September 2015

Resolute Building Company was awarded the contract on September 1^st for the Alamance Community College, Automotive Shop Building Repair and Renovation, which bid in July 2015. The project is a post fire repair and renovation of the automotive shop building on Alamance Community College’s campus, and consists of repair and renovation of the 6,301 S.F. automotive repair portion of the building. The work is anticipated to commence by the end of September.

Resolute Building Company was awarded the contract for the Apex Baptist Church Lobby Renovations, and construction began in September. The work includes selective demolition of a portion of the existing church campus, constructing a new, slightly larger building in that location (approx. 5,700 sq ft.,) and renovations (10,400 sq. ft.) to the existing 86,000 sq. ft. building. The work is scheduled to take place in 3 phases.

We are pleased to announce the following promotions:
Lalo (Gerardo Gonzalez) has been promoted to the position of Foreman.  He is currently working on the Park West Project and has been responsible for field supervision of numerous work activities.  Please join us in congratulating Lalo with this recommendation and contribution to the company!

John Clark to the Resolute Family as a salaried employee.  John has been with us over the past year as a part time employee working in Chapel Hill on the Aveda project. As John joins us full time now, he will be assigned to the Alamance County Community College Automotive Renovation project as the Assistant Superintendent in charge.

Work Safe, Play Safe!

Resolute kicks off the 2015 Football Season with a company-wide Spirit Day, Friday, September 4.   No matter what team is your favorite, sport your spirit-wear and send us your photos.

Safety Huddle Topic:  The Chilling Truth about Brain Freeze

Be Aware – Hundreds of thousands of workers suffer from this each year while taking a break or at lunch while on the jobsite.

Ever wonder why you get a cranium cramp every time you down a pint of your favorite ice cream? Is it possible that your brain secretly hates the creamy goodness of that 32 oz Blizzard? How can you say no to the refreshing sip of a Big Gulp on that 99-degree-morning break?

Anticipate

When that frozen delight you were so much craving makes contact with the roof of your mouth, it can set off a nerve reaction that causes the blood vessels in your brain to swell.  Yikes! When the blood vessels in your brain swell, you get a headache.   Luckily this usually last less than a minute.

Remediate

To make the headache go away, the key is to warm the roof of your mouth back up, thereby constricting or narrowing the blood vessels. The simplest was to do this is to press your tongue to the roof of your mouth. You can also try drinking some warm water, or other warm liquid.

Prevent

Eat your frozen treats slowly and give yourself breaks between bites, or gulps, to let your mouth warm up.

Know your hazard and be prepared to correct. Be alert to the potential consequences in this situation to you and your co-workers, and take the necessary steps to prevent.

If you can remember these simple guidelines, we can reduce our risk for Brain Freeze on the job. All employees are invited to practice these skills at the IceCream Social, Monday, September 14^th immediately following the Superintendent’s meeting.