CLP & Skilled Services Join Forces
RENO, NV (August 13, 2007) - Construction staffing leaders CLP Resources and Skilled Services have joined forces, following the acquisition of Skilled Services Corporation by CLP and its parent company, Labor Ready, Inc. The deal was concluded in late April and created the nation's leading construction staffing company.
The new CLP Skilled Services organization has a combined 34 years of construction staffing experience, serves some 6,000 building contractors annually and puts over 4,000 skilled tradespeople to work every day.
The company now has 88 locations across 25 states, including strongholds in Florida, California and the west, New England and the Eastern seaboard.
"We are committed to providing quality, safe and reliable skilled tradespeople to our customers to help them complete their building projects on time and on budget," said President and CEO Noel S. Wheeler. "By joining forces with Skilled Services, CLP boasts even greater expertise, more nationwide locations, dedication to rigorous hiring standards and the same ‘best match' practices of providing the right tradesperson for every job."
"We're partners in successful staffing to build projects nationwide," explains Mark Curtiss, President of Skilled Services and now division vice president of CLP Resources, Inc. "Our staff are experts at working with builders to provide the skilled workforce and business solutions to help them save time, control costs and grow their business."
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Founded in 1987, CLP is the nation's leading provider of skilled tradespeople, operating branches nationwide from its headquarters in Reno, NV. As a Top 100 Staffing Company, last year CLP employed over 11,000 skilled tradespeople who completed more than 68,000 job assignments. CLP's construction trades staffing specialties include electricians, plumbers, welders, HVAC technicians, painters, carpenters, masons and more, at skill levels ranging from helper to journeyman. CLP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Labor Ready, Inc. (NYSE: LRW). To learn more about CLP, visit www.clp.com or call 800-CALL-CLP.
