P1 Connection April 2024

INSIDE: P1 Construction to Open First Office in Canada

P1 Earns “Overall Excellence” Award from Turner Construction

P1 recently received the “Overall Excellence, Large Company” award from Turner Construction. The award recognizes trade partners who demonstrate overall job performance excellence, and exemplify outstanding dedication and commitment to delivering a high-quality product safely and on time for Turner clients.

P1 was nominated for projects spanning both electrical and mechanical capabilities, including the University of Kansas (KU) Stadium Enabling Package and Allen Fieldhouse Renovation.

“P1 was chosen for the Overall Excellence/Large Company Award due to outstanding performance on Turner projects in 2023,” Turner Procurement Manager Jerod Junghans explained.

“This was based on information collected by the Turner Construction Procurement Department, but also voted on by the employees of Turner Construction in Kansas City.”

“P1 is the definition of what Turner looks for in a true trade partner,” Jerod added. “You are always willing to help. From the inception of a project to closeout, P1 approaches our projects with a can-do attitude. The safety and quality of work the field crews implement had a positive impact on Turner projects last year.”

While the award was based on all P1/Turner projects, Jerod noted P1 efforts to date on the Allen Fieldhouse Renovations and 11th & Mississippi KU

“From the inception of a project to closeout, P1 approaches our projects with a can-do attitude.”

-Jerod Junghans, Turner Construction

Football projects played a significant role in P1’s selection for this award.

P1 Vice President Steve Smith accepted the award at Turner Construction’s Trade Partner Awards event in late February.

“This honor not only validates our team's efforts and commitment to excellence, it also solidifies our partnership and shared belief in delivering exceptional quality and service to our clients,” Steve said.

The trust and confidence Turner has placed in P1 has been instrumental to our growth and accomplishments,” Steve added.

“Our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, quality, and innovation remains unwavering, and we are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead as we continue this trade partnership.” 

KU Stadium

Enabling Project (Electrical)

• Rework approximately one (1) mile of electrical & telecom duct bank to prepare for upgrades to KU Booth football.

• Rework technology + fire alarm + electrical power for the whole North portion of the KU Campus

• $4.5+ million contract

• Project was highly detailed and high on the KU watch list – it was a great project for P1 from both the electrical and technologies standpoint.

Allen Fieldhouse (Mechanical)

• Converting HVAC system from steam to heating water for the upper bowl of the Fieldhouse

• Installing four (4) new custom air handling units

• Installing all new duct serving the Fieldhouse court space/air distribution

• Installing all new piping for the heating water serving the four (4) new air handling units

• Installing a new mechanical room: pumps, heat exchangers, etc. to utilize existing steam heat to heat the heating water loop

 Pictured, from left: P1 was represented at the event by President Kollin Knox, Operations Manager Rick Drake, Director of Preconstruction Don Erisman, Director of Business Development Steve Hinshaw, Vice President Steve Smith, and Vice President Glenn Shain.

SMILE

You don’t own all the problems in the world.

No one else is responsibile for your happiness except you.

What other people think of you is none of your

The answers come to you when you least expect it.

You don’t know what their journey is about. STOP

8th Rule: GIVE BLOOD!

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Impressive Trajectory:

Zach Wagner’s sport was soccer growing up, so when it came time to choose a college, he wanted to attend a school that would allow him to play collegiate soccer while also pursuing an engineering degree.

"After weighing my options, I had the opportunity to stay close to home and play Soccer at Fort Hayes State,” Zach said.

“The physics program allowed me to go three years at Fort Hayes State, then transfer to Kansas State University to pursue my Mechanical Engineering Degree.”

Zach says he originally hoped to pursue the aeronautical side of engineering.

During his transfer from Fort Hays State to K-State, Zach was also looking for an internship that might help him gain some experience.

He learned about P1 from a family friend who knew P1 CEO Smitty Belcher.

“She gave me Smitty’s contact information, and encouraged me to connect,” Zach recalled.

Smitty replied directly to Zach, and soon after, Zach found himself interviewing with P1 executives Phil Nehring and Rusty Roderick.

Zach was brought on as an intern to work in Lenexa with Rusty and the Performance Solutions team.

That’s where Zach’s planned trajectory took a new turn.

