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Custom Components Company Announces Two New Project Awards in New York

 

Custom Components Company announces the award of two new projects in the New York City area.  The new Fordham School of Law building is a 22 story $250 million development on 62nd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.  It will house the university's law school on the bottom nine floors, including classrooms, a trial court facility and a 562,000-volume law library.  The remaining floors inside the 468,000 square foot building will be used as dorms for up to 430 undergraduate students.  The architect is the firm of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners.  The general contractor is Mayrich Construction.   The building, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014, is part of a larger, $1.6 billion redevelopment of the school's entire Lincoln Center campus.  The entire project is slated to be completed in 2033. 

  

The second new project is a new $125 million Inpatient Pavilion for the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, NY.  Being constructed with the generous support of North Shore-LIJ Health System Trustees Donald and Barbara Zucker, the two story building will consolidate outdated living quarters dispersed across the psychiatric facility's campus, significantly improving the coordination of services and treatment along the continuum of care. 

  

The new 130,000 sf pavilion, located on the grounds of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is expected to be completed in 2012, and will house 115 inpatient beds.  The Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions design is focused around a central rotunda that will include amenities for family and patient gatherings, as well as clinical teams.  The new facility is surrounded by a secure, tranquil landscape allowing for areas of outdoor relaxation, family visits and patient exercise. 

  

Custom Components is supplying custom stainless steel cable railing, and Airflex Industries, Inc. of Farmingdale, NY is handling the installation for both projects.

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Custom Components Company Completes Sunrise Public Safety Building - Sunrise, FL

Custom Components Company recently completed a project to supply custom stainless steel and glass railing and handrails for the newly constructed Sunrise Public Safety Building in Sunrise, FL.

The project was a $30 million 109,000 square foot facility for the city of Sunrise. The building houses the city’s police and fire service headquarters.  The project also includes a 17,850 square foot fire station and 4,900 square foot central energy plant adjacent to the new Public Safety Building.  The public safety complex unites police and fire rescue administration in a facility that meets their unique needs.  It will        serve as the city’s emergency operations center. The new building replaces a former city facility that was demolished several years ago.  Since then, the police and fire departments have been operating from temporary offices in the city’s utility headquarters.

The architect for the project was Architects Design Group of Winter Park, FL and the general contractor was Stiles Construction of Fort Lauderdale, FL.  

Custom Components Company supplied and installed nearly 200 linear feet of monumental glass bridge in the main lobby consisting stainless steel point mounted glass railing and hand rail.  This also included an exterior glass rail system at the main water feature at the entrance to the building.  This is one of several projects that Custom Components has collaborated with Stiles Construction. Others include interior office front projects with the AL Tech™line.

The Top Ten Ways To Guarantee Losing A Sale

Or, to put it another way, if you don't do any of these, you have a chance to earn a sale based on the pricing, quality and reliability of your service.  Keep these in mind during your next visit with a customer!

10.  Show up late for your initial appointment or walk-thru.

9.  Answer your customer's questions with made up answers, hoping they will never check up on you.

8.  Forget to put your phone on vibrate or answering your phone while talking with a potential client.

7. Walk into a client meeting with a cigarette lit, or eating something.

6.  Tell a potential client they "are wrong" instead of suggesting alternatives positively.

5.  Brag about your grandchildren instead of your key employees who will work on the job!

4. While you are trying to sound like a big firm, tell the customer you are so busy you don't know when you can get to the work.

3. Talk up your political point of view on your first visit.

2. Tell an off-color or insensitive joke.

1.  Bad-mouth your competitors.

Originally posted by Paul Bieber at http://usglasspaul.blogspot.com/

Construction Sure Has Changed A Lot In The Last 2000 Years

In the year 2016, the Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States

The Lord said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing along with a few good humans."

He gave Noah the blueprints, saying, "You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will start the flooding rains for 40 days and 40 nights."

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his yard - but no Ark.

"Noah!" He roared, "I'm about to start the rain! Where is the Ark?"

"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed. I needed a building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need for a sprinkler system.

My neighbors claim that I've violated the neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision.

Then the Department of Transportation demanded a bond be posted for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them that the sea would be coming to us, but they would hear nothing of it.

Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!

When I started gathering the animals, an animal rights group sued me. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against their will. They argued the accommodation was too restrictive, and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a confined space.

Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed flood.

I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my building crew.

Immigration and Naturalization are checking the green-card status of most of the people who want to work.

The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark-building experience.

To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally with endangered species.

So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10 years for me to finish this Ark."

Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow stretched across the sky.

Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You mean you're not going to destroy the world?"

"No," said the Lord. "The government beat me to it."


Originally published at http://www.contractorcity.com/

Custom Components US Sunguard™ Division Announces A New Product

 

 US Sunguard™ Announces  A New Product

 

The US Sunguard™ division of Custom Components announces the addition of a new product to their sunshade line.  Developed for the VA Hospital in Orlando, FL, this new sunshade is made of clear anodized aluminum.  It features 48" outriggers and air foils that are 47" long by 7" wide.  US Sunguard™ has a diverse selection of off-the-shelf and custom sun control products that provide a decorative means to manage the flow of natural daylighting and limit the use of artificial interior lighting, offering sustainable environmental solutions.  Specific products include sunshades, light shelves, awnings, trellises and walkway covers.  Custom design and fabrication is also offered for a number of building and architectural needs.  A variety of profiles, sizes, finishes and colors are available to meet your functional and aesthetic needs.  Contact us at 1-800-516-9474 for more information.

Custom Components Company Receives Application Certification From Spraylat

Custom Components Company has received a certification from Spraylat Powder Coatings of Gainesville, TX to apply their NEWLAR™ fluorocarbon based architectural powder coatings.

Tom Mathews, Sales and Marketing Director for Spraylat and Bruce Smith, Key Account Executive for Spraylat made the presentation to Jay Johnson, Plant Manager for Custom Components Company on March 9^th.  In order to be certified, we had to meet stringent pretreatment, process control and quality requirements. The entire certification process took over six months and included an extensive audit and a 4,000 hour salt spray test.  This is actually a re-certification for Custom Components Company, who was originally certified in January of 2006.  This re-certification is extremely significant as we are now only 1 of 3 non-OEM manufacturers in the state of Florida certified for the application of Spraylat powder coatings.  We are also now able to offer the exclusive Spraylat 20 year warranty on our powder coated products.

This certification reinforces the company’s commitment to protecting the environment, as the electrostatic powder coating process emits zero VOC’s, and to providing sustainable products and supporting sustainable design.

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"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."  - Ludacris