Overview
Asplundh Construction is a strategically assembled team of utility executives, engineers, designers, and program and project professionals. All of us work together in performing superior utility infrastructure construction and maintenance services.
Being deeply ingrained in the utility industry and believing in open and frequent communication helps us to anticipate your project needs. Asplundh Construction is one of the safest and most responsive utility service companies in the nation.
The resources we offer our customers include:
- A customized fleet selected from our 4,000+ specialized vehicles and equipment fleet
- Local tradesmen and best-in-class talent supported by experienced management
- Responsiveness – within 24 hours or one business day
History
Although the company’s name has only been around since 1992, Asplundh Construction actually has much earlier origins.
In the early 1960s, the Asplundh Service Co. was established as a subsidiary of the Asplundh Tree Expert Co. to perform underground electric and telephone cable work. Over time, this work transitioned back into the Tree Co. until 1990 when a fast-growing utility construction company, B & J Maintenance, was acquired. Based on Long Island, New York, this operation expanded Asplundh’s capabilities in overhead and underground electric, as well as gas, construction and maintenance services.
To take advantage of Asplundh’s name recognition in the utility industry, the name was changed to Asplundh Construction, Corp. in 1992. Operations soon expanded into Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, and then all the way to the West Coast.
In 2004, Asplundh Construction became part of UtiliCon Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Asplundh, which primarily focuses on providing electric and gas infrastructure (non-vegetation management) services. The UtiliCon family of companies employs over 4,000 people and maintains a fleet of 4,400 specialized vehicles and equipment to serve the project needs of investor-owned, cooperative and municipal utilities, as well as public agencies.
The parent company, Asplundh, is privately-held and currently employs over 34,000 people in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Innovation
Asplundh Construction employs innovative electronic tools to improve efficiency and communication on every project. With the recent addition of tablet computers and 4G LTE Wi-Fi hot spots in many of its crew vehicles, real-time communication and data keeps projects on track and employees safe.
Our field and administrative people use the following electronic tools to manage projects:
- Work flow management and scheduling
- Project management including job costing and performance tracking
- Interactive forms development to collect and share information
- GPS-based fleet management system in every vehicle for efficiency, fuel management and safety. We can provide our customers with secure access, customized for their system and capable of layering into the utility’s GIS, which is especially useful in a major storm response.
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Leadership Team
Steven Asplundh was elected chief operating officer of UtiliCon Solutions, Asplundh’s holding company for all of its utility infrastructure subsidiaries, in July 2017. A seasoned executive, Steven has over 35 years of utility service experience with Asplundh and the past 28 years were at the executive level. After graduating from Stetson University in Florida in 1983, he joined the company full-time to gain field experience on a tree crew in North Carolina. The following year, Steven began working on a master’s degree from Georgia State University. Upon completing his MBA in 1986, he returned to the company to work as a general foreperson in Wisconsin, then supervisor in Indiana in 1988 and three years later, manager in Tennessee. In 1992, Steven came into the Home Office as a sponsor and was elected vice president the following year. In May 2012, he was named president of UtiliCon. In addition to his management experience in the company’s vegetation operations, he also oversaw meter reading and one call center services before they became part of UtiliCon in 2004. Steven is active in various utility industry organizations, as well as civic groups.
Brent Asplundh began his career with Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC in 1984 after graduating from the Ohio Wesleyan University. For the next five years, he gained field management experience from assignments in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Florida and Texas. In 1989, he became a manager, overseeing operations on the Delmarva Peninsula. Three years later, he joined the executive team at the company’s headquarters in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania and was elected vice president in 1993.
When Asplundh established UtiliCon Solutions in 2004, Brent became a vice president, overseeing construction, street lighting, meter reading and pole maintenance operations. Then, in 2013, he advanced to executive vice president and expanded his oversight to include multiple Asplundh field management regions as well as Grid One Solutions, a subsidiary of UtiliCon. Brent was elected president of UtiliCon in 2017 and is currently responsible for overseeing the operational and organizational success of all utility infrastructure subsidiaries.
Dave McGinley president of the UtiliCon Solutions Engineering Group, has operational responsibilities for Asplundh Construction’s Planning and Design group in California. Dave has more than 30 years of experience in the utility industry and has held various senior management positions with PECO Energy and InfraSource. He joined the UtiliCon family of subsidiaries in June 2003 as vice president of sales and marketing with VSI Meter Services (now Grid One Solutions). After leading Grid One through a period of significant growth with the expansion of services from the Mid-Atlantic region to nationwide across the U.S. and into parts of Canada, Dave was named president of Grid One Solutions in 2013. Along with his Asplundh Construction duties, Dave oversees operations for two additional UtiliCon subsidiaries: Grid One Solutions and Power Delivery Solutions. Dave earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in New York and an MBA in financial management from Drexel University in Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the Edison Electric Institute, American Gas Association and the American Water Works Association.
Frank Giordano was elected president of Asplundh Construction (AC) in October 2019, with responsibility for maximizing the overall safety, productivity and performance of our operations throughout California and the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Midwest regions. Frank has over 45 years of experience in the utility construction industry. He began his career with Asplundh in 1975 as a groundperson. Frank left the company in 1977 to become an apprentice with another contractor, where he worked his way through the ranks to journeyman and foreperson. He then went to work for Jamaica Water in New York as a mechanic, installing water mains and services before joining the Long Island Railroad as a lineman working on the overhead system. In 1985 Frank returned to the contractor workforce as a general foreperson and joined the Long Island Lighting Company in 1987 as a work coordinator and supervisor. He returned to Asplundh in 1991 as a supervisor and was promoted to regional manager four years later. Frank was elected vice president in 1999 and in 2017, he was elected to senior vice president of AC-East's overhead and underground electric distribution, gas and water work along with utility paving restoration and general construction services.
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Safety
What is SafeProduction® and what does it mean for you? We at Asplundh Construction believe that safety and production go hand-in-hand. Over the years, we have found that a safe operation is often the most productive one. Why is that? We believe it’s because the safe work practices that avoid injuries and prevent damage can become second nature -- just like habits that improve efficiency.
In conjunction with our ongoing training and compliance programs, our SafeProduction® culture allows Asplundh Construction to outperform the industry in lowering incident frequency and severity, which helps to maintain lower insurance rates. Let us show you how SafeProduction® brings added value to your project.
Project Profiles
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- City of Anaheim Public Utilities
- Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory
- DTE Energy
- Eversource Energy
- Stony Brook University
- National Grid - Transmission Gas Main in Cutchogue, NY
- National Grid - Hurricane Sandy Emergency Storm Response
- National Grid - Distribution Gas Main Installation
- National Grid - Transmission Gas Main in Flanders, NY
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Emergency Restoration
Asplundh Construction has the skilled manpower and specialized equipment to assist you with all your power restoration needs, day or night.
Our services include:
- Rapid response 24/7 at our toll-free number 1-866-635-3422
- Crew requirements may be emailed to acc-storm@asplundh.com
- Real-time GPS fleet tracking through our AVMS Live system
- Logistics support
- Our safety professionals are engaged from start to finish
- Storm damage assessment and patrolling
- Pre-planning assistance