Armstrong Network- Good Reads - 10

Pre-engineered steel buildings offer more benefits to those looking to build a home or a commercial structure quickly and cost-effectively. Compared to conventional wooden or concrete structures, they are more cost-effective, easier to customize, and easier to erect. As metal building fabricators, we engineer every residential or commercial steel building based on local load requirements and building… …

Building a new workshop, storage area, or commercial building? There are a variety of building types and building materials to choose from. The right materials depend on each individual’s needs and budget. Some of the most common building types include steel, wood, fabric, stone, and concrete.   Each material type has advantages and disadvantages for the… …

It’s sleek. It’s lightweight. It’s sturdy. It’s modern and retains or increases in value the longer you have it. Polished metal, brilliant color, without saying a single word it screams that you’ve made it and you love flying. But it isn’t your new plane, it’s your hangar, and it’s made of steel. Hangars have always… …

High School football season is approaching, if it hasn’t begun already. Your team needs a new practice field, and it’s not going to pay for itself! Not to mention, you’ll need to erect a prefab steel building to house equipment, a bathroom and a locker room. Luckily, there are more than a few ways to… …

We are frequently asked about pole barns – and there’s good reason. Many of our customers believe that pole barns are a simple way to meet their agricultural or even storage needs. Pole barns often serve as workshops or make-shift garages in a pinch.  But the benefits of a steel building outweigh the cost benefits… …

It’s been a big week for the steel industry. In all actuality, it’s been a big couple of months. In July, a decision handed down by the U.S. Department of Commerce made it difficult for companies from nine different foreign countries to import steel into the United States. Those companies were “dumping” steel into the… …

According to the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly 6.5 million people work at approximately 252,000 construction sites across the nation on any given day. These workers build our roads, houses and buildings and maintain the world’s infrastructure.  At Armstrong Steel, we have joined forces with some of the… …

Right now, it’s your tomorrow. Right now, it’s everything. Right now, catch that magic moment. Right now, it means everything. It’s enlightened me, right now. What are you waiting for? Van Halen had to have known these words would become popular when they put pen to paper more than 23 years ago. Their lyrics and… …