THE ROSENDIN FOUNDATION
Equally as important to Rosendin are the corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices that it engages in.
“We’re very focused on CSR and giving back to our communities. We established The Rosendin Foundation as the charitable arm of our company. We’ve been fortunate enough to have benefited from our success. It’s necessary to us that the communities we live and work in also benefit,” insights Mazzetti.
“The foundation also serves as a catalyst to encourage and expand the philanthropic endeavors of Rosendin and our affiliates’ employees.”
Established to positively impact the company’s surrounding communities, build and empower people, and inspire innovation, The Rosendin Foundation partners with community-focused, non-profit organizations in 17 regions across the US to support health through emotional, nutritional, and occupational programs, with all financial grants used to support healthy communities.
Formed in 2020 as a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation, the foundation launched its efforts by donating $42,000 to 17 food banks where its employees work and live.
Despite being located in San Jose, CA, the foundation provides funding to non-profits throughout the nation alongside encouraging and expanding the philanthropic endeavors of the company.
“It’s great to see our employees get so excited about helping others. We’ve partnered with the American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, food banks, and many other charitable entities,” expands Mazzetti.
Since its formation, the foundation has also granted over $1.8 million in annual and emergency grants to local non-profits from Maryland to Hawaii.
Additionally, led by The Rosendin Foundation, is TRF Camp Build – a week-long free summer camp designed for sixth to eighth grade students across the US that aims to provide hands-on trade experience.
The camp focuses on successfully uniting the community by educating students about trade fundamentals, engaging them in projects such as creating lamps, stepping stones, and doghouses to donate to the local area.
Students also had the unique opportunity to learn from experts in the industry about safety, BIM, and heavy equipment operation.
RECRUITING AN ELECTRIC FUTURE
Currently, there is a significant shortage of skilled labor workers in the US. This is primarily attributed to the effects of the pandemic and the greying out of the workforce. These caused a major disruption in the nation’s labor force and temporarily closed up to 120,000 businesses, leaving more than 30 million workers unemployed.
Specifically, there is a growing demand for trade professionals such as welders, electricians, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technicians, which is only projected to continue to grow.
This period of time in which approximately 50 million workers quit their jobs or retired has been referred to as the ‘great resignation’ and has caused widespread disruption across service industries, especially construction, which is expected to need at least 500,000 additional workers annually to meet demand.
Labor shortages are, understandably, bad for companies as the impact influences customers who are then forced to wait longer for their needs and services to be fulfilled. It also results in delays, increased costs, and lower quality as individuals are forced to rush to meet deadlines.
Rosendin is facing this challenge head-on, ensuring that the company can continue to provide its services to customers in a safe, reliable, and successful manner well into the future.
“A lack of skilled workers in the nation and the retirement of older craftspeople places a focus on recruitment, which in turn brings a lot of new folks into a construction setting that is alien to them,” informs Mazzetti.
“This requires a lot of training and diligence from the older hands and the entire firm so that everyone goes home in the same condition they arrived in when they came to work that morning.”
As a company that espouses ‘We Care’ as one of its core values, diversity and the inclusion of groups that had never considered or haven’t been the target demographic for skilled craftsmanship outreach is a priority for Rosendin.
The business is working to address this imbalance and highlight the need for more diversity in the traditionally male-dominated sector.
By recruiting and training a greater variety of people, not only will the company continue to prosper, but it will also find greater ideas, innovation, and talent for the future.
MODULAR POWER SOLUTIONS
Another great example of Rosendin’s prowess is Modular Power Solutions (MPS), Rosendin’s sister company and system integration business. In only a decade, it has grown into the data center industry’s go-to solution for factory-built electrical and multidisciplinary solutions.
Led by Simon Harkins, MPS’ General Manager and another Rosendin Vice President, there are great things to come from MPS as the company tries to solve the greater, faster, and cheaper demands of clients while reducing its job site labor footprint – all while being union built in Texas.
Established in 2011, MPS manufactures large-scale, complex, fully integrated systems, from standard skid-based solutions for interior building deployment to fully weatherproof environmental enclosures for exterior standalone applications.
With the motto of ‘Excavation Through Innovation’, MPS has become the leading manufacturer of modular systems and the go-to for off-site solutions. This is accomplished by hiring the best people, committing to quality work, and prioritizing the customer experience.
It is not an everything-to-everyone sort of provider; rather, MPS focuses on industry sectors where it has extensive experience and proven results, including data centers, hospitality, mechanics, multi-family housing, pharmaceuticals, renewables, transportation, and utilities.
MPS delivers extensive engineering, product development, and deployment experience, continually seeking to lead its industry by inspiring current and future generations to build full-system solutions matched to customers’ most exacting demands.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rosendin Holdings, MPS is driven to be a total solutions partner, with the end goal of complete satisfaction for every client through the company’s approach to crafting integrated systems and solutions.
Additionally, MPS matches its expertise to every project, no matter how challenging, from assisting with complex BIM coordination to integrating full electrical and mechanical systems and providing commissioning support in the factory and field.
The company is not afraid of challenging itself as it fully believes that relentless improvement is one of its defining factors.
The only way to fit everything inside a box is to think outside of it. MPS proudly does this by always being on the move and working toward better and more innovative ways to improve and meet industry demand.
Through scalability, integration, and certainty, MPS delivers exceptional customer experiences supported by the highest quality solutions.
100 YEARS STRONG
Looking ahead to another century of shared success, Rosendin is working to continue its growth and expansion of service offerings across the US.
“Rosendin has grown at an 18.8 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the last 15 years,” insights Mazzetti.
“That demonstrates the confidence of our clients and our ability to successfully execute projects.”
Additionally, the organization has a number of projects in the pipeline it is excited about, including multiple sports stadiums, healthcare facilities, and data centers that will further cement Rosendin’s status as a premium company within the electrical contracting industry for decades to come.
No matter what the future brings, Rosendin possesses the right mindset, abilities, and determination to overcome any and every obstacle in its path, proudly continuing its long-held reputation of being the best and the brightest in the business.
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