BRAGG COMPANIES

Newsletter JUNE 2014

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this issue Bragg Crane Service in Heavy Lift P.1

Heavy Transport Projects/Braggster P.2

Bragg Companies Golf Tournament P.3

Human Resources P.4

Employee News/Upcoming Events P.5

New Equipment/Bragg Crane Service

Refinery Project P. 6

Company Angles Game/More Employee

News P.7

Crane Photos/Company Store Info. P.8

Bragg companies

www.braggcrane.com

Power Plant Project - El Segundo, California

Bragg Crane Service’s Liebherr LR1400/2 (450 Ton Capacity) in heavy lift configuration.

Heavy Transport & Safety

Heavy Transport won a few safety awards. The safety awards were pre-sented to Bob Weyers, General Manager of Heavy Transport and Loren Sabin, Stockton Branch Manager, by Specialized Carrier & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Southern Cali-fornia Contractors Asso-ciation (SCCA) and Cali-fornia Trucking Associa-tion (CTA) for ZERO Re-cordable Accidents in 2013. Which is pretty amazing considering Heavy logged 1,541,000 miles in 2013! These safety awards will be proudly displayed with the safety awards that Heavy has earned every year for the last 20 years.

Safety is one of the core values that the Bragg Companies were built on.

Transformer Delivery by

Heavy Transport Heavy Transport delivered a transformer that trav-eled 246 miles from Herndon, California to Chico, California. The transformer weighed 290,000 pounds and when loaded was 18’ high, it was transported using a dual lane trailer. Bragg Crane Service used its crane to load the transformer for its trip.

Braggster 2014 Race Schedule

ATTENTION RACE FANS! Come out to see Heavy Driver, Trent Langan and the Braggster

race on the following dates:

SOMOMA RACEWAY July 17-20, 2014

LAS VEGAS RACEWAY November 7-9, 2014

FINALS at POMONA RACEWAY

November 12-16, 2014

VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU

TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!!

Our tournament wouldn’t be the same without

the help of our awesome volunteers!

THANK YOU TO OUR VENDORS FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIPS

AND RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS

· Enterprise· Ecology· Marco Trucking· George Chevrolet· Lou Barnett & Associates· Hilti· Southern Counties· Lubricant· Canyon Tires· Michelin Tires· Continental Tires· Phillips Steel· Jack-X-Change· BC Wire Rope· Merrimac Energy Group· Sudduth Tire Co.· Fleet Pride Truck &

Trailer · Parkhouse Tire, Inc.· Tri-Star Industrial· Products· Holiday Paper Products· Heavy Industrial Tool

Services

Bragg Companies 2014 Golf Tournament Hosted by: The Bragg Companies, Coastline Equipment and Total Western

Don’t see your photo? Find more Tour-nament photos at www.braggcrane.com or on our Company Facebook page!!

QUESTIONS?

Contact:

United Health Care HMO (800) 624-8822 United Health Care PPO

(866) 633-2446 Kaiser Plan

(800) 464-4000 UHC PPO Dental

(877) 816-3596 Spectera Vision (800) 638-3120

Delta Care Dental (800) 422-4234

ASH Chiro (UHC HMO only) (877) 430-8092

Unum Disability (800) 635-5597

Benefits Admin: Rae Lynn Ward (562) 220-1234

Benetrac link to review your current coverage: https://

www.eenroller.net/login.asp?ST=BRAG3875

HR Department: Susie Polos (562) 220-1201 susie.polos@braggcrane.com

Benefits Administrator:Rae Lynn Ward

(562) 220-1234 raelynn.ward@braggcrane.com

Payroll

Department:

Lupe Moreno (562) 220-1201 lupe.moreno@braggcrane.com

HEALTHCARE

CONTACTS

HUMAN RESOURCES

WHAT IS BENETRAC? Benetrac is the tool provided to you by our

Insurance Company that allows you to review your current coverage or make

changes to your employee information, like address changes, 24 hours a day,

7 days a week. No need to sit on the phone to get this type of

information or make updates to your employee information.

2014 BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD FROM 06/11/14—06/25/14

REVIEW Once you receive your benefits booklet, review your core & voluntary

benefit options. You will NEED to re-enroll even if you are electing to

keep the same benefits.

If you elect to switch carriers/plans, we recommend you re-fill prescrip-

tions prior to 6/30/14 & do not schedule non-emergency medical proce-

dures for the first week of July.

ENROLL You MUST enroll via online enrollment OR paper enrollment.

Online Enrollment: Click on the Benetrac link in the Employee tab (at bottom of the

page) on Bragg’s website, www.braggcrane.com or the employment

tab of www.coaslineequipment.com

Paper Enrollment

Complete and sign “Your Election” page and return to Benefits Ad-

ministrator, Rae Lynn Ward.

CONFIRM After Open Enrollment is complete, you will receive a confirmation

statement. Please review your confirmation statement for accuracy.

If you have any questions contact:

Benefits Administrator, Rae Lynn Ward, 562-220-1234 or

Raelynn.ward@braggcrane.com OR Broker, Louis Barnett at

800-641-1558 or louisb@louisbarnett.com

Upcoming Events

BRAGG ANGEL’S OUTING June 20th, 5:30 Tailgate, 7:05 game start! Tickets can be purchased from Cameron Bragg, 562-984-2421. $16.00 per person including hot dog, chips and drink before the game.

BRAGG CRANE SERVICE - SAFETY TRAINING MEETING Date: July 19, 2014 Time: 8:00 am Location: Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant 21090 Golden Springs Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765

EMPLOYEE, FRIENDS & FAMILY GOLF TOURNAMENT Date: September 6 Location: TBD More information to fol-low.

BREAKBULK September 29 – October 2 George R. Brown Convention Center (Exhibition Hall E) Houston, TX, USA

FALL BLOOD DRIVE October 13, Long Beach Facility, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. BBQ and Raffle Prizes for donors.

WELCOMES AND CONGRATULATIONS! New Employees/New Positions

Bragg Crane & Rigging recently added some new faces to the division. Lorena Scott, Assistant Project Manager, Julie Peter-son, Administrative Coordina-tor and Lauren Fernandez, BCR Administrative Assistant.

Bragg Crane & Rigging is also happy to announce the promo-tion of Elaine Cruz-Nelson, from BCR Administrative Assistant to Executive Assistant to Scott Bragg.

Bragg would like to extend a warm welcome to the new em-ployees and a big congratula-tions to Elaine on her promo-tion.

ELAINE CRUZ-NELSON, Executive Administrative Assistant

LAUREN FERNANDEZ, Administrative Assistant

LORENA SCOTT Assistant Project Manager

JULIE PETERSEN, Administrative Coordinator

Employee Milestone - Ian Johnson Ian Johnson, Bragg Crane & Rigging Branch Man-ager for Santa Maria, CA has something to be proud of. Ian recently completed his testing and is now a licensed Professional Engineer. Ian will be heading up an expanded internal Engineering Department for the Bragg Companies, aimed at supporting the increased demand and sophistica-tion of our projects. Ian will continue to be based out of the central coast office in Santa Maria. Bragg companies would like to extend it’s Con-gratulations to Ian on his accomplishment.

HEAVY TRANSPORT has added some New Drivers to their ranks. Albert Ybarra—Long Beach Danny Gilham—Long Beach Promoted from yard tech to driver Daniel Bolin—Long Beach Jason Tadd—Stockton

Summertime

Safety

AVOID DEHYDRATION

WHILE WORKING IN

THE FIELD!

Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion:

• Headaches, dizziness, light-

headedness or fainting.

• Weakness and moist skin.

• Mood changes such as irritabil-

ity or confusion.

• Upset stomach or vomiting.

Symptoms of Heat Stroke:

• Dry, hot skin with no sweating.

• Mental confusion or losing con-

sciousness.

• Seizures or convulsions.

Preventing Heat Stress:

Know signs/symptoms of heat-

related illnesses; monitor yourself

and coworkers.

• Block out direct sun or other

heat sources.

Use cooling fans/air-conditioning;

rest regularly.

• Drink lots of water; about 1 cup

every 15 minutes.

• Wear lightweight, light colored,

loose-fitting clothes.

• Avoid alcohol, caffeinated

drinks, or heavy meals.

What to Do for Heat-Related

Illness:

• Call 911 (or local emergency

number) at once.

While waiting for help to arrive:

• Move the worker to a cool,

shaded area.

• Loosen or remove heavy cloth-

ing.

• Provide cool drinking water.

• Fan and mist the person with

water.

NEW EQUIPMENT - BRAGG CRANE SERVICE

Bragg Crane Service has taken delivery of six

new machines in the last few months, the new

equipment includes two Liebherr LR1300 SX

machines, two Link-Belt HTC3140LB Series II machines, a Tadano ATF220G all-

terrain machine and Grove GMK5275 for a total 1,500 tons of added capacity to the

fleet. Bragg Crane Service takes great pride in reinvesting in our company to pro-

vide the best equipment to our customers and their projects.

UTAH REFINERY PROPANE TANK INSTALLATION Bragg Crane Service used their GMK 6350 and 5275 to lift and set two pro-pane tanks at the Holly Frontier Refinery in Woods Cross, Utah.

BRAGG COMPANIES

Core Values

Integrity We consistently do what we say we are going to do with the utmost ethical behavior.

Safety We always value the safety and health of our employees, cus-tomer and worksites before profit or expediency.

Quality We take pride in our promise of service with the highest standards of perfor-mance and results.

Superior

Service We have the experience, talent and capability to de-liver superior service with unsurpassed value.

Company Baseball Outing @

Angels Stadium

EMPLOYEE NEWS - NEW BABIES!

Join the Bragg

Companies for

their Annual

Baseball Outing!

Bring Family and

Friends for a

tailgate and base-

ball event. Every

year over 100 em-

ployees, family and

friends attend. It’s

a nice way to relax

and enjoy some

family time with

fellow employees

and their families.

TICKETS ARE

STILL AVAILABLE,

BUT WILL SELL

OUT!

To Get Your Tickets, Contact: CAMERON BRAGG AT 562-984-2421 or e-mail at

CAMERON.BRAGG@BRAGGCRANE.COM

Chris Cesa from Bragg Crane

and Rigging and his wife Janee

welcomed Baby Cameron, who

weighed in at 9lbs 15oz and

was 20.5 in long.

Rosie Arellano from Bragg

Crane and Rigging and her

husband, Ernie welcomed Baby

Juliana, who weighed in at 7lbs

2oz and was 21in

long.

Congratulations

To both families on

their new additions!

Corporate Headquarters 6251 Paramount Blvd

Long Beach, CA 90805 www.braggcrane.com

“It’s All About

Service”

Bragg companies

Submit articles, photos, project

information, upcoming events

or employee information to

Connie Jeffries

connie.jeffries@braggcrane.com

Core Values: Integrity, Safety,

Quality, Superior Service

COMPANY STORE - ONLINE

Crane Photos

We are always on the

lookout for pictures taken

by our employees working

in the field for use in the

newsletter, on our compa-

ny website and Facebook

page. Send photos to:

connie.jeffries

@braggcrane.com

To see more project pho-

tos and video or for more

information on

The Bragg Companies

visit the Bragg

Companies website at

www.braggcrane.com

Company

Website

Bragg Crane Service, Texas recently

used a Grove GMK 5275 to remove a

50 year old GE Transformer at Alon Big

Spring Refinery, northwest substation

in Big Spring Texas during a turna-

round. It was taken out of service due

to age and replaced with a new Trans-

former. The gross weight was 93,000lb

including the rigging. The transformer

was approximately 17 feet tall. Photo

submitted by Howard Lekas.

COMING SOON!!

BRAGG COMPANIES

ONLINE STORE

Bragg Companies is introducing

it’s online Company Store. The

site will have products available

from each of the three divisions;

Bragg Crane Service, Bragg Crane

& Rigging and Heavy Transport.

The store will be up and running

soon and will be accessible from

the company website,

www.braggcrane.com

Bragg Crane Service used a 90 T Linkbelt

and a 65 T American Truck crane to load a

100,000 lb. module in the Long Beach yard

onto a 9 axle Heavy Transport truck to be

delivered to a power plant in El Segundo,

California. The Module was 13 ft. wide and

16 ft. tall.

SHARE SOME VACATION PHOTOS? If you are planning an awesome vacation and

are willing to share some vacation photos, we’d

like to put them in our fall news-

letter. It’s always fun to see the

cool places our employees visit

during their summer vacations.