News
- Boca Ciega High School New Campus Nears Completion
- 12/01/2011
- In 2008, APG celebrated an exciting milestone when we were awarded the Boca Ciega High School contract with Ajax Building Corporation, which included the largest structured cabling project in our history. Now, over three years later, the project is nearing completion and many are taking notice. During the recent grand opening celebration, officials, community members and students were wowed by the new 103,000-square-foot administration, media center, cafeteria and classroom building - the latest completed portion of this complex multi-phased venture. The new state-of-the-art facility offers a spacious, open environment for learning, with a media center nearly 10 times larger than the two jam-packed classrooms it replaced and a cafeteria that has quadrupled in size.
- APG Awarded USF Sun Dome Renovation
- 10/10/2011
- We are pleased to announce that APG Electric was recently awarded the $5.1 million University of South Florida Sun Dome Renovation Project! Construction is now underway for completion by April 15, 2012. This is a very compressed schedule which will require a significant amount of over-time and skill on the part of our team.
- APG Electric Wins ABC Platinum STEP Safety Award-3 Years in a Row!
- 9/01/2011
- On July 28, APG Electric was awarded a 2011 STEP Platinum Safety Award by the Central Florida Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. Julie Bennett was present at their annual luncheon to receive the award on our behalf, marking the third year in a row that APG has garnered this prestigious honor. This year we were one of only two electrical contractors in Central Florida to achieve the Platinum level. In fact, this year the Platinum award was the highest level attained by any electrical contractor of the six available awards: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Participant.
- Project Spotlight
- 5/24/2011
- *St. Joseph's Hospital - South Hard work pays off! *
- APG Wins ABC Award
- 5/01/2011
- Congratulations to our St. Joseph's Hospital-North project team, which has once again been recognized for "Excellence in Construction", this time by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors. Project Manager Scott Riedy and Project Superintendent Jim Hardy gladly accepted the 2011 Eagle Award during the ABC banquet on April 8th. Scott and Jim were among over 400 in attendance and were joined by their wives Kim and Linda along with fellow APG representatives Mike and Charmin Henley, Chris and Dawn Johnson, and George and Sue Loop. Some of the other projects receiving high recognition that evening were Glazer Children's Museum, Tampa Museum of Art, and the Dali Museum. Every other year, the ABC Gulf Coast Chapter recognizes the best work of general contractor and subcontractor members in an effort to highlight their achievements in construction, including the quality of work, size of projects and the amount of different materials used. The "Excellence" program is a vehicle that offers the opportunity for members to showcase their finest work completed within the previous 24 months.
- APG Wins NAWIC Safety Excellence Award
- 5/01/2011
- APG was happy to accept the 2011 Safety Excellence Award for the Florida Region of the National Association of Women in Construction. Orlando Office Manager Julie Bennett is a member of the Greater Orlando Chapter of NAWIC and was responsible for submitting our entry at the local level. Each of the 12 Florida NAWIC chapters selected three contenders to advance to the regional level and our entry was selected among all of them as Florida's best. Our entry will now advance to the upcoming National competition as one of not more than 14 total contestants. Congratulations to the staff of APG Electric, and thanks to our management team for their commitment to safety and to their support of NAWIC. To learn more about the National Association of Women in Construction, which was started in 1953 in support of women at all levels of the construction industry, visit www.nawic.org
- Fourth Generation in Electrical Contracting
- 12/01/2010
- Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation Journal
- APG Recognized at PHCC Completion Luncheon
- 12/01/2010
- on Tuesday, October 26th, APG Project Manager Anthony Ciquera and Project Superintendent Bill Palaski received special recognition for their outstanding leadership on the newly completed Pasco-Hernando Community College Spring Hill project. This recognition came during a completion celebration luncheon held on site and sponsored by Construction Manager Skanska USA Building, Inc. Also present to congratulate us on a job well done were the PHCC District Board of Trustees, PHCC President, PHCC facilities team and the project's design consultants. The new campus was finished in August 2010, just in time for fall classes to begin. With approximately 1,500 students currently enrolled, this new state-of-the-art campus has begun filling the need for access to more higher education opportunities in Hernando and northern Pasco counties. Phase II of the project is now underway and includes a new parking lot and some additional upgrades.
- APG Wins National Award of Excellence
- 11/24/2010
- Loyal Pipeline readers will likely remember our proud announcement in the January 2008 issue - that we had been awarded the $24 million electrical contract for the new St. Joseph's Hospital-North in Lutz, Florida. This high profile project would be our largest contract to date and would require a significant portion of our skilled workforce throughout much of the construction phase. We were ready for the challenge. Our initial excitement turned to focused determination as work began on this technologically advanced, three-story, 360,000 square foot acute-care, greenfield hospital. By its completion in January 2010, APG had received many compliments for our exceptional craftsmanship and careful management of this challenging project. Now we are excited to announce another achievement for our work on this hospital - the IEC National Award of Excellence in Commercial Electrical Construction.
- APG Has Your BIM Solution
- 10/17/2010
- APG is pleased to announce that our Engineering Division has successfully integrated BIM into the list of services we provide to our customers. BIM is an acronym for Building Information Modeling, which is a powerful technology that allows you to fully construct a 3-dimensional, virtual building before actual construction has even begun. In its simplest form it is a 3-dimensional model of the electrical installation, with powerful tools such as Collision Detection and Component Visualization. APG is proficient in utilizing AutoCad, Revit MEP and Navisworks software to ensure a cohesive project with all disciplines.
