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GROWTH AND EXPANSION                  future workforce. As a company,       “This is a great opportunity to
                                                                                    invest in our youth and introduce
        IN THE PAST TEN YEARS
                                              we have prioritized the growth
 The Evolution  In 2011, Rosendin had over 2,600   and development of our existing   them to the construction industry,”
                                                                                    added Stephan Cole, Workforce
                                              workforce. In 2019, Rosendin
        employees with annual revenues
                                              partnered with LinkedIn Learning
                                                                                    Development Trainer. “There are so
        of $817 million across 11 offices,
        and labor hours totaled 4.2 million.
                                              access to the resources available
                                                                                    never seen the kind of opportunities
        Today, Rosendin averages 7,200        to provide all Rosendin employees     many individuals out there who have
                                                                                    this industry can offer. The Phoenix
 of Rosendin  employees, with 18 offices across the   Rosendin also implemented an   electrical JATC is growing so rapidly
                                              through the learning platform.
        country. In 2020, we saw significant
                                                                                    that they are looking to expand
                                              Electrical Bootcamp program
        growth and expansion, completing
                                              to enhance our existing craft         their facilities to accommodate
        more than 11 million labor hours
                                              workers’ skills while helping to      skilled electrical workers. With the
        with revenues over $2 billion.
                                              develop those who are new to the      attrition rates of today’s workforce,
        Our growth is about more than         industry. With increasing numbers     they are calculating that if they
        workforce and revenue; it’s the       of workers leaving the industry       maintain 600 apprentices, we will
 ver the last 102 years, Rosendin has   growth of the expertise and   through retirement, Rosendin   only gain single-digit numbers
 experienced a great deal of history   capabilities of the entire company.   must work together with the   of Journey Level workers per
        We have teams dedicated to            IBEW to counteract the attrition      year to the Phoenix area.”
 Oand change. What began as a
        developing Rosendin’s workforce.      of experienced electricians.
 family-owned shop in a San Jose, CA garage   We are developing technology          Rosendin is working closely with
 has grown to an employee-owned company   innovations to help our craft workers   Jeff Daigle, Corporate Field Trainer,   the IBEW and NECA to attract
        perform their jobs more safely,       views this as an opportunity for      and retain craft workers across
 of more than 7,200 employees with offices
        efficiently, and effectively, along   Rosendin to make an impact.           the country. Arizona, Tennessee,
 across the country. In 2020, Rosendin’s new   with many other resources across   “I’m excited about the Workforce   and Texas are just a few of the
 Executive Team set forth the company’s   the company that directly contribute   Development team’s ability   high-need areas where Rosendin
 vision for the next 100 years – to grow,   to our mission of building quality,   to influence the situation and   teams have seen an enormous
        building value, and building people.  make an impact. If we focus on        demand for skilled workers and
 expand, and positively disrupt the industry.   people – recruiting them, building   have partnered with local unions to
 In these final few months of 2021, let’s   DEVELOPING THE PRESENT   them, and helping them achieve   actively recruit and fill these needs.
        AND FUTURE WORKFORCE
 examine how that vision is progressing.      success, then everything else falls   Rosendin’s Workforce Development
        Rosendin recognizes the importance    in line. Improving production         Team has been instrumental
        of developing our current and         becomes a side effect.”               in recruiting individuals for



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