It’s National Apprenticeship Week and CarolinaPower is all about raising awareness of this “best-kept secret” career option – specifically as it relates to the construction industry. Registered apprenticeships are employer-sponsored training programs that produce highly skilled workers – a win-win for the employer and apprentice employees. CarolinaPower’s own four-year Apprenticeship program is ideal for anyone…

On Wednesday, June 19, CarolinaPower’s Columbia office welcomed three new employees with an athletic style “signing ceremony,” complete with company-branded jerseys. Caden Dillon, Aiden Kelley and Isaiah Hoskins – all three 2024 graduates of Lexington Technology Center’s electrical program – are entering CarolinaPower’s four-year “earn-while-you-learn” apprenticeship program.

CarolinaPower has hired Ashley Michie as Marketing Manager. Based in the firm’s Columbia office, Michie will lead company-wide marketing efforts, including brand management, marketing communications, social media, and special events. Michie has nearly 15 years of business and marketing management experience in the Midlands region of South Carolina.

CarolinaPower has promoted Greenville Branch Manager Travis Oswald to Vice President. Oswald will now oversee companywide Construction Services – Engineering, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Prefabrication – while still managing day-to-day operations of the Greenville office. Oswald has been with CarolinaPower for 19 years.

CarolinaPower electrician John Gartman Jr. was singled out by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for “exhibiting exceptional support of safety processes and hazard-reduction efforts on the jobsite” for a project underway in Columbia for the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Whiting-Turner's superintendent commended John for ensuring signs were on barricades, spotting equipment, and keeping the jobsite clean. Way to go, John, for upholding our company values and the highest safety standards!

As part of an ongoing partnership with Charleston Metro Chamber, ABC Carolinas once again held its Build a SHED competition — an ABC Carolinas “Students Hands-On Experience Day” program intended to promote interest in construction-related careers through experiential learning. The one-day Lowcountry competition was held in March at the Exchange Park in Ladson, S.C.

CarolinaPower has promoted David Farmer to Branch Manager for the firm’s operation in North Augusta, S.C. – one of four offices in South Carolina. Farmer has more than 25 years of project management experience in electrical contracting – the past five with CarolinaPower.

Each November, CarolinaPower salutes all veterans who have served our great country – including those who now serve our customers! “We are proud to be a military friendly employer,” said Amy Jenkins, Human Resources Manager. “Construction can be an ideal career fit for veterans on many levels. At CarolinaPower, we know this firsthand. We have…

GroundBreak Carolinas has named Chris Moore, President of CarolinaPower and 2023 Board Chair for ABC Carolinas, to the 2023 Class of GroundBreakers – an exclusive group of individuals recognized for going above and beyond to make a difference for the construction community in the Carolinas. GroundBreak Carolinas is an organization that focuses on connecting design, construction, economic development, and commercial real estate…

CarolinaPower earned a Platinum-level STEP Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for 2022. This national safety award was presented at the ABC Carolinas Chapter’s annual Construction Safety Summit in Charlotte, NC, on October 6, 2023. CarolinaPower’s Tony Morris, safety manager, proudly accepted the award on behalf of the company. Sending workers home safely…

CarolinaPower achieved a major construction safety milestone in August: two years without a recordable incident. Over the past 24 months, CarolinaPower crews from the company’s offices in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and North Augusta have safely performed more than 650,000 labor hours collectively. “Safety is a Core Value and an integral part of our company culture. This…

CarolinaPower has been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the sixth consecutive year. This prestigious list of the state’s top-notch employers was unveiled at a special awards dinner on August 10 in Columbia. CarolinaPower ranked among the Medium-Size Employers. “As a truly employee-owned company, we operate under the philosophy that…

CarolinaPower is known as a company that genuinely cares about its people. This is evidenced by an outstanding safety record – currently more than 650 days without an incident – as well as being named one of South Carolina’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row. At the heart of the Best Places to Work recognition…

Derek Sligh, project manager in CarolinaPower’s Charleston office, has been elected President of the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) for the 2023 term. Sligh most recently served as Vice President. He was Secretary the previous year. CECA is a non-profit association comprised of more than 75 local electrical contractors and vendors with a common goal…

The “Build-It” Explorers Club is a partnership between ABC Carolinas and several local Boy Scouts Councils. At the Charleston Club’s get-together on Saturday, March 4, 2023, CarolinaPower’s Johnny Monroe, Branch Manager of our Charleston office, and Derek Sligh, Project Manager, volunteered their time to teach a group of Explorers (middle-schoolers) about the wide range of…

To say that 12-year-old Trinton Durham was enthusiastic about spending an entire school day at CarolinaPower’s Greenville office would be an understatement. Trinton, son of CarolinaPower electrician Matt Durham, recently participated in his school’s career exploration program for sixth graders, which offered students the opportunity to experience a “day in the life” of a profession…

CarolinaPower, together with its sister companies in the PPC Partners family, set a lofty goal early in the year to collectively perform at least “75 acts of kindness” in 2022 – part of a companywide, year-long celebration marking 75 years in business. Chris Moore, president of CarolinaPower, is quick to point out that the company’s…

CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor with offices in Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and North Augusta, has hired Chip Wilson as Project Manager. Wilson brings more than 10 years of project leadership, purchasing and estimating experience in commercial and industrial electrical contracting. Based in the Greenville office, he is currently assigned to multiple projects. Wilson is…

CarolinaPower has been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the fifth consecutive year. This prestigious list of the state’s top-notch employers was unveiled in mid-June 2022, with CarolinaPower included among the Medium-Size Employers. An in-person Best Places to Work in South Carolina awards ceremony was held in Columbia on…

CarolinaPower is proud to offer its employees an internal professional networking group dedicated to supporting women in the workplace. The Employee Resource Group (ERG) has more than 60 active members across the PPC family of companies in five states. Membership in the ERG includes both men and women. The group’s most recent book club read…