Armistead Mechanical Recognized for NJ Award

Armistead Mechanical, Inc., a provider of mechanical construction, engineering and contracting services throughout the New Jersey/New York area, was part of a team recognized for its work on the Celgene Building L Office and Parking Structure in Summit, New Jersey by the New Jersey Subcontractors Association (NJSA). Armistead Mechanical was a subcontractor of the design/build team put together by Turner Construction, in conjunction with architecture firm Highland Associates and civil engineering firm Langan Engineering & Environmental Services.
Celgene Corporation, a world-renowned biopharmaceutical company, was able to move into its new building a mere 18 months after breaking ground on the six-story office building and parking garage. The speediness of construction was attributed to exemplary cooperation with the City of Summit and lean construction methods used by the subcontractor team.
The building, designed to serve 950 employees, includes open-plan offices and workspaces, enclosed private offices, conferencing, a 175-seat cafeteria and a pedestrian bridge. The building’s interior elements include skylights, glass office fronts, a monumental stairway, a green atrium, vinyl graphics and artwork.  Celgene Building L is designed to meet LEED Silver specifications.
Lean construction techniques utilized included paperless submittal exchanges, process mapping, prefabrication, Last Planner, pull planning sessions and daily huddles, 5S, root cause analysis, and tracking of ‘promises kept.’   Other solutions included the incorporation of prefabricated full brick panels, enhanced modeling and total station/laser scanning, and prefabricated and preprogrammed VAV boxes, each of which helped realize significant time savings without sacrificing safety or quality.
“We were so pleased to participate in this exciting, award-winning project,” said Kevin Armistead, Chief Operating Officer of Armistead Mechanical.  “The project team’s recognition by the NJSA affirms Armistead Mechanical’s track record of success in upholding high standards of mechanical contracting services.” 
About Armistead Mechanical, Inc.
For more than 90 years the Armistead family has been providing mechanical construction and contracting services to industrial and commercial clients throughout the New Jersey/New York area.  As one of the largest employers of plumbers and pipe fitters in its region, the company’s expertise lies in industrial/process piping, fabrication and installation, plumbing, HVAC design/installation, temperature controls, and preventive maintenance services for projects of all sizes.
For more information, call (201) 447-6740 or visit www.ArmisteadMechanical.com.