
Thompson Industrial Services superintendent Albertus Hampton (left) and operator Maurice Smith discuss the work and safety plan prior to starting a job. The company, based in Sumter, South Carolina, has about 1,000 employees and services the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S.
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 hydro blasters, hundreds of service vehicles and an array of specialized cleaning...