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Greenup Industries’ Greenup Tracker allows for easier sign up for vendors looking to offer their services and products to industries across the Gulf Coast.

Greenup Industries is the largest minority-owned third-party services provider in the Gulf Coast region, serving the oil & gas industry, governmental entities, utilities, and ports. We provide clients with peace of mind by managing hundreds of vendors in the same consistent manner ensuring safe onboarding, quality control and oversight, assumption of liability and indemnity, and specialty maintenance services. We regularly evaluate service metrics and reports to prepare recommendations and collaborate with each of our clients to ensure that Greenup remains a trusted source for all turnkey services.

For vendors

To date, we have connected more than 1,500 vendors with industries at every downstream facility in the U.S through our relationships and MSA's. 

We assign a Greenup representative to every site to establish and enforce expectations for each facility. Site leads are cross-trained to ensure each property has proper coverage. Greenup

Industries' Site Leads are responsible for delivering standardized procedures for each facility and the latest technology to provide our clients with the highest value.

For industries

To ensure quality vendors and peace of mind for our industry clients, Greenup Industries does the following:

• manages vendors in the same consistent manner across the Gulf Coast, ensuring safe onboarding, quality control and oversight, assumption of liability and indemnity, and specialty maintenance services.

•  evaluates service metrics and reports to prepare recommendations and collaborate with each of our clients to remain a trusted source for all turnkey services.

If you want to know more, contact Rodney Greenup, Founder, and President of Greenup Industries at

info@greenupind.com.

Greenup celebrates Women In Construction Week and Naiika Bass' promotion to Industrial Division Manager

According to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor, women comprise only 10.3 percent of construction workers. Even less is the percentage of women on the front lines of a construction job site, approximately one for every 100 employees. Greenup, a provider of construction, maintenance, and third-party procurement services, recognizes Women In Construction week by celebrating the advancement of women in the industry and the promotion of Naiika Bass as its Industrial Division Manager.

Naiika Bass, Industrial Division Manager

Bass was introduced to the construction industry in 2007 by her Mom, who worked as a certified pipefitter. After graduating from South University with an Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice, she pursued her Occupational Safety & Health degree from Columbia Southern University and her NCCER certification in Construction Site Safety Technician (CSST), Construction Site Safety Supervisor (CSSS), Field Safety, OSHA 30, and First Aid/C.P.R. For the next six years, she worked in the oil and gas industry as a safety professional. It was her responsibility to ensure each location was in compliance with safety rules and regulations. "When I first began working as a safety professional, it was evident that there was a lack of trust between the field workers and management. I embraced the challenge to change this culture. After developing relationships with the field workers, they soon realized I was looking after their best interests and that my main goal was to make sure they got home safely to their families," she said. In 2017, Bass joined Greenup as its Health and Safety Manager.

Greenup's CEO, Rodney Greenup, believes Bass provides a great example of how women can successfully advance to leadership positions within the construction field. "Naiika has shown her ability and initiative to address the challenges in her work. Because of her attention to detail and her tenacity in regards to following up and following through, we have earned numerous safety awards. We welcome the opportunity to promote her and trust that her career will continue to grow with us," he said.

For all the obstacles that women face in the construction field, from lack of training to gender bias, nearly one-third of companies promoted a woman to a senior position in 2018. In Bass' new role as Industrial Division Manager, her responsibility is to manage all of the Oil and Gas Industrial 3rd party vendors. "I am so grateful that Greenup gave me an opportunity to expand my career into other areas of the construction industry. I wear many hats with Greenup and I enjoy wearing all of them. I enjoy the work I do, and I especially enjoy the culture here at Greenup," she said.

As construction anticipates a rebound from the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, hiring more women and providing them with opportunities for advancement is an optimal way for a company to expand. A recent report found that construction firms with more women in executive roles experienced higher than above-average financial performance compared to those companies that did not. When 30 percent or more of executive-level positions were filled by women, those companies experienced a 48 percent likelihood of outperforming their less-diverse competitors.

