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New England Flagger
Services LLC
New England Flagger Services was founded
in 2008, and is a 100% woman-owned traffic
control company, providing flagging services
throughout Connecticut roadways. The compa-
ny's flaggers help traffic and pedestrians
move safely through construction zones while
crews complete their jobs. Clients range from
major utility companies to private paving and
construction organizations.
Tell us about your company's history.
Prior to opening my company, I (Kristine
Jones) was a Montessori preschool teacher. I
loved my job and remained open-minded to all
opportunities that would come my way.
On a road trip back from Florida in 2008, my
husband and I were driving through the Blue
Ridge Mountains. We started talking and he
mentioned that Connecticut needed a good
flagging company. He told me about what
flaggers do. I said, 'I can do that.'
So, in a nutshell, when we got back home,
I looked up all the rules and regulations to
own such a company. I decided to start up. I
networked to secure a few clients, had some
friends who had adult kids that needed jobs, and
ended up with four to seven employees working.
In 2009, I was awarded a substantial utility
contract, and again another substantial utility
contract in 2012. We have maintained both
contracts along with many private entities. We
now serve over 42 contractors. We continue to
hire employees throughout Connecticut.
HQ: SOUTH WINDHAM
INDUSTRY: CONSTRUCTION
YEAR FOUNDED & FOUNDER: 2008, KRISTINE JONES
FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT COMPANY:
KRISTINE JONES, OWNER/OPERATOR, WIFE OF
KEVIN JONES, MOTHER OF SHANNEN AND SHELLEY,
SISTER-IN-LAW TO DENISE; SHANNEN YORGENSEN,
BUSINESS PARTNER, DAUGHTER; KEVIN JONES,
SAFETY SUPERVISOR, HUSBAND AND FATHER;
SHELLEY JONES, PAYROLL, DAUGHTER; DENISE
MOYNIHAN, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, KEVIN'S SISTER
GENERATIONS CURRENTLY RUNNING COMPANY:
1ST & 2ND
FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 45
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: 3
WEBSITE: NEWENGLANDFLAGGER.COM
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