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SLAM Wins ‘Next Work Environment’ Competition

Productivity Car Nourishment Car

Events Car

Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) announced that a team of corporate designers – Workplace Innovation Think Tank (WITT) – participated in the 2021 Work Design Magazine’s (WDM) Next Work Environment Competition. Their theoretical entry, “Mind the Gap: The Next Workplace Environment,” was selected by jurors in three categories: Flex Work, Common Shared Amenities, and The New to World Solutions.

The competition is intended to “create valuable and high performing work environments that are inspiring, diverse and healthy…and offer a view of the next iteration of workplaces by providing unique experiences, inspiring diverse thinking, encouraging open-mindedness, and embracing cultural differences.”

Conceived as an extension of the work-

IESC Salutes Employee Contributions

(l-r) Luiza Mills, Steven Drouin, Edward Palleschi, Jim Alibrandi, Michael Gould and Carl Brand

Billerica, MA — Interstate Electrical Services Corp. held its annual Services Awards ceremony at its Operations Center facility in Tewksbury on Sept. 22.

Jim Alibrandi, president, Interstate Electrical Services, Corp., recognized the graduating class of electrical and assembler apprentices and saluted Interstate employees who’ve been with the company from 10 to 40 years. Alibrandi also thanked seven long-term employees who will be retiring this year.

Alibrandi presented a special award to Luiza Mills, vice president of human resources and public relations, for her outstanding effort during the height of the pandemic to keep the company up-to-date with the rapidly changing information about Covid and regulations. Her guidance provided staff with the necessary tools to keep Interstate’s projects running and in compliance in all six New England states.

Edward Palleschi, undersecretary at the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, attended the ceremony and presented Interstate with a certificate of appreciation for the company’s contribution to the community. During his speech, he highlighted the longevity of service of Interstate employees.

Palleschi explained the reason this new award was conceived by his office is to “recognize exemplary licensees who deliver quality and take pride in their work.”

“I have a great appreciation for our team at Interstate,” said Alibrandi. “A team that takes care of and supports each other will always survive and succeed, no matter what the challenge. To me, our actions said it all. The team’s commitment to showing up and working on our projects safely during the pandemic allowed us to meet and exceed customer expectations. We truly have an amazing team.”

Amenities Car

day, SLAM designers created a moveable workplace platform, “Work From Train” (WFT). The WFT offers different working environments that support various work styles and typical office activities. Workers can choose from the Productivity, Events, Nourishment or Amenities cars, whether to reserve a private booth for a virtual meeting, grab a meal in a communal dining area, purchase groceries for that night’s dinner, take some time for contemplation, or find a comfortable and quiet place to focus on work.

The team subsequently provided WDM with new insights into the project since submitting, “We are seeing key indicators that the WFT platform developed could be the missing link to a flexible and hybrid work model for when people return to work.”

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