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SMACNA Cleveland’s T.H. Martin and SMART Local 33 were the perfect team on Cleveland Hospital, the city’s largest project in 20 years By / Jessica Kirby • Photos courtesy of T.H. Martin When it wraps up in April 2022, Cleveland Hospital will have 11 stories, 270 new beds, a 1,500-space employee parking garage, and expanded green space and community programs on its 52-acre campus. If that sounds like a lot, that is because it is. In fact, this project—financed by $946 million in hospital-revenue bonds and a $100 million fundraising campaign by the MetroHealth Foundation—will be the largest project Cleveland has seen in two decades. SMACNA Cleveland contractor T.H. Martin and the highly skilled craftspersons at Local 33 Cleveland were the perfect team for taking on a project of this magnitude, where the logistics are challenging, the schedule demanding, and the design complex—all while dealing with a pandemic.
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Tom Martin, president at T.H. Martin and Best Practices Market Expansion Task Force member, said the company began the job with 10 to 15 sheet metal workers on site, but throughout, as many as 60 were required on site, with 25 supporting in the shop. “A project of this size, with a demanding schedule and a complex design, meant additional labor was needed during the rough-in phase,” Martin says. “Because we were extremely busy and had other projects ongoing, we worked with our partners at Local 33 to identify the right personnel and talent for completing this job.” Local 33 Business Manager Tim Miller says the Local approached the project as a team effort on all fronts, including
