The Client

The Boston Globe’s new modern printing plant is a state of the art and unconventional printing press. New technology supported by a German computer firm, the Taunting print publishing plant is intended to change the Globe’s old ways of printing. The new presses are planned to decrease cost and increase efficiencies in printing. This new facility will also sublease other newspaper’s printing needs. The facility will decrease costs by increasing efficiencies as well as revenue by printing for hire for other newspaper fixtures.

The Scope

SullyMac was tasked with completing renovation of an existing 350,000 square foot warehouse into a new print facility in under 6 months. This included a new 13.8kv service feed of a municipal utility company and upgrades to the existing service which add (4) new switchboards. This facility has (4) advanced printing presses and over (30) pieces of supporting equipment such as ink station, inserters, stackers, and a conveyer system. The problem was providing power and connections to such complex and unusual equipment in a short period of time.

The Execution

SullyMac’s solution was to plan, and then execute, the plan in an efficient manner. Due to great jobsite supervision and excellent support labor from local 223, we were able to meet and exceed the schedule requirements. Out of the ordinary solutions, such as paralleled THHN feeder cable within the cable tray, allowed us to save space and time.