DOHERTY STEEL OF PAOLA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION OF ITS 165,000-SQUARE-FOOT STEEL FABRICATION FACILITY, WHICH HAS DOUBLED PROCESSING CAPACITIES, INCREASED MATERIAL SIZE CAPABILITIES AND CREATED NEW JOBS FOR THE AREA. IN 2021 AND 2022, THE FACILITY UNDERWENT TWO PHASES OF EXPANSION TO MEET MARKET DEMAND AND THE NEEDS OF LARGER PROJECTS.
IN THE SPRING OF 2021, DOHERTY STEEL OPENED THE NEWLY ADDED 16,000- SQUARE-FOOT EXPANSION FOR FABRICATING, PAINTING AND SHIPPING. THIS SPRING, A SECOND 16,000-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION OPENED, GROWING THE FACILITY BY A TOTAL OF 32,000 SQUARE FEET. THE EXPANSIONS HAVE DOUBLED DOHERTY STEEL’S PROCESSING CAPACITY FROM 12,000 TONS TO A POTENTIAL OF MORE THAN 20,000 TONS ANNUALLY AND INCREASED THE MATERIAL SIZE CAPABILITIES. ALONG WITH THE ADDED SPACE COMES NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH 14 NEW POSITIONS FILLED WITHIN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF THE EXPANDED FACILITY OPENING.
