In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Brendon Fenton (VP, PowerNorth Utility Contractors Inc.) and his partner Nick Gatien (President, PowerNorth). We discuss today’s issues with People, Equipment, Materials, and Resources in the high voltage business realm.

Maintaining good working relationships with equipment vendors. The standard of equipment is important because the investment in the high voltage business is big. This is a difficult business to enter, let alone maintain.

Planning with customers for procurement of items is critical. Leveraging the relationship with the customer for procurement of items is critical.

It is a busy marketplace. Subcontractor onboarding is very key to finding organizations that share and align with the same values. Trust and relationship are the key to success. The conflict-free operations on a job are vital to delivering the outcome required.

Successfully delivering results, project after project, especially in complex projects, is why we are successful.

Building a strong team to join and grow the organization in a professional manner. Investing in our apprenticeship program resources to continue to get better to provide clients with well-rounded services.

Key Takeaways:

1. Maintain good relationships with equipment vendors.
2. Establishing a standard of equipment is important because the to investment in your business is big.
3. Planning with Customers for procurement items is critical to the outcome, risk mitigation, and maintaining a schedule.
4. Find the subcontractors and service providers that meet your values and create the trust for a good working relationship.
5. Successfully deliver results especially in complex projects to meet your customer’s requirements, establish a long-term relationship, and create repeat business.
6. Invest in your apprenticeship program to build the resources to build a strong team to grow the organization in a professional manner. The goals and objectives are to provide your customer with well rounded list of services.

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