Continued Progress......Finer Details

The Benco Headquarters project continues to move forward at a very rapid pace - multiple contracting crews continue to work on finishing up the construction "on schedule" and are getting into the "finer details" of the project. Above, you can see the tile beginning in the bathrooms which is BEAUTIFUL!
Below, conveyor installation continues to move along .

Below is a catwalk that connects the warehouse mezz to the large pick module.

And over this past weekend, Bob Hunt, Keith Budurka and TIS team were in to oversee bringing in the temporary generator for the Bear Creek facility and making sure it worked - TIS handled bringing our computer systems down Saturday morning and back up successfully for Monday morning with no issues. Below is a picture of the temporary generator - this week, the existing generator will be moved up to CenterPoint and hooked up which, with the other new 500kv generator, will be able to keep us fully in business during any electrical outages.

Stay tuned for more updates!!!

Rolling Along.........

Above, the final section of racking is being installed for the very narrow aisle storage area - approximately 50% complete. This should be completed by the end of this week. Below, the second floor offices are moving right along - ceiling grids are in and painting is in progress. HVAC ducts are being installed - note that the ends are covered with blue plastic so dust does not get into the units - part of the things we needed to do for our LEED certification. On the first floor, most of the sheet rock is now hung and work is beginning in the x-ray showroom.

Below, the staging area for the conveyor.

Several crews of workers are installing the conveyor. Much of the lighting is now in on the pick mods and beginning on the warehouse mezz for the "shelved" area and repairs. Below is one of the belt inclines being installed.

Below, one of the transition curves that move orders in process from one floor to the next.

This weekend, we'll be moving our generator from Bear Creek Blvd. up to the new building and installing a temporary generator in its place for the remainder of the year. Stay tuned!!!

Small Steps for Big Changes

In the last week, CenterPoint has gotten ready for some major changes to take place. On the building exterior you'll see that our main entrance is complete. The final windows have been installed as have the front doors.



Taking a look inside, the second floor office area (top picture) is just a few coats of paint and some wiring away from cubicle layouts. In the warehouse, the mezzanine is taking shape (middle picture) and conveyor equipment (bottom picture) has finally been delivered, with installation scheduled to be getting underway very soon.

As always, thanks to Sharon for the photos and thanks for checking in! Come back soon!

Miles and Miles of Wires!!

We started on the data wiring for the 2nd floor office area - all 600 runs!! Scott Smith is also running cable for satellite and cable. In these pictures, you'll see the main cable trunks running to the TIS wiring closet and in the ceiling. Some of these lines are currently being pulled into the offices - the rest will hang until the cubicles are installed.

Here are some progress photos of the warehouse mezz which is around 80% complete and the pick mods which are almost fully complete - awaiting the remaining warehouse racking to be delivered next week. We did receive a good amount of conveyor in house last week so we'll start to see that go in this week.

Again - stay tuned for more updates!!!

Second Week of September

The photos this week really give some great perspective of just how large everything in the warehouse truly is. The first picture is the nearly completed pick mod (and yes, that's an equipment trailer being dwarfed by the new setup). The second picture is the warehouse mezzanine, which is coming along quite nicely. As big as it looks, photos still don't do it justice. Our last photo is a view of the bottom level of the pick mod. It looks like a never-ending hallway!

Thanks once again to Sharon who battled the rain on Friday. And check in later this week for an update on the one and a quarter miles of conveyor currently being installed. Enjoy!

What were you doing on 09.09.09?

Well - we know there were a lot of workers up at our new facility. In this picture, a crew was working on the fencing that will enclose the outside patio area next to the cafeteria.









And in this next picture, you'll see that the walls in the showroom have started to go up. Our board room and some sales offices have also been framed out on the first floor.















Below, the pick mod is completed and the warehouse mezz is around 65% completed - flooring is going down on the 3rd floor.















Got drywall? We do - this stack is for the first floor office area. The second floor area is just about complete.

Planned for next week - beginning the drop ceiling on the second floor and completion of the offices and drywall on the first floor so keep tuned and check back often for updates.

Power Up

The big development this week -- we now have a generator. The 14,000-pound generator was delivered and placed on Tuesday, and Sharon was there to capture the action. With the help of a crane (and Bob Hunt) the generator was placed without incident.

Sharon also made her way around inside and got some shots of a couple rooms we haven't gotten to see much of. On the left is the in-progress boiler room and on the right is the second floor office area.

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