There鈥檚 something indescribable about the way a child鈥檚 face lights up when they see Santa Claus 鈥 and P1 Construction Project Manager Jack Kobe has experienced that moment hundreds of times. Jack is especially busy this time of year, donning his Santa suit and spreading Christmas cheer to churches, events, community...
ONCE AGAIN putting our single-source capabilities to work, P1 has landed the MEP scope of the 113,913-square-foot expansion and renovation of Saint Luke鈥檚 East Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Building E. The project includes both remodel and new construction. The expansion will increase the hospital size by 10 percent, renovating 8 percent....
Throughout her life, Diana Korbe has always loved adventure and travel, and this year, she has had many opportunities to 鈥済et out of town.鈥 Diana鈥檚 cousin is a travel agent, and they were roommates in Houston for a couple of years. Now that Diana is back in the Kansas City area,...
Imagine the size and scope of mechanical and electrical systems needed to serve a 700,000 sq. ft. sports and entertainment venue. The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO, is that venue, and a team of electricians from P1鈥檚 Building Technologies division was awarded the building automation upgrade, allowing all these systems...
Senior Project Manager Brian Maginness has had a good working relationship with JE Dunn Construction for many years. The relationship dates back 25+ years to Brian鈥檚 time in Kansas City, when he worked with JE Dunn on many construction projects like North Kansas City Hospital, Liberty Hospital, Saint Luke鈥檚 and many...
APPLY TODAY What do P1 Project Manager Brady Kyle and P1 Project Engineer Amelia Mullin have in common? They may not work on the same projects or teams, but they were both once P1 interns that became full-time employees. P1 has a solid history of interns returning after college: more than...
Could the 鈥渆ars鈥 on a Monopoly game piece pose a threat to patients in a mental health facility? That is just one interesting question addressed during the planning of a new mental health campus in Olathe, KS. The ground was officially broken June 29 on the new facility, designed to reduce...
St. Joseph, MO, has a rich history steeped in manufacturing that includes companies such as Nestl茅 Purina Petcare, one of the leading manufacturers of pet food in the world. P1 Project Managers Shawn Conz, Jason White, and Cris Ray have been working in the electrical trade in St. Joseph for the...
Providing support for local charities, community activities, and events is an integral part of the P1 business plan. We take great pride in investing in our community and the lives of our associates. Each year, P1 offers two $500 sponsorships to P1 associates twice per year (spring and fall). All associates...
鈥淭hose bracelets that say WWJD 鈥 鈥榳hat would Jesus do鈥 鈥 make me think of George," P1 Business Development Director Steve Hinshaw said. "As I walk through our fabrication shops, I often find myself asking 鈥榳hat would George do?鈥欌 The George Stuller Award, developed by the UA and Pipe Fabrication Institute...
P1 welcomed the following interns for the summer. Not only will they work with their mentors at various job sites this summer, they will participate in industry-related events with vendors and affiliate organizations like the Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City. And of course, there鈥檚 fun on the schedule too, with...
Whether you鈥檙e wanting to get your pickle ball on, sample a variety of street-style food, or watch sporting events on a huge video wall, SERV in Overland Park, KS, has you covered. What you don鈥檛 see when you relax over drinks at one of SERV鈥檚 open-air bars is all the careful...
The Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City (MCAKC) recently had an event exclusively for women working in the mechanical construction and service industries. The Event was 鈥淎sk Outrageously! The Secret to Getting What You Want鈥, presented by author Linda Swindling. This is part of a new MCAKC effort, called "WiMI" -...
Generosity, humor, kindness and a passion for community success. If you know P1 CEO Smitty Belcher, these words might sound spot on. Maybe it鈥檚 his visits around P1 offices and shops where he knows every associate鈥檚 name, or takes the time to get to know it. Maybe it鈥檚 his sense of...
With all the people P1 Vice President Brad Davis knows in Las Vegas, it might surprise you to learn he grew up in Detroit, Michigan. But his Vegas future wasn鈥檛 far away. When Brad went into the U.S. Air Force after high school, he was stationed in Las Vegas with the...
The Trimble XR 10 with HoloLens/Mixed Reality Technology has been available in the P1 VDC department for nearly two years, but has recently been able to really 鈥渟trut its stuff鈥 on job sites. According to VDC Specialist Richard Anderson, the first year was about learning how to properly use the technology....
Fleet Adds Semi Truck DayCab for Sheet Metal Transport When it comes to sheet metal fabrication, things can get pretty big - and transporting large items requires big trailers and big cargo space. So P1 went 鈥渂ig鈥 with the addition of a new Semi Truck DayCab. P1 Corporate Fleet Manager Nick...
Tired of hearing us talk about how great P1鈥檚 single-source capabilities are? Too bad. 鈥淎ll trades under one roof鈥 is exactly what鈥檚 turning a job with some challenging physical constraints into another P1 success story. According to Project Manager Casey Sheafer, the Kansas confidential mission critical data center expansion project had...
It seems like just yesterday we wrote this article about the Millwright Division of P1 Construction in 2018. And the Millwrights have come a long way, baby - with impressive project, personnel, and revenue growth. Most recently, the Millwrights' success was evidenced by numbers released by Local 1529 鈥 the Kansas...
P1 Operations Manager Robert Bruegman grew up in Bloomfield, NE, with a family of farmers. And even though farming continued to run in the family for some of his siblings, Robert always enjoyed the art of 鈥渢inkering鈥 with things. While still in Bloomfield, he worked as a full-time diesel mechanic and...