Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers bowling team placed third in the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) fundraiser. On June 13th SYF held a bowl-a-thon at Firkin & Kegler located in Waterford Lakes to raise scholarship funds for at risk youths. The Wayne team lead by Jerry Peeler placed third in the competition. The team made up of Sheryl Szollosy, Kevin Rhoden, Douglas Grega, Jerry Bateman, Chuck Price, II and Andy Kindley worked hard for the win!! A fun evening was had by all. To date the Central Florida Simon team has raised over $600,000.00 in scholarships and awards for the SYF. To learn more about SYF go to www.syf.org.
Raising Funds for at Risk Youth
June 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
Cooking Up Business in Tampa
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
L - R Harvey Haynam and Rob Emmerson
Winner, best booth!
Cooking Up Business event in Tampa, FL
CSI ( construction Specifications Institute) sun coast Chapter
WAFS 2012 Year-End Celebration
December 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Wayne Gey, Betty and Doug Fischer, Clark Gey and Ryan Peterson celebrate 30 years of service
Wayne Gey, Kevin Rhoden and Clark Gey, Kevin awarded the President's Award
Jerry Peeler accepts the ROCK STAR award from Clark Gey
Weaver Raulerson, Wayne Gey, Randall Drawdy and Clark Gey – celebrate 25 years of service
Weaver Raulerson, Wayne Gey, Justin Gey and Clark Gey
Wayne Gey, Greg Whigham, Clark Gey and John Bowman
Customer Care team gets the Spirit Award
WAFS 2012 Year-End Award Winners Listed
December 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Congratulations to all of you as well as to all WAFS team members for taking care of our customers every single day. You are all winners!
| Paul Lawrence |
Fort Myers |
Team Member of the Year |
| Joel Soto |
Fort Myers |
Team Member of the Year |
| Ernie Wallace |
Jacksonville |
Team Member of the Year |
| Drew Jester |
North Carolina |
Team Member of the Year |
| Roger Fall |
North Carolina |
Team Member of the Year |
| Chris McKenzie |
Ocoee Alarm Department |
Team Member of the Year |
| Maurice Peltier |
Ocoee Contracts Department
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Team Member of the Year |
| Greg Whigham |
Ocoee Service Department |
Team Member of the Year |
| Matt Pernal |
Ocoee Inspection Department |
Team Member of the Year |
| Sean Walter |
Ocoee Design Department |
Team Member of the Year |
| Marcus Drawdy |
Ocoee Underground/Site Departments |
Team Member of the Year |
| Danny Driggers |
Ocoee Sales Department |
Team Member of the Year |
| Misty Breny |
Ocoee G & A including Purchasing |
Team Member of the Year |
| Steve Zimmermann |
Southeast |
Team Member of the Year |
| Mike Crawford |
Southeast |
Team Member of the Year |
| Fernando Ramos |
Tampa |
Team Member of the Year |
| Jose Massa |
Tampa |
Team Member of the Year |
| Customer Care Committee including Becky Romea, Candice Hooper, Carrinette Wallace, Chris Moss, Clayton Durden, Eric Carroll, Gary Anderson, Greg Whigham, Israel Batson, James Balius, Jeanne Jewett, Joe Yanni, Kevin Rhoden, Phil Blackmer, Randall Drawdy, Rebecca Ramsey, Sarah Kelly, Sheryl Szollozy, Weaver Raulerson, & William Milligan |
Company-Wide |
WAFS Spirit Award |
| Kevin Rhoden |
Ocoee |
President’s Award |
| Jerry Peeler |
Ocoee |
ROCKSTAR Award |
Scott Abrams |
Jacksonville |
10-year jacket |
| Bernie Parsons |
North Carolina |
10-year jacket |
| Tim Mangum |
North Carolina |
10-year jacket |
| Mickey Ferguson |
Ocoee Design Department |
10-year jacket |
| Justin Gey |
Ocoee Inspections Department |
10-year jacket |
Team Member’s Name |
Location |
Award |
| Greg Whigham |
Ocoee Service Department |
10-year jacket |
| Paul Vetter |
Ocoee Alarms Department |
10-year jacket |
| Willy Milligan |
Tampa |
10-year jacket |
| Tom Calabro |
Tampa |
10-year jacket |
| Bill Musial |
Ocoee Contracts Department |
20-year ring |
| Troy Buck |
Ocoee Contracts Department |
20-year ring |
| Danny Driggers |
Ocoee Sales |
20-year ring |
| Randall Drawdy |
Underground/Site Departments |
25-year Rolex |
| Doug Fischer |
Ocoee Design Department |
30-year special gift |
Apartment Building Saved for Thanksgiving
November 27, 2012 Leave a Comment
Apartment building saved by fire sprinklers.
Wayne Automatic installed fire Sprinklers in this building for Progress Builders last summer. The building is occupied by students attending Coastal Carolina University. They lost power temporarily over the weekend while this tenant was cooking. Unfazed, the occupant left to get something else…without turning off the stove.
When the fire department arrived the fire was already out. No one was hurt and only two heads activated.
The system was designed by Drew Jester and installed by Frank Martinez. Mike Conover drove 3 hours to the job to get their system back in service.
Everybody still had the opportunity to have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Side by Side Burns Educate Public
November 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
WAFS has been working with the South Caroline Fire and Life Safety Education Association SCFLASE to demonstrate over a dozen side by side burn demonstrations. This demonstration was held on September 29th, in conjunction with the Camden, South Carolina Fire and Rescue Department to celebrate Fire Safety week. The team will have another demonstration in Pegacay, South Carolina for more information go to www.scfalse.org.
Fire Safety Week Proclamation from the Governor
October 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
FFSA members with Fire Officials at the Capitol (42.26) from left to right Terry Noonan, FFSA President, Pete Sautie, FFSA Member, Julius Halas, Director, Division of Fire Marshall’s, Lorrell Bush, Executive Director, FFSA, Casia Sinco, Bureau Chief, Sarah Kelly, FFSA member, Keith McCarthy Public Safety Director.
On October 9, 2012 the Florida Fire Sprinkler Association (FFSA) along with State of Florida Fire officials receive a proclamation from Governor Scott and his cabinet Jeff Atwater, CFO, Pam Bondi, Attorney General, and Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture in honor of Fire Safety Week.
David Leon, Tampa WAFS, Honored in San Antonio
June 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Clark Gey, David Leon, Chris Whigham
David Leon of the Tampa office was awarded the first place in the Associated Builders and Contractor’s (ABC) National Craft Championship competition in the Fire Sprinkler category. David represented the ABC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter at the competition held in San Antonio on April 24th – 27th 2012. “ABC is honored to recognize the winners of the National Craft Championships for their high-quality workmanship, technical knowledge and safe work practices,” said 2012 ABC National Chairman Eric Regelin, president of Granix, LLC, Ellicott City, Md. “These craft trainees are the best of the best and show us that there is a bright future ahead for ABC and the U.S. construction industry.”
A field of 127 craft trainees competed for top honors in 12 competitions representing 10 crafts. Competitors first took an intense, two-hour written exam and then competed in daylong hands-on practical performance tests in: residential/commercial carpentry; residential/commercial electrical; commercial/industrial electrical; fire sprinkler; HVAC; insulation; millwright/industrial maintenance mechanic; pipefitting; plumbing; sheet metal; pipe welding; and structural welding.
Vote for Wayne Automatic Now.
June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
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Close up of automatic fire sprinkler in action!
May 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
See closeup how a single automatic sprinkler head put out a potentially devastating fire in less than 1 minute!
Video created by Paul Lawrence from WAFS Ft Myers during a side by side burn demonstration.
