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Industrial Resources recently added a piece of machinery to our 37,440-square-foot steel fabrication facility that adds increased efficiency to the steel fabrication process. The Peddinghaus Anglemaster-643 was introduced to the team, and after thorough training, we can use the anglemaster to its full potential. Continue reading to hear from Industrial’s Manager of Fabrication, David Ward, on how the anglemaster increases efficiency resulting in a faster, more accurate product for our customer. 

The “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” that was approved last year is going to be providing unprecedented funding for construction projects across the country. This legislation includes approximately $550 billion in new federal investments for rebuilding America’s roads, bridges, water infrastructure, and more. Approximately $110 billion is specifically designated for repairing and rebuilding roads and bridges.  

Phillip E. Burnside is retiring following 13 years of service with Industrial Resources, Inc. Phil joined the company in June 2008 as Vice-President, and has served as President since June 2016. Phil holds a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from Fairmont State University and an MS degree in Safety Studies from West Virginia University. We wish Phil and his growing family God’s blessings in retirement. His work ethic, energy, integrity, intelligence, and dedication to our employees and customers are known by all who have worked with him.

Industrial Resources, Inc. has been in business for 75 years and continues to provide services for  customers'  when needed. We are a full-service, design-build, turn-key provider  offering civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, design engineering, detail engineering, fabrication and field installation services. We have the capabilities and have provided services for many industrial industries over the years. These industries range from product preparation, overland conveyor systems, material handling systems for coal, aggregate, cement, glass, oil and gas, sand and start-up commissioning for every project we do. There is no job too large and no job too  small; we will do them all.  

Abby Hay, daughter of Industrial Resources Senior Project Manager, Tom Hay, recently competed at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The atmosphere in the CHI Health Center was electric! There were light shows and hype music in the arena that made it seem like the NBA finals.

As we all know, many parts of the world have been infected with an unexpected and very unfortunate virus which has taken the lives of many people throughout this great country of ours. Many companies unknowingly were not prepared for this and have been unable to continue to operate their business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Industrial Resources was fortunate to be considered an essential operation by both President Trump and West Virginia’s Governor Jim Justice, allowing us to maintain a presence within the market place while abiding by the governmental mandates, requirements and recommendations throughout the past several months. 

To remain competitive in today’s global marketplace, the coal industry must invest its capital effectively to constantly improve operational efficiencies. In 2019 Industrial Resources designed and built an addition for a West Virginia coal preparation plant to increase its raw feed capacity from less than 900 tons per hour (tph) to more than 1,200 tph, a 35% to 40% increase.

Industrial Resources is a design-build contractor that has successfully designed and constructed many processing plants and material handling systems for various industries for more than 75 years. The storyline for this upgrade is how the design-build contracting approach assured a successful project that achieved both objectives: the effective use of capital and improved efficiency.

Off the top of your head, think about your ideal workplace. How is the office setup? What mix of personalities do your co-workers encompass? Is your upper management respectable and genuinely interested in your wellbeing? Is it a large or small company? What responsibilities do you carry? What does your future look like?

Now, picture this - it’s a Monday morning on a cold winter day. You shudder at the thought of getting out of your cozy bed, at first, but then you remember what day it is and how you get to see your favorite co-worker today. Today is the day where you start on an exciting new project that helps you fine-tune your skills as a professional to work towards your next promotion. 

Freshly motivated, you happily get out of bed, get ready and make your way to work. You smile as you step into the office and greet your co-workers to the start of a new week, knowing that you’ll be in a truly collaborative place where you will be challenged to grow and make a difference.  You’ll feel confident taking on new challenges and be encouraged to take risks that will enable your professional growth but feel secure knowing that the team will support you.

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, for Stephen Bartone at Industrial Resources, it’s his reality. 

Discover more about what it’s like to work for Industrial and Stephen’s story below. 

Flotation is a science that brings together many complicated variables. Factors include knowledge of mineral structure, chemicals, temperature, technical skills of the operator and dependability of the flotation cell.  

Read on to learn more about flotation cells, its uses and the different types of flotation cells.

Industrial Resources was featured in the November 2018 edition of Coal Age for our work on the refuse conveyor at Buchanan Mine, owned by Coronado Global Resources.

We want to thank Coal Age for featuring our story!

Buchanan Mine contracted with us to perform a structural inspection and evaluation of a gallery truss and the two bents supporting it.

You can read the story in its entirety below.