Modular Building Info

Porta-King's Scale House

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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ST LOUIS, MO– Porta-King Building Systems, manufacturer of prefabricated building systems has a wide variety of building solutions that can serve steel manufacturing and fabricating facilities. Many steel mills and facilities nationwide are seeing that it can be very cost effective and convenience to have the flexibility and custom design capability that prefabricated building systems can provide.

Some examples of Porta-King’s recent work for steel manufacturers include a pre-assembled metrology lab for a steel mill in Pennsylvania, a pre-assembled guardhouse in Jacksonville, FL and a customized observation tower with booth in Birmingham, AL. The unique elevated observation tower application allows facility personnel the ability to monitor activity in the yard where steel is stored.

Additionally, Porta-King supplies modular buildings as one and two-story story structures used for a variety of applications including: multi-use offices, break-rooms, Q.C. labs & more. All of the structures are custom designed to meet specific application requirements at steel manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, Porta-King has supplied pre-assembled steel shelters for use as turnstile enclosures, smoking shelters and equipments shelters.

According to Porta-King Vice President, Gregg Pearlstone, “Porta-King has a wide array of pre-engineered solutions that can serve the steel industry. Whether it’s an indoor or outdoor application, we can step in from design to completion to assist your facility every step of the way. For those steel manufacturing plants that are in need of the flexibility of a pre-engineered solution, our company offers custom applications that are affordable and can be completed in the fraction of the time as traditional work.”

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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ST LOUIS, MO– In the laser manufacturing industry, operator and plant safety is a critical concern. Because of the danger and risk associated with this type of work environment, it becomes a top priority to protect workers and expensive equipment should any type of malfunction occur.

Porta-King Building Systems recently supplied custom laser enclosure cells to an automotive plant building a new concept vehicle. The laser system utilizes two robots which will feed assembly lines within the Porta-King enclosure cell.

This specific laser system will be used to build doors for an electric concept vehicle. The Porta-King enclosures will be helpful in sheltering the plant workers that are directly involved with the assembly process.

According to Porta-King Vice President, Gregg Pearlstone, “What makes Porta-King’s modular solutions so distinct are the specific application requirements that we can meet. Porta-King can provide on-site service and a turn-key installation for both design and fabrication. If there are any re-design needs, Porta-King can gladly step in and provide assistance quickly.”

While conventionally built wall systems can require significant time and money, Porta-King has consistently been able to provide modular wall solutions for a fraction of the time and cost of these methods. This can mean upwards of a 50% time savings when using a modular design.

Porta-King’s pre-fabricated building systems provide shelter, storage and security solutions for virtually any working environment. And 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. In addition to modular laser enclosures, Porta-King manufactures a wide variety of other modular buildings for interior applications such as in-plant offices, break rooms, conference rooms, computer rooms, equipment enclosures. They also provide preassembled buildings for use as guard booths, parking booths, smoking shelters, turnstile shelters and countless other exterior applications. 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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With safety and security at the forefront, prisons and military bases need observational guard towers to monitor what goes on from day to day. These towers contribute to securing the premises, and are essential to the overall protection of the property.

Porta-King, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of pre-engineered structures has recently completed work on several customized guard towers for several prisons and military bases.

Porta-King’s, PK Structures, customized towers have been utilized along the perimeter of prison grounds, and to monitor range practice and fighter pilot training at a number of military bases. Porta-King has also completed similar guard tower projects for the FBI and local police departments.

For each job, Porta-King was able to provide detailed drawings for approval and on-site review prior to the fabrications of the towers. This design consultation service and installation is available anywhere in the U.S.

According to Porta-King Vice President Gregg Pearlstone, every guard tower is custom designed to meet the exact application specifications.

Another advantage that Porta-King can offer customers is the supply of prefabricated steel or anodized aluminum buildings to shelter personnel and the equipment on top of the observation tower. “As one of the largest manufacturers of prefabricated guard booths, we can supply a turn-key guard tower project. We take complete responsibility for the fit and finish of the entire project,” Pearlstone said.

The experts at Porta-King have designed pre-engineered structures for decades, and are happy to create a customized design plan to meet any specifications. Unlike many competitors’ systems, Porta-King’s PK Structures guard towers utilize a “truly” prefabricated design. All clips and angles used to assemble our towers are welded onto the appropriate structural steel components at our factory. This greatly enhances the on-site assembly time when compared to other similar structures.

Porta-King’s guard towers are constructed utilizing all steel components and can be painted with a durable polyurethane acrylic paint or an optional galvanized steel finish to resist corrosion. The structures are designed in strict compliance with the 2006 International Building Code, and will meet wind and seismic requirements for the area they will be installed.

Porta-King has been a leader in custom-designed prefabricated construction solutions since 1969. In addition to a full line of guard towers, Porta-King manufactures a wide variety of modular buildings used for interior applications such as in-plant offices, break rooms, conference rooms, computer rooms, equipment enclosures. They also provide preassembled buildings for use as guard booths, parking booths, smoking shelters, turnstile shelters and countless other exterior applications. 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.