Champion Specialty Services Provider

Safely Suppling Expertise in the Field

Written by Mary-Jaimes Serrano Produced by Stephen Marino

Since its founding in Fort 2006, Champion Specialty Services has been on a mission to be the leader in providing its clients in public and private sectors with exceptional service and unsurpassed industry knowledge. The company is succeeding through its diverse group of employees and stringent safety measures, allowing them to surpass their client’s needs and give back to the communities that have watched them grow. So, how has Champion become a family of over 500 highly trained members in Fort Lauderdale, New York, Indiana, Alaska, Georgia, and Guam and been ranked #3 by Engineering News in just over 15 years? Let’s take a look at their story.

Experience, Industries, and Services

The first key to Champion’s success is having experienced team members trained in the diverse fields they work in. Starting with Vice President Duane Hough, who is an SSPC-certified, a Level 2 Bridge Coating Inspector (BCI), a Level 2 Concrete Coating Inspector (CCI), a C 3 Supervisor/Competent Person, a Protective Coating Specialist (PCS), a Master Coatings Inspector (MCI), and an SSPC BCI instructor, every member of the

team is highly educated and skilled in the specifics of the department they work in—providing the best fit for every customer’s needs.

Champion Specialty Services provides its clients with experience and expertise in every project they take on. Their services include access, coatings, and specialty services for all their clients in the Road and Bridge, Marine, Military,

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Nuclear, and Facilities industries. They attribute their success in these rigorous industries to having a project team of SMEs (subject matter experts) to work to their specific strengths and expertise.

One example of these highly skilled teams is Champion’s nuclear project team, which has demonstrated its strength and

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experience through a vast array of knowledge and technical expertise in executing these projects for the commercial nuclear power industry.

Looking closely at the services and professional skills provided by Champion Specialty Services further emphasizes their ability and dedication to providing the right services and personnel for every need.

• Access: Providing safe access for employees, inspectors, and crews with services including access platforms and scaffolding utilizing the Safespan Multispan Bridge Platform System, system scaffolding, rope access, and specialty enclosures and containment systems which offer a safe and isolated work platform for maintenance workers. All setup and installations are completed by well-trained and OSHA 1926 qualified personnel.

• Coatings: From protection to decorative finishes, the coatings services include corrosion control backed by experienced advice and recommendations. Commercial painting and decorating utilizing the paint, wallcovering, fabric panels, electrostatic painting, and much more in rooms and buildings of all sizes. Fireproofing with the latest insulation and lining

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materials to minimize the damage caused in the event of fires. HighPerformance coatings, including epoxy, lining, and sealers to protect and increase the longevity of structures. Tank lining for fuel tanks, gas tanks, water tanks, and full containment liners that prevent leaks and safely contain chemicals.

•Specialty Services: Utilizing an extensive fleet of company-owned specialty equipment operated by a highly skilled workforce, Champion offers aerial drone inspections for difficult-to-access civil construction and infrastructure projects to help identify issues and implement preventative measures efficiently. Insulation using highcaliber mechanical insulation services focusing on safety. Lead and asbestos abatement in a safe manner to allow customers to keep their operations performing on task. Decorative, protective, and functional metalizing. Penetration seals for fire resistance protection

for the cable, cable trays, pipes, and ventilation duct pass-through. Other specialty services include sheeting, roofing, siding, steel repair, and structural rehabilitation.

Safety

While providing specialty services is what Champion offers, they understand the need for exceptional safety in everything they do. Therefore, their Safety Program is their number one priority. Their experts ensure compliance with all safety standards, including employee training, EPA, OSHA, and other governmental standards.

All Champion team members embrace the company’s personal responsibility culture when it comes to safety. Every member is dedicated to following and maintaining the company’s safety standards. This teamwork helps Champion maintain an exemplary

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industry safety record.

In order to maintain these high standards of safety, Champion ensures that all its employees have access to the latest safety training and certification. Every member of the Champion team goes through extensive safety training and has been OSHA 10 certified. As members of the National Safety Council, leaders at different levels of the organization are certified with OSHA 30 or OSHA 30/OSHA 500/OSHA 510.

Apart from the rigorous safety orientation and daily hazard analysis worksheets Champion’s employees and leaders adhere to, the company also offers extensive training in the following safety courses to ensure that their employees have the knowledge and experience needed to maintain a safe work environment on site and off. • OSHA 10 • OSHA 30 • Respiratory Protection • CAS Level 2

Projects

Champion Specialty has made a name for itself, and it shows with projects like its contract for the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. Working with Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Champion will help create the world’s tallest spherical structure. Located behind the Venetian resort, this astounding

project will be 500 ft. tall and 300 ft. wide when completed.

Champion has many other projects of note, including the George Washington Bridge, Goethals Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, and Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York. Add to these the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Marlins stadiums, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Mercedes Benz Stadium, and many military initiatives with services for Keesler Air Force Base, Key West Naval Air Station, Columbus Air Force Base, Fort Campbell Kentucky, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, and so many more.

Certifications

Champion prides itself on offering leading specialty services from highly skilled personnel. They have hired a diverse group of essential team members to obtain this goal and implemented the necessary systems and processes to maintain continued growth by expanding existing industries and adding new sectors.

Their team members have a proven record of successful performance and subject matter experts providing specialty services to the industrial marketplace, including nuclear new builds, commercial nuclear, conventional

power utilities, pulp and paper mills, chemical plants, food and beverage, DOE and DOD, and other industrial markets. These same members bring to the table numerous certifications, including general contractor, roofing contractor, painting contractor, SSPC Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS), SSPC Master Coatings Inspector (MCI), SSPC Quality Control Supervisor (QCS), SSPC Protective Coatings Inspector (PCI Level 1-3), SSPC Bridge Coatings Inspector (BCI Level 1&2), SSPC Lead Paint Removal (C3), SSPC Concrete Coating Inspector (CCI Level 1,2), OSHA 500/510, and NACE Coating Inspector (Level 1-3).

Giving Back

While being client-focused and safety-wise in everything they do, Champion never forgets the communities that have watched them grow to what they are today. With a strong sense of community and caring, the team at Champion gives back to these communities with donations as well as actions.

Some of their contributions include donations and volunteer work for organizations such as American Veteran Food Assistance, Veterans Multi-Purpose Center, Bridging the Gap for Veterans, ASPCA, FOP Ashley’s cure, The March of Dimes, The Special Olympics, The Florida state firefighter’s association, Covenant House. This desire to give back goes beyond the company. Vice President Duane Hough spends his off hours working with philanthropic organizations, including No Kid Hungry. Further showing that community awareness and giving start at the company’s top and flows through the entire team.

Excelling at Specialty Services and More

The team at Champion excels at what they do through their passion for providing specialty services and an expert team

focusing on keeping everyone safe. They are meeting and exceeding their company goal of leading the specialty industry through extensive training and certification programs and working with the best personnel in specialty services. This initiative and caring for and giving back to their communities have helped Champion become the leaders in specialty services they are today

COMPANY INFORMATION

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Company Name: Champion Specialty Services Provider Country: United States Industry: Construction, Specialty Services, Road and Bridge, Marine, Military, Nuclear, and Facilities Est: 2006

Premier Services: Heavy Construction, Road and Bridge, and Industrial Specialty Services COO and Executive VP: Kyle Hough Website: www.championssc.com/industries