Field Measured, Shop Built
Industrial Railings, Ladders, Stairs and Work Platforms
We build handrail and guardrail for tanks, plant floors and bridges, along with fixed ladders, steel stairs, catwalks, walkways and elevated work platforms. Our shop is in Jeffersonville, Indiana, just across the river from Louisville. We supply wastewater treatment plants, construction contractors and transportation projects across Kentucky and Southern Indiana, and ship finished sections as far as Chicago, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Our welders are certified to AWS D1.1 for structural steel and D1.2 for structural aluminum, and our vandal guard ladders keep roof and tank access closed to the public. Send us your engineer’s drawings, a sketch and we’ll quote the job. For jobs in Indiana and Kentucky, we can also take on site measurements and prepare shop drawings for your approval before we fabricate.
Industrial Railings, Ladders, Stairs and Platforms We Build
Handrail and guardrail
Pipe or angle railing for tanks, clarifiers, plant floors, mezzanines and bridges, with kick plates and gates as needed.
Fixed Ladders
Steel and aluminum ladders for tanks, roofs and equipment, including vandal guard ladders that lock the lower rungs.
Stairs and catwalks
Steel stairs, industrial stair systems, stair towers, catwalks and walkways with grating treads, built to fit your site. Crossovers carry workers over pipe runs and conveyors.
Work platforms
Elevated work platforms and maintenance access platforms for equipment, tanks and mezzanines, sized to your drawings and loads. Platforms small enough to ship in one piece leave the shop with the grating and handrail installed.
Brackets and supports
Mounting brackets, base plates and support steel for railing, pipe and equipment.
Certified Welding, Built to Your Code Requirements
Our welders are certified to AWS D1.1 for structural steel and AWS D1.2 for structural aluminum. We build to AISC and IBC requirements and follow ASCE and ANSI load, wind and seismic specifications. Certification paperwork is available for project traceability. For federally funded projects, we supply the documentation needed for Build America, Buy America (BABA) compliance.
AWS D1.1
Structural steel
AWS D1.2
Structural aluminum
AISC
Steel structures and components
IBC
Building code compliance
ASCE & ANSI
Load, wind, and seismic specifications
traceability & BABA
Certification paperwork and Build America, Buy America documentation
Materials and finishes
- Carbon steel
- Stainless steel
- Aluminum
- Galvanizing
- Powder coating
- Shop primer
Project Feature
Lewis and Clark Bridge
The East End Bridge carries traffic across the Ohio River between eastern Louisville and Southern Indiana, just east of Jeffersonville. It is a 2,500-foot cable-stayed bridge built as part of the Ohio River Bridges Project.
We fabricated over 9,240 ft of safety railing for the bridge and the tunnel at our shop in Jeffersonville. The railing was built in anodized aluminum and shipped in ready-to-install sections. During installation, our quality manager surveyed the railing on site to ensure correct fit and alignment.
Recent Railing, Stair and Platform Projects
Railing for Commercial Buildings
We also build railing for entryways, stairs and outdoor spaces at commercial buildings. Bring your own design or have our designers draw it up. Railings can include cable, glass, or fiberglass, with powder-coated or anodized finishes.
Structural Steel Fabrication
Our shop also bends, rolls and welds structural framing, columns, lintels and support steel for buildings, bridges and water treatment facilities.
How a Railing or Ladder Job Moves Through the Shop
01
Quote
Send a drawing, STEP file or simple sketch. For jobs in Indiana and Kentucky, we can visit the site and take measurements.
02
Programming and setup
We review the design and send a quote with a parts breakdown.
03
Machining
We fabricate, and our quality manager inspects the welds and fit before shipping.
04
Inspection and Delivery
We assemble as much as we can before shipping, then your crew or installer sets it on site. We don’t install in the field.