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32 T U R N E R I N D U S T R I E S CO R P O R AT E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y R E P O RT

J.W. “Billy” GuitreauChief Operating Officer

Thomas H. TurnerChief Executive Officer

Roland M. ToupsExecutive Chairman

Stephen ToupsPresident

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Turner Industries marked the close of another solid year in 2018 having worked

more people than ever before in the history of the company. Our employees

met the daily challenges of working safely and professionally to perform a wide

array of services on many job sites across many geographic locations.

The opportunities we were fortunate enough to earn tested our safety and

operations personnel as well as our recruiting and workforce development

employees. I’m proud to say they not only met our expectations but exceeded

them in every way. As a result of their performance, Turner Industries is able

to continue making investments and innovations in our safety culture, our

workforce development initiatives and the communities in which we work.

This report illustrates some of the best examples of our corporate

and social responsibility in 2018 in the areas of:

We hope you will reach out to us with any comments, questions, or requests for further information.

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Roland M. Toups Executive Chairman

Community Investment Workforce DevelopmentSafety

CO R P O R AT E R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y R E P O R T


A young engineer named Bert Turner buys

Nichols Construction Company out of

bankruptcy. The company specializes in

industrial construction, heavy equipment,

hauling, rigging and equipment rental. It

doesn’t take Turner long to realize that the

industrial construction industry is a series of

peaks and valleys. So, he begins to take steps to

ensure a steady stream of revenue, embarking

on industrial contract maintenance and other

services which fulfill the needs of his clients.

In 1968, he hires Roland Toups who currently

serves as Executive Chairman.

’60sMr. Turner begins to acquire

companies and add additional

services like scaffolding, as well

as continually expanding the

equipment fleet and buying bigger

cranes. These moves provide the

company with opportunities to

manage and control most of the

elements that make up construction,

maintenance and turnaround work.

’70sThe Turner group enters the

fabrication business, forming

International Piping Systems, and

introduces a pipe bending process

that revolutionizes the pipe

fabrication business in the United

States. The company participates

in many of the large industrial

construction projects being built in

the Gulf South at the time.

’80sIndustr ial specialty services

such as NDE and inspection

services, specialized welding, and

environmental remediation are

added to fill client needs as they

arise. Proprietary programs are

developed internally to better track

and manage work.

’90sThe early companies consolidate

into one entity—Turner Industries

Group, LLC—with four main business

lines: Construction; Maintenance &

Turnarounds; Pipe and Module Fabrication;

and Equipment and Specialty Services.

Five fabrication facilities located across

the Gulf South make Turner the largest

privately held fabricator in the United

States.

’00sThe Turner family has always reinvested

in the company in ways that promote new

and efficient operations for the benefit

of our clients. The modern era has been

no different as new Turner facilities

have been opened, new proprietary

technologies have been developed, and

new client services have been added.

TODAY

2018 Turner Industries opened a new facility in Pensacola, Florida. The new facility enables Turner to better service existing clients while expanding our reach eastward.

2018 A new office opened in Geismar, Louisiana. This new facility enables Turner to better service our clients in the Ascension Parish industrial corridor and nearby.

2018 A new building is completed at Turner’s modular yard in Port Allen, Louisiana. The new office will serve as the administrative headquarters as well as the yard staff’s office and meeting hub. The building will also house workspaces for clients overseeing their modular projects.

2017 A new facility opened in Freeport, Texas. The new facility will anchor our Freeport-based maintenance services and provide support for turnarounds, construction, inspection and specialty services.

2016 A new administrative office building opened in Paris, Texas.

2014 An equipment repair facility designed to maintain, service and perform repairs for over 2,000 pieces of equipment opened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2011 A new administrative office building opened in Pasadena, Texas.

2010 New personnel offices in Baton Rouge and Sulphur, Louisiana are able to process applicants and provide pre-employment screenings, physicals, pulmonary fitness tests, and OSHA and NCCER testing on site, providing a “one-stop employment shop” experience.

