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HOW ROSENDIN ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN 2020  W ROSENDIN ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN 2020
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                 hile 2020 was a year that presented everyone
                 with challenges, Rosendin is so proud of how           "We recognized there's systemic
        Wwe handled all of the curveballs thrown our                      racism in our country AND in
        way. "We have accomplished so much this year, and I'm
        so proud of all of it," said Mike Greenawalt, CEO. "The         our industry. We welcomed this
        year was not without its challenges. We had a plan in             opportunity to embrace our
        January, and I remember sending out that first COVID-           workforce, and we put words to
        related email in February. At the time, the concern was         it - we made a statement and a
        about the supply chain. In a matter of weeks, our January     pledge. I'm proud that we now have
        plan was scrambled. We adapted and developed a new
        plan. And each subsequent plan has been rearranged              a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
        a bit here and there by COVID. Between changing              Committee to hold us accountable to
        guidelines and restrictions, everyone at Rosendin has        our mission of building ALL people."
        done a tremendous job of banding together and helping
        each other out."
                                                                         MIKE GREENAWALT
        Perhaps the most significant opportunity that we have
        had this past year is the opportunity to examine ourselves
        here at Rosendin. In the spring, the deaths of George    at Rosendin. We are accountable to our brothers and
        Floyd and Breonna Taylor and other incidents brought     sisters, and that's not something we take lightly here."
        the epidemic of racism to the forefront of everyone's    For the team here at Rosendin, Safety is so much more
        lives. Rosendin has always had a diverse workforce. It was   than having the proper PPE. Rosendin's participation
        built into our business plan all along. But this incident   in National Construction Safety Week this year was an
        showed us that having a workforce rich with employees    opportunity for us to showcase to our industry partners
        of color didn't mean we were really offering equal       how committed we are to a safe work environment.
        opportunities. We recognized there's systemic racism in   The dummy drop video that the Training and Safety
        our country AND in our industry. Said Greenawalt, "We    Departments created had more than 2500 views and was
        welcomed this opportunity to embrace our workforce,      picked up by OSHA.
        and we put words to it - we made a statement and a
        pledge. I'm proud that we now have a Diversity, Equity,   Keith Douglas, COO, notes, "Safety is more than physical
        and Inclusion Committee to hold us accountable to our    protection here at Rosendin. The psychological health
        mission of building ALL people."                         of our employees is of equal importance." Rosendin
                                                                 introduced the Culture of Care program to formalize
        With all of the internal and external challenges we have   Rosendin's anti-discrimination and anti-bullying position.
        faced this year, it is important to point out that we have   "Employees should feel safe and know that their
        had a remarkable year. We've clocked about 10 million    colleagues have their back and stand up for them on the
        labor hours this year, with 90% of those labor hours     job site and in the office," said Douglas. Regardless of our
        during the COVID crisis. We have experienced a minimal   specific roles, we have all been able to do what needs to
        number of COVID cases. This shows that our culture of    be done to keep us on track. We are excited to see what
        Safety is alive and well. We have followed CDC guidelines,   2021 has in store for us. We'll have to continue to rely on
        and it's working. "This COVID incident is a safety incident   our processes and procedures and continue to have each
        for us, but we have an incredible safety team. Going     other's backs.
        forward into 2021, I want a 0-0-0 year," said Greenawalt
                                                                 In 2020, Rosendin relied heavily on our processes and
        We are proud that the industry has looked to our COVID   procedures to carry us through this year. This year
        response as a resource. According to Justin Tinoco,      challenged us to make quick decisions while ensuring
        Executive Vice President, "We have had very few positive   that those decisions were made through the lens of our
        COVID cases. A lot of that is due to our culture here    Core Values.
                                                                    WE CARE – We kept our people employed and with
                                                                    benefits.

                                                                    WE SHARE – We shared with other industry leaders
                                                                    what each other's respective companies were doing.
                                                                    WE LISTEN – We took employee surveys to figure out
                                                                    how our teams were doing; if they felt safe, how could
                                                                    we do things better.

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