CONTRACTOR SUCCESS STORY order contract with the L . A . County Internal Service Department to provide emergency clean-up services for all Los Angeles courts , and are on call to provide these services for Los Angeles and Orange County . They were one of the companies brought to the City of Malibu to provide clean up and remediation after a fire destroyed a prominent clock tower in a busy retail area . “ We have the necessary expertise to safely and efficiently do what others cannot ,” affirms Lizbeth . “ We recently worked on a project at Good Samaritan which had such hazardous conditions that no other contractors wanted to bid the project – and we got the job done faster than anticipated .”
Working on any HACLA project is a company favorite because it gives Quality Environmental the opportunity to collaborate with local community members through “ train to hire ” apprenticeships . “ Although many businesses do this just to fulfill the contract requirements ,” remarks Lizbeth , “ we ’ ve been thrilled to witness the success stories of a number of the apprentices that we trained and hired .” Besides sharing important work and safety skills , Quality Environmental believes in teaching all staff to take pride in and ownership of their work , to work well with and look out for each other , to become leaders , and to aspire to grow and learn . “ We don ’ t treat them as ‘ just workers ’ – we want them to feel appreciated , supported and encouraged to follow their dreams .”
“ We have the necessary expertise to safely and efficiently do what others cannot ; we recently worked on a project [...] which had such hazardous conditions that no other contractors wanted to bid the project – and we got the job done faster than anticipated .”
– – Lizbeth Delval Escutia , Vice President , Quality Environmental , Inc .
bigger project , Lizbeth ’ s advice for other small contractors is to not get discouraged by roadblocks , but rather view them as challenges . “ Gus and I have always had a positive attitude about challenges and taking calculated risks that we know we can handle . As immigrants , we always try to work harder – we were taught that if you want to get somewhere you haven ’ t been , you have to try something you have never done . We grew up with a lot of adversity , but our parents taught us how to overcome these with a good attitude and hard work .”
To learn more about Quality Environmental , visit their website .
In addition to the importance of doing research prior to jumping in to a new or
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