Modular Building Info

Prefabricated steel structures offer fall protection for employees

May 21, 2010: ST LOUIS, MO – St. Louis based Porta-King, manufacturer of prefabricated building systems, offers custom designed platforms to warehouses, manufacturing and processing facilities across the country. The steel, prefabricated platforms, offer fall protection for at risk personnel, easing safety concerns.

“Our fall protection platforms provide safety for personnel that need to access areas in a facility that may be considered dangerous or high risk,” said Gregg Pearlstone, vice president at Porta-King. “We recently installed a two-story exterior platform at a nitrogen processing facility so employees could safely monitor and adjust control valves on the tank systems.”

In response to safety concerns, many facilities are turning to options that protect employees, while working with existing conditions of the facility.

“Many companies want to ensure the safety of their personnel, especially when they perform the high risk parts of their job,” Pearlstone said. “We can provide safety options with minimal impact or interruption in the daily activities of the facility.”

In addition to providing fall protection, Porta-King’s platforms are a quick and affordable alternative to conventional construction. Using the company’s unique prefabricated structures allows for construction of the platforms to go up close to 40-percent faster than traditional onsite construction of a structure.

“Our prefabricated mezzanine structures can be erected in just a few days, instead of a few weeks as it would with conventional construction, and at a much lower cost,” Pearlstone said. “Our systems are designed to enable faster and easier installation.”

To demonstrate their commitment to providing unmatched quality and service, Porta-King provides onsite-surveying to ensure every structure is built to match specific project requirements. All fall protection platforms are built in strict compliance with the IBC 2006.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers prefabricated exterior structures for a wide assortment of applications, including guard buildings, guard and range towers, parking attendant booths and custom equipment enclosures. Porta-King’s prefabricated building systems provide shelter, storage, safety and security solutions for virtually any application where conventional construction has been traditionally utilized. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

Company’s prefabricated, insulated buildings provide low-level humidity environments for lithium battery production, testing and storage

April 6, 2010: ST LOUIS, MO – St. Louis based Porta-King, a manufacturer of prefabricated building systems, offers modular buildings that provide a flexible and affordable option for dry rooms to the lithium battery industry. Porta-King’s pre-engineered systems can accommodate any layout design and are an easy to assemble alternative to conventional construction.

We offer multiple wall options that provide excellent insulation values that can be sealed sufficiently to create a structure capable of supporting the low level humidity environment necessary for lithium battery production, testing and storage. Panel thicknesses from 3″ – 6″, all of which can include either extruded aluminum framing or tongue and groove side joints for connecting wall panels together. Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) or polyurethane insulating cores are available.

“The advantage of using modular construction for dry rooms is that it allows for immediate installation without the mess of dust and debris from conventional construction,” said Gregg Pearlstone, vice president at Porta-King. “Our structures are custom made and delivered with components that are pre-cut and mitered, eliminating the on-site cutting of materials, keeping the area clean and equipment protected.”

To guarantee the highest level of excellence, Porta-King provides each client with free on-site support and detailed CAD generated drawings to ensure a seamless interface with HVAC systems and other related equipment. All modular systems are custom designed to match specific project requirements.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers prefabricated exterior structures for a wide assortment of applications, including guard buildings, guard and range towers, parking attendant booths and custom equipment enclosures. Porta-King’s prefabricated building systems provide shelter, storage, safety and security solutions for virtually any application where conventional construction has been traditionally utilized. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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Company’s unique Durasteel construction provides strength, ensures years of trouble free service

March 25, 2010: ST LOUIS, MO – Porta-King, a manufacturer of prefabricated building systems, offers custom-designed shelters that offer protection to employees, customers and equipment. Porta-King’s prefabricated line of unique Durasteel construction offers a cost effective solution with easy installation and provides shelters with the strength and durability to stand up to any environment, ensuring years of trouble free service with minimal maintenance.

Porta-King has over 40 years of experience in the design and construction of prefabricated buildings, including shelters often used for smoking, bus and transit shelters. The company’s many years of experience in steel fabrication allows them to create custom-designed shelters to accommodate virtually any application.

“The flexibility and strength of steel makes it a natural for practically unlimited customizing possibilities,” said Gregg Pearlstone, vice president at Porta-King. “We have the in-house capabilities as a steel fabricator to create durable steel structures that will pass the test of time.”

The company’s trademarked Durasteel prefabricated buildings are designed to match unique project and application requirements. The structures can be customized to include custom roofs, special glazing and can include a wide variety of custom architectural features. Built with heavy-duty all structural tube frame construction, buildings are designed to last.

To demonstrate their commitment to providing unmatched quality and service, Porta-King provides each client with free onsite support and CAD generated drawings to ensure shelters are built to exact specifications. Porta-King’s full line of prefabricated shelters arrive fully assembled and ready for immediate use, and include one of the best warranties in the industry.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers prefabricated exterior structures for a wide assortment of retail operations, including guard buildings, guard and range towers, parking attendant booths and custom equipment enclosures. In addition, Porta-King manufacturers modular building and mezzanines for interior construction applications. Porta-King’s prefabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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Fully assembled buildings are affordable, ready for occupancy

February 23, 2010: ST LOUIS, MO – St. Louis based Porta-King, a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction, offers an affordable solution for scale houses that monitor and manage cargo weight, traffic and transactions at highway weigh stations, landfills and recycling facilities. With its prefabricated building line, Porta-King custom-designs scale houses as an alternative to costly grounds-up units.

Port-King has over 40 years of experience in the design and construction of prefabricated buildings, including scale houses. The company’s custom made structures arrive on site fully assembled and ready for occupancy, eliminating the down time required to build a conventional scale house.

“In addition to our expertise in prefabricated buildings and ensuring a quality product, we also provide exceptional customer service,” said Gregg Pearlstone, vice president at Porta-King. “We provide free on-site support before, during and even after the purchase of one of our buildings, and we offer one of the best warranties in the industry.”

Using time tested construction methods to create a structure that will hold up even under the heaviest usage, the prefabricated buildings are designed to match unique project and application requirements. The structures can be customized to include electrical systems, factory plumbed restrooms, HVAC systems and cabinetry with the option of stainless steel.

Exterior features can include custom roof structures, special glazing including ballistics rated walls, roofs and windows, custom paint finishes, and exterior wall treatments such as factory applied brick and stone. To offer the widest selections of construction options, Porta-King products come with the choice of maintenance free anodized aluminum or heavy duty all steel construction.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers prefabricated exterior structures for retail operations, including guard buildings, smoking and transit shelters, check-out huts and cashier shelters in lawn and garden departments. Porta-King’s prefabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

House Bill requires chemical and water facilities to upgrade security

January 4, 2010: ST LOUIS, MO – In response to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and House Bill HR 2868, St. Louis based Porta-King has expanded its line of prefabricated structures to meet the enhanced security requirements for chemical and water facilities as mandated in House Bill HR 2868. This bill calls for upgraded security to protect sensitive facilities against acts of terrorism.

Porta-King, a leader in custom-design prefabricated construction, offers a variety of prefabricated structures such as fixed guard booths, mobile trailer security stations, turnstile shelters as well as guard towers. The company also manufactures a line of ballistics-rated prefabricated structures that include walls, windows and doors constructed with bullet resistant materials which meet the Underwrites Laboratory (UL) 752 Level ballistic standard and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) IV ballistic standard.

“In response to CFATS and HR 2868, we are seeing a new need for security structures at facilities around the country such as waste water treatment facilities, public water systems and within the liquid petroleum industry” said Gregg Pearlstone, Porta-King vice president. “Our prefabricated structures provide options for many organizations to protect their facilities and personnel at any of these locations.”

Porta-King’s prefabricated structures can be custom-made to meet clients’ needs, and can include many aesthetic options such as pitched standing seam roofs, extended overhangs with can lights, factory-adhered brick and stone finishes, decorative steel facades and window mullions. Also available are custom color options and trailer mounted units for use as mobile security booths.

“We can provide a solution to facilities that are faced with a need for immediate security stations” said Pearlstone. “Our systems can be installed with minimal downtime in the area of construction at a considerable cost savings when compared to conventional construction.”

The company is also a manufacturer of a line of galvanized structural steel towers, which can be used in conjunction with their prefabricated structures to create guard towers and over watch towers. Creating an elevated outpost for security personnel can be critical for installations where large expanses of real estate must be secured.

Porta-King is committed to providing unmatched quality and service, and provides each client with detailed drawings for approval and on-site review prior to fabrication. Design consultation and installation services are available anywhere in the United States, along with the best warranties in the industry on all their products.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed, pre-assembled buildings since 1969. In addition to its exterior pre-assembled buildings, Porta-King offers a full line of modular wall systems and enclosures including single and two-story designs, as well as structural steel mezzanines used for storage, production and elevated office space. Porta-King buildings provide shelter and storage solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit www.portaking.com.

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Custom security structures are fabricated up to UL 752 Level 8 and NIJ-IV

In response to the growing need for security at military bases, dams, ports of entry, nuclear facilities, city buildings and law enforcement agencies, St. Louis-based Porta-King has designed prefabricated structures with bullet resistant protective materials. The prefabricated structures include walls, windows and doors constructed with bullet resistant materials which meet the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) 752 Level 8 ballistic standard and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) IV ballistic standard.

“We are seeing an increasing need for security structures in new places such as distribution centers, wastewater treatment facilities and food manufacturing and processing plants,” said Gregg Pearlstone, Porta-King vice president. “We are committed to providing the highest quality products, and by offering ballistic-rated structures, we can provide options for many organizations to protect personnel in various locations.”

Porta-King, a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction, offers prefabricated bullet resistant construction in both aluminum and steel models. The structures can be custom-made to meet clients’ needs, and can include many aesthetic options such as pitched standing seam roofs, extended overhangs with can lights, factory-adhered brick and stone finishes, decorative steel facades and window mullions. Also available are custom color options and trailer mounted units for use as mobile security booths.

The company is also a single-source manufacturer of galvanized structural steel towers, which can be used in conjunction with its ballistic-rated buildings as vision towers and overwatch towers commonly used to monitor prison grounds, fighter pilot training courses and firing ranges.

Porta-King is committed to providing unmatched quality and service, and provides each client with detailed drawings for approval and on-site review prior to fabrication. Design consultation and installation services are available anywhere in the United States, along with the best warranties in the industry on all their products.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers preassembled exterior structures for retail operations, including guard buildings, smoking and transit shelters, parking attendant booths, check-out huts and cashier shelters in lawn and garden departments. Porta-King’s prefabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

A total of $27.5 billion has been dedicated to highway and bridge construction projects, the largest single line infrastructure item in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was recently signed by President Obama. To meet the expected increase in demand for toll booths and shelters across the U.S highway system, Porta-King Building Systems offers fully custom toll booths, each designed to match unique project and application requirements.

The company has a 40 year history of successful completion of toll booth projects for toll way authorities across the country. Porta-King ships both toll booths and equipment shelters directly to the construction site, ready for immediate installation. The preassembled design of the toll booths eliminates common delays that can be associated with construction using conventional means. In addition, customers receive pre-fabricated structures with a stainless steel exterior finish at a considerable cost savings.

All buildings and shelters are custom designed to meet the individual application requirements. Construction consists of a welded structural steel tube frame along with heavy gauge steel 2” thick insulated wall panel as a standard. All exposed steel is galvanized and painted with an industrial grade acrylic enamel or a two part polyurethane paint finish. Booths and shelters can be equipped with many custom features including, pre-plumbed restrooms, custom cabinetry, ballistic rated wall construction to N.I.J. level 4 and can include a wide array of architectural design features.

“Through our network of regional sales offices, we’re able to successfully provide full service installation support to construction sites anywhere in the US,” said Gregg Pearlstone, Vice President of Porta-King. “Our experienced design team is always ready to work with you to create new custom features to address your unique toll booth design requirements.”

To further demonstrate their commitment to providing unmatched quality and service, Porta-King Building Systems offer the best warranties in the industries on all their products. All of the Porta-King systems install with minimal downtime in the area of construction and are very competitively priced when compared to conventional construction.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King’s pre-fabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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Porta-King Building Systems, a recognized industry leader in pre-engineered construction, offers high-quality and cost-effective construction applications designed to serve the needs of power plant facilities nationwide. Porta King’s fast deployment, coupled with turnkey project installation and on-site support gives power facilities an economical alternative to traditional construction by reducing cost and unnecessary work reduction.

Four major product groups are available from Porta-King building systems which are designed to meet the needs of power facilities, both inside and out. Preassembled buildings ship fully assembled and ready to use for such applications as guard houses, control rooms and equipment enclosures. Modular buildings can create small to large office buildings and partitions, break rooms and more inside the facility.

