One Day Later....

Things are moving along so quickly that you can already pick out differences between the photos Lou posted yesterday and the ones Sharon took this morning. She battled the rain today but still got some great shots. Within the next couple weeks, things will really start to take shape. We'll be heading up to CenterPoint early next week to get some photos of the generators being delivered and installed. Thanks for checking in!

One Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

I saw that Matt and Sharon will be updating with additional pictures tomorrow so let me sneak in some pictures taken Wednesday 08.27.09 and you'll be able to see the changes made in a brief two days.
Our building signage was installed on Monday of this week - drywall has been started in the office area - all second floor offices are framed. Warehouse mezz also being erected in the bottom picture.
Let's see the "nicer" pictures tomorrow from Sharon. (she's got a much better camera - mine are from my Blackberry). Remember - you can click on any picture to see it full sized!

UPDATED: Keep an Eye Out....

The Times Leader published the story about our new headquarters today. Click here to take a look at the article.

On a different note, we should have a whole new batch of photos for you on Friday. Thanks for checking in!

Pick Modules Progress - Picking up Steam!

As you can see from the picture below, the case pick module is just about complete. To stay ahead of schedule, our sub-contractor is working the weekends and really charging ahead. Next, Mericle will work on getting the lighting and sprinkler system installed - this should start as early as next week. Below is a picture of the 3-story flow rack module - great progress here considering that construction on this only began last week. The goal is to complete the unit this week so construction can start on the warehouse mezz next week.

So far (knock on wood), we have had no major issues with the construction - great coordination between all the sub-contractors of Mericle and Benco. In addition, beginning this week, Granite Communications will be starting the wiring for data lines in the office area and Hillman will begin wiring for the security system. Steel for the warehouse mezz will be delivered the beginning of next week. Still looking at 9-14-09 for the start of the conveyor system which will be installed by Dematic.

Again, check back often for updates - things are moving fast!

Photo Update

Lou really hit on all the recent and upcoming developments. Here's a few photos, courtesy of Sharon Fiorini, to give a little more insight (including one of the RIGHT sign).

Warehouse construction begins!

Along with the office construction activity as you can view in the previous entry, just a quick update on the warehouse end. The footers for the warehouse mezz have been poured and we received delivery this week of 12 flatbed trailers of steel for the pick mods. Even though they were just delivered this week, you can see from the above picture that the 4-story "slapper line" for case picks is beginning to be installed. They will then move to the 3-story pick mod which will hold our flow racks.

We've also had a lot of activity on the cubicle layouts for the office areas with most departments already signed-off on the design. We also brought up our newest RM's to tour the facility this week and they were impressed! Again, check back often because there's something new happening daily!

Changing Before Our Eyes

The previous post said it best. We are literally seeing changes by the hour. If you were to go up to CenterPoint today, it undoubtedly would look different from the pictures you see here. But here's the results from our most recent trip up to Jenkins Township....

Here's one shot of the face of the building. The exterior is nearly complete and we should start to see some signs going up in the near future. On the right is a progress shot of the wall going up between the office area and the warehouse. In the last post, this was just metal bars and should be complete by the next time you hear from us.









On the left here is a great shot of the warehouse from the vantage point of the second floor of the office section. On the right, you'll see the walls going up on the second floor where the TIS department will be.

Thanks for checking in! And thanks again to Sharon Fiorini for the photos on this post.