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• Quality Control in Construction: Submittal Review Process (Part 2 of 5)

  December 17th, 2013 by Ashley Buckley

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  Thorough submittal review is one element of our Quality Control Program. Submittal reviews enable us to verify and correct dimensions and product compatibility as part of a system, and confirm that products will be supplied in compliance with the specifications before a material problem can impact the construction schedule or quality of the project. 

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  Posted in: Building Process

• Bedford Falls Project wins Excellence in Construction Award!

  November 22nd, 2013 by Ashley Buckley

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  C.E. Floyd received the ABC Building Green Award for the Bedford Falls Senior Living Community at their 2013 Excellence in Construction Awards banquet this week!

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  Posted in: News & People, Case Studies & Projects

• Employee Spotlight!

  October 22nd, 2013 by Ashley Buckley

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  Project Engineer Lucy Frye competed in the Head of the Charles this past weekend! She raced for Giant Rowing Club in the Women’s Club 4+ event. The race had over 50 boats ranging from Olympic rowers to private clubs and college crews. 

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  Posted in: News & People

• C.E. Floyd’s Connecticut Office Adds Three

  October 3rd, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  C.E. Floyd Company has added three to its Connecticut office. Mike Mertz joins the company as Project Superintendent, Heather Mezza as Office/Business Development Coordinator and Jonathan Rios as Assistant Project Engineer.

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  Posted in: News & People

• Chris Floyd Named Vice President

  September 9th, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  Congratulations to Chris Floyd who has been promoted to Vice President. He is overseeing C.E. Floyd’s Business Development, Marketing, Finance and Administrative departments. 

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  Posted in: News & People

• Back-to-School Drive for The Home for Little Wanderers

  August 26th, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  Heading back to school can be stressful for many kids, especially those in The Home’s care who rely on generous donors to properly outfit them for the year. This year we held our first back-to-school drive and stuffed five new backpacks with lots of supplies for the kids.

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  Posted in: News & People

• Quality Control in Construction: An Overview (Part 1 of 5)

  August 19th, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  Quality control is a big deal to us and it should be to you too. Imagine spending millions of dollars on construction only to find out your brand new building has a mold problem because of poor waterproofing and air leaks.

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  Posted in: Building Process

• Interview with Concord Academy’s Don Kingman

  August 5th, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  C.E. Floyd Company has been working at Concord Academy for the last 20 years and recently completed the school’s Moriarty Athletic Campus. We sat down with Don Kingman, Concord Academy’s Director of Operations, to talk about why he continues to choose C.E. Floyd for the school’s building projects. Check out what he has to say about us!

   

  Posted in: Case Studies & Projects, News & People

• Going Above and Beyond at Fairfield Country Day School

  July 22nd, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  Early last September while we were working on punchlist items at Fairfield Country Day School, a quick five-minute microburst came through Fairfield and made the school’s outdoor classroom unusable.

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  Posted in: Case Studies & Projects

• The Contractor Selection Interview

  July 15th, 2013 by Catie McMenamin

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  How much of a role does the chemistry with the project team during the interview phase play in your final contractor selection? From what we hear, a lot.

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  Posted in: Planning Process