The Valentines LLC have been awarded misc. metals scope for the Acedemic Center and Plaza at New College of Florida Located in Sarasota. Located immediately north of the Jane Bancroft Cook Library, the 35,000 square-foot facility will be home to the Division of Humanities.  It will contain classrooms, faculty offices and a small café.  The Center, together with a large plaza connecting it with Cook Library, promises to become the campus hub, the natural meeting point throughout the week for students, faculty and staff.  Its location will enable the College to maximize the benefits associated with the organizational and technological changes occurring at the library under the direction of its new Dean, Dr. Brian Doherty. The Valentines LLC team is proud to be a part of this great project.

The Valentines LLC have been awarded the glass replacement contract for Provence Condominium. The High-rise property is located in Naples Florida. The project will consist of replacing over 1,500 pieces of glass and will provide the unit owners the opportunity to enjoy a more energy effecient living area.

The Valentines LLC have been awarded the complete Div 5 Metals and Div 8 Glass-Glazing scopes for the modernization of the George C Young Federal Building & Courthouse located in Orlando Florida. The structure, which was built in the 1970’s and is located in the downtown area of Orlando,  is 6 stories, 180,000 square feet and is undergoing a $49 million renovation / modernization.  The project is expected to be completed and ready for federal use again sometime in 2012. The project is aiming for a LEED-Silver certification.

The Valentines LLC recently implemented estimating technology that will equip the company to become more effecient and accurate in the bidding process. OnScreen technology provides integration and quick communication with our General Contractors and Construction Managers that will assist in streamlining the process from the bidding to the construction phases of each project. This technology will also move the company in the direction of becoming more “Green” and environmentally friendly as it will reduce our use of paper by up to 75%.

The Valentines LLC has been awarded a contract for several metal and glass applications for Hough Hall located at the University of Florida in Gainseville. Hough Hall will house the Graduate School of Business and will serve as a fantastic addition to the great architectural look that the campus of UF has worked toward. The Valentines LLC is proud to be a part of building some of the finest universities in the country that allows for America’s college students to gain the level of education they will need to succeed in their chosen vocations as they compete in an ever changing global economy.

The Valentines LLC has reached the 50% completion point for the largest Government Housing Project currently under construction in New Orleans. The Valentines LLC was invited to participate in this project after successfully performing on many large scale projects with similiar metal applications. This particular housing project is being constructed to replace a housing project that was destroyed during hurricane Katrina. The Valentines LLC consistently performs at a high level on large scale projects.

The Valentines LLC has been awarded the contract for both the Glass/Glazing scope as well as the Misc. Metals scope for the Disney Cruise Terminal located in Cape Canaveral Florida. This facility is being enhanced to better serve the vacationers who will be enjoying a cruise on the Disney Cruise Line.

The Valentines LLC has been awarded the glass replacement contract for LeJardin, a high-rise condominium building in Naples Florida. The association will gain better insurance options and cost as well as create a more energy effecient living environment. The duration of the project will be approximately 4 months.

The Valentines Custom Metal & Glass Fabrication is launching a brand new blog starting in February of 2010.

The blog will act as a news resource for all of our customers and new visitors to our website. We plan to update the blog on a regular basis to keep you on top of news in the industry, as well as news & events within The Valentines’ organization.

This new blog features a comments section that will allow you to interact with each and every post, whether you have questions for us regarding the topic at hand or if you simply would like to add some information to what has been posted.

There are two ways to keep up with our blog. You can either subscribe to the blog by email, where you will receive automatic emails whenever new posts are added, or you can subscribe to the RSS feed, using your favorite RSS Reader (such as Google Reader).

We’re looking forward to using this technology to keep you all up to date. Stay tuned!