The South East Florida Region
Wharton-Smith team members in Tampa joined forces to volunteer at The Spring of Tampa Bay, an organization dedicated to providing safe spaces and empowering services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. On Friday, June 16, a group of Wharton-Smith employees from the Tampa office came together to contribute to enhancing the facility's parking [...]
The Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of ABC recognized and celebrated outstanding projects built by its members earlier this year, and the chapter’s highest recognition is the Eagle Award. Three Wharton-Smith projects received an Eagle Award at a gala held at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. To see the winning projects, click on Plans & Specs Magazine. Project [...]
Every other month, Caryn Huff, Wharton-Smith Project Executive, holds a team meeting at the North Port office. With an emphasis on fostering a culture of open communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement, these meetings propel the team forward. The North Port office recently experienced a significant growth spurt by adding eight new team members. The influx [...]
On April 29, the City of Tampa held its 8th Annual Black History Month Golf Tournament. Wharton-Smith supported the event along with Garney Construction, the other half of our Tippin Water Treatment Facility team. Wharton-Smith and Garney didn't stop there. The team went above and beyond by raising extra funds in tips, which were then generously donated [...]
Savanna Bogue, Project Engineer at South Florida Water, passed the Professional Engineer (PE) exam. “I was excited to see that I passed my PE exam after months of studying while working full-time,” Savanna said. “Not only did I gain important knowledge to help further pursue my career at Wharton-Smith, but I’m now one step closer [...]
Wharton-Smith is pleased to announce it has achieved a PLATINUM level in the Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP safety management system. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety management system that dramatically improves safety performance among participants regardless of company size or type of work. [...]
Team members at the Palm Beach Gardens office participated in their 2nd Annual Holiday Food Drive through CROS Ministries, gathering nine boxes with 239 pounds of shelf-stable grocery items. It was a great success with monetary donations from our project team at Atlantic-Sapphire. Our subcontractor, Smith Aerial Photography, and local business Tequesta Tire donated multiple bags [...]
We thank everyone who helped with decorations and spread holiday cheer at the corporate and regional offices. See more pictures and video highlights. “So, we’re going to begin the 2022 holiday season with the annual tree lighting,” said President Tim Smith as he opened the Sanford gathering on Dec. 1. “It’s good to see everybody.” Tim added, “I [...]
On October 27, Wharton-Smith team members gathered for the Fifth Annual Kickball Tournament at Soldiers Creek Park Complex. As the players arrived, they were greeted with food hot off the grill and ice-cold drinks. Rick Bundy opened the festivities by sharing the history of the tournament Tom Murphy started five years ago. He called Tom to [...]
The Wharton-Smith, Atlantic Sapphire, and Hazen teams recently celebrated the Topping Out of the new Chiller Facility building. The festivity was not the typical Topping Out program. Following lunch, the group was divided into smaller teams for a pumpkin carving contest which brought out everyone’s creativity and was a great team-building event with our client. [...]
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