FACILITIES OPENED

Our Inspection Services group continues to expand

its service offerings with the addition of new robotics,

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs - commonly known

as drones), and the addition of a rope access team.

Another addition to our inspection services offers an

unprecedented corrosion monitoring solution with the

introduction of Inductosense®. Inductosense technology

enables the digitization of non-destructive examinations

by installing permanent, wireless, battery-free sensors

on piping, pressure vessels, tanks and modular structures.

Total Tank Solutions incorporates Turner’s decades

of experience with the latest technology to offer our

clients a seamless tank cleaning, inspection and

repair experience.

The Small Capital Projects group concentrates

on projects for current clients ranging from $1,000

to $10 million.

The SIPA Services group bundles Scaffolding, Insulation,

Painting and Abatement for client convenience.

NEW CLIENT SERVICES

MobilOps® is our mobile software solution used to manage procedures, process limits, and rounds and readings.

• Winner of the 2017 Constructech Gold Vision Award

TRAM® Software is our patented web-based application, developed in-house, and designed to identify and quantify a number of financial industry risk categories, which can then be mitigated.

• 2015 CIO 100 Honoree for Innovative Use of Technology

• 2015 InformationWeek Elite 100


CraftTrax® is a new and improved version of Turner Industries’ proprietary hiring and labor requisition and onboarding software system. It officially sets a new standard when it comes to providing skilled craft workers to our clients.

• Upgrades to WinTAKE® bring pipe estimating into the digital world by introducing an intuitive data entry module and an onscreen isometric viewer.

The Foreman’s Progress™ technology is an extension of our WinPCS® software using tablets, handheld devices and custom software to make real-time progress reports in the field.

• 2014 CIO 100 Honoree for Innovative use of Technology


MAPS® Software, developed in-house, measures and tracks efficiency and productivity data in the maintenance environment.

• Winner of the 2015 Stevie Award, Business Intelligent Systems – New Version

2010 – PRESENTDECIDE WITH DATA® Software & Services

TURNER INDUSTRIES - THROUGH THE YEARS


SafetyZERO INCIDENT PERFORMANCE IS POSSIBLE


Looking back on 2018, I’m pleased to report our industry leading safety performance continued. This is a noteworthy accomplishment indeed, considering we worked more people and more work hours, in more geographic locations and with a greater diversity of work activities than ever before in the history of our company. This could have only been accomplished through the drive, commitment, determination and energy put forth by each Turner team member.

Through consistent application of our safety and health values and key initiatives such as our hand and finger injury elimination campaign, the implementation of a newly revised Lock-Tag-Verify process and the expansion of observation and intervention techniques, we continue to perform each work activity in a safe and successful manner.

2018 Year in Review

- TURNER INDUSTRIES VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY MIKE PHELPS


The Shell Chemical Plant in Geismar, Louisiana completed their Tiger AO4

project, making that facility the largest alpha olefins producer in the world.

Turner Industries’ role as the primary construction contractor played a crucial

part in making this a reality.

Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas & Louisiana awarded Turner the

“Excellence in Safety Award” for our work on the Shell Tiger AO4 Project. Judges

reviewed more than 60 entries, considering many factors in their decisions,

including a project’s overall safety program, the OSHA recordable incident

rate, the lost-time accident rate and total work hours on the job. ENR also

announced Turner Industries as one of their ‘2018 Best Projects’ winners for

the same project.

‘Excellence in SafetyT U R N E R I N D U S T R I E S R E C E I V E S

Award’ from ENR

- TURNER INDUSTRIES EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ROLAND TOUPS

I’ve never seen a project like this in my life. Three out of four mega-projects fail due to being over budget or missed schedule. But Shell did everything correctly. Its team is organized, communicates across lines and is transparent. Turner is so grateful and privileged to work with Shell and to have been a part of this project.