"The internship showed me a side of engineering I didn’t know well, and I really enjoyed this HVAC and plumbing side,” Zach said. “Going to a variety of job sites and seeing how all kinds of different systems work was fascinating – it was rarely the same thing twice.”

“It gave me a new direction for what I wanted to pursue at K-State.”

Zach ended up completing two internships at P1 - the first in Lenexa during the summer of 2021 and the second in Wichita during the summer of 2023.

Towards the end of his second internship in Wichita, General Manager Andy Dunbar and Project Sales Manager Casey Rohaus invited Zach to apply for a full-time position.

“They let me know that if I wanted to come back and work at P1, the

“The internship showed me a side of engineering I didn’t know well, and I really enjoyed this HVAC and plumbing side.”

P1 Project Engineer Zach Wagner Sees a Bright Future at P1

Gone Fishin’

Wichita office could use my skill set, and there was opportunity to make an impact.”

"I felt like my internship last summer was my interview to secure a position with P1," Zach stated.

In November, Zach accepted a position with P1 as a Project Engineer, citing culture as a major draw.

"The culture is what brought me back to P1,” Zach said.

“I have never felt like a number in a large company here,” he said. “I feel like an integral part of the company.”

He was especially impressed that he could communicate directly with the company’s CEO before anyone even knew him.

“At P1, no one is too important to give their time to someone just starting out,” Zach noted. Today, Zach still enjoys the variety his work presents.

"My favorite part of this job is the variety. One week, I'm at a company that makes 150,000 pounds of ice daily, inspecting the exhaust fans for its chiller and compressor room,” he said.

“The next week, I'll be at a completely different type of manufacturing facility. It’s also great seeing something I have designed or developed come to life.”

As for long-term career goals, Zach says he is working toward his Professional Engineering License, which will take approximately five years to complete.

" I'm excited to grow with an expanding company,” Zach said.

“As P1 Service adds branches, I would like the opportunity to move somewhere else in the U.S., and possibly help get a new branch up and running.”

As for hobbies, Zach says he likes fishing and still plays soccer, but his newest hobby is golf.

He’ll fit right in with the Wichita office and all those golf tournaments! P1 is proud to have talent like Zach on the P1 Service team. 

“I have never felt like a number in a large company here. I feel like an integral part of the company.”

Pictured, left: Zach (yellow

teambuilding with fellow interns at the “Go Ape” obstacle course during his 2021 internship at P1.

Playing Soccer

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Slips, trips, and falls are often a top cause of workplace injuries. Tripping, falling, or slipping injuries account for more than 300 fatal - and 20,000 nonfatal - fall injuries annually since 2013 [Center for Construction Research & Training]. P1 has had their share of these injuries in the past, with a recent increase. Learn how to mitigate or eliminate these type of injuries.

• SOI: STOP, OBSERVE, IMPLEMENT

Familiarize yourself with surroundings utilizing the SOI before starting in a new area, and stay aware of changes using the 20x20x20 rule: Every 20 minutes, take 20 seconds & observe changes within a 20 ft. area.

• LOOK

Never put your feet where your eyes haven’t been.

• CLEAR PATHS

Good housekeeping should not just be done in your own work area, but also walking paths for others.

• GOOD LIGHTING

A trip hazard becomes more of a hazard if you can’t see it.

• APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR

Make sure working boots are in good condition and provide good traction.

• SAFE WORKING SURFACE

Uneven ground, weather, or spills increase tripping potential.

• SAFEST PATH

Take the safest path of travel- sometimes the shortest path isn’t always the safest.

• COMMUNICATION

Report any hazards and alert others until they can be corrected.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

7th Annual Charity Golf Tournament “FORE SAFETY”

SATURDAY, MAY 4

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Registration & Lunch 1 p.m.

Shotgun start with award ceremony & dinner to follow

Shamrock Hills Golf Club, Lee’s Summit, MO $40 Registration Fee Register, Volunteer, or Questions: Kayla Hicks, 913.275.5708, kayla.hicks@p1group.com

2024TakeOurSonsandDaughterstoWorkDayatP1

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

2024 Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day

Children ages 5-18 welcome - there is still time to register!

