Unifrax - Firetower Drive Facility
Client: Unifrax
Location: Tonawanda, NY
Status: Completed in 2015
Project Details:
40,000-square-foot Varco Pruden pre-engineered metal building
A public road was removed to build a connection between two existing buildings
B-deck and a conventional TPO roof are utilized due to the flat roof design
Pre-engineered metal building value: $3.3 million
About
Tedesco Construction Services was the General Contractor for a 2014 expansion at Unifrax’s Firetower Drive facility in Tonawanda, NY. The 40,000 square foot expansion allowed Unifrax to add a new manufacturing line. This doubled its production capacity. Tedesco Construