Over the years, Allied Steel Buildings’ evolution has been driven by an enthusiasm for innovation, allowing us to meet diverse customer needs since day one. After successfully making the leap from steel building designer and engineer to fabricator in 2020, we continue to explore new ways to reimagine what is possible within our industry. Crediting a large part of our success to our relationships with strategic partners, we once again joined forces with longtime partner IP Grupo, to open our second manufacturing facility in 2024. This McGregor, Texas-based location marks our company’s inaugural expansion into fabrication within the United States. Inspired by the shared success of launching our first facility, we worked with IP Grupo to design our new facility with cutting-edge technology and capabilities that open the door to even more potential.
Shared Philosophies, Shared Successes
IP Grupo’s expertise in conceptualizing and outfitting steel manufacturing plants played a critical role in bringing our first facility online in 2020. Building upon the success of this venture and the resulting increase in demand for our products, we entrusted IP Grupo to bring our latest vision to life in McGregor, TX, once we recognized the urgent need to expand fabrication to a US-based location. Our aligned vision for technology and the future of facilities in the industry made IP Grupo the ideal fit for the job: optimizing the facility’s layout, advising on technology to best serve our production goals, and ultimately, with engineering a facility that optimizes performance and quality.
“IP Grupo approached the project much in the way Allied approaches projects with its clients: starting with the goal, asking, ‘What are you trying to achieve?’ and then working backwards from there.” – Michael Lassner, Allied Steel Buildings President
Leading the Industry, Tomorrow and Beyond
After defining production goals, desired efficiencies, and equipment uptimes, Allied worked with IP Grupo to create a facility that could meet today’s needs as well as those of the future. Our intention to build a facility that grows with our clients’ needs added nuanced complexities to the project, which made collaborating with IP Grupo to expand upon past successes a natural choice. IP Grupo’s expertise was once again instrumental in advising on the best available technology for Allied’s goals and in engineering the optimal layout to support material flow. The four-building facility features top-of-line manufacturing equipment and machining from Kaltenbach and Tecoi, two vendors who lent their expertise to Allied’s first facility. Its cutting-edge, one-of-a-kind robotics system from Lincoln Electric/Zeman will redefine industry quality and capabilities for years to come.
Allied’s McGregor facility is a testament to our dedication to exploring new solutions, technologies, and processes that improve our capabilities. It’s just one of the many reasons we’re trusted by clients worldwide to tackle the most intricate challenges, and build legacies for generations to come.