Business View Magazine | August 2020

29 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2020 man hours working safely. “Safety First” is the company’s daily safety motto that is posted at every jobsite, at the shop, and on the hard hat stickers that employees and subcontractors see daily. J.F. Wilkerson has also earned many safety awards over the years, including several from the National Utility Contractors Association and the Associated General Contractors of America. During the ongoing Corona virus pandemic, many companies have had to shut down or curtail their operations. Luckily, J.F. Wilkerson was deemed an “essential business” and has not stopped operations for a single day. “Water and sewer construction activities, especially when working for government agencies, has not been affected yet due to Covid, especially in North Carolina,” Patrick reports. Of course, the downside is that there is more competition now for the existing public contracts as the number of jobs in the private sector has contracted. “I have noticed on some jobs that have been bid, lately, that the number of participants has increased; where we’re seeing three or four contractors bidding a J . F . WI LKERSON CONTRACT ING COMPANY , INC .