
Friday, March 29 the will publish the Top CEO’s for 2019. ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç is proud to have our President, Lee Jones, recognized for this honor. Lee was among several prominent recipients in this year’s class including President, Anthony Wilson, and Mississippi’s President, David Gates. Congratulations Lee!
As President of ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç, Lee Jones drives the operations of the largest, nonunion, specialized contractor of electric power for. Prior to his current role, he served as Director of Project Management at Quanta Services. In this position he oversaw the Project Management Office, providing key insight for the successful execution of major electric power transmission projects across Quanta’s 56 Operating Units.
Mr. Jones began his career at Irby in 2002. In 2008, Mr. Jones went on to work for another Quanta subsidiary, , where he participated in the execution of several large electric power projects in the state of Texas. Mr. Jones worked his way up to Vice President at North Houston Pole Line participating in several important projects working directly with Quanta Services management and many of Quanta’s subsidiaries. In December of 2015, Quanta Services announced its appointment of Mr. Jones as President of ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÉç Company which was effective on March 1, 2016.Ìý
The 2019 Irby Superintendents’ Meeting was held on February 27th and 28th at the . Irby President Lee Jones kicked off the meeting with a recap of 2018 and where we are headed this year. We heard from a range of speakers in all departments such as Operations, Safety, Accounting, and several more.
Quanta Services Senior Vice President Jody Shea spoke along with three other employees, Jack Dwyer, Amanda Miller, and David Flener.
Our guest speakers this year were Steve Davidow and Kevin Hariar from . They gave great insight into engineering in the SouthEast and geotechnical data.
Following the meeting on Wednesday, Irby hosted a vendor fair where vendors set up booths and visited with other Irby employees. Thank you to , , , and for your participation. Hope to see you all again next year.
We would also like to thank for providing our meals during the meeting, and for hosting our Social Hour on Wednesday night.
Thank you to all who participated in the 2019 Irby Superintendents’ Meeting. Looking forward to next year!
