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5PInnovativeSolutionsTOPOWERINDUSTRYGROWINGPAINSKomtraxhasbeenabigplusforusinstoppinglittleproblems...Ithassavedusatremendousamountbothincostandintrouble.DougUtterPresidentUtterPowerPlantEarthworkServicesPowergenerationistheultimate247industry.Itgoeson247everydayoftheyeartherearenoholidaysorsickdaysnotesDougUtterpresidentofUtterPowerPlantEarthworkServices.Andifpowerplantswork247thecompaniesthatservethemlikeUtterhavetobeavailableonthesameschedule.Butavailabilityanddependabilityareonlypartofthereasonthecompanyhasgrownandexpandeditscus-tomerbaseforthepast15years.Awillingnesstoseekoutsolutionstootherpeoplesproblemshasbeenamajorgrowthfactor.DougUtterwhohadworkedasasupervisorforacompanythatprovidedsimilarservicesinPennsylvaniastartedthecompanywithhisbrotherDwayne.Idhadenoughofworkingforothersanddecidedtotryitonmyownhesaid.Thecompanysfirstcus-tomerwasCincinnatiGasandElectric.WedidmaintenanceonpowerplantslayingpipesbuildingscaffoldingyounameitwestartedoutdoingitUtterrecalled.Wewerethereasaglorifiedmaintenanceunit.Butthecompanyquicklyaddedotherrolesandotherdivisions.Asacustomerhadaproblemthecustomerwouldcometousandwefiguredouthowtosolveit.Basicallyitstartedoutthatasaplantdevelopedneedsthatnobodyelsecateredtotheplantwouldcometousandwefiguredouthowtomakeitwork.ThatopenedthedoorforustoofferthesolutiontoothercustomersdownthelineUttersaid.Thelistofservicesthecompanyofferstopowerplantsnowisquiteextensiveandsomeofitisquitespecial-ized.Theseincludeashprocessingforthenever-endingstreamoffly-ashwasteproducedbycoal-poweredpowerplantsfromtakingtheashthroughthedewateringprocesstobuildingandmaintainingthelandfillswherethewastematerialoftenendsup.Thedredgingdivisiondredgesriversandashponds.Anotherdivisionoperatesandmaintainscoalyardsfromunloadingbargestofeed-ingthecoaltokeepaplantrunning.Onedivisionoffersfacilitymaintenancefromlightcarpentrytoerectinghigh-reachtube-and-clampscaffoldingotherdivisionsperformroadconstructionheavy-loadhaulingandmaintenanceofheavy-dutyrollingstock.About80percentofUttersbusinessinvolvespowerplants.Thecompanyisacontractorforvariouspublicutilitycompaniesinthepowergeneratingindustry.WhileitworksmostlyintheOhioValleyandnorthernOhioUtterhasworkedallovertheeasternhalfoftheUnitedStatesgoingasfarasTexas.Thecompanysotherworkincludesbuildinglandfillsandhaulingsewersludgeformunicipalities.Alltheseendeavorsarestrictlyregulatedonboththestateandfederallevel.ThewaytheEPAiscomingdownonpowerplantsitsonlygoingtogetbiggerUttersaid.WemaintainandoperatelandfillsandsuchtokeepthemandthepowercompaniesincompliancewiththeregulationsofthestateandEPA.InfactUtterforeseesagrowthspurtduetoincreasedenvironmentalregulationsonthepowerindustryandlandfillsandashponds.Withthatcomesevenmoreequipmentandmoremanpowerhenoted.UtterPowerPlantServiceshasbeenacustomerofColumbusEquipmentCompanyandKomatsusinceday