August 2025 Edition
Check out our new XKIG website, our latest Kendall blog, along with who received a compliment and obtained their CDL!
Learn More About the XKIG Rollout
Our new XKIG site is officially live! Here are some highlights:
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About Us includes information and website links for Kendall, River City, and Xylem, as well as our shared mission, vision, and values.
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Latest News aggregates the most recent news and blogs from our companies.
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Careers is a comprehensive site for all XKIG opportunities, offering over 600 current openings!
Have you followed XKIG on social media yet?
Our XKIG LinkedIn account is now active. If you have an account, please follow the corporate profile and share/repost/comment on our posts.
Our XKIG Facebook and XKIG Instagram accounts are also active—please visit us and follow our profiles. We are always looking for more good news to share on social media. Please email us at marketinghelp@xkig.com with ideas!
Blogs: “The Calm in the Storm: Inside Kendall’s Emergency Response”
Check out our latest blog about how we respond to emergencies. Click here.
August GF School is Complete!
We wrapped up another great GF School session with the following 10 attendees:
Shannon Lipham, Michael Blevins, Roger Tolson, Devin Ott, Phillip Markland, Gabriel Rayo, Rogelio Perea, Wayne Metroz, Brayan Napoles Sanchez, and David Galdamez.
Between the Branches
Congrats to our Newly Licensed Commercial Drivers!
Congratulations to the employees who participated in our most recent training class in Aurora, MO, and to the following five team members who obtained their Commercial Driver’s License last month:
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Class A Pintle Hook Restriction: Gary Burfield, Stephen Hoeksema
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Class B: William Buntin, Andres Arreola, and Landon Cain
We applaud these five employees for successfully completing the classroom session, field training course, and skills test to achieve these qualifications!
Our upcoming training session in Hamlet, NC, is on August 29. For more information about the CDL program, contact Tim Haynes at thaynes@xylemtree.com.
Compliments for the Crew
“Thank you for your crew's (Rinson Pena, Juan Suarez, Marco Celedon, Eliezer Florres, and Diego Camacho) professionalism and taking care of my property today! This crew was great!” - Daniel G., Plainfield, IN
Compliments for the Crew
A resident from St. Grenada, MS, called to let us know what a great job our crew (Derald Hankins, Roberto Curet, and Marcos Adrian) did: “The crew went above and beyond and took extra care with her magnolia tree. The crew had to move her dog houses but made sure they moved everything back exactly the way it was. I hope to get the same crew again in the future.” - Barbara R.
Compliments for the Crew
A resident from Kendall Region 10 called with plenty of good things to say about Elizabeth Nash and her crew. Along with how lovely the view in the neighborhood is now. She said, “Elizabeth and her crew were extremely courteous and responsive to everyone’s needs and was impressed with the safety measures taken. They went above and beyond with making sure that there was no damage to some bushes and flowers in my yard by making sure no branches fell on them. I wanted to make sure that we knew how much she appreciated the crew’s efforts.” - Betsy W.
We Want to Hear from You!
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