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May/June 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Jeff Crites, operations manager, R/C Midwest and Eastern
Great Lakes region, said the work R/C crews performed was
approximately 35 miles of the total 50 miles – consisting of
mowing, brush hog operation, pruning and removals.
"Our crews did a fantastic job working through some
adverse conditions and in sub-zero temperatures, knee-deep
snow, flooding and rain while working through the holidays,"
Crites said. "They made a statement with Dominion that
Davey is about meeting our client's needs while providing
a valued service."
The work areas spanned dense residential neighborhoods to
remote wilderness. Crews removed thousands of trees to
increase access and safety for the Dominion rights of way.
Working in Ohio's snow belt in the depth of winter –
the work took place through February – provided a bitter
challenge. Crews at times encountered storms barreling
across Lake Erie and dumping more than 46 inches of snow.
But the work never stopped for the weather, Crites said.
Kiel said the client will evaluate Davey's work on the pilot
program and use the analysis to potentially award Davey
more work as part of the larger 500-mile pipeline network.
"This project was successful because of the collaborative
efforts between DRG and R/C," she said.
Employees Support Pilot Project
Crew members included: Patrick Adolph, Johnny
Ahn, Jeremy Baker, Steve Barchalk, George Bayer,
Rikki Brammer, Joe Capan, Cody Clark,
Luke Costilow, Cody Cunningham, Cory Ecklund,
James Fathauer, Brian Frizzell, Frank Gibson,
Steve Gordon, Ryan Grosser, Joe Hashman,
Jim Hicks, Scott Heim, Cory Huntsberger, Kelly Kiel,
Rob Kraus, Bryan Layne, Tracy Layne, Alex McElroy,
Cody Moore, David Passarelli, Eric Phillips,
Dave Prochnow, Josh Prochnow, Jacob Reynolds,
Eric Ridenour, Kevin Roskos, Chet Shallenberger,
George Shiner, Toby Smith, Jeffrey Spurlock,
Justin Stephan, Duane Stevenson, Brandon Swad,
Jake Szoszorek, Jeffrey Tressel, Joe Verbiak,
Jeff Wernet, Rick Wheatley, Ben Woods, Dan Yoho,
and Mike Young.
DRG employees marked trees for removal, and then R/C crews performed the removal work. The sheer number of removals required for the
project amounted to a massive pile of chips.