According to Porta-King’s Vice President, Gregg Pearlstone, “Our pre-engineered solutions give facility personnel the ability to spend more time on their primary job function by eliminating the need to bring in outside contractors.”

Additionally, Porta-King is able to develop custom shelters for smoking rooms, turnstile shelters, vestibules and more. Rather than spending significant time and money constructing a building addition, Porta-King offers mezzanines to create additional storage space inside and out, including guard towers, observational platforms, catwalks and stairs.

To further demonstrate their commitment to providing unmatched quality and service, Porta-King Building Systems offer the best warranties in the industries on all their products.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King’s pre-fabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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March 3, 2009: ST LOUIS, MO – In current economic conditions, retailers nationwide are looking to save money in a number of ways. Prefabricated construction is growing in popularity among retail chains nationwide because of its significant cost savings, reduction in downtime, and flexible design options. Porta-King Building Systems has responded to the growing demand for pre-engineered solutions by proving retailers nationwide with modular panels for a variety of retail build out applications.

The Porta-King modular panels feature a pre-engineered design to match the exact layout requirements, which means there isn’t a need for on-site fabrication. As opposed to stud and drywall construction, the Porta-King construction process includes prefinished panels, so taping and sanding are never required, which require areas to be sealed off to prevent dust from getting onto merchandise. The reduced installation time is less of an interruption to stores already open and allows new stores to open sooner and begin generating revenue.

According to Gregg Pearlstone, Vice President of Porta-King, “On average, retailers can expect a 50% time savings when using modular design to construct their walls. And the consistency in appearance makes these panels ideal for large roll out projects that must look identical from location to location.”

The Porta-King modular walls feature 3-inch thick panels that are insulated with a rigid foam core that also provides excellent sound attenuation. A solid cavity wall construction resists any puncturing from impact that is possible with an open stud drywall constructed wall.

Additionally, retail business owners can benefit from a distinct tax advantage of using modular systems, which may qualify for accelerated depreciation as tangible equipment as opposed to fixed construction, which has a much longer depreciation.

“A number of custom finishes are available to match any color scheme. Typical finish surfaces include vinyl covered drywall, high pressure laminates and melamine. In addition, custom graphics or other effects can be added for branding purposes. Should any modifications be necessary, the flexible designs of the panels can be moved or altered with a 100% recapture of the original materials purchase,” Pearlstone continued.

To further demonstrate their commitment to providing unmatched quality and service, Porta-King Building Systems offer the best warranties in the industries on all their products.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King also manufacturers preassembled exterior structures for retail operations including guard buildings, smoking and transit shelters, check-out huts and cashier shelters in lawn and garden departments. Porta-King’s pre-fabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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January 22, 2009: ST LOUIS, MO – In an effort to assist petroleum facilities with affordable and custom enclosure solutions, Porta-King manufactures a variety of different buildings and enclosures to meet a wide range of applications that include guard buildings, equipment shelters and other custom enclosures unique to the petroleum industry.

To address this wide range of different applications, Porta-King manufactures buildings and enclosures that can be shipped either preassembled or assembled on-site.

At this facility, ethanol is delivered by tanker rather than pipelines to the facility every 20 minutes, the drivers must stand by while the ethanol is mixed with gasoline in case an emergency shutoff is needed. The Porta-King enclosure allows the driver to stay warm and safe while monitoring the fuel transfer.

For this particular application, the site where the enclosures were to be assembled included existing conduit and wiring in the concrete floor, making the installation of a Porta-King preassembled building impossible.

To accommodate these site conditions, Porta-King utilized our Pivot-Lock wall system which includes 3” thick insulated panels that are pre-framed in anodized aluminum with a painted steel exterior surface. Windows and doors are pre-installed into panels to facilitate a fast and easy on-site installation process. An insulated, panelized roof structure was supplied to complete the enclosed design.

According to Gregg Pearlstone, Vice President of Porta-King, “Porta-King Building Systems offer the best warranties in the industry on all products. All of the Porta-King systems install with minimal downtime in the area of construction and are very competitively priced when compared to conventional construction.”

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. Porta-King’s pre-fabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. For more information, visit the company on-line at www.portaking.com or call 800-284-5346.

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