For more than 75 years, Sumter Utilities, Inc. has served as the contractor of choice for Investor-Owned Utilities, Electric Cooperatives and Municipalities.
Broken poles and downed lines are usual parts of the game when our crews are working storm response…but keeping with the sports metaphor…they must also be prepared for occasional curveballs.
This was the case… https://t.co/bIrnHhDBY3
Meet Frankie Lynn Cook, pictured here receiving his 5 year Service Award from Superintendent Lee Grooms and GF Billy Long.
Frankie works as an Operator on the system of our customer, Dominion SC and admittedly,… https://t.co/6CzJRvETfE
Congratulations to Keller Kissam, President of Electric Operations for @DominionEnergy South Carolina, for being awarded the @SCPRSA 2019 Executive Excellence Award. We are proud to work with this phenomenal leader. #sctweets
A special message for Lineman Appreciation Month from @atlhawks legend and Hall of Famer, @DWilkins21!🏀 Say thanks today by visiting https://t.co/QugVGu87Q0. #ThankALineman
In our latest pull from our “Pre Social Distancing” archive:
Meet Tillman “Pat” Welch, pictured here receiving his 5-year SUI Service Award from Area Manager Mike Blakeley. Pat began his line work career 12 years… https://t.co/yCLXenne7V
Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the weather events over Easter weekend and early this week. Many are affected across our service areas in the Southeast and as usual, our crews are working hard doing… https://t.co/aUwZeESAg9
We hope it has been a blessed Easter Sunday for everyone. Chris Kennedy from our Spartanburg area operations shared this great project by his family while they stayed in today!
#sumterutilities#wearequanta… https://t.co/UidVPUhYFn
Meet Kelly Jones, pictured receiving his 5-Year SUI Service Award from Area Manager Mike Blakeley.
Kelly’s career in our industry spans 36 years and we are honored he’s chosen to spend the latest 5 with Sumter… https://t.co/YfKJtYpuLQ
When doing routine pole changes, it is “standard” for a crew to also check the poles to either side. Any rot or issues with those will of course impact the way the job is planned out.
There are also cases when… https://t.co/ILfHwY2mRU
It is perhaps one of the best compliments in our line of work to be described as “a real ‘Brothers Keeper.’” That is how his leadership team describes Mr. Boyd Steele, Foreman of SUI Crew 201. Boyd is pictured here… https://t.co/M8NJ3S7kGT
Meet Lucas Conner, pictured here receiving his 5-Year Service Award from GF Bobby Frizzell.
Lucas is a private fellow so we’ll respect that and skip the details. However, we will still say THANK YOU SIR for your… https://t.co/RRombt2Kiv
Today, and every day, we are thankful for our medical services personnel and their dedication to the health and safety of our employees. We appreciate the diligence of medical professionals across the world fighting through the coronavirus to serve others. #NationalDoctorsDay
Meet Jon Foree, an SUI Crew Foreman whose career spans 29 years in our industry! For the past two decades, he has grown his career with Sumter Utilities so we recently celebrated that mark with his 20-Year Service… https://t.co/6sAqplIJyQ
With the current wave of unhappy news crashing over us all, it is a pleasure to share something JOYOUS!
Kenneth Lewis of SUI Crew 306 is pictured here with his first grandchild, Miss Annaleah, born March 20th at… https://t.co/3gELcVtrtj
During challenging times like these, it is nice when we can call attention to a positive outcome and great performance by our people.
On a recent routine work day, SUI Crew 125 experienced an unprecedented equipment… https://t.co/1v9Nqek8YH