Advance Testing, a SOCOTEC Company, provided comprehensive special inspections and materials testing throughout the 18-month construction of Mediacom’s 110,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Blooming Grove, New York.
Key Information
Project Name: Mediacom Corporate Headquarters
Client: Mediacom
Location: Blooming Grove, New York
Services Provided: Concrete Testing & Inspection, Soil Compaction Testing, Building Code Special Inspections
The Challenge
Building a New High-Tech Corporate Headquarters
Mediacom, the fifth-largest cable television provider, selected Blooming Grove, New York, for the development of its new corporate headquarters. The project represented the relocation of the company’s headquarters and its pursuit of a corporate park designed to reflect the high-tech nature of its business.
The new 110,000-square-foot facility represented a $35 million construction investment and brought 250 jobs to the Hudson Valley.
With construction taking place over an 18-month period, the project required ongoing inspection and materials testing across multiple phases of construction. This included verification of soil and foundation conditions as well as inspection and testing associated with concrete, masonry, reinforcing steel, structural steel, bolting, and welding.

The Solution
Comprehensive Special Inspections and Materials Testing
Advance Testing, a SOCOTEC Company, provided technical oversight across a broad range of construction activities.
Services provided included:
- Soil Compaction Testing
- Bearing Capacity Inspection
- Reinforcing Steel Inspection
- Concrete Testing & Inspection
- Masonry & Grout Testing
- Bolting Inspection
- Visual Welding Inspection
- Ultrasonic Weld Testing
- Laboratory Testing
- Building Code Special Inspections
Soil compaction testing and bearing capacity inspection addressed site and foundation conditions, while reinforcing steel, concrete, masonry, and grout services covered key elements of structural construction.
For structural steel components, Advance Testing performed bolting inspection, visual welding inspection, and ultrasonic weld testing. The project scope also included Windsor probe testing and bolt-pull testing.
Advance Testing, a SOCOTEC Company, provided technical oversight across a broad range of construction activities.
Services provided included:
- Soil Compaction Testing
- Bearing Capacity Inspection
- Reinforcing Steel Inspection
- Concrete Testing & Inspection
- Masonry & Grout Testing
- Bolting Inspection
- Visual Welding Inspection
- Ultrasonic Weld Testing
- Laboratory Testing
- Building Code Special Inspections
Soil compaction testing and bearing capacity inspection addressed site and foundation conditions, while reinforcing steel, concrete, masonry, and grout services covered key elements of structural construction.
For structural steel components, Advance Testing performed bolting inspection, visual welding inspection, and ultrasonic weld testing. The project scope also included Windsor probe testing and bolt-pull testing.
The Results
Supporting a Major Hudson Valley Development
The completed Mediacom corporate headquarters established a new corporate presence in Blooming Grove and brought 250 jobs to the Hudson Valley.
Advance Testing, a SOCOTEC Company, contributed its inspection and materials testing expertise to this significant commercial development.
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