2018
May
Service Awards
George Reel / 45 years
George Reel, Director of Customer Relations, recently celebrated a big milestone - 45 years of service...
April
The GUC Board of Commissioners and Greenville City Council held a joint meeting on Monday, April 23 to decide on the pay and benefits plans for both organizations. Here is a message sent right after the meeting from our General Manager / CEO Tony Cannon:
I am pleased to announce that...
Safety is a top priority here at GUC. The NC Department of Labor (NCDOL) and the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce recently recognized our efforts to work safely at the annual Safety Banquet on April 19th. For some of our departments, this was the eleventh consecutive year earning...
Like a lot of our talented employees, Ernie Poling is a man of many skills, both on the job and off.
As an Operator at the Wastewater Treatment...
When crews use equipment like backhoes, excavators, mini excavators, and tractors, fuel is required to operate them. They take extra fuel with them to...
Five Awards of Excellence Received
We all work hard every day, and it's good to receive some recognition for the outstanding job we do, day in and day out. Greenville Utilities recently received Awards of Excellence in the following five categories from ElectriCities of...
March
Gas Systems Technician Robert Foreman has worn many hats in his almost 20 years at Greenville Utilities. The one he takes most seriously, even at home...
For the first time in North Carolina's history, lineworkers from around the country will come together in our great state for the American...
Service Awards
Dean Roberson / 25 Years
Dean Roberson, Water Resources Equipment Operator V, recently celebrated 25 years...
Once again, GUC employees were busy in March sharing information at career fairs and events in the communities we serve. Take a look at where we were:
ECU Engineering & Technology Career Fair
Krystale Small (IT) and Dillon Wade (Gas) shared GUC career information...
For the fifth time in our 113 year history, we achieved an important milestone — one million consecutive man hours without a lost workday due to injury. It took all 451 of us nearly 15 months to achieve this accomplishment.
The first time we reached that mark was in September of 2010. We...
Along with reinforcing safe behaviors, one of the best things about Lighthouse is identifying a barrier to safety, and helping to remove it. When a...
For the seventh year in a row, the purchasing section of GUC's Finance Department received the Sustained Professional Purchasing Award (SPPA), presented by the Carolinas Association of Governmental Purchasing (CAGP). GUC is one of 13 member agencies throughout North Carolina and South Carolina...
A great deal of progress has been made regarding the New Operations Center in recent months, and we wanted to update you on the project and on what has occurred since the last update in November.
CT Consultants was hired in April 2017 to design the new campus. Staff presented the initial...
February
Service Awards
Bryan Bland / 20 Years
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief of Maintenance Bryan Bland has celebrated 20 years of service with Greenville...
Wayne Hardee has retired after 32 years with Greenville Utilities. Wayne started off at GUC as a Meter Reader in 1985. before working his way up to Overhead (OH) Construction/Maintenance Supervisor in the Electric Department. He was responsible for supervising the daily work loads of six crews...
We continue our departmental features this month with Buildings and Grounds, which is a section of the Finance Department.
Keeping our facilities safe and in top shape is a huge job that requires a lot of responsibilities many of us don't often think about (see pullout). The...