"At Greenup, we believe in hiring more women as they enhance our diversity and contribute fresh perspectives," said Steve Keen, Construction Manager. "Naiika brings a 'can do' attitude to her work and it is an inspiration to those who have the pleasure of working with her. Two of her many strong points are her enthusiasm and dedication. Greenup is fortunate to have her on our team."

Adding future Opportunities to Succeed Based on Quality and Innovation

At Greenup Industries, we pride ourselves in an unrelenting dedication to quality and innovation. These two markers of success are by-products of a company culture that re-invests time and financial resources into improving the character of our industry, team, and client base. 

One of our strategies for success is recognizing that at the heart of innovation is our talented team. To get ideal results, we try to lead every new project with a play to passion. Workplace studies conducted in recent years have revealed almost 70% of employees in the United States do not associate positive feelings with their work. We understand that our work and company culture is the motor for a successful business. One of our priorities is to ensure that the simple principle of "satisfied and driven staff equals a quality product" is visible in our products and services.

In addition to stirring up innovation in our employees, Greenup Industries also conducts a proactive approach to consumer confidence. We value our client's opinions as to how to improve our services. By proactively engaging with our clients, we can increase efficiency by being one step ahead of solving any issues that would warrant future industry reforms or similar moves. One of the ways we do this is through our proprietary software, the Greenup Tracker, a multi-use platform designed to increase efficiency and capability for both our clients and vendors.

We prove that dedication to culture and character of quality leads to industry-wide recognition and overall success through these two approaches. We approach problem-solving with the attitude that while our accolades speak to quality, we must sustain that quality. Over the years, we have been the proud recipients of several awards, including the 2019 Emerging Growth Company Award from ACG, the 2018 Gold Medal Award from Shell/Norco, and the 2017 Specialities Services Award for Outstanding Safety Performance from the Gulf South Safety Council, to name a few. While this undoubtedly helps establish an air of quality and sound innovation, we are dedicated to continually increasing our quality level by investing resources in the company's culture and character. We think that's only fair before the opportunities to continue to do well in the future head our way. 

Greenup Industries Participated in LED's Small Business Mentor Program

Rodney Greenup, of Greenup Industries, was proud to be included in the Louisiana Economic Development Mentor-Protégé Program For Small Businesses held on July 28-30, 2020. The partnerships that emerge from the program aim to help emerging small companies succeed in Louisiana's economy.

Several Louisiana businesses, big and small, have become textbook cases in a push to encourage growth and closely help integrate second-stage businesses into a mutually beneficial sharing of networking resources. In July, Louisiana Economic Development, in coordination with the Edward Lowe Foundation, founded The American Academy of Entrepreneurs to strengthen networking and communication within and outside second-stage businesses.

Second-stage businesses employ roughly 10 to 100 people. The Mentor-Protégé Program For Small Businesses’ goal is to help these companies build and retain an effective team, decide which strategy is best for long-lasting growth, and discover how to locate and zero in on targeted opportunities.

Via Zoom Meetings, the program paired second-stage businesses with other participating firms to create Mentor-Protégé relationships. The intensive, retreat-focused approach was designed to discover the value of companies' relationships and how they can be strengthened. Following the retreat, the company pairs will continue to hold monthly meetings to collaborate and focus on company objectives.

The LED staff understands that the assistance from programs such as these helps us better maintain quality at the intersection of opportunity and intervention. Continued dedication to quality through cooperation across the industry provides solutions and other positive benefits for the entire industry.

update on usace stockpile project

Update on Stockpile 2 of the US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project.

In spite of all the rain that we have been experiencing this summer, we have moved over 75,000 CY, out of the 500,000 CY, of clay material into the stockpile in the spillway. Progress has been increasing steadily.

Greenup Tracker - Hiring The Best to Do Their Best Work

At Greenup Industries, we consider all employees, clients, subcontractors and vendors to be part of our family. We value our relationships with our subs and suppliers because we know they are essential to every project that we build.

Our reputation is built on being fair, honest and equitable with our subcontractors and vendors. 

 As a construction contractor, provider of maintenance and third-party procurement services, Greenup Industries provides a full range of on-boarding solutions, maintenance and staffing services to a diverse client base. 

Should you decide to partner with us, you will find that our unique Greenup Tracker system, offers an extensive qualified subcontractor database, and a way to onboard your employees, through three easy steps:

First, we ask that you fill out our onboarding application. 

This will start the pre-qualification process and help us ensure that all of our work continues to be performed by qualified, experienced workers, who are in compliance with top safety measures. 

Second, we will review and evaluate your successful past experience, references, manpower availability, safety, location and bonding to see if you are a good fit for partnership with Greenup.  

 We welcome all inquiries and participation from minority and locally owned companies in all of our projects.

Third, once you qualify as one of our preferred vendors, you will enjoy access to multiple sites that require your services as well as a portal to view the status of your work, invoices and payments. 

If you want to know more about how to become part of our Greenup team and use the Greenup Tracker to access a wealth of opportunity, call us today at (225) 283-4843. 

If Onboarding is a headache for your company, read this!

Did you know that only 12 percent of employees believe their organizations are doing a good job onboarding new employees? 

That means the majority believe there is room for improvement. 

Without effective onboarding, it takes longer for workers to become profit centers for your business. 

And if you don’t have the right process for onboarding, you will have:

·      Slower third party turnaround time, which impacts revenue opportunities

·      Improper third party vetting, leading to increased legal compliance risk

·      Compliance wastes time and resources, and cannot focus on higher

At Greenup Industries we are committed to providing the leadership and resources to help you achieve your project goals. 

Our unmatched expertise and solutions oriented workforce ensure that your project no matter how big will be handled efficiently through ease of process.

At Greenup Industries we have a proven track record of ensuring that large scale projects are simplified through ease of process. 

Want to know more about our innovative solutions and efficient on boarding process, call us today at (225) 283-4843. 

The Complexities of Instrumentation - What do Instrumentation Technicians Do?

As Greenup Industries introduces instrumentation services to clients across the Gulf South, we are often asked questions about the job responsibilities of our instrumentation technicians. As experts in the industry, our trainees learn the ins and outs of the daily tasks on site.

Instrumentation Technicians are responsible for monitoring changes in the environment and atmosphere surrounding areas and buildings on-site. Using an assortment of instruments, instrumentation technicians record and report the changes they find. Greenup Industries hires Instrument Technicians that exhibit that they possess a complex understanding and responsibility of these tasks, especially in the oil and gas industry.

There is more to instrumentation than just understanding what tools to use and when. The responsibilities of an instrumentation technician include testing, calibration, installation, repair, and inspection. Completing maintenance on equipment, which includes checking meters, measurements and is also required, as well as control. Control requires that the technician manipulate measured variables through automated systems, such as temperature, pressure, and flow.

The responsibilities of an instrumentation technician are absolutely vital to process and production at an oil refinery. Troubleshooting and monitoring such complex processes onsite ensure that everything runs smoothly and everyone around is safe. This job is essential to each refinery's and petrochemical plants’ ongoing success. The day-to-day duties of an instrumentation technician's role are at the forefront of overall production.

If you are looking for a career in operations or maintenance, Greenup Industries will afford you the opportunity to advance your professional development in an industry that experiences groundbreaking projects every day.

To find out more about what Greenup Industries’ instrumentation services offered throughout the Gulf South Region, call us today at (225) 283-4843 or email us at info@greenupind.com.

Construction Safety - Post Covid 19

Rodney Greenup, President, Greenup Industries

There is no way to predict the full impact of COVID-19 and how it will affect businesses across the U.S. However, it is safe to assume there will be substantial delays and cost implications. Many contractors may not be feeling the effects yet because they were considered “essential” during government work restrictions. But it is possible and likely that every business will be affected in some way eventually. As we navigate this uncharted territory, keeping these five points in mind may help you keep yourself, your employees and your company safe.

Safety first

The first step is to ensure your business takes proper precautions to protect employees and their families. Although most construction work cannot be done remotely or correctly performed with social distancing, steps can be taken to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Provide your teams with the proper PPE and training to support better hygiene and reduce the possibility of future virus transmissions from asymptomatic employees or unknown carriers.

Consider staggering shifts and sequencing work areas to avoid unnecessary groupings of workers. Utilize video teleconferences for your toolbox talks and safety meetings. Most importantly, work diligently to ensure that, despite the change in structure, safety measures remain robust, including proper supervision, safety inspections and accountability.

Prevention

Hygiene, situational awareness and due diligence are operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They should be embedded in all your processes, encouraged and rewarded. Lead from the top down, empowering your teams to do what’s right and supporting proper habits on the ground.

Call a meeting of minds

Bring your staff together virtually to share their best thoughts, ideas and practices regarding hygiene and safety. Focus on prevention and what is working. If you allow your teams to report on unsafe practices without fear of repercussions, you will surely prevent more injuries, illnesses and disruptions to your workflow.

Touchless

Provide safer jobsites for your workers by implementing touchless registration, virtual orientations, virtual training and automated health checklists.

This moment in history should be a catalyst for our industry; it’s the beginning of  a long-term shift in the way we work. Companies that evolve their processes instead of merely adjusting and implementing minor changes will emerge as the leaders of our industry. Embrace change, analyze your processes, find areas for improvement and then search for the best possible solutions. Safety and good hygiene are not to be negotiated; they should instead lay the foundation of our future success.    

For more information, visit www.greenupind.com or call (225) 283-4843.

Streamline processes with Greenup Tracker

For 30 years, Greenup Industries has provided professional and specialized services and procurement support to a diverse clientele, addressing the needs of the oil and gas and telecommunication industries as well as government agencies. Now, with the release of Greenup Tracker, its proprietary software that allows for a more streamlined process, Greenup Industries seeks to further solidify its reputation as a trusted solutions provider.

"We developed Greenup Tracker as a two-pronged solution," explained CEO Rodney Greenup. "For our clients, we wanted to reduce the amount of time spent administering contracts, tracking vendors, and entering data manually from multiple monitoring systems. For our vendors, we wanted to standardize and ease the process for getting them onboard, vetted, and paid. The system is a win-win for everyone involved."

During the past five years, Greenup Industries' strategy has been to identify opportunities to retrofit and change systems, so they work more efficiently.

"We first realized that one of the most impactful ways to cut costs in facilities management is to have our vendors be a part of the Greenup team," Greenup said. "Now we have thousands of vendors and can offer our clients so much more: safe onboarding, quality control, and oversight, and the assumption of liability and indemnity, to name a few."

Quality and accountability

At Greenup Industries, all vendors are managed in the same consistent manner. Each is vetted and must be insured and capable of performing quality work. Before onboarding, vendors must sign an indemnity agreement, submit to drug testing, and have a clean safety record (no safety incidents within the past 12-36 months). To ensure accountability and quality assurance, a Greenup representative escorts the vendor to the worksite, and any on-site trainings.

Ease of process

Greenup Tracker provides vendors with an efficient system and reliable terms for payment.

"Through Greenup Tracker, you can easily add a work order, check on the progress of any job and monitor your payment status with ease," Greenup said. "As a preferred vendor, you can gain access to multiple job sites and immediately see the impact of growing your business."

Greenup Industries is one of the largest third-party-services trading houses in the U.S. and has offices established throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Currently, Greenup is looking to expand to Florida and in the Mississippi Valley toward Missouri.

"As we grow, we stay mindful of our goal to provide the finest-quality services to our clients, to continually improve performance, and to add value to whatever services we provide," Greenup stated.

For more information, visit www.greenupind.com or call (225) 283-4843.

At Greenup Industries safety is our middle name

The safety regulations at any refinery are extremely important and directly correlated to a staff's level of danger. Throughout the Gulf South, there are a large number of refineries, meaning there are thousands of workers who are at risk of injury for several hours a day. It is our job to make sure our people are safe.

Greenup Industries puts safety at the forefront of every job.

There are inherent risks present in the industrial industry that must not be overlooked. It takes a detail-oriented, meticulous team to provide the proper environment for those working in the refining industry, which is why you don't often hear of major accidents or disasters on sites. Extensive procedures are conducted to manage potential risks all the while keeping operations running smoothly for all workers and the communities that surround these sites. 

Because of the high safety standards, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports:

• Refining is one of the safest industrial activities in the US, with fewer worker injuries than sectors such as education, retail sales, and financial services

• The rate of non-fatal injuries among U.S. refinery workers declined by 36% between 2003 and 2011

• Refiners operate under extensive self-imposed safety measures designed to provide maximum protection to our communities,

Greenup Industries has been recognized for its efforts to keep safety standards a top priority in all of our work and this would not be possible without our team of experts working in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and California. The oil and gas industry could be so much more dangerous, but with crews like ours, negative statistics are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Connect with Greenup Industries for more information about jobs, maintenance services and specialty services. 

Facilities Maintenance - Commercial Lawn care makes the First Impression

Throughout the South, winter often means we don’t have to focus much energy on lawn care. When considering your commercial business, first impressions are too important, so just because the freezing temperatures we’ve recently had have given us an excuse to focus our efforts on the inside, doesn’t mean we should start planning for the spring. Remember, the first thing clients and customers see when they arrive at your business is the exterior.

Here are 4 Key Benefits of Lawn Care Planning

Appearance 
The way clients and visitors perceive your business can make or break your success. An office/building with properly maintained landscaping ensures positive first impressions to clients and their networks. Those who see a well-maintained exterior will view your business as professional, fostering a sense of trust. Regardless of what services or products your company offers, if people see you take pride in the appearance of your business, they will associate your brand with high quality.

Safety
As always, safety is at the top of our minds at Greenup Industries. When landscaping is unkempt, this poses a potential danger to those going through your doors. Taking care of your lawn and landscaping means taking care of your staff, clients, and potential customers.

Save Money 
When you work with a lawn and landscaping business, like Greenup Specialty Services, you’ll get a professional opinion on what your business needs. Working with professionals to establish a budget and recurring maintenance allows you to save money long term. Work with Greenup Specialty Services to determine which types of plants, trees, and other foliage work best in your climate and terrain to avoid having to replace them later. Greenup Specialty Services can discuss and work with you on how to implement a design that works best for your business.

Establish a Landscape Management Plan 
There are plenty of benefits to establishing a landscape management plan. In addition to the aforementioned, a plan establishes a routine for commercial landscape maintenance care. This will help you and the property owners prepare for the upcoming seasons and anticipate what type of work needs to be done to keep the outside neat and manicured. A wonderful benefit to having a plan is that you can work with the lawn care service providers to adapt and better the landscaping over time, allowing for strategic cultivation that increases property value.

Greenup Industries is a full-service maintenance provider throughout the Gulf South Region. We specialize in taking away the headaches of facilities maintenance. If you would like more information, contact us at info@greenupind.com or give us a call at 225-283-4843.

The Importance of Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry

At Greenup Industries, we are constantly reiterating to our clients the importance of safety on the job. Refinery work can be very high risk and that is why we put our employees through rigorous training before we send them out to begin work on-site. The safety and health of our employees is always at the forefront of what we do at Greenup Industries.

Key practices to ensure our team is always safe

In compliance with federal and state safety regulations, the refineries we partner with operate under strict safety measures. These safety measures are in addition to those already imposed by federal and local regulations. This allows for the most effective production and the safest environment for our team.

Some of the measures taken include:

·       Extensive safety training of employees and contractors

·       Reliable use of proper site equipment

·       Regular practice of safety and emergency procedures

·       Constant communication with staff and partners to ensure all production processes are aligned

·       Weekly inspections and maintenance repairs to equipment and machinery

·       Plan of action in response to safety concerns or hazards identified by Greenup Industries team on-site

While we continue to push these strict safety practices and maximize our commitment to keeping our staff out of harm’s way, our goal is to build trust with our most important partners.

Contact Greenup Industries to learn more about our work at refineries across the Gulf South and beyond. Email us at info@greenupind.com.