7:30 A.M. – 3:30 p.m. | Lenexa Training Room

We have so much fun in store for the kids of our P1 associates this year! Contact Tiffany Oldham or Kayla Hicks for more information or to register

Registration deadline is April 11.

NEW FACES/ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please join us in welcoming our newest P1 associates. KEY: (C) = P1 Construction, (S) = P1 Service

ROLE CHANGES & PROMOTIONS

The Kansas City Corporate Challenge is kicking off this month! Join P1 Friday, April 12, at Arrowhead Stadium for the official kick-off party. Here is the schedule of upcoming events for P1. Come cheer on your fellow P1 athletes!

Disc Golf:

April 6th Women’s 9:30am

April 7th Men’s 9:20am

Walk:

April 12th 4pm-7:30pm

Flag Football:

April 13th 9:35am

Bike Race:

April 16th & 17th Check in starts at 4:30pm

Softball: April 20th 3:00pm

Archery:

April 24th Women’s 6:00p Men’s 7:00pm

Half Marathon: April 27th 7:00am

10K: April 27th 7:30am

Soccer: April 27th 1:10pm

(C) Hunter Pannell Safety Specialist Lenexa

(C) Megan Boleski Tool Assistant Lawrence

(C) Todd Easton Project Manager Pryor, OK

(C) Nick May Safety Site Manager Lenexa

(S) Sasha Greenfield Project Coordinator Topeka

(C) Grace Fernhout Accounting Clerk Lenexa

(C) Jonah Larsen Promotion Lead Designer Architectural Metal

(C) Marques Nisely Promotion Sr. Project Manager Lenexa

(C) Devon Minckley Promotion Project Manager Lenexa

(C) Wes Trammel Promotion Project Manager Lenexa

(C) Taylor Steele Promotion VDC Specialist Lenexa

(C) Kayla Foster Role Change Manpower Coordinator Lenexa

(S) Alex Gaskill Promotion Controls Engineer II Lenexa

(S) Luke Krehbiel Promotion Sr. Controls Sales Engineer Lenexa

Office and field associate birthdays and work anniversaries

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

1 BRIAN GLAMANN

BEAU BROWN

DANNY FARNAN

JACOB BARTOW

BRANDON SCHIMMEL

JAMES MCCOY

2 PHILIP SEUFERLING

AARON FLANERY

ZACHARY BOYD

3 WILLIE YOUNG

HUNTER HARRIS

CHRISTOPHER FARLEY

4 AMY JESKE

JAKE SWEETWOOD

BRYAN WALTER

TANNER SHEPARD

ADRIAN ZEORLIN

CHAD COHEA

5 BRY GRAME

PARKER JENKINS

LINDA NIELSEN

JOHNATHAN BRESHEARS

DARRIN FRANK

JOHN KOLOSIEJ

GARRETT WIDOWSKI

TERNALL ZENO

6 TYLER EDWARDS

MELISSA WEIXELDORFER

ANTHONY WELLS

BARBARA DEVLIN

EDUARDO SARAZ

7 MASON MCGILTON

8 JOSE LOPEZ-CABRERA

MATTHEW SCHNEIDER

TOM ARGUBRIGHT

EVAN VOGELSMEIER

PATRICK SCHUCK

CECIL HAWKINS

BRANDON GORDY

9 TREVOR PAYNE

DALE WILLIAMS

10 JEROD KIRK

RUSTY RODERICK

DAVID GERDTS

RYAN ROONAN

JACOB HUGHES

SHAQUNE MECHAM

JEREMY TOY

11

ZACH BROWN

TERRA JONES

DWAYNE CLOYD

BRANDON UNDERWOOD

12 BRANDON JONES

DANIEL COURTER

MICHAEL VANAUKEN

JONATHAN LERNO

LOREN BISHOP

13 BRAD MALLONEE

CHAD ANDREW

14 SCOTT KURZEN

DEVON MESH

CHRIS WITTMAN

WILLIAM GURERA

DANIEL LEONARD

GREG OVERBEY

DAX OSBORNE

15 JAYDEN ARN

TROY SPRIDGEN

DUSTIN THORNE

GARY ROBERTS

16 ADEN KEATING

ALLY DICKEY

ALBERTO MIRELES

BRET FARIS

LEVI RITTER

HUNTER PANNELL

17 STEVEN DAVIDSON

RYKER HICKS

JOSHUA THOMPSON

18 JOEY VASQUEZ

CHRIS MCMULLAN

BRUNO DE MATTOS

19 GEOFFREY CONATSER

GREG DOWDLE

GLORIA KEATING

CORDELL SELF

