Altec Engineering will contribute $500,000 to assist with reconstruction efforts in tornado-struck Alabama, location of its Durham-county headquarters.
As part of an ongoing relief project, it will be accepting donations for the American Red Cross’ Tornado Disaster Relief Fund at its headquarters and volunteer the services of its engineers at sites.
Altec is a supplier of services and components to the electric utility, telecommunications and contracting industries, including boom trucks and aerial work platforms.
The 2011 Super Outbreak caused $10bn worth of damages, destroying as much as 75% of structures in some towns and causing regional electricity outages.
Electrical supply companies will be contracted to assist with rebuilding the electric grid. Several hundred electrical towers were destroyed and Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant and Widows Creek Fossil Plant were shut down.
Lee Styslinger III, chairman and CEO of Altec, said: “While Altec maintains operations and facilities throughout the world, we have called Alabama our home for over 81 years. We are committed to helping our neighbors in the many communities affected by this unprecedented disaster. Altec recognizes that it is going to require a long-term commitment to help rebuild and restore the areas affected by this devastation. We plan to stay actively involved and contribute to the restoration efforts during the days, months and years to come.”
As part of an ongoing relief project, it will be accepting donations for the American Red Cross’ Tornado Disaster Relief Fund at its headquarters and volunteer the services of its engineers at sites.
Altec is a supplier of services and components to the electric utility, telecommunications and contracting industries, including boom trucks and aerial work platforms.
The 2011 Super Outbreak caused $10bn worth of damages, destroying as much as 75% of structures in some towns and causing regional electricity outages.
Electrical supply companies will be contracted to assist with rebuilding the electric grid. Several hundred electrical towers were destroyed and Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant and Widows Creek Fossil Plant were shut down.
Lee Styslinger III, chairman and CEO of Altec, said: “While Altec maintains operations and facilities throughout the world, we have called Alabama our home for over 81 years. We are committed to helping our neighbors in the many communities affected by this unprecedented disaster. Altec recognizes that it is going to require a long-term commitment to help rebuild and restore the areas affected by this devastation. We plan to stay actively involved and contribute to the restoration efforts during the days, months and years to come.”
