Norfolk, VA – On June 7, 2011, Yates Electric Service, Inc., a NECA New Hampshire Division contractor, received a special PWD FY11 Maine Safety Award from the U.S. Department of the Navy. The award was issued for the Company’s “outstanding
safety awareness and oversight of electrical service operations,” according to a communication the company received regarding the award. The award citation continues, “Building on a 13 year tradition of safe operations with zero accidents at
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, YATES ELECTRIC SERVICE has shown a sustained and superior commitment to that end and has met the highest standards of the Navy, NAVFAC MIDLANT, and PWD Maine.” The Small Business Safety Award recognized Jim Casey, Superintendent, Brian James and Tom McLaughlin, Lead Foremen and the entire Yates crew “for superb efforts executing a highly effective company safety
program.” Yates has provided numerous office and industrial facility renovations for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in recent years.
Yates is currently handling a sports lighting project for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s Jamaica Island Ballpark, as well as utility relocations for a 10-building demolition project and a new Naval Base Post Office facility. These projects are on schedule for completion in summer 2011.