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ISC Constructors, L.L.C. Welcomes Tommy Virgets to their team

BATON ROUGE, LA – July 22, 2009 – ISC Constructors, L.L.C. recently announced the addition of Mr. Tommy Virgets to their family of associates.

As a Catholic High School Alumni, Mr. Virgets entered Louisiana State University in 1951.  While there, he not only earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Personnel Management, but also became the university’s 1st-4 year letterman in baseball.  After graduating, he enlisted in the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1956.  His professional career started at Dow Chemical in the Industrial Relations Division.  In 1961, he became Ameron’s International Sales Manager, residing in Holland (where he met his wife of now 41 years, Ankie) and Rome.  He also managed a Business Development role in Africa and the Middle East.  In 1973, he returned to the United States and started his reign as Vice President of Marketing and Maintenance for Anco Industries until 1999 when he retired.  In 2002, he was hired on shortly with ISC as a consultant.  In 2008, he returned to ISC as an asset to the Business Development Department, assisting with special projects and their business plan.  According to Mr. Virgets, some of his many career highlights were his developing the National Insulation Symposium during the energy crisis in the late 1980’s, which convened annually for 10 years.  It focused on the need for insulation in energy conservation.  In addition, he assisted in the rebuild of the Hess Oil Refinery in St. Croix, VI after it was decimated in Hurricane Hugo.  Consequently, that project won one of the first ever National ABC Excellence in Construction Awards.

“Mr. Virgets is a true icon in the industrial marketing world.  His worldwide experience, enthusiasm and vision helped ISC back in 2002 and now at the age of 76, he shows no signs of slowing down.  He constantly raises the bar for ISC and it is a privilege to work along side him everyday.” – Thad E. Rispone, ISC Corporate Business Development Manager

ISC Constructors, L.L.C. is an Industrial Instrumentation, Electrical and Heat Tracing Company-Specializing in Construction, Maintenance and Engineering.  Since their founding in Baton Rouge in 1989, they have grown to employ more than 1,700 associates.  According to South Central Construction Magazine in 2008, they have grown to become the largest specialty contractor on the Gulf Coast.  They operate well-equipped, full-service facilities in Louisiana and Texas.  This year they are celebrating an important milestone – their 20th Anniversary.