b'Hydronics Team Comes to the Rescue in Reno!By Hector AguilarACCOs Hydronics team was approached byRam Mechanical for assistance on a job theywere contracted for by Redwood Materials.Ram had been contracted to perform thestainless-steel piping scope in the clientsbuilding but was not able to provide enough mechanics with the required welding certifications to meet the schedule. Redwood threatened toKYLE SCHRANK SCOTT CORDTZbring in another contractor, so Ram desperately needed help.Ram reached out to ACCOs Hydronics team in Reno. The contractor asked for four certified welders willing to travel to Reno the next day to start working eight consecutive 10-to-12-hour days to meet the project schedule.ACCOs Reno team reached out to Phil Onatanian,MATT MAROIS JAMES URIBERegional Manager, Hydronics, Sacramento to explain the situation and asked to put everythingAfter eight days of work, three of the four into motion, look for employees willing to work themechanics went home, but Scott Cordtz stayedhours and ensure the work was completed by thefor the ninth and final day to complete the work per following Sunday. the projects schedule. Both Ram Mechanical and Redwood Materials commended ACCO on the The four mechanics that took the challenge werework provided.Kyle Schrank, Foreman, Scott Cordtz, Journeyman, Matt Marois, Welder/Journeyman, and JamesWe were able to demonstrate to RedwoodScanned with CamScannerUribe, Journeyman. This crew jumped into actionMaterials (a customer on several ACCO projects and traversed through the snowy conditions towith a significant amount of upcoming work) that begin work the next day.we can provide well-trained manpower for unique kinds of project needs, explained Ryan Novacek, These four individuals knew what it meantSales Manager, We showed that ACCO can be for ACCO as a company to make this happen,relied upon to be a go-to contractor on short notice Onatanian said. They planned with familyas well as longer-term projects. members to hold down the home front whilethey were away and showed their true dedication and what it means to be a hard-workingunion member.ACCOLADES|17'