About Us

At a Glance

  • In 1960, Whitestone Utility Services was established as Burke Contracting, a small reclearing contractor for telephone companies
  • Shortly afterward, the company expanded to include right-of-way reclearing for electric membership cooperatives (EMCs)
  • Whitestone (Burke Contracting) was retained by large electric suppliers Georgia Power Company and South Carolina Electric and Gas to provide maintenance and storm-recovery services
  • In 1980, Whitestone secured major contracts for grounds maintenance and landscaping with the U.S. Department of Energy and in 2010 began working with the NSA and the U.S. Department of Defense on similar projects
  • In 2002, Whitestone directed its efforts toward helping EMCs and other companies with storm recovery
  • Today, Whitestone focuses primarily on right-of-way reclearing, grounds maintenance, landscaping, and storm recovery throughout the Southeast
  • Whitestone is a third-generation, family-owned business
  • Whitestone specializes in serving major electric companies, gas companies and EMCs so it can provide personal service and establish long-term working relationships
  • Whitestone offers competitive, stable pricing
  • Whitestone employs 50-75 people
  • Whitestone hires only experienced and well-trained crews to fulfill its contracts
  • Whitestone’s foremen, supervisors, and general supervisors have been in position for 15 years or more
  • Whitestone maintains a modern, well-maintained fleet of equipment to meet all of its business needs
  • Whitestone’s work crews are on-call 24 hours a day, ready to be dispatched to any location in the South
  • Whitestone has developed a reputation for dependability, reliability, and quality work
  • Whitestone maintains exceptional safety standards
  • Whitestone’s insurance coverage complies with all federal and state standards with copies available upon request
  • Whitestone is a majority-owned women-small business
  • P.O. BOX 129,
    1024 -A COMMERCE DRIVE,
    LINCOLNTON, GEORGIA 30817
  • PHONE: (706) 359 - 4040
  • FAX: (706) 993 - 3357
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