Irby Construction is featured in the September issue of Construction Today magazine. The story features Irby’s work restoring electric power lines for a Florida-based utility in the wake of Hurricane Michael. With more than 100 transmission towers on the ground over a 34-mile stretch of swamp and ranch land, Irby completed restoration in an unprecedented time frame. Read about the project and more about Irby on Construction Today’s website.
A recent article from American Crane & Transport highlights the struggles that Irby Construction and TNT Crane & Rigging faced on a job site in Texas. When crane equipment was too heavy to move across a canal bridge to the job site and solid ground was hard to find following several rainy days, the team had to get creative. Read more about it here.
The electric power industry isn’t known for being especially apt for change. At a recent panel discussion hosted by Politico, panelists discussed the cumbersome multistate permitting process that often slows or derails transmission projects. The panel also discussed the importance of research and development in the industry. In particular, there was a push to advance long-duration electric storage. Visit S&P Global to see the complete article and learn who participated on the panel.
Just in time for the start of the 2019 Hurricane Season, Florida Power and Light (FPL) is launching a pilot program in Sarasota working on an underground power grid. The initiative will help improve reliability in the event of a storm. Irby Construction is proud to be a part of this project. Look closely to see our crew at work in this news story.
Dave Aubrey with 2018 PCCA President Larry Pribyl.
Founded in 1945, the Power & Communication Contractors Association (PCCA) is the national trade association for companies constructing electric power facilities, including transmission and distribution lines and substations and telephone, fiber optic, and cable television systems.
Okay Construction has been affiliated with the PCCA since 1955 and have been heavily involved ever since. They have had employees serve as President of the organization for the years 1975, 1989, 2004, 2005, and most recently, 2019.
On Tuesday, March 12th, Dave Aubrey was officially named President of the PCCA for the 2019-2020 year. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2007.
Aubrey has already made strides as a member of the PCCA. On January 29th of this year, 30 PCCA members flew to Capitol Hill to express some industry concerns with lawmakers. They discussed dig-in reports, exemption from hours-of-service and electronic logging, to name a few.
The PCCA’s mid-year convention will be held in Park City, Utah in July.
Dave Aubrey began his career with Okay Construction Company in May of 1985. Shortly after Okay Construction was merged with Irby Construction Company in 2011, Aubrey was promoted from Foreman to Superintendent. We look forward to all that Aubrey will accomplish during his term. Congrats and good luck!
Irby CEO Lee Jones Honored by Mississippi Business Journal
Friday, March 29 the Mississippi Business Journal will publish the Top CEO’s for 2019. Irby Construction is proud to have our President, Lee Jones, recognized for this honor. Lee was among several prominent recipients in this year’s class including Mississippi Power’s President, Anthony Wilson, and Atmos Energy Mississippi’s President, David Gates. Congratulations Lee!
As President of Irby Construction, Lee Jones drives the operations of the largest, nonunion, specialized contractor of electric power for Quanta Services. Prior to his current role, he served as Director of Project Management at Quanta Services. In this position he oversaw the Project Management Office, providing key insight for the successful execution of major electric power transmission projects across Quanta’s 56 Operating Units.
Mr. Jones began his career at Irby in 2002. In 2008, Mr. Jones went on to work for another Quanta subsidiary, North Houston Pole Line, where he participated in the execution of several large electric power projects in the state of Texas. Mr. Jones worked his way up to Vice President at North Houston Pole Line participating in several important projects working directly with Quanta Services management and many of Quanta’s subsidiaries. In December of 2015, Quanta Services announced its appointment of Mr. Jones as President of Irby Construction Company which was effective on March 1, 2016.
