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The modern warehouse generally requires large areas of open space for the flexibility to store a range of goods in different configurations. No other building material is able to accommodate these needs as well as steel. General Steel warehouses have a number of advantages over other building systems.
General Steel Manufacturing Facility Advantages
- General Steel warehouses are fabricated from a high-grade steel. The strength of this high-quality steel allows clear-spans up to 300 feet wide. This span would be very difficult to achieve on a cost effective basis with most other building materials. With a clear-span building, there is no need for interior columns. This gives you greater flexibility on the design and layout of the facility and more room for storing your goods.
- General Steel warehouses offer saving on insurance costs since steel does not burn, it will not fuel a fire like wood. When a fire reaches inside the walls of a wood-framed building, it can be difficult to extinguish. When a fire occurs in a steel building, it may be possible to contain the fire in a single area.
- General Steel Buildings are engineer certified and fabricated to meet your local codes. Our steel warehouses are designed to withstand adverse weather conditions.
- Using a pre-engineered steel buildings, warehouses may be erected much faster than with alternative methods of construction. This means that your new steel warehouse may be in operation sooner.
- Warehouses that are built using traditional construction methods, can require a significant amount of maintanence depending on the materials used. General Steel warehouses offer low lifetime maintanence so you can spend your time and money elsewhere.
- General Steel warehouses are economical. Research has shown that using our steel building system can save your company up to 50% compared to conventional construction costs of similar structures.
General Steel Warehouse Quality
Chances are, you will be using your new warehouse well into the future. If you want your building to last, it will be important to use a high-quality building system. Cheaper quality buildings may require less of an initial investment, but they can be high maintenance and have a much higher total cost of ownership.
At General Steel, we use a high-grade of steel which provides straight walls, tight connections, and increased durability. These buildings are designed to last and have one of the best guarantees in the industry. Your steel warehouse facility can be virtually maintenance free with a high-quality building system from General Steel.
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