During the 2018 AFPM Reliability & Maintenance Conference, Turner Industries

kicked off PROJECT ZERO, our industry commitment to help sites achieve

zero incidents, zero downtime and zero emissions by utilizing our proprietary

MobilOps® technology.

In 2011, Turner acquired Industrial Mobility (now MobilOps®). It brought an

amazing team and technology-driven solutions both in-house and to our clients.

With MobilOps® technology, reliability excellence has become obtainable.

PROJECT ZERO is the culmination of Turner’s efforts

using technology-driven solutions to achieve reliability

excellence, solidifying our confidence that zero incidents,

zero downtime and zero releases are achievable.


A key initiative in 2018 involved the expansion of Turner’s observation

and intervention techniques. Our peer-to-peer observation and

intervention program encourages employees to have direct interactions

with one another to discuss health and safety situations and challenges.

This active engagement with peers fosters a teamwork approach

to problem solving, the ultimate goal being to ensure no employee

experiences an injury on the job.

We train our employees on how to intervene and accept intervention, and we give them the freedom and encouragement to do so.- TURNER INDUSTRIES SENIOR HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER KAREN POWERS

Observation andIntervention Techniques


In 2018, Turner Industries rolled out a pilot program allowing Job Safety

Analyses (JSAs) to be completed electronically on intrinsically safe tablets

in the field. The benefits of completing JSAs electronically versus manually

are many. First and foremost, the new approach improves safety through

increased team interaction and knowledge retention. It also allows for greater

accountability, better analytics, higher job efficiency, greater data integrity, and

improved planning, procedure and communication abilities. As a result, we

see an increased time on tools and a reduction in overhead costs. The built-in

artificial intelligence will allow us to retain institutional knowledge, automate

procedures and learn from our mistakes.

All JSAs completed will synchronize to a central location, greatly enhancing

the ability of the foreman to oversee crew efficiency and progress and make

immediate intervention possible should the need arise.

The Future of JSA Completion and

Compliance Is Here


In our industry, employees are sometimes assigned to perform work on

systems that contain hazardous energy such as electrical, high temperature

fluids, or chemicals. To ensure safe practices around these systems, we

have developed an enhanced Lock-Tag-Verify process. The process includes

placing a lock-out device and tagging a certain piece of equipment to keep

the system at a zero-energy state and prevent the unexpected release of

stored energy. Work crew members then verify the system is de-energized

by physically verifying the correct isolation points were utilized and that

the isolation prevents re-energization.

In 2018, our Lock-Tag-Verify process was updated to include a checklist as an

added layer of protection. The checklist is utilized by our employees as a check

and balance behind operations to ensure that a process system they are going

to work on is prepared and locked out, which will eliminate their chances of

exposure. Most sites use a manual list, but a digital solution is being pursued by

our IT group and has been tested at some of our work sites with great success.

Lock-Tag-Verify Process Updates


Hand and finger-related injuries are among the most common injuries in our

industry. In 2018, our corporate safety department continued their hand safety

campaign, focusing on machine-driven material handling and correct tool usage.

Removing the use of hands from a task drastically reduces, and in some cases

even eliminates, the risk of injury.

2018 Hand Safety Focus Tool Usage

It is our responsibility to send employees home to their families in the same safe condition as they arrived on the job. Doing this requires us to be continually developing, updating and implementing world-class safety practices and procedures.

- TURNER INDUSTRIES CORPORATE SAFETY MANAGER DARREL KING


By the Numbers2018 SAFETY

528 Work Sites

Work Hours47,436,926

0.23 TRIR

Work Sites Recordable-Free92%

In 2018, Turner Industries worked more people and more

work hours, in more geographic locations and with a greater

diversity of work activities than ever before in the history of

our company, while still maintaining a stellar safety record.

At Turner, Safety is not a priority because priorities change.

It is a way of life.


CommunityInvestment

GREAT HEART

GREAT PEOPLE

GREAT PASSION


In 2018, Turner Industries Executive Chairman Roland Toups marked

50 years of leadership at Turner Industries. Few people work for the

same company for 50 years, let alone serve in leadership roles that long.

But Toups’ leadership has not been contained just within the walls of Turner

Industries. It has been far-reaching and deeply passionate. He is a true believer

in living one’s life by The Golden Rule—treating others as you would wish to be

treated. He also exemplifies the term “servant leadership,” a philosophy and set

of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and

ultimately creates a more just and caring world. Toups’ leadership approach has

always been to lead by example. He has contributed his time and expertise to

countless industry and civic organizations, both locally and nationally.

The result of Toups’ example is a legion of Turner employees who wish not only

to improve their own lives, but also the lives of others. Whether by hands-on

volunteer projects, donations, or the improvement or building of new facilities,

our goal is to be a positive force, enriching the communities in which we work.

LeadingExampleby

Roland M. ToupsExecutive Chairman

Toups’ leadership approach has always been to lead by example.


TEAM Turner is our company-supported, employee-directed volunteer program

promoting community involvement, teamwork and camaraderie. It allows

employees to identify charitable causes they wish to support and provides a

structured framework through which volunteerism and resources are directed.

Members of TEAM Turner across the country participate in, and volunteer

at, hundreds of events each year, improving the lives of those in the

communities where we live and work. For example: our employees have built

wheelchair ramps for those in need, have collected food for food banks, have

volunteered in schools and homes for the elderly and disabled, and have

raised tens of thousands of dollars for charitable causes. Turner Industries

is proud to support such an amazing employee organization.

In 2018, TEAM Turner celebrated 10 years of our unwavering commitment to

giving back to the communities that have helped Turner sustain its success.

TEAM Turner™ Celebrates 10 Years

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS AND DONATIONS


Turner Industries’ 2018 Race to Restock the Baton Rouge Food Bank was a

resounding success surpassing last year’s total by 10,587 pounds. TEAM

Turner™ members delivered and unloaded two tractor-trailers of food at the

Baton Rouge Food Bank—the company’s largest donation to date. This year’s

donation contained over 71,000 pounds of food and marked the sixth annual

food drive for Turner. Turner also delivered almost 4,000 pounds of food to

Second Harvest in New Orleans and Turner employees in the Houston area

completed their fifth and most successful food drive to date, collecting over

20,000 pounds of food for their communities.

The food drives are a testament to the hard work, commitment, and passion of

Turner employees to help those less fortunate in our communities.

Food Drives

Food Collected in Houston

71,000 lbs. Food Donated to Baton Rouge Food Bank

4,000 lbs. Food Delivered to Second Harvest in New Orleans

20,000 lbs.

QUICKSTATS



United Way remains Turner Industries’ main philanthropic focus because the

programs offered by United Way community agencies are tailored to serve

the needs of the largest number of people in the most communities where

our employees live and work. Every year, Turner employees generously pledge

dollars and time to support these programs that improve the quality of life of

their communities. United Way works with 2.8 million volunteers and 9.8 million

donors, providing individuals an opportunity to make a measurable difference

in communities around the world.

In 2018, Turner Industries and its employees pledged $1.9 million to over

200 United Way agencies nationwide and were awarded the Campaign of

Excellence award for the 2017-2018 campaign year by Capital Area United Way.

In addition to fundraising, Turner supports United Way by offering employees

the opportunity to serve as board members in locations across the United States.

United Way®



Facing & Fighting Cancer

Turner employees continuously invest their time and expertise aiding in civic efforts. In 2018,

Turner Industries’ Director of Benefits Dan Burke was named to the Executive Committee for

the Louisiana Governor’s ‘Taking Aim at Cancer’ initiative. The objective of the initiative is to

improve cancer outcomes in Louisiana by expanding residents’ access to cancer prevention,

screening and standard of care treatment.

Burke was also elected to the Board of Directors for the Houston Business Coalition on

Health (HBCH). HBCH is a non-profit organization formed in 2013 in an effort to combine

the former Houston Wellness Association and Houston Business Group on Health. It is an

employer-centric organization that allows for the sharing of evidence-based strategies and

practices to assist employers with healthcare and benefits.

‘Taking Aim Against Cancer’

Facing cancer is difficult at best, and having to travel for treatment can make it even more

difficult. To aid those traveling for cancer treatment, Turner Industries supported the

American Cancer Society CEOs Against Cancer – Gulf Coast Chapter’s ‘10,000 Nights of

Hope’ Campaign. The campaign supports the Houston, Texas Hope Lodge, located in the

Texas Medical Center, which provides free stays to cancer patients living forty miles outside

the Hope Lodge address. Turner President Stephen Toups currently serves on the CEOs

Against Cancer Gulf Coast Chapter board.

‘10,000 Nights of Hope’



At Turner Industries we not only invest in the health and well-being

of our employees, but all members of the community. The company

encourages employees to be active participants in their communities

by serving on boards or participating in volunteer activities. As a result,

Turner employees can be found leading efforts to improve the lives of

others relating to healthcare, community development and economic

improvement, as well as supporting youth and educational programs.

Turner representatives serve on hospital boards, regional chambers of

commerce, and civic organizations dedicated to providing coordinated

safety-net access and connecting people to the resources they need

to attain higher education, obtain good jobs, and achieve financial

self-sufficiency. They also participate in initiatives geared towards

encouraging positive adolescent experiences, improve the homes and

lives of low-income elderly and disabled homeowners, and volunteer in

schools across the Gulf Coast and beyond.

Improving theLives of Others



Turner Industries opened a new 30,500-square-foot facility which sits on 10

acres off La. Highway 73 near La. Highway 30. The newly renovated facility has

space for up to one hundred employees and serves as a base of operations for

our SIPA (scaffold, insulation, painting, abatement) and small capital projects

groups. A broad range of services are provided out of this new facility, including

maintenance and turnarounds support, bolt torquing, bundle extraction, hydro-

blasting, catalyst handling, and NDE and inspection services.

BRICK-AND-MORTAR

This new facility enables Turner to better service our clients in the Ascension Parish industrial corridor and nearby. Continuously expanding our reach and availability to our clients in the areas where we work is a testament to our commitment to them, the community, and to our industry.

- SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF TURNER SPECIALTY SERVICES DAVID GUITREAU

G E I S M A R , L O U I S I A N A

Multi-Services Facility


This is an exciting time for Turner Industries as we expand our footprint into the Pensacola and Mobile area. This shop will be a base of operations for Turner to provide its services to clients in those areas. As we continue to provide first-class maintenance to our current clients, we now have the ability to offer more services, as well as develop new relationships and open up new avenues for Turner.

A new 12,500-square-foot facility was opened on one acre in the Ellyson

Field Industrial Park. Turner has long had a presence in the area, offering

inspection services via Turner Specialty Services, but will now also be able

to offer small capital projects, fabrication and SIPA as well as maintenance

and equipment services.

P E N S A C O L A , F L O R I DA

Multi-Services Facility

- TURNER INDUSTRIES CAPITAL PROJECTS MANAGER MATT McCOLLISTER

BRICK-AND-MORTAR


We do foresee an increase in personnel at the new facility to support the development of new client relationships.

A new 7,875-square-foot equipment facility is under construction on seven

acres with a 5,000-square-foot shop space and a 2,875-square-foot office.

The Hahnville location was selected based on its proximity to the majority of

our clients in the New Orleans region. The additional acreage surrounding

the facility will increase our capacity to stage equipment, allowing Turner’s

crane and rigging group to respond to client requests more quickly and

more efficiently.

Scheduled to open in the spring of 2019, employees at the location on Jefferson

Highway, in Jefferson, Louisiana, will relocate with the possibility of additional

personnel being needed.

Equipment Facility

- TURNER INDUSTRIES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EQUIPMENT, RIGGING AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION MIKE MORAIN

H A H N V I L L E , L O U I S I A N A

BRICK-AND-MORTAR


Construction of a new 4,200-square-foot office at our modular fabrication

yard in Port Allen was completed. The new office will serve as the

administrative headquarters as well as the modular yard staff’s office and

meeting hub. The building will also house workspaces for clients overseeing

their modular projects.

P O R T A L L E N , L O U I S I A N A

Modular Fabrication Yard Improvements

The new administration building will allow us to host current and potential clients in a much more professional manner for meetings and presentations. It signifies our sustained commitment to producing a quality service and will prepare us for anticipated growth in the modular business.

- TURNER INDUSTRIES PROJECT MANAGER ERIC STAMPLEY

BRICK-AND-MORTAR


Turner Industries received the 2018 Texas Leadership Award, conferred by the Texas

Chemical Council (TCC) and the Association of Chemical Industry of Texas (ACIT) at the

Annual Awards Banquet in Galveston, Texas in June. Amy Rouse, marketing and business

development assistant at Turner Industries in Pasadena, Texas was named the ACIT 2018

Member of the Year at the same ceremony.

The TCC, which represents Texas chemical and petrochemical companies, and the ACIT, which

represents contractors and suppliers to those companies, work together to create a globally

competitive environment for the chemical industry in Texas. Turner Industries has been a

member of ACIT since entering the Texas market in the 1980s.

TCC /ACIT 2018 Leadership Award & Member of the Year

The Association of Chemical Industry of Texas plays a critical role in providing support to the Texas Chemical Council, which is comprised of client Plant Managers in the chemical industry. The efforts of both organizations have assisted in growing the chemical industry in our local communities, the State of Texas, and globally. Turner Industries is proud to have led the charge in helping these organizations have a successful year.

- TURNER INDUSTRIES VICE PRESIDENT MACK HAYES

HONORS & CELEBRATIONS


In 2018, members of the Turner family and representatives of Turner Industries

joined Louisiana State University (LSU) President F. King Alexander, LSU

College of Engineering Dean Judy Wornat, faculty and students to celebrate

the dedication of the Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management.

In 2014, the family of Bert and Sue Turner gifted $5 million from Turner Industries

to name the Department of Construction Management in honor of the late Bert

S. Turner’s many contributions to Louisiana, particularly to higher education.

The gift was instrumental in making the new College of Engineering building,

Patrick F. Taylor Hall, a reality. The $114-millon project is one of the largest

public-private partnerships in Louisiana and LSU’s most successful fundraising

project to date, with $457 million contributed by donors and matched dollar-

for-dollar by the State of Louisiana.

LSU Bert S. Turner Department of

Construction Management

My family and I are happy to be a part of this celebration, and we are thankful to see our father’s legacy honored in this way.

- TURNER INDUSTRIES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THOMAS TURNER

HONORS & CELEBRATIONS


By the Numbers2018 ECONOMIC IMPACT

$7,761,396 New Facility Investments

$1,647,493,932 Total Payroll

$476,384,193 Paid in Payroll Taxes

$702,762,548 Paid to Vendors

$13,013,874 Paid in Sales Taxes

$2,971,413 Paid in Property Taxes

Paid in Franchise Taxes

Turner Industries has always believed in investing in our

employees and the communities in which we live and work.

Improving the economic well-being of our employees, our

communities, clients and business partners will always be

of utmost importance to us.

$602,388


Turner Industries Is Doing Something About It

DevelopmentEveryone Is Talking About It

Workforce


Even with many well-paying job opportunities available, our industry continues

to encounter obstacles when it comes to attracting new employees into skilled

crafts and related jobs. The changing demographics of today’s workforce, as

well as the ebb and flow of projects in different geographic areas, can add

to the challenge of filling these positions. Successful companies find ways to

overcome these difficulties by creating new workforce development programs

and expanding on existing programs that are proven to work.

For over 55 years, Turner Industries has provided trained, skilled craft labor to

our clients by making major commitments to strategy, funding and instruction,

both in-house and to our industry as a whole. We know it is people who make

the difference in all we do.

Turner’s workforce development efforts have resulted in our being awarded the

national CURT (Construction Users Roundtable) workforce development award

three times. We have been recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission

as “Employer of the Year,” and have received industry-wide recognition as

“Contractor of the Year” in both Louisiana and Texas.

People Make the Difference


At Turner, our goal, together with our clients and through our industry affiliations,

is to create workforce development programs that are compressed, scalable,

and replicable, producing job-ready graduates.

Turner Senior Vice President John Golashesky participates on the East Harris

County Manufacturers’ Association (EHCMA) steering committee which is

charged with the task of developing sustainable and streamlined workforce

development programs that best serve our industry.

Our Workforce Development Manager, Carla Thompson, works diligently

with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Greater Houston Chapter,

along with its education affiliate, the Construction and Maintenance Education

Foundation (CMEF), coordinating Turner’s participation in programs designed

to encourage collaboration between owners and contractors to promote skilled

craft training.

Both Golashesky and Thompson are Board Members of CMEF.

Collaboration

Encouraging Workforce Development


Turner Industries President Stephen Toups sits on the National Center for

Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Board of Trustees, and Turner’s

Training Manager Raymond Neck holds a seat on both the NCCER Workforce

Development Committee and the Craft Assessment Committee.

On local levels, representatives of Turner Industries serve in various roles on

workforce development advisory councils, community partnership efforts,

and ABC Chapter boards. Turner also works with local high schools, providing

materials as well as guidance and subject matter experts. We attend career

fairs and serve as judges in local and national craft competitions.

One example of a local initiative we support is the North Baton Rouge Industrial

Training Initiative, which offers skilled craft training and aims to produce job-

ready graduates—some already hired by Turner and by our clients.

Supporting National and Local Workforce

Development Initiatives


While skilled craft training is still a very important part of our industry,

arming our employees with the latest technology available ensures they will

perform their jobs to the best of their abilities. Adding new technologies

such as drones, robots, and intrinsically safe iPads loaded with the latest

software for use in the field improves and expands our service delivery, and

also attracts new employees to the industry. But these efforts are to no avail

unless time is taken to train employees in the use of these technologies.

In 2018, Turner took an active approach to investing in new technologies

including exclusive distribution rights to Inductosense® Corrosion Monitoring

systems in the U.S. This technology is cutting-edge in corrosion testing, enabled

by the digitization of non-destructive examinations and trained employees to

provide the service.

New Technologyand Training

loaded with the latest software... improves and expands our service delivery.Adding new technologies such as drones, robots, and intrinsically safe iPads,


In 2018 Turner Industries focused, in part, on upgrade

testing and training for current employees, making it easier

for them to improve their current skills and qualify for

advancement. Another focus was to ensure all mobile crane

operators upgraded their credentials to be in compliance

with the new 2018 OSHA crane operator requirements.

CraftTrax®, our proprietary personnel software, underwent

an upgrade making it possible for Turner to officially set a

new standard when it comes to labor and requisitioning

systems. The enhancements mean Turner can now deliver

the right people to jobsites faster, while satisfying contract

provisions in a more efficient manner.

Recruiting andUpskill Efforts


Turner Industries Group and Turner Specialty Services received the Craft

Workforce Development Excellence Award - General Construction &

Maintenance Division in their respective categories during the 2018 Greater

Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) 2018 Craft Workforce Development

Awards ceremony. This marks the 12th consecutive year Turner Industries

Group has received this award.

Turner Specialty Services also received the Craft Workforce Development

Best of Division II Award.

Accepting on behalf of Turner Industries were Training Manager Raymond Neck,

Learning and Development Manager Elizabeth Beckham (pictured with Steve

Welch, OxyChem), and Workforce Development Coordinator Bryan Gerace.

Elizabeth Beckham currently serves as a member of the National Committee

of the Association for Talent Development’s Chapter Recognition Committee,

charged with identifying, recognizing and sharing best practices.

GBRIA 2018 Craft Workforce

Development Awards


As in years past, Turner Industries participated in Associated Builders and

Contractors’ (ABC) Build Your Future event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This

event educates high school students about career opportunities in the

construction industry.

This year, the traditional three-day event had a new winning concept: 47

industry partners and over 750 students in one location—all in one day. Unlike

in previous years where students were taken in groups to different stations

demonstrating specific crafts, this event was set up like a trade show, allowing

the students to choose what they wanted to learn more about, pick up some

handouts along the way and chat with industry subject matter experts.

In addition to exhibiting some of our equipment and talking about our services

and career opportunities, Turner brought our drone group, which had the

students “buzzing” to say the least.

Build Your Future


It has been an amazing experience to watch these young individuals work so hard to build their future.

Turner Industries and ABC Lake Charles, Pelican Chapter partnered with the

Beauregard Parish School Board and interviewed 32 high school candidates for

a 4-week summer welding camp held at Singer High School. There were only 16

available spots, so in addition to being interviewed, candidates were required to

create a résumé, fill out a mock application, and be currently enrolled in the ABC

welding program. Once the camp began, the students were graded not only on

their welding skills, but also time, attendance, and attitude. An AWS inspector

was brought in from New Orleans to grade and inspect their final welds.

Summer Welding Camp

- TURNER INDUSTRIES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER KENT DARTEZ


Turner Industries also participated in Associated Builders and Contractors

and the Construction and Maintenance Education Foundation Industrial

Contractor Committee’s first “Ready for Industry” Boot Camp in Houston,

Texas. The three-and-a-half-day boot camp was created to assist individuals

seeking a pathway to the industry.

Class sessions were held each day providing information on the requirements

necessary for success in the industry. Turner hosted a session covering industry

expectations of an industrial helper. Other sessions offered discussed the

following topics: expectations of industry, tool demonstration and verifications,

fire watch, hole watch and signal training. Soft skills such as financial

management, resume writing, and a discussion on how to get and keep a job

were covered during the camp. A “Ready for Industry” job fair was also held

where participants could meet other industry leaders and discuss career options.

“Ready for Industry” Boot Camp


For the second consecutive year, Turner Industries

was a sponsoring company for the Brazosport College

Welding Certification Event. This annual event brings

Career and Technical Education high school students

in the ABC Gulf Coast Chapter region together with

industry representatives to test their welding skills.

One hundred seventy-five students from eleven high

schools registered for the event. Ninety-nine of the

participating students earned a welding certification.

Ninety-Nine Texas

Welding CertificatesStudents Earned


The 2018 Voice of Leadership class continued Turner’s

commitment to enhance leadership excellence and

maintain a culture of leadership development. Participating

in the eleven-week, in-house training are high-potential

employees representing all divisions: maintenance,

construction, pipe fabrication and equipment and

specialty services.

The program objectives are to improve leadership

capabilities as well as enhance communication and

problem-solving skills utilizing John C. Maxwell’s

Leadership 101 – What Every Leader Needs to Know.

Participants analyze workplace case study situations

developed from actual Turner job experiences and

through written reports and oral presentations, they learn

to address the relevant issues pertaining to employees,

company management and client management.

Voice of Leadership


2018 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

By the Numbers

40, 246 W2s Issued

Peak Head Count22,507Employees Craft Tested9,349NCCER & NCCCO Certified Workers Employed4,500Visits to Our Personnel Offices85,000

194,203 Visits to Turner’s Career Site jointurner.com

For over 55 years, Turner Industries has provided trained,

skilled craft labor and supervision to our clients. To meet

this challenge, we have made major commitments to

strategy, funding and instruction, both internally and to our

industry as a whole.


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