Happy New Year
Wharton-Smith would like to thank all of our valued clients and partners for a wonderful 2021! It has been an excellent year and we look forward to hitting the ground running in 2022. Happy New Year!
Happy Holidays
May your days and nights be merry and bright! Happy Holidays from all of us at Wharton-Smith!
Jingle Build-Off
This is Christmas in construction! 🚧🎄🛠 Our project team at The Villages Charter High School joined Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter, Florida (HFHLS) to participate in the 2021 Jingle Build-Off. The Jingle Build-Off is an annual team building program, on behalf of HFHLS, where playhouses are constructed and donated as Christmas gifts to local families in the [...]
Project Spotlight
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT 💡 | Oak Ridge High School Completed in 2013, Wharton-Smith provided preconstruction and construction management services to the 325,000 s.f. multi-phased campus replacement project for Oak Ridge High School. This included a new admin building, gymnasium, classrooms, media center, auditorium, and so much more. For more details, visit our project page through this [...]
Turnpike Topping Out
Representatives from the City of Leesburg, St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), Dewberry, and Wharton-Smith joined together to celebrate the topping out of the Turnpike Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvement and Expansion Project. Since mobilization 11 months earlier, the project team has worked 100,000 manhours, placed 5,100 cubic yards of concrete, moved 8,000 cubic yards of dirt, injected [...]
Giving Tuesday
It’s the season of giving, and on this #GivingTuesday we want to recognize the power of generosity and motivate others to make an impact in their community. Our continued goal at Wharton-Smith is to make a positive difference in the lives of others by enriching the communities we serve through volunteer services, sponsorships, monetary contributions, [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
From all of us at Wharton-Smith, we’re wishing you a restful and peaceful Thanksgiving!
Eagle Award Winners
With tremendous honor, we’re excited to share that four Wharton-Smith projects have been awarded the Central Florida Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (CFC ABC) Excellence in Construction (EIC) Eagle Awards! Each year, the CFC ABC recognizes and celebrates outstanding projects built by CFC ABC members, which are judged based on execution of design, quality of craftsmanship, [...]
FSAWWA Fall Conference
Who’s joining us for the 2021 Florida Section of American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) Fall Conference? 💧💦 Next week will be jampacked with events including the notorious BBQ challenge, an intense poker night, networking at the convention, followed by a sponsored golf tournament. This is always a fantastic opportunity to collaborate, learn, and contribute to [...]
ASC Design-Build Award Winners
Shane Smith, Wharton-Smith Project Engineer Technician and Seminole State College of Florida student joined a team competing at the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Design-Build Competition and won second place! The team created an RFP for a cold storage facility, including an estimate, design elements, schedule, site plan, and site utilization plan, followed by an in-person [...]
