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Norfolk Iron & Metal
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Emporia, KS
- Status:
- Completed - May 2007
- Structure Type:
- Storage Facility / Warehouse
Scope Of Work
156,650 Sq.Ft office and
warehouse completed 2001
75,000 Sq.Ft. addition completed May 2007
231,650 Sq.Ft. overall building size
Roof and Wall Treatments:
Butlerib II wall panels and Butler MR-24 roof system.
Special features:
Massive overhead cranes throughout warehouse, railroad spur through building, 4’ deep concrete pit to store large sheets of plate steel on edge, extra thick reinforced floor to handle the massive weight of steel and equipment used to move steel.
Special Needs:
Expansion capabilities for multiple additions during the next few years.
End use:
Office and Warehouse for the Emporia steel distribution facility.
Client:
Based in Norfolk, Nebraska with service centers in Greeley, Colorado and Emporia, Kansas and a coil processing facility in Rock Island, Illinois, Norfolk Iron & Metal services the Midwest and Upper Plains States. With over 100,000 tons of inventory, shipping in excess of half a million tons of product each year, and employing 550 people Norfolk is ranked among the top 30 steel service centers in the United States.