PATRICK SCHMIT

20 JOE CAMREN

21 JOSH LIVINGSTON

LEONARDO GARCIA-TAVARES NICKOLAS VASKNETZ

22 DRAKE WHITFIELD

TIMOTHY POPE

23 BRENT SARLLS

ALAN SPARLING

GLEN HERRING

MIKE MIHALCHIK

SHANON COPELAND

WESLEY NOTT

JOSE RESENDIZ

24 JEFF DICK

JUSTIN ROSS

JORDAN BANKS

SCOTT BAUGHMAN

JACK MCCOY

PAUL NICKELL

25 AUBREY GILMORE

SPENCER OGDEN

BRYAN THRASHER

ROBERT CALVIN

26 ADAM HAYES

JACOB CORRELL

STEVEN THOMAS

DAWN HOLLEY

27 HOUSTON BLOCHER

GAVIN COLLINS

APOLINAR CERCA

MIKE PITTSENBARGER

CHAD HAEHNEL

28 CAREY MINIHAN

JOSHUA WERDEN

29 JAMAR JACKSON

BETH MARTENS

ASHTON CORNELISON

MASTER THOMAS

JOSHUA BURNS

ANDY HESS

ALEX SLAUGHTER

30 TONY WHITED

GUILLERMO ESTRADA

KOLTYN MALTSBARGER

JACK TIBBETTS

5 YEARS: DAVID BRAMBLE, DUSTIN RAINES, BRANDON JONES, JONATHAN HUKRIEDE

10 YEARS: JEREMY MILLER, PAT JOHNSON, LARRY JONES

15 YEARS: JEFF DALLAS, GARY LANCASTER | 25 YEARS: RAY HANSULD

 P1 EXPERTS GUIDE PITT STATE STUDENTS ON MCA PANEL: The Kansas City Chapter of the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) recently invited P1 Service Account Manager Connor Hayes and P1 Construction Project Manager Brady

Kyle to speak on a panel at the monthly Pitt State MCA student chapter meeting in the School of Construction Science. Around 35 students and the head instructor for the MCA student chapter were in attendance. The panel consisted of Connor, Brady, and Chris Swingle, NSC Applied Products Group.

MCA Executive Director Stacy Zerr facilitated the panel and asked various questions about each panel member's educational background and how they got their jobs in the industry. Then it was an open forum for questions from the students. Both Connor and Brady discussed how to be good interns and what to expect. Both were interns at P1 before transitioning into full-time roles. They also discussed challenges they didn't expect as working adults, and provided advice for college students planning to enter the construction field.

HAPPENINGS

 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION: P1 Construction showed some love to our trade partners with St. Patrick’s Daythemed cookies. “We’re lucky to have you as a customer” and the P1 logo was printed on the cookies, which went to multiple GCs and partners in the Kansas City metro.

Pictured, left: Senior Project Manager Andrew Petersen at JE Dunn was ready to dig in!

Thanks to Woodland Custom Cookies for the fantasticlooking sweets! woodlandcustomcookies.com.

 THE P i AND THE GREEN: P1 Offices celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and Pi Day with treats and green garb. Left and Center: P1 offices had pizza and fruit pies on 3.14 (pictured, left: Cheri Nichols, Grace Fernhout, Mia Cawley, Kayla Hicks, Kayla Foster; center: Lawrence associates lined up for pie); while the ladies of P1 Las Vegas got their green on for St. Pat’s (pictured, right: Liz Ferguson; Samantha Boh; Perlie Trevino; Nesha Board; Maya Gallo; Laura Gomez).

P1 OFFICE LOCATIONS

P1 SERVICE

Lenexa, KS

St. Joseph, MO

Wichita, KS

Lawrence/Topeka, KS

Ankeny, IA

Lenexa, KS

St. Joseph, MO

Lawrence, KS

Manhattan, KS

Omaha, NE

Las Vegas, NV

Kansas City, MO