Metals USA

Growth in the steel pipe and casing business created a need for Metals USA to quickly build a steel slitting plant to serve local steel mills by rail in rural Southwest Alabama. Metals USA officials turned to Shireman, whom they had worked successfully with on a prior project in Jeffersonville. 

Because the area was somewhat rural, with no interstate within two hours and limited local construction capacity, Shireman worked quickly to put together a team from across the region and nation to work around the clock.

The project was fast-tracked from the start, with our design team members drawing the building as the Shireman team prepared the site and poured foundations. Shireman also coordinated with city and railroad officials to install a rail spur. The plant opened in time to receive and install the multi-million dollar slitting equipment to help meet the demands of the growing natural gas industry.