brinley donovan

Project:

Volcano Bay – Universal Orlando

YEAR:

2018

LOCATION:

Orlando, Florida

PROJECT SUMMARY:

After operating the brand new Volcano Bay water park for a summer season, Universal Creative decided to provide more weather protection for the guests. Eight shade structures, which we built, provide protection from the intense sun and shelter during thunderstorms. These structures are located throughout the park on beach sand and, as always, we had to erect them in the middle of the night so that the guests were absolutely not disturbed. These hip structures are fully bolted and even the roof deck was cut to the exact size and shape in our shop. We decided to weld the deck instead of using powder-actuated pins, thereby reducing construction noise for the Cabana hotel guests nearby. A large telescoping forklift with a boom extension was used to reach all the locations. We stayed mostly off the sand as we feared it could easily get stuck. The consequences would have been catastrophic if that happened. It’s very important for these parks for contractors to come out, do their work and pull out on time, without leaving a trace. Once we finished our contract, another crew came in, cladding the structure in wood, attached the thatching and installed the lights.

Project:

Volcano Bay – Universal Orlando

YEAR:

2018

LOCATION:

Orlando, Florida

PROJECT SUMMARY:

This project was detailed and fabricated without knowing the exact dimensions and positions of the walls that these canopies were going to be mounted to. This meant that the connecting pipes needed to be fabricated in overlength so they could be field modified to suit. These canopies are for the expansion of 2 locker room areas in this Universal Orlando park.

Project:

Volcano Bay – Universal Orlando

YEAR:

2018

LOCATION:

Orlando, Florida

PROJECT SUMMARY:

Replacing these carbon cables with stainless cables at Volcano Bay was necessary, challenging and fun. Neither boom lifts or scissor lifts could reach this location above the Volcano Bay wave pool. Creativity was required to get them replaced. These galvanized carbon steel wire rope cables and turnbuckles were dosed daily with chlorinated water that came rushing down the volcano and these cables were starting to see significant corrosion. Hence the need for replacing them with stainless steel. We slowly but steady developed a step-by-step plan to replace these wire rope cables at night, so that it would not hinder the daily operations of the water park. We planned all of our moves in great detail, so that we could work safe and would not contaminate the water either. The result is beautiful and these cables that hold up the curved bridge will be good for years to come.

Project:

Private Spaceflight Companies

YEAR:

2018 and later

PROJECT SUMMARY:

We have been doing several jobs for our valued private space flight companies. Most of these job have NDA’s (none disclosure agreements) so we can’t reveal any job and customer specific details. We detail, fabricate, sand blast, paint and install structural, miscellaneous metals and plastics to suit our customers needs. These structures are both static and dynamic in nature. The tools we use vary from water-jet parts to calibrated torch wrenches and from machined items to applying a 4 coat paint system. We sometimes assemble the entire structure with the mechanical items and apply test loads for a final readiness test before breaking all apart and transporting it to its final destination.

Project:

Amazon Fulfillment Center Stairs

YEAR:

2017

LOCATION:

Florida

PROJECT SUMMARY:

For an Amazon Fulfillment Center in northern Florida we had to fabricate and install 31 galvanized stairs, platforms and railings. The footprint of this fulfillment center is so big that the stairs around the building are all at different heights to accommodate the slight grade variations in that area.

Project:

ATX Astronaut Training Experience

YEAR:

2017

LOCATION:

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

PROJECT SUMMARY:

We won the contract to do the miscellaneous steel items for this new attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The items in our scope were stairs, ramps, platforms, railings, fencing and gates for the main rides. It included a high-quality gloss paint to withstand the wear and tear of many visitors that want to learn about astronaut training.