This is what GIVING IT OUR ALL looks like.

This is what GIVING IT OUR ALL looks like.

This is what
GIVING IT OUR ALL looks like.
2014 Corporate Responsibility Report
© Turner Industries Group, LLC, 2015. All Rights Reserved.
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Turner Industries Group, LLC, except as provided herein.
A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY
Our goal at Turner Industries is to be the very BEST we can be in everything
we do. That goal includes much more than just having a good return on
investment at the bottom line.
Turner’s priorities dictate that “R.O.I.” first and foremost stands for “Return on Integrity.” No shortcuts, play by the
rules—the only way to build a solid and sustainable enterprise. It is an absolute must in our corporate culture.
Our definition of integrity is broadened beyond the all-important concept of business ethics. We always
include the obligation to live by the Golden Rule and treat our employees and their respective communities
as integral partners to our success.
We accomplish this in three main areas discussed in this report:
SAFETY – always ensuring that everyone returns home
to their families the same safe way they arrived on the job
by developing world-class safety practices and procedures.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT – always ensuring
that we help all communities thrive so top quality living
experiences are available for all of our employees.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT – always ensuring
that our employees are receiving the best available training
to perform their jobs in a superior manner.
Roland M. Toups
Chairman/CEO, Turner Industries
TURNER INDUSTRIES TIMELINE
’60s
’70s
’80s
A young engineer named Bert Turner
buys Nichols Construction Company out
of bankruptcy, a company specializing
in industrial construction and heavy
equipment. He begins taking steps
to ensure a steady stream of revenue
through industrial contract maintenance
and other related services. In 1968,
Turner hires Roland Toups, the current
Chairman and CEO.
Mr. Turner begins to acquire additional
companies and add auxiliary services like
scaffolding; he also continues to expand
the equipment fleet and purchase
larger cranes. These moves provide the
company with opportunities to manage
and control most of the elements that
make up construction, maintenance and
turn­around work.
The Turner group enters the
fabrication business, forming
International Piping Systems and
introducing a pipe bending process
that rev­olutionizes the U.S. pipe
fabrication business. The company
participates in many of the large
industrial construction projects being
built in the Gulf South.
’90s
Industrial specialty services, such as nondestructive examination and inspection
services, specialized welding, and
environmental remediation are added to
fill client needs as they arise. Proprietary
programs are developed internally to better
track and manage work.
’00s
The early companies are consolidated into one entity—Turner
In­dustries Group—with four main business lines: Construction;
Maintenance & Turnarounds; Pipe and Module Fabrication;
and Equipment and Specialty Services. Five fabrication
facilities located across the Gulf South make Turner the
largest privately held fabricator in the United States.
2010 - PRESENT
The heartbeat of Turner Industries’ crane and rigging group operates today in a new state-of-the-art equipment repair facility
located at the site where the company began, referred to internally as the “Nichols” or “Mason Street Yard.” With immediate access
to Interstates 10 and 12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, our equipment can easily be transported to jobsites and customers. In the spring
of 2014, the new facility, designed to keep our equipment and automotive fleet in perfect condition at all times, opened its doors.
With 50,000 square feet of covered space, 65,000 square feet of apron space and a total of 25 bays, this facility maintains, services
and performs repairs for over 2,000 pieces of equipment.
In keeping with Turner’s vision of expanding services that complement the core business lines, Turner Industries’ strategic turnaround
services (STS) group was recently added. The purpose of STS is to improve turnaround and project performance by helping clients
adopt industry best practices.
Included in STS is the new Turner Industries proprietary TRAM™ software which is designed to identify, quantify, and mitigate risk
associated with turnaround costs and schedule performance. Highly experienced STS turnaround and project strategists partner
with new and existing clients using a variety of tools, including TRAM™ software, to achieve success in managing turnarounds and
projects.
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With maintenance contracts at nearly 300 sites across the U.S.,
Turner is ranked the No. 1 Industrial Maintenance Contractor by
revenue in the nation by Engineering News-Record. Turner
now employs over 20,000 people, doubling its workforce
since 2005.
There is no company more acutely aware of and dedicated to the mission of safety and health excellence than
Turner Industries. We continually strive for total incident elimination and are steadfast in a value system that ensures
our employees can execute their duties and responsibilities in a safe and successful manner.
Last year, thousands of dedicated Turner employees executed more than 41,000,000 work hours, the vast majority
of which were completed without incident or injury. Employees with many years of service worked side-by-side and
mentored employees new to our company. Together, they led us to our best overall safety and health performance in
the company’s more than 50-year history.
”At Turner Industries, a culture of safety
SAFETY
OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IS OUR PEOPLE.
is built into everything that we do. Safety
cannot just be a priority for us, because
priorities change.”
— Roland M. Toups
In support of the continued growth of our company—
and to ensure that all employees, both new and
experienced, have the greatest opportunities for
success—we expanded programs like our new
employee management system and our job safety
analysis process to make them even more dynamic,
interactive, and engaging. Furthermore, we reinvented
our behavior-based safety program to expand
intervention opportunities, training, awareness and
success.
Chairman/CEO, Turner Industries
Another concentration over the past year has been
the establishment, communication and education
of our workforce on 7 Life Critical Safety Rules. These
rules—and the consistent application of our overall safety process and knowledge transfer system—have helped to
totally integrate our safety and operational management processes into one seamless operational excellence system.
As we look to the future, we are ever mindful of our commitment to overall safety and health excellence, and our
dedication to zero incident performance in all we do.
Mike Phelps
Vice President of Health and Safety, Turner Industries
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SAFETY
2014 SAFETY STATISTICS
RODNEY LANDRY
MAINTENANCE PROJECT MANAGER
41,050,393
hours worked
.27
total recordable
incident rate
(TRIR)
72%
of worksites
performed at
zero-incident
level
81%
of worksites
performed at or
below .10 TRIR
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represented at
418 client locations
89%
recordable-free
worksites
safety-related
incidents down
61% since 2009
Maintenance Project Manager, Rodney Landry, has been
with Turner Industries for 35 years; he knows a thing
or two about safety. He started working in the field as
a pipefitter helper, which has proved advantageous for
Rodney in his current position, giving him a means by
which he can relate to his team. He is no stranger to the
hard work and demands our employees face in the field.
Making sure projects run smoothly and are completed
to the satisfaction of our clients are among Rodney’s top
priorities. But his number one priority, and the biggest
challenge he faces, is to make sure everyone goes home
safely every single day.
”Safety is about taking care of people,” said Rodney. ”When
new employees come on the jobsite, we look them in the
eyes and we let them know that we have their backs. My
most important piece of advice is that they don’t try to
impress us by ‘getting the job done.’ If they want to impress
us, get the job done safely.”
Turner is actively engaged in the advancement of safety
programs, and, recently, there has been increased activity
as a result of technological advancements. But, at Turner,
it is our people who make the biggest difference.
“Our approach to safety has changed a lot
over the last decade. We work more hours
than ever, and we are doing it at the lowest
incident rate in this industry’s history.
Such a high performance rate drives us to
continue to search for new improvements
that will make us even better. Our people
are our greatest assets and, at Turner, we
want to lead by example.”
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SAFETY
A PROACTIVE APPROACH
Over the past several years, Turner Industries has moved away from the reactionary mode of our industry and taken
a more proactive approach to safety. During this time, based on historical accident and incident data, we identified
seven life critical safety rules, which, if not followed, can compromise the health and safety of our workers. In 2014, the
corporate safety department compiled these rules, created icons for easy identification, and prepared posters for jobsite
visual aids. These life critical safety rules will become an integral part of our effort to protect the health and safety of
every Turner employee.
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
LINE BREAKING
FALL PROTECTION
KERRY WIGGINS
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGER
Kerry Wiggins’ career has always been in the safety field.
Hard work and dedication have gotten her to the position
she holds today, but she never forgets where she started
and tries every day to be the best mentor she can be. Kerry
engages the people on her jobsites to help her create and
be a part of an injury-free culture.
WALKING UNDER A LIVE LOAD
“Our employees’ safety is our number one priority. No job
is worth getting hurt for,” said Kerry.
JSA & PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
Working as a safety manager on heavy construction jobs
takes a lot of technical knowledge and experience. Safety
programs improve and data becomes more accurate and
accessible, but Kerry’s safety successes have almost always
been traced back to one thing: personal responsibility.
NO DRUGS/ALCOHOL
”We make safety personal. Respect
people, recognize people, and hold people
accountable. Turner’s ‘Tell Me’ program,
which empowers every employee to stop an
unsafe act, is one of our best tools because
it engages people to interact with each
other. At the end of the day, nothing is
more important than all of us going home
to our families.”
LOCKOUT/TAGOUT
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SAFETY AWARDS & RECOGNITION
TURNER RECEIVES RECORD NUMBER OF SAFETY AWARDS
“I would like to congratulate and
sincerely thank each and every
Turner Industries received a record 34 Meritorious Safety Performance Awards at the 2014 American Fuel and
Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) annual National Occupational and Process Safety Conference. These are
the most awards received by Turner in one year and the most by any industrial maintenance contractor in one
year. The awards are based on records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and
promote accident prevention.
SCAFFOLD GROUP CELEBRATES ONE YEAR WITH ZERO
OSHA RECORDABLES
one in the scaffold group for the
hard work and leadership you have
shown that has made this possible.
I’m proud to be a part of this team.”
— David Guitreau
Senior Vice President, Turner Industries
The scaffold group, companywide, completed one year with zero OSHA recordables. During this year, our
scaffolding employees worked more than 720,000 hours on 217 different jobs. Special recognition goes to the
Houston region—whose last recordable was in 2006—and the Lake Charles region, which has now completed
more than two years with zero OSHA recordables.
