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For Release: April 2, 2002 Tibs Group CEO takes top honor from Atlanta electrical contractors group ATLANTA, April 2, 2002 – Mark Tibbetts, CEO of Tibs Group, Inc., a single-source provider of electrical services, power quality solutions, and technology solutions located in Suwanee, has been named Member of the Year by the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) Atlanta chapter. Tibbetts’ selection as IEC Member of the Year was based on “his guidance and leadership,” according to Niel Dawson, executive director of the IEC Atlanta and Georgia chapters. “Because of Mark’s guidance and determined efforts, our IEC chapter has a BICSI low voltage apprenticeship training program, and ours is the only one in the country that is BICSI certified,” said Dawson. Tibbetts and a crew from the Tibs Group donated both time and materials to build a BICSI low voltage training lab at the chapter’s Atlanta headquarters. Tibbetts, who serves nationally on the IEC’s Low Voltage Apprenticeship Committee, also spearheaded efforts to get a Voice Data & Video Apprenticeship program in place nationwide, added Dawson. Once again, Tibs donated time and materials, sending a Tibs crew to IEC’s national office in Washington D.C. for work on the association’s “showcase” technology room. Tibbetts’ award is the second recognition the company has received in the recent months from the IEC. In late 2001, Tibs Group employee Larry King, representing the Atlanta IEC, was selected from the nation’s 17,000 apprentices as the national IEC Electrical Apprentice of the Year. Tibbetts, who began his career at Tibs Group working during school breaks as an electrical apprentice, worked in estimating, engineering, project management and sales management before becoming CEO in 1996. He has served as a board member for the Independent Electrical Contractors Atlanta Chapter as well as a member and Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) with BICSI International. Active in the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Tibbetts was a finalist in the Chamber’s 2000 Small Business Person of the Year award. The West Georgia College graduate is married with two children. About the Tibs Group
Founded in 1971 by Marvin Tibbetts as an electrical services company, Tibs Group (www.tibsgroup.com) expanded its offerings to include power quality, utility services, and technology solutions.
Today, Tibs is recognized as one of the Southeast’s premier providers of electrical and technology based solutions for commercial, industrial and utility companies and includes among its customers BellSouth, the Bank of America, Centers for Disease Control, Emory University, Chick-fil-A, ADP, SAFECO Insurance, Lucent Technologies, Delta Airlines, and the Gwinnett University Center. Tibs Group, with approximately 100 employees, is located at Martin Farm Road in Suwanee. For more information, call 678-546-6400. ### Contact: Diane N. Bates Phone: 678.546.6000 |
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