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New Addition Will House Handrail and Light Architectural Components Since its beginning in the early 1960s, Midland Steel Company has been growing. By 1980, the company had already outgrown the existing fabrication shop they’d acquired and it was time to build a new location in Wathena, Kansas. The custom-constructed building was designed to serve the needs of the operation well into the future. Like any other construction company, Midland Steel has weathered a few ups  Continue Reading »

Structural Steel is Sustainable and Durable The construction of a 2,000-square foot home requires between 50 and 60 trees, equal to about an acre of wooded area. When you compare that impact on the environment, versus the use of structural steel, it’s easy to see the benefits of steel. The same home can be built with the equivalent of six scrapped cars. While this is an easy way to visualize the benefits that structural steel  Continue Reading »