GMFCO Metal Fabrication News

Our resident architectural metal specialist has seen it time and again: Beautiful, customized and expensive metal fabrications get to a construction site and won’t fit the intended space and footprint. Or, a large ornamental metal fabrication is created and when installed, fails to meet an overlooked building code. Throwing away countless hours of skilled work … Continue reading “Every Good Builder Uses a Metals Expert”

Our country needs well trained technicians. Let’s take a good look at the cost of technical education as an investment. A traditional college education is fine for many, but it is not meant for everyone. The return on investment of a typical 4-year degree program is becoming more questionable as common tuition costs have reached … Continue reading “Investing in Education is Paying it Forward”

Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Company is literally growing through the roof as we vertically expand our 70,000 square foot facility to accommodate the height of a newly acquired AWEA Double Column 5-face Machining Center. Locating this new bridge mill for optimal work flow requires a building modification – raising the roof – to accommodate the machine’s … Continue reading “GMFCo Adds Large Capacity Double Column 5-face Machining Center”