Women of Distinction Magazine Selects Lorraine Krout as a Distinguished Professional in Her Field

    ROTONDA WEST, FL, February 06, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Lorraine Krout, Chief Executive Officer of Hydro Consulting and Maintenance Services, Inc. (HCMS), has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Lorraine Krout will be featured in the upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016.

Building Hydro Consulting and Maintenance, Inc. (HCMS) from the ground up beginning with just two employees, Lorraine Krout is now running the largest woman owned business in the United States, exclusively dedicated to the hydro service business. Krout serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer, responsible for day to day operations.

With their main office located in York, Pennsylvania, HCMS has accumulated over 600 years of experience in the installation, repair, and maintenance of hydroelectric turbines, generators, and balance of plant equipment. They provide general construction services to utility companies and manufacturers of hydro turbines and generators, provide recommendations for upgrades and repairs to turbines and generators, perform due diligence studies, perform special testing and system audits, assist in writing specifications, evaluate bids, and establish preventative maintenance programs.

"I have more than 40 years of experience in owning multiple businesses, which have given me diversified experiences in many aspects of running a business, such as marketing and accounting, and most importantly, how to communicate and reward employees," Krout said. "I feel that it is very important to make all employees feel as though they are a part of the company and have a vested interest in its present and future success."

Attributing a great deal of HCMS's success to the support of her husband and President, Clyde Krout, and Executive Vice-President of the company, Ken Hostler, Krout values teamwork both at home and at work.

HCMS is a Certified through Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit and largest third-party certifier in business owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. Previously owning and managing several successful businesses alongside her husband, she also spent time in real estate where she ended up owning the second largest real estate company in the state of Mississippi and was named a Top 200 Company in the ERA Franchise in just three years. In 2014, Krout was also recognized as one of the Top 10 Women with Hydro Vision.

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