On Thursday, March 29, Irby rolled out the third video in its series featuring the “People of Irby.”

In this clip, Amanda Lott, Director of Human Resources and Employee Development brings viewers out of the field and into the corporate office for a look at why Irby feels like “home” to her and so many others. Take a look and this clip and learn why Amanda loves the work she does supporting the Irby family.

Film crews visited Irby job sites from Texas to Florida, and a couple spots in between, to interview team members and gather footage of crews at work. Amanda’s spotlight video is the third in a series of videos Irby is rolling out in 2018. Follow Irby on Facebook for updates and watch our website for more to come.

The second of our popular “People of Irby” video series rolled out March 19^th. Watch this video short, to get a glimpse into the mindset with which Superintendent, Brandon Cox. (A.K.A. Hollywood) approaches his work. What “lights his fire” to use a few of his words.

Brandon’s story spotlights more than a day in the life on the job site. He touches on what his lifetime of work means to him and how he sees the work we do at Irby as a legacy.

Film crews visited Irby job sites from Texas to Florida, and a couple spots in between, to interview team members and gather footage of crews at work. Brandon Cox is the second of a series of spotlight videos Irby is rolling out in 2018. Follow Irby on Facebook for updates.

In January, Irby’s parent company, Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) completed the acquisition of Northwest Lineman College (NLC). NLC is the electric power industry’s largest educational and training institution. It is also known as the leading resource for training across a lineman’s complete work life span, from apprenticeship to experienced lineman. NLC is based in Boise, Idaho and operates campuses in California, Florida, and Texas. The school trained approximately 5,600 people last year.

As part of the Quanta Services family of companies, Irby Construction is excited about the opportunities this acquisition presents our company for hiring skilled labor and meeting the demands presented by the industry.  Read more on the Quanta Services website and visit Northwest Lineman College for details on the program or becoming a lineman.

To check out the full press release, click here.

Irby Construction Company has launched the first of their “People of Irby” series, which contains video snippets featuring members of the Irby family. Watch this video short for a glimpse at life on the line.

Colt Lindsey is an apprentice lineman. He shares his story about how he made his way to Irby and why, the role safety plays in his day, and what he likes most about working with Irby. As Colt points out in the piece, by working at Irby he works with the “best of the best.” The truth is, Colt is one of the best. That’s why we’re proud to put him in the spotlight and call him part of our Irby family.

Film crews visited Irby job sites from Texas to Florida, and a couple spots in between, to interview team members and gather footage of crews at work. Watch for more spotlight videos coming soon. Follow Irby on Facebook for updates.

Irby has had a busy couple of months making exhibit appearances and sponsoring several industry related conferences.

The kick-off event was Georgia Transmission Corporation’s 14^th Annual Safety Awareness Program Conference where Irby attended and exhibited on January 29 and 30 at the Macon Marriott City Center in Macon, Georgia. This particular conference focused on Conscious Leadership, Safety Technology Advances, and Industrial Hygiene Hot Topics.

That same week, Irby was a premier sponsor of the Mississippi Economic Development Council’s Annual Legislative Conference on January 31 and February 1 at The Hilton Hotel in Jackson. Mary Swoope, MEDC’s Executive Director, spoke to the focus of this year’s conference, “The conference was centered around coaching a growth mindset through leadership and advocacy skills.,” she said. “Ron Kitchens, CEO, Southwest Michigan First and Ted Abernathy, Managing Partner, Economic Leadership shared their leadership skills and trends in the economic development profession.”

Lastly, Irby team members attended TechAdvantage in Nashville on February 25-28 to experience the forefront of innovation and critical technologies that are transforming the world of engineering, information technology, energy services, operations, and supply management. This conference is attended by co-op decision makers and provides networking opportunities including dedicated expo which the Irby team used to get to know new contacts and their construction needs.