North American Construction Services, Ltd., part of the Fives Group and a leader in furnace engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and construction for the thermal process industry, completed the relocation of their offices from Irondale to Birmingham, Alabama. The move provides access to an expanded manufacturing and office space and is in line with Fives Group’s international strategy to grow and support regional markets.
Since 1975, North American Construction Services has been a trusted provider of services and supplies for thermal process customers. Along with their headquarters located in Birmingham, Alabama, the company has two remote facilities located in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and Seymore, Indiana. These service centers cater to customers’ maintenance and facility needs in the surrounding areas to help minimize furnace downtime with timely and exceptional customer service.
New Headquarters
The newly renovated headquarters in Birmingham are now situated within over 85,000 sq ft, more than twice the size of the previous facility. This allows for additional shop floor space for fabrication, piping, assembly, refractory, and paint, as well as added overhead cranes and jib hoists. The warehouse space for materials stock has been upgraded from 7,200 sq ft to 10,500 sq ft. This expansion is a critical component to growing the capabilities of the company to meet more customer demand.
“North American Construction Services outgrew the old location in Irondale and were looking for a larger facility to offer better services to customers and a more modern work environment for employees,” said Stephan Paech, CEO and president at Fives North American Combustion. “[The company] has improved processes and increased manufacturing capacity and capabilities to better support customers—OEMs, component suppliers, and plant operators.”
With this exciting new venture, the company will be able to utilize their new capabilities to continue offering maintenance projects involving repairs of in-place equipment being restored or serviced. The team in Birmingham works directly with both Fives North American Combustion’s team and the customer to determine the scope of work. Services offered include maintenance, construction, system solutions, materials, and aftermarket services.
What’s Next
North American Construction Services plans to keep innovating and growing, as they always have. “What sets us apart from other construction companies are our turnkey solutions, innovative design and engineering, large-scale complete manufacturing, piping and mechanical systems, and refractory design and installation services, which have developed long-term committed relationships with customers, all of which are made possible by our dedicated and skilled workforce,” noted Matt Owens, general manager at North American Construction Services.