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This winter has been the coldest winter in nearly a decade, disrupting constructions projects everywhere.
For Eastern Highway, it was a blessing in disguise. We took advantage of the winter lull to make a significant investment in building up our employees' welding and fabrication capabilities.
We enlisted the Welding Training and Testing Institute of Allentown, PA to create a custom intensive course at our shop in Wilmington.
Each day for five weeks, six EHS crew members focused exclusively on intensive welding training, gaining 160+ hours of welding practice, with an eye towards 3g and 4G certification:
In the end it was a great success, as everyone qualified, adding six new certified welders to our ranks, all of whom are already heavily involved in two upcoming projects that require large amounts of welding:
Nathan Field, for his inauguration to his second term as a Wilmington City Councilman.
Nathan juggles his two jobs with skill and dexterity handling both responsibilities well. Good luck in your second term!
On Wednesday November 27th, everyone at EHS gathered for a bit of serious safety-related training and a bit of fun:
Our training focus was on Trailer and Towing safety issues, splitting into three stations, covering Pre-Check inspections of Tow Vehicles, Hitch Pre-Check, and Safe load distribution.
Afterwards, in a tradition started by our late long-time superintendent Phil Knox, the company gathered for a Turkey Give away, dropped off several at Sunday Breakfast Mission, and went home to spend time with families over the Holiday weekend:
