Business View - November 2014 35
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
S&N Communications
WHAT:
Provider of construction and mainte-
nance services to telecom, power, cable, natural
gas and utility companies
WHERE:
Headquartered in Kernersville, N.C.,
S&N and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have of-
fices in 35 states.
WEBSITE
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Most of the business these days revolves around fiber
construction, because, he said, “that’s where all the
big noise is right now.” Additionally, the company is pre-
pared to seize opportunities related to both aerial-to-
buried conversion – where above-ground power lines
frequently impacted by weather events are moved un-
derground – and AC mitigation, which offsets degrada-
tion of underground pipes.
“In lieu of replacing a 16- or 18-inch gas distribution
pipe at maybe $30 a foot and trying to recover that
cost from the rate-payer, they’re placing zinc ribbon in
the ground,” Powell said. “What that zinc ribbon does
is it pulls the AC current away from the pipe and ex-
tends the life of the pipe.”
Though S&N is in a competitive environment with com-
panies of all sizes across many service niches, the
CONSTRUCTION
