Feature Story and Photos by Larry H. Oskin
GP Construction recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Groveland. GP Construction was formerly located in Clermont. Family, friends, and leaders in the community came to help them celebrate. Members of the South Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon cutting.
Owned by Paul Gaynor, President and Jeff Paynter, Vice President, GP Construction is a local family business that was started by two former East Ridge High School graduates who have been close friends for over 20 years, since they played football together. While they were members of the first graduating class from that high school, they used to work together for Jeff Paynter’s father’s construction company. They have been in business together for the past 8 years. They have completed projects for Orlando Health, South Lake Hospital, Montverde Academy, Ruby Tuesday’s, North American Mining and Reliable Carriers.
Paul D. Gaynor brings 20 years of construction experience to the team in various market commercial and residential sectors, Gaynor keeps all of their projects on track. Having grown up in a residential construction trade business, he has worked to master many facets of the professional construction industry. He has experience as a carpenter, foreman, superintendent and project manager with permitting and sub-contractor management. Gaynor notes, “We are specialists in the construction of unique and exclusive commercial properties and custom homes. Our work inspires us. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding quality and design for leading clients across the world. We couldn’t do what we do without the great support we have thankfully received from our local South Lake community!”
Jeffrey Paynter II tracks, supervises and directs the day-to-day in the field construction operations and activities. Paynter is experienced in all aspects of coordinating site construction projects while overseeing trade and field personnel to drive each project to be on time and on-budget. He has experience working on bridges, commercial and custom residential construction projects. Paynter also brings 14 years of professional construction experience to the team in various market sectors.
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GP Construction: Gaynor and Paynter are proud to have built their reputation by providing the highest level of general contracting, pre-construction, construction and construction management services through word-of-mouth referrals. Paynter notes, “From a simple remodel to ground-up construction, our GP Construction team expertly manages all facets of the building process. Our relationships with the finest architects, engineers and Designers in the industry and highest quality subcontractor team allow us to execute any job thoroughly and expertly without compromising the personalized attention we value so highly. We are able to ensure that every aspect of each construction project is thought through in detail by people we trust to get the job done right, and then manage the job through completion.”
Gaynor adds, “Our new GP facility will allow us to order early and store our materials, while helping alleviate many issues. This will help us to build projects faster in a time and age where material lead-times are causing major delays. This will help us have an advantage over the competition with more productive days and earlier completions. The integrity we’ve always upheld has helped bring us this far. And all the glory belongs to God.”
For More Information on GP Construction, visit them at 889 East Anderson Road, Groveland, FL 34736. Call: 321-200-2276. Visit: www.gpconstructioncompany.com and https://www.facebook.com/GPConstructionCompany/.