EMPLOYEES CREATE CONTRACTOR SAFETY ASSOCIATION
The LyondellBasell Contractors Safety Association (CSA) was initiated and organized by Turner Industries at the
LyondellBasell site in La Porte, Texas. The CSA comprises 10 contractor companies who meet weekly with the
objective of improving safety by maintaining a safe work environment for all employees on site. It is committed
to recognizing and eliminating hazards by encouraging effective communication between all members and
motivating and challenging everyone to meet the expectation that there is always time to work safely.
The CSA promotes not only the sharing of successful accident/incident prevention programs and root cause
investigations, but also the recognition of those persons taking proactive measures to prevent unsafe actions
and conditions.
The CSA engages site employees by selecting a “Crew of the Week” from each contractor. Each contractor
submits his or her recommendation for a crew with above average Job Safety Analyses, good attendance, being
current on all paperwork, maintaining a clean and organized work area, and most importantly, performing
incident- and injury-free for a week. Crews are submitted to their on-site management team, which reviews
the recommendations and selects a winner. The “Crew of the Week” receives special recognition on a job well
done, and a job done safely.
SITES RECOGNIZED FOR ELITE SAFETY STATUS
Turner Industries is proud to highlight our six Voluntary
Protection Program (VPP) Star Sites. The VPP rec­ognizes
employers and workers who have implemented effective
safety and health management systems and maintain
injury and illness rates below National Bureau of Labor
Statistics averages for their respective industries.
TURNER AT RUBICON Geismar, Louisiana
TURNER AT SYNGENTA St. Gabriel, Louisiana
TURNER AT OCCIDENTAL Convent, Louisiana
TURNER AT OCCIDENTAL Taft, Louisiana
TURNER AT MARATHON Garyville, Louisiana
TURNER AT PHILLIPS 66 Belle Chasse, Louisiana
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INVESTING IN
OUR COMMUNITY
WE PROMOTE GREATNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
BECAUSE THAT’S HOW WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS.
”Turner Industries firmly believes that a
company is only as strong as the community
in which it operates. Therefore, investing in
our communities has always been a priority
to us.”
— Thomas H. Turner
President and Vice Chairman, Turner Industries
A central topic of conversation in the construction
industry in 2014 centered on workforce
development and training. Discussions ranged
from getting more high school students involved
in craft training through a new Career Diploma to
the training of more engineers and construction
managers to handle anticipated industrial expansion.
While Turner Industries has always been involved in
our communities, these discussions presented some
uniquely targeted philanthropic opportunities we
hope will reap multiple and long-lasting benefits
for our communities and future workforce.
Contributions to bricks and mortar included the
Construction Management School at Louisiana
State University, the River Parishes Community
College and our new equipment repair facility. The first two will help to provide modern facilities in which to educate
new industry leaders, while the latter facility will reinvigorate the neighborhood of our origin.
TEAM Turner™—our employee directed volunteer program—has grown larger than ever. I’m proud to announce
that our United Way campaign, which has been the foundation of our charitable efforts since the company
began, reached an all-time high this year. Thank you not only to the employees who pledged, but also to those
who volunteered their time and energy to ensure that the employees at every jobsite had the opportunity to hear
United Way’s story.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading about the ways in which Turner Industries and its employees have endeavored to make a
positive impact wherever we are.
Thomas H. Turner
President and Vice Chairman, Turner Industries
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UNITED WAY
TEAM TURNER™
TURNER INDUSTRIES
SUPPORTS MORE THAN 200
UNITED WAYS NATIONWIDE
UNITED WAY RECOGNIZES
TURNER INDUSTRIES’
CHARITABLE EFFORTS
“United Way has always been Turner’s major
philanthropic focus, because United Way programs
serve the largest number of people in the most
places where our employees live and work,” said
Stephen Toups of Turner Industries, 2014 Capital Area
United Way campaign chairman.
In 2014, Turner Industries received two awards from
the Capital Area United Way for our fundraising and
community support efforts: the Five Star Award and
The Standard of Excellence Award.
The Five Star Award is presented to companies that fully
support United Way and the community through key
actions that support the organization’s call to action:
give, advocate and volunteer.
The Standard of Excellence Award is given to a company
in the Capital Area for providing outstanding financial
and volunteer support.
In 2014, Turner Industries and its employees pledged
$1,885,000
to United Ways, supporting the communities in which
we live & work.
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TEAM Turner™ is our employee-directed volunteer program supported by Turner Industries to promote
community involvement, teamwork and camaraderie. It al­lows employees to identify charitable causes they wish to
support, and provides a structured framework through which volunteer support and other resources are directed. Turner Industries supports more than 100 non-profits,
civic organizations and community projects through funding
and volunteerism.
The concept of building and strengthening our communities were values important to our
founder, Bert Turner, and are continued today. As Turner continues to grow as a company,
so does our impact on our communities. TEAM Turner strives to enrich our employees’
lives through community involvement. 2014 was a year during which TEAM Turner began expanding its volunteerism
throughout the regions where we work. The enthusiasm and participation was evident in Turner’s employees as they
came together to make their communities stronger.
Turner’s 2014 United Way campaign kicked off at the
Baton Rouge, Louisiana August safety meeting. Capital
Area United Way President and CEO Darrin Goss, Sr.
attended the kickoff with several members of his staff.
This year’s guest speaker was NASCAR driver David Starr,
who told stories from his childhood, discussing how
he became a race car driver as well as the importance
of safety, teamwork, and community involvement.
David also shared the fact that he is a welder, a skill
that allowed him to do most of the welding on his
own cars in the early days of his career. His stories
were much appreciated by everyone, and he finished
the evening by signing baseball caps and conversing
with employees. Since then, the regional offices have
followed suit at their safety meetings, kicking off United
Way campaigns in their areas.
NEW LOOK, SAME GREAT TEAM
TEAM Turner supports hundreds of organizations all over the country, but our employees have a special place in their
hearts when it comes to the needs of children. Turner employees can be found participating in charitable efforts and
organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children throughout the country. These include the Children’s Miracle
Network; supporting children with special needs; ensuring that children have a warm and special Christmas; filling
backpacks with school supplies and snacks; and even making sure children have warm feet through an annual sock
drive each fall.
THE ARC - PLANE PULL
Turner employees participated in a timed plane pull
fundraiser at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
benefiting The Arc, a non-profit organization providing
early intervention programs, special instruction and family
support for children born with disabilities.
TEAM TURNER™ FIGHTS HUNGER
While TEAM Turner™ chapters conduct volunteer work on a regional level, there are a few events that span the
entire company. In 2014, Turner Industries held its first annual company-wide food drive. Employees in every region
collected non-perishable items or cash donations for their local food banks. Organizing a company-wide food drive
takes lots of effort, and not just from TEAM Turner members. Our safety department helped with the job safety analysis
(JSA) for the project, our equipment yard supplied the containers used for collection, storage and delivery and project
managers, superintendents and division managers led by example and got everyone involved.
“The Greater Baton Rouge Food
Bank depends on three things:
donation of food, donation of
money and donation of time
(volunteers). Turner Industries
provides all three of those.”
— Mike Manning
CEO, GBR Food Bank
EMPLOYEES
COLLECTED
MORE THAN
10 TONS
OF FOOD
FOR THE
FOLLOWING
FOOD BANKS:
nn Baton Rouge, La. employees
collected 13,601 lbs. of food
for the GBRFB.
nn Paris, Texas employees
collected 423 lbs. for
Downtown Food Pantry.
nn Decatur, Ala. employees
collected 1,492 food items for
’Barrels of Love’.
nn New Orleans, La. employees
collected 1,359 lbs. for
Second Harvest.
nn Lake Charles, La. employees
collected 400 lbs. of food for
Abraham’s Tent.
nn Corpus Christi, Texas
employees collected 5,446
lbs. for the food bank of
Corpus Christi.
nn Pasadena, Texas employees
collected 700 lbs. for
Pasadena Community
Ministry.
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INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY
Stephen Toups
Ben Bourgeois
TURNER INDUSTRIES
HONORS FAMILY PATRIARCH
WITH PLEDGE TO LSU
SUPPORTING RIVER
PARISHES COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION
& INVOLVEMENT
THE SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS GIVING
The Turner family, through Turner Industries, has
gifted $5 million to Louisiana State University’s
Department of Construction Management, which is
to be named in honor of the late Bert S. Turner, father
of the Turner family and founder of Turner Industries.
The contribution is in support of LSU’s Breaking New
Ground Campaign, and will assist in the renovation
of Patrick F. Taylor Hall as well as the construction of a
chemical engineering building.
Turner Industries donated $50,000 to the newly
opened River Parishes Community College (RPCC)
campus in Gonzales, Louisiana to further support
industrial training.
Stephen Toups, Turner Industries CIO, and
Ben Bourgeois, human resource and business
development director at Turner’s Lake Charles,
Louisiana operations were both honored for their
community support during 2014. Stephen was honored
as Volunteer Activist of the Year by the Emerge Center
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for his outstanding volunteer
work.
Another yearly company-wide TEAM Turner™ event
is our participation in the U.S. Marine Corp’s “Toys for
Tots” program, as well as numerous other Christmas
gift programs in support of those in need. Adopting
residents in nursing homes, children and young adults
living in youth centers and hospitals is part of the
effort. By helping those in need we hope to brighten
the holidays for as many as possible. This year, our
employees collected and distributed thousands of gifts
all over the country.
“Bert Turner and the Turner family are
well known for their many contributions
to higher education,” says Roland Toups,
Turner Industries’ Chairman and CEO. “This
is one of the many ways to remember him,
while, at the same time, supporting and
expanding the opportunities for LSU’s future
construction management students.”
Mr. Turner graduated from LSU’s College of Engineering in
1943 and was named a member of the Hall of Distinction
in 1991.
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The Center for Advanced Technology at RPCC will
house programs aligned with some of the fastest
growing careers in the region, such as nursing and allied
health, welding, automotive technology, industrial
instrumentation, process technology, industrial
maintenance, construction, and hazardous materials
& disaster management.
River Parishes Community College is an openadmission, two-year, post-secondary public institution.
The college provides transferable courses and curricula
up to and including Certificates and Associate’s degrees
and comprehensive career and technical education
training. RPCC also partners with the communities it
serves by providing programs for personal, professional
and academic growth.
At the 2014 National Philanthropy Day luncheon
held by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
(AFP), Louisiana – Southwest Chapter, Ben Bourgeois
was honored for his longtime and dedicated support
of United Way of Southwest Louisiana (SWLA). Ben’s
involvement spans 18 years, during which he has held
numerous positions. He currently serves on the United
Way SWLA Board of Directors.
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OUR NEW EQUIPMENT FACILITY
TURNER INDUSTRIES RE-COMMITS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
WITH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, SECURING JOBS FOR
HUNDREDS BY BUILDING NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT
REPAIR FACILITY
Turner Industries held the grand opening of a new
state-of-the-art equipment repair facility located at
the site where the company began, referred to internally
as the “Nichols” or “Mason Street” Yard in August.
The opening of this facility signifies a substantial recommitment to the area. The location currently employs
over 100 people and has allowed Turner to expand our
equipment fleet. The grand opening event was well
attended by community and industry leaders including
Baton Rouge Mayor, Melvin “Kip” Holden, who declared
August 26, “Turner Industries Day.”
With 50,000 square feet under roof, 65,000 feet of apron
space and a total of 25 bays, this facility will maintain,
service and perform repairs for over 2,000 pieces of
equipment. Immediate access to Interstates 10 and 12, in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, means our equipment can easily
be transported to jobsites and customers.
The facility also features a huge parts-warehouse and
keeps a full library containing service and owner manuals
for all equipment. A backup generator ensures the facility
is capable of maintaining operation throughout the shop
in case of a power outage.
Eight large exhaust fans, four on each side, replace the air
in the building once every minute. This not only removes
exhaust fumes generated by the equipment, but it also
provides a cooler working environment during the
warmer months. During the winter months, nine heaters
located throughout the main bays keep the facility at a
comfortable temperature.
Baton Rouge Mayor, Melvin “Kip” Holden, participates in the grand
opening of Turner’s equipment repair facility.
The new state-of-the-art paint booth with 116 light fixtures is 75 feet long by 30 feet wide, and is large enough to hold
our biggest mobile crane.
Please visit www.maintainingexcellence.com for more information.
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”All of us at Turner Industries want to
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
provide increased opportunity for our
we issued 35,989 W2 forms in 2014.”
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT.
WE’RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
fellow employees to grow in the business,
as well as for those in the community to
get into the business. I’m proud to say that
— Stephen M. Toups
Senior Vice President, Turner Industries
For more than 50 years, Turner Industries has
provided trained, skilled craft labor to our
clients. To meet that challenge, we have made major
commitments to strategy, funding and instruction,
both in-house and to our industry as a whole. It is our
core belief that our people will make the difference in
all that we do.
Logic tells you that business plans are all about
allocating resources. The balance of linking our
workforce strategy with the expected outcome of
the business strategy drives success for each Turner
employee. Each employee knows that getting it right
is hard, but the implication of getting it wrong creates
ripples in the business that are long-lasting.
All of us at Turner want to provide increased
opportunity for our fellow employees to grow in the business, as well as for those in the community to get into the
business. To that end, Turner employees serve on boards and committees for national, state and local organizations
charged with creating solutions for the recruitment and retention of the skilled craft workforce. Turner has been a pioneer
in union and merit shop skilled craft training.
Turner has received recognition for getting this fine balance between workforce and business strategy right. We have
received the national CURT (Construction User Round Table) Workforce Development award twice; we have been
recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission as an ”Employer of the Year;” and we have received industry-wide
recognition as ”Contractor of the Year” in both Louisiana and Texas.
We have provided mentors, instructors, material and resources to schools’ skilled craft training programs. By partnering
with clients to meet their demands, developing training programs that are (1) compressed; (2) scalable; and (3)
replicable, we hope to produce the number of job-ready, industry-certified graduates that will be required in the future.
One of the things that makes Turner different from every other company and contractor out there are the stories that
keep us together as a family, the “Turner Family” as we all say. In this section, we will dive into a few of the successes we
have been able to participate in this past year and look to an exciting 2015 ahead.
Stephen M. Toups
Senior Vice President, Turner Industries
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
$50,000 PLEDGED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
GREATER HOUSTON AREA
Turner Industries has pledged a President’s level donation to the Associated Builders
and Contractors (ABC) Greater Houston Chapter in support of the renovation of their newly
acquired building. The new location will provide greater access to services, larger training
rooms and more.
“The President Level pledge from Turner Industries
demonstrates Turner’s belief in, and support of, the merit
shop and free enterprise philosophy—the cornerstone of ABC.
The pledge also shows a deep commitment to the training
and education of the craft workforce throughout the Greater
Houston area. The new Dacoma office building will feature
a vocational training room, allowing individuals a centrally
located training facility.
With the development of the ABC Dacoma campus, the
association has the Houston market covered. Now, combined
with the La Porte campus, ABC will be able to offer NCCER
certified training, professional training, and soft skills
training—all vital for a well-rounded construction workforce.
With the expansion of such petrochemical powerhouses like
ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Shell Oil Company to the
North and West corridors of Houston, a more centrally located
training campus is a natural fit.
ABC appreciates that Turner Industries has frequently
demonstrated their dedication to a trained and sustainable
workforce. They’re leaders in developing programs to make
certain that trained workers are available for their projects
and the industry as a whole. Turner Industries’ contribution
to the ABC Dacoma building fund solidifies their position
as leaders in the industry. We are excited about the future
of ABC Greater Houston, a future that is made possible by
the support of such companies
like Turner Industries Group.
We believe that 2015 will be
the “Year of Training” for the
association and we look forward
to meeting the evolving training
demands of our members
with innovative and dynamic
programs.”
Russell Hamley
President, ABC Greater Houston
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PROMOTING SKILLS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL
In 2014, Turner Industries teamed up with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
at the USA Science, Technology and Engineering Festival to send the message that there are good career opportunities in
skilled crafts in the construction industry. Exhibiting in the Mike Rowe Pavilion (Mike Rowe - host of Discovery Channel’s
Dirty Jobs® and the new CNN series Somebody’s Gotta Do It®) Turner employees set out to showcase Mike’s statement
that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) should be STEMS (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and
SKILLS).
Children visiting our booth were encouraged to sign their name to a LEGO® brick
to add to a structure that was a work in progress over the 3-day festival. The Turner
message was, “We are contractors. We employ skilled craft workers who build the
facilities that produce things people need and use every day. You can be a part of
something BIG by signing a brick and adding it to something that will grow bigger.”
Nearly 5,000 children visited the Turner/NCCER booth,
signed a LEGO® brick, and learned about skilled craft careers.
The exercise proved to be an excellent attention-getter, as
Mike Rowe visited the booth multiple times, added his
signature to the structure, and referenced it in a number of his presentations.
The structure is now traveling around the country visiting industry-related events where there is
an opportunity to highlight the value and need for skilled crafts. In July, the structure made an
appearance at the 2014 SkillsUSA National Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Then it was off to
the Construction Industry Institute Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana; and in November
it visited NCCER’s annual board meeting in San Antonio, Texas. In 2015 it will be auctioned off
on the Mike Rowe Foundation website, with all proceeds going to his foundation to fund skilled
craft scholarships. The entire journey can be found and followed at www.followmybrick.com.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN FORCES TO TRAIN FUTURE
WORKFORCE
TURNER INDUSTRIES
SUPPORTS “WOMEN IN
WELDING” PROGRAM
ATTENDING LOCAL TRAINING
INITIATIVES
Working together with our clients, industry
organizations and educators has always been a priority
for Turner Industries. Through the sharing of ideas, we are
able to create a viable plan for the future of our industry.
Turner is a proud supporter of Dow’s
“Women in Welding” class at the Baton
Rouge Community College (BRCC) Westside
Campus in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Celebrating
their graduation, the women now hold an
NCCER core welding certification. They have
T-joint and open V-groove certifications, but
many of them want to continue training to
become combination welders.
A revamped North Baton Rouge Indus­trial Training Initiative
(NBRITI) class opened for registration in the fall. Prospective
students were invited to the Baton Rouge Community College
Acadian Campus to learn about and sign up for the program. This
year’s curriculum has been improved by the addition of more
life-skills training. Evaluations from last semester showed that
life-skills training is vital to the success of a person’s career, and
this was something the original program lacked.
Shell—in cooperation with Turner and several other
contractors—created a program to provide craft training
to individuals hoping to enter the construction industry
in anticipation of the looming craft workforce demands.
Months of planning resulted in a pilot program to train
welders, electricians and crane operators. Taking the lead
in welding and crane operations, Turner offered to get a
welding class started at the ABC Bayou Chapter.
A workforce development team selected the fifteen best
candidates from a large pool that included military veterans
and other applicants in the New Orleans area. Many had
prior industry experience, but few had ever welded. The
task was to give them the tools and training needed to earn
certifications in as many welding processes as possible.
An aggressive full-day class schedule was designed to get
trainees certified as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Even with this accelerated schedule, it was a struggle for
many as they were responsible for maintaining a means
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of support during the training. It is a tribute to their hard
work and dedication that they were able to complete the
fifteen week program.
We are pleased to announce that thirteen of the original
fifteen finished the program, and all of those completed
at least the carbon steel pipe welding certification. Six
students also completed restricted position welding and
started training in TIG welding.
TIG welding requires a bit more skill to master. It uses long
metal rods of various sizes and common metals such as
aluminum, copper, stainless steel and iron. TIG offers a
lot of versatility when working on more intricate welding
projects. One graduate was able to finish TIG and graduate
as a combination welder.
The graduation was held at the ABC Bayou Chapter.
Turner and Shell were very pleased with the program. The
accomplishments of this first class are a great indicator
of the future success of the program, which will grow to
include two more welding classes and a mobile crane class,
which will be taught at the ABC Pelican Chapter.
Mike Stirrat, Turner’s site manager at Dow
Plaquemine at the time, and Wayne Tyson,
Turner workforce development manager,
have both served as part of the BRCC
Westside Campus Steering Team and act
as direct resources to the program. In
addition to helping with the development
of the mechanical training curriculum and
providing equipment and supplies, they also
assist with general support, like supplying
lunch and promoting education and training
in the community.
Turner’s workforce develop­ment group attended the career
fair, held in conjunction with the registration, which was a great
success. Also attending the event were Carlos Evans and Donald
Cook, two graduates from the previous class held in 2012. They
are now working for Turner at ExxonMobil. The two were there to
share their success stories and inspire others to pursue a career
in our industry and take advantage of the NBRI­TI opportunity.
The NBRITI is a collaborative effort by the Capital Area Technical
College, Baton Rouge Community College, ExxonMobil, Turner
Industries and other industrial lead­ers, nonprofit organizations
and community resource partners. The initiative provides selected
participants with free training in one of three concentrations:
pipefitting, welding or electrical.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
TURNER INDUSTRIES SPONSORS SKILLED CRAFT GRADUATES
CMEF is the educational affiliate of ABC Greater Houston. This year, Turner sponsored
three graduates who completed courses and graduated in 2014 in Houston, Texas. The
courses take nearly three years to complete and are held at San Jacinto College and Lee
College, both in Texas. The goal of the program is to move employees from a helper or laborer
position to a craft journeyman level position, as well as train those who are just starting out in the industry. Turner has
been a Training Contributor Agreement (TCA) partner since 2002, acting as one of the original companies to support
CMEF’s workforce development efforts.
Carla Thompson, Turner’s workforce development manager said, “CMEF
always steps up to the plate and has been very proactive, looking at
our needs and figuring out how to meet them. We are a TCA partner
because it is imperative to train craft professionals for our industry.”
“We are at an all-time peak in manpower and we are continuing to
grow. There is a need for welders, crane operators and electricians. This
training is critical for the industry right now, and we are proud to be a
part of it.”
— John Golashesky
Senior Vice President, Turner Industries
Turner employee Rogelio Robles (pipefitter) graduated from the
CMEF program and is now a craft journeyman.
IN-HOUSE EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Continuing the tradition of operations manage­ment excellence,
Turner Industries’ maintenance divi­sion senior management provided
material and instruction for the “Voice of Leadership” class. This in-house
training is attended by employees recommended by their respective
project managers. The classes prepare the selected employees for future
leadership roles and assist them in enhancing their communications
skills.
Developed from actual Turner job experiences, partici­pants analyze
workplace case study situations. Through written reports and oral
presentations, they address resolving issues with multiple players including other employees, company management
and clients. A new class of leaders graduated from this program in Houston, Texas and Lake Charles and Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
In Lake Charles, David Franks, senior vice president of Turner Industries also includes a course based on the principles
highlighted in John Maxwell’s book, “Leadership 101 – What Every Leader Needs to Know.”
The success of the Leadership training programs generated a new training program for Turnaround Project Management.
Turnarounds present unique challenges, which are covered in this class, using similar case study techniques as the
“Voice of leadership” class.
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Turner Industries employees serve
on more than 75 local and national
workforce development boards and
commissions. For example:
nn American Fuel & Petrochemical
Manufacturers Workforce Development
Committee
LEADING THE INDUSTRY
THROUGH ENGAGEMENT
Gerrad Delatte, vice president of estimating – Turner
Industries eastern division, was elected president of
the Louisiana State University Construction Industry
Advisory Council (LSU CIAC). Gerrad is the most recent
Turner employee to hold this position. Others include;
Don McCollister and Randy Rebowe.
LSU CIAC was established in 1997 to help build the
LSU Construction Management Depart­ment into the
premier training ground for construction managers who
are ready to hit the ground running. LSU’s construction
management program currently has one of the largest
student enrollments in the country among universities
with construction programs.
“I am honored to serve as president
of such an outstanding organization.
As an LSU construction management
alum, this program is dear to my heart.
I look forward to working with the CIAC
officers, board of directors, and members
to continue the tradition of providing
unparalleled support and guidance for
the LSU Construction Management
Department.”
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TURNER INDUSTRIES RECEIVES
TWO GBRIA AWARDS
Turner received two 2014 Greater Baton Rouge
Industry Alliance (GBRIA) awards:
Craft Workforce Development
”Excellence Award”
General Construction & Maintenance, Division III,
Turner Industries Group
Craft Workforce Development
”Excellence Award”
Hard Craft, Division III, Turner Specialty Services
The awards recognize and reward contractors who
invest in workforce development programs that
include recruitment, assessment, training, career path
development and retention of employees.
TURNER INDUSTRIES NAMED
AN "EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR"
Turner was recognized as a Texas “Employer of the Year”
finalist at the Texas Workforce Commission’s 18th Annual
Texas Workforce Conference held in Grapevine, Texas. Five
finalists were chosen from 28 employers nominated for
contributions to their community’s workforce through
innovation and collaboration with the Texas workforce
system.
Turner also received the Local Employer of Excellence
Award for the Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas area.
The Local Employer of Excellence Award honors privatesector employers that are actively involved with their local
workforce board and have made a positive impact on
employers, workers and the community.
nn Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
National Workforce Committee
nn Association of Chemical Industry of Texas
(ACIT)
nn Lamar University Construction
Management Group
nn Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance
Workforce Development Committee
nn Louisiana Workforce Investment
Commission’s Craft Workforce
Development Taskforce
nn National Center for Construction
Education and Research (NCCER) Board of
Directors
nn North East Texas Workforce Commission
See our efforts in action:
http://bit.do/workforce
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NON-PROFIT, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS
AND EVENTS SUPPORTED BY TURNER INDUSTRIES IN 2014
McNeese State University Athletics
Salvation Army
Sweet Dreams - St. Vincent de Paul
Cinderella Project
McNeese State University Foundation
Barrels of Love
Louisiana State Troopers
Trafficking Hope
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Ronald McDonald House of North Alabama
The ARC - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alzheimer Association of Decatur, Alabama
Profit and Loss Association
Coats for Caring
Volunteer In Public Schools
Odell S. Williams Now & Then Museum of African
American Heart Association
Compassion in Action
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
American History
Volunteer Center of SWLA
Red River Valley Down Syndrome Society
Stuff The Bus
Annual Juneteenth Roots & Heritage Festival
City of Lake Charles ”Red White Blue and You”
NAACP - Paris, Texas
Baton Rouge Food Bank
100 Black Men
Junior Achievement of SWLA
Paris Optimist Club
Youth Oasis
Boy Scouts
Big Brother, Big Sister of SWLA
Children’s Advocacy Center
Braveheart
Cenikor Foundation
West Calcasieu Association of Commerce
Paris Jr. Livestock Show
Louisiana Veterans
Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee
The SWLA Chamber
Paris Teen League
Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
St. Patrick Foundation - Children’s Miracle Network
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
Denver Pyle’s Children Charities
Downtown Food Pantry - Paris, Texas
Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
Paris Community Theater
Second Harvest
Baton Rouge Criminal Justice Foundation
Paris Education Foundation
Up Alliance
Baton Rouge Little Theater
Leadership Lamar county
Rebuilding Together
Boys & Girls Club
Lamar County Crime Stoppers
Manship Theatre - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Catholic Charities
Relay for Life
Council for a Better Louisiana
Chicota Volunteer Fire Department
Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
Alzheimer Services
Harbor Playhouse
St. Joseph’s Community Foundation
City Year - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Corpus Christi, TX
Coallition of Business, Education and Industry
GateWay Therapeutic Horsemanship
H.O.S.T. (Helping one Student to Succeed)
Gifts of Love
Girl Scouts
The Kiwanis Club of Paris, TX
Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally
The JL Foundation
LA Arts & Science Museum
A Brush With Kindness
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Red Cross
Special Olympics Bowling - Paris, Texas
McMains Children’s Developmental Center
Paris Regional Medical Center
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Louisiana Lemonade for a Day
United Ways Across the Country
Volunteer of America
Hope Ministries of Baton Rouge
SWLA Alliance Foundation
Youth Oasis
Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation
Abraham’s Tent
LifeShare Blood Center
CareHelp
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Golden Acres Elementary
Retama Manor Nursing Home
Gift of Christmas - Deer Park, Texas
Habitat for Humanity
Pasadena Community Ministries Food Bank
Bridge Over Troubled Waters
March of Dimes
La Noche Bonita
Corpus Christi Food Bank
Toys for Tots
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