Success Stories

In 2002 Edwin L. Heim Electric Co. teamed up with IBEW 229 to install electrical systems during the construction of the Patient Care Tower. Construction lasted nearly 3 years with the final product being a 6 story state of the art patient facility for heart,orthopedic, and maternity patients. A state of the art Heart Cath Lab was installed as well.

VDV techs working for I.B. Abel Inc. are hard at work at the ES3 project doing the communications portion of the project. They have installed thousands of feet of communication and fiber optics cable on this site in the past 7 years. Contruction has been ongoing of the ES3 building which is currently 2nd largest in the nation for volume of food distribution. I.B. Abel has established a great relationship with the owners of this facility due to the professionalism of the union electricians and VDV technicians working on the job.

In the past months, IBEW Local 229 has made numerous appearances at area high schools to talk about the exciting career opportunities in the IBEW and show support for the high schools and their leadership. The schools that Local 229 has attended so far are Dallastown area High School, Fairfield High School, Central York High School and York Area Technical School. Local 229 members Travis Brown, Josh Shultz, Fred Olafsson, Scott Moul, and Training Director Bruce Brown all participated.

Built by IBEW Members, Peach Bottom Unit 1 was an experimental helium-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor. It operated from 1966 to 1974.

In 2006 - 2007 ,IBEW Local 229 members working for Pagoda Electrical Inc. Completed the Electrical Construction of the Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, PA. Local 229 is proud to have completed this home town project.

When construction began in 2001, The Susquehanna Commerce Center was the largest and most ambitious commercial development in the City of York. IBEW contractor G.R. Sponaugle & Sons Inc. performed all the electrical systems work on the project which included-

Project consist of new truck receptacles and the new NEMA 3R distribution panel. At this installation, ground fault (GFI) protection is provided by breakers in the distribution panel. Each cord location is equipped with a heavy duty weatherproof ON/OFF switch. This concept was designed by and is unique to ProElectric.

Voice -  Data - Video Technicians working for I.B. Abel Inc. successfully completed the Arm & Hammer project in Jackson Township. Techs were busy for months installing thousands of feet of Fiber optic and security cable. They also had countless hours terminating cable and mounting cameras.