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Jeff Whetzel, RBI's October ACE Award winner.

October 2023 ACE Award Winner – Jeff Whetzel

October 31, 2023
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For his rockstar attitude, commitment to his work, and overall excellence, we’d like to congratulate Jeff Whetzel as this month’s ACE award winner! Thank you, Jeff, for your dedication, hard work, and attention to detail!

Clint Dean, RBI's October Safety Champion, holding an RBI t-shirt in front of an RBI truck.

Safety Champion – Clint Dean

October 31, 2023
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The Safety Champion for the month of October is Clint Dean! Clint was nominated for properly utilizing the required PPE, which prevented a more serious injury from occurring.

Employees installing an HVAC unit on the roof of RBI's new expansion building.

September 2023 Expansion Update

September 30, 2023
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Our new office and training room addition is quickly taking shape. MEP rough-ins are almost complete with RTUs sitting on the roof. Drywall, exterior EIFS, and interior finishes are starting, so our highly anticipated move-in is fast approaching. We can’t wait to see the finished facility and start utilizing it with our employees.

September Safety Champion, Adam Ruddle.

Safety Champion – Adam Ruddle

September 30, 2023
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The Safety Champion for the month of September is Adam Ruddle! Adam was nominated for consistently practicing good safe work habits and always wearing his PPE. Thank you, Adam, for your commitment to workplace safety and for setting a good example for others.

Employee Spotlight: Sam Brown

Employee Spotlight – Sam Brown

September 22, 2023
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Today we want to spotlight one of our Service Field Supervisors, Sam Brown! Sam started with us back in 2006 as an HVAC Technician’s Helper and has been invaluable to our team ever since. He was first drawn to the HVAC trade after speaking with an instructor at a career day event and enjoys the problem-solving aspect of the job. His favorite part is getting to work on different projects and pushing himself to learn new things with each task.

RBI at the Worlds of Work Event.

September 2023 Worlds of Work

September 14, 2023
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Over three thousand students attended this year’s Worlds of Work event at Shenandoah University and we were so excited to participate in the event! Worlds of Work allows middle school-aged students to visit and interact with local businesses and public services to explore available career paths. The expo is designed to be a fun and interactive way for them to gather information about skills and education required for careers in industries they may wish to pursue. This event in particular saw students attend from Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties, as well as the City of Winchester.

2023 September Safety Breakfast & Learn

September 7, 2023
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Fall protection was the highlight of our training earlier this month as we hosted another Safety Breakfast and Learn event in Mt. Crawford. Thank you to all the RBI employees who came out and participated. We are proud to continue hosting these events to help reinforce safe work habits.

Exterior of RBI's training room and office addition in construction.

August 2023 Expansion Update

August 31, 2023
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Our new training room and office addition continue to take shape! Mechanical, plumbing, and electrical rough-ins have started as well as exterior sheathing and roofing. The building will soon be dried in before starting on interior finishes. Just a few more months before we hope to open the space to our employees!

RBI employee Kim Spencer holding her Safety Champion shirt

Safety Champion – Kim Spencer

August 31, 2023
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The Safety Champion for the month of August is Kim Spencer! Kim was nominated for sending out safety messages and reminders to our Service Techs. Thank you, Kim, for helping keep safety top of mind!

Several people organizing school supplies in a storage room

2023 Tools for Schools Event

August 25, 2023
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This year’s Tools for Schools event with United Way of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County was another huge success! Many of our employees donated school supplies to be given to Harrisonburg and Rockingham County students in advance of the new school year. Karen Powell, Luke Anderson, Hunter Christy, and Shara Lotts also volunteered their time to…