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…

CarolinaPower employees strive to be a positive influence at work, at home and in the communities they serve. On Saturday, April 30, CarolinaPower’s Greenville, S.C. office made a difference by providing a dedicated team of 13 volunteers for the United Way Hands on Greenville (HOG) Annual “Celebration of Service Day.” CarolinaPower’s team joined thousands of volunteers representing…

A long-time supporter of SkillsUSA on the local and regional level, CarolinaPower was eager to participate in South Carolina’s Skills USA competition “live and in person” this spring following two consecutive years of mostly virtual competitions. SkillsUSA offers opportunities for high school students to learn and practice personal, workplace and technical skills. This year’s South…

CarolinaPower is pleased to announce that Madison Younginer has been promoted to Business Development Executive. Younginer joined CarolinaPower’s business development team three years ago as an account manager following 10 years in professional baseball. In his expanded role with the firm, Younginer will continue to focus on growing the company’s market share across the two-state…

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…

CarolinaPower President Chris Moore was recognized as an ABC Carolinas Champion for Apprenticeship and Workforce Development at the association’s Annual Summer Conference in August. ABC Carolinas gives this award to a member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to support apprenticeship with the chapter by bringing new ideas to the table, connecting…

CarolinaPower has been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the fourth consecutive year. This prestigious list of the state’s top-notch employers was unveiled in mid-June 2021. CarolinaPower’s specific ranking within the Large Employers category will be announced at the in-person Best Places to Work in South Carolina awards ceremony…

CarolinaPower is honored to have earned a spot on the prestigious list of 2021 Top Performers unveiled this week by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The annual Top Performers list recognizes member contractors’ achievements in five specific areas – safety, quality, diversity, project excellence and special designations, ranked by work hours. CarolinaPower ranked No. 10…

Johnny Monroe, branch manager for CarolinaPower’s Charleston office, has been elected President of the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) for the 2021 term. A longtime member of CECA, Monroe previously served as Vice President. CECA is a non-profit association comprised of 65 local electrical contractors and vendors with a common goal of impacting the electrical…

Throughout 2020, South Carolina-based CarolinaPower proudly joined its sister companies in Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, and Minnesota as active participants in an employee resource group (ERG) recently chartered by parent company PPC Partners, Inc. Known as the “United Women of the PPC Companies,” the new ERG was formed in July 2019 to promote gender diversity across…

CarolinaPower President Chris Moore has been elected 2021 Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABC Carolinas), a leading construction industry association representing more than 300 member firms in North and South Carolina. Four of the 16 board members, including Moore, are based in South Carolina with the…