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Some of the Thompson Industrial Services crew — from left, Zeno McConnell, crew leader; Theo Wells, operator; Albertus Hampton, superintendent; and Valdez Holmes, crew leader — work with a Guzzler hydroexcavator in the background at an industrial job site. (Photos by Lucas Brown)
On any given day, between 800 and 900 employees at Thompson Industrial Services fan out from 22 strategically located facilities, along with more than 100 wet- and dry-vacuum trucks, more than 80 hydroblasters, hundreds of service vehicles and an array of specialized cleaning...