Thought Leadership — VEC, Inc.

Training and Communication: the Key to Incident Prevention

Incident prevention starts with open communication and frequent training.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziJune 25, 2019safety, incident prevention, construction, construction safety, osha

A New Approach to a Old Problem: Labor Shortages

VEC has partnered with TCTC to support their Electrical Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziMay 1, 2019construction, electrical construction, electrical engineering, electrical conractor, union contractor, union labor, IBEW, technical schooo

Thermography: an Important Tool in Electrical Preventative Maintenance

As a contractor, we know that a worst-case scenario for a business, especially in an industrial setting, is an outage. Outages due to equipment failure can cause costly shutdowns, down time and lost revenues. One way that we help our clients avoid this is thermal imagining.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziApril 15, 2019electrical engineering, electrical construction, electrical conractor, thermography, electrical maintenance

Saving Time. Adding Value. How Pre-Fabrication is Changing Our Business

An added wrinkle that’s giving us a big advantage on jobsites – our unique ability to solve challenges and save time and costs on projects: prefabrication.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziJanuary 10, 2019pre-fabrication, electrical construction, electrical conractor, electrical engineering, construction, general construction, industrial construction, NECA, technology

Our Vallourec Story: a Project with Legs ... Strong Legs

What started out as a small project, ended up being over 165 projects involving over 250 tradesmen. Learn how VEC earned the trust of our customer and ended up being awarded one of our largest contracts in company history.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziOctober 29, 2018electrical construction, electrical engineering, electrical conractor, IBEW, NECA

Consistency: Our Key to Success

Owner and CEO Rex Ferry talks about consistency and the importance in job success.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziOctober 15, 2018construction, electrical engineering, electrical construction, general construction, mechanical engineering, project integration, shale gas, business development, building information modeling, project management

Buy-In Comes Before Widespread Embracing of Technology

In many ways, the bridge to efficiency between the engineering and construction teams is paved with technology. That’s what we’ve discovered, at least. And when implemented correctly we’ve realized significant productivity gains and faster, clearer communication.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziJuly 2, 2018electrical construction, shale gas, construction, general construction, industrial construction, oil and gas contractor, oil and gas construction, project integration, building information modeling, CAD, NavisWorks, engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering

Creating Value: Going Beyond Dollars and Cents

Somtimes, it's not the cost of the project, but the value that you can bring, that determines a successful project award.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziApril 2, 2018construction, electrical construction, general construction, oil and gas contractor, oil and gas construction, shale gas, natural gas, natural gas pipeline, industrial construction, business development

Energy Transfer Rover Meter Stations

VEC completed fifteen grassroots meter stations on the Energy Transfer Rover Pipeline in less than a year a half. Learn about the planning and execution it took to complete this project in a compressed timeline.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziMarch 12, 2018oil and gas contractor, oil and gas construction, natural gas, natural gas pipeline, construction, general construction, shale gas

Cross Training at VEC U: We Have Many Skills

By embracing a "doing more with less" mentality, VEC utilizes cross-training to leverage our team's skill sets.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziFebruary 8, 2018construction, electrical construction, on the job training, general construction, oil and gas construction, shale gas, natural gas, natural gas pipeline, oil and gas contractor

The Family Effect

A huge part of the VEC culture is the focus on family. This focus is what has helped us to be successful.

Thought LeadershipBecky BertuzziFebruary 8, 2018construction, electrical construction, general construction, oil and gas construction, shale gas, natural gas, natural gas pipeline