Wolverine Fire Protection Co. recruits veterans through new Veterans in Piping “VIP” Program at Fort Sill.

This year, the Veterans in piping program began at Fort Sill, Oklahoma to assist veterans with the transition from Active Duty into skilled-trade employment under the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act to Hire Heroes.

Throughout this training, Fort Sill Service members built upon their military training and experience to further develop their skills for the high-demand fire protection trade. The program is helping fill a nationwide need for skilled labor in the workforce, and is providing a positive re-entry into civilian life for those who have served our country. After completion of the 18-week accelerated sprinkler fitter training, these soldiers are placed directly into apprenticeship careers up to one year ahead of their civilian counterparts. The United Association facilitates a direct-hand off into its nationally recognized apprenticeship program at any of its 300 local unions nationwide. This guarantees the soldier a living wage, future job training, full health and retirement benefits and a promising career in the piping industry. All training is paid for entirely by the UA and its industry partners at no cost to participants.

Through this program, and Union 669, Wolverine Fire Protection Co. was introduced to recent program graduates SPC Troy Reed, and SPC Andrew English. Mr. English will soon be supporting the firms current project needs in Oklahoma, while Mr. Reed will be supporting efforts from the firm’s Headquarters in Mt. Morris, MI.  Troy and Andrew, we would like to thank you for your service, and we are honored to have you join our team!

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Wolverine Fire Protection Co. adds to National Client List; Continues to Expand Relationships with Existing…

Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, California Wolverine Fire Protection Co. is excited to be providing fire protection services to Westfield Corporation in support of the $800M transformation of their Century City development located in Los Angeles, California. This revitalization includes transforming their current property into a 1.2 Million sq. ft. iconic global retail landmark featuring over 200 luxury, contemporary and international designer brands, a new three-level flagship Nordstrom, a completely remodeled three-level Bloomingdale’s, modern new two-level Macy’s, as well as the West Coast’s first Eataly. Underscoring Westfield’s commitment to continued economic growth in the City as well, this revitalization of Westfield Century City will create approximately 10,000 new permanent retail and construction jobs, and is projected to generate $1.4 billion in economic output. Century City is scheduled to open in 2017, for additional information or to take a virtual tour of the new development, please visit: //www.westfield.com/centurycity/center-info/development/vision/

Yale Center for the British Arts, New Haven, Connecticut. WFP is proud to be actively involved in the second phase of construction currently underway at this Center. Upon completion, the renovation will allow the Center’s renowned collection of more than five centuries of British Art to be experienced in the building as Louis I. Kahn originally envisioned it, bringing vital systems, spaces, and amenities with the Center to State of the Art standards (the first of its kind in the United States). WFP provided demolition services of the existing fire pump package, and is providing and installing a complete new Peerless 1000 gpm fire pump package while the space is partially occupied. Additional information can be found at: //britishart.yale.edu/architecture/building-conservation-project

Wolverine has also recently extended its relationship with McCarthy Mortenson in support of a new ~700,000 gsf Research Facility in Kansas intended to conduct comprehensive research, develop vaccines and anti-virals, and provide enhanced diagnostic capabilities to protect our country from numerous foreign animal, zoonotic and emerging diseases. Additional information can be found at: //mcmjv.com/about-the-project/

Wolverine began work in Florida with Bombardier Learjet in 2008, and has expanded both its service offerings and support geographically to Bombardier. Wolverine is currently supporting Bombardier in Florida, Texas, Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut with inspections, testing and maintenance, hangar upgrades, fire alarm systems, etc.

Michigan State University, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), East Lansing, Michigan: FRIB will be a new scientific user facility for nuclear science, funded by the Department of Energy Office of Science (DOE-SC), Michigan State University (MSU), and the State of Michigan. Currently under construction on campus, and operated by MSU, FRIB will provide intense beams of rare isotopes—short lived nuclei no longer found on Earth allowing scientists to get a better understanding of the physics of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, fundamental interactions, and applications for society. This facility is another project that WFP is proud to be a part of. WFP has been successfully providing fire protection and related services on MSU campuses for the last decade.

For additional information please visit: //www.frib.msu.edu/about

75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY. WFP is currently providing temporary fire protection to this historic existing building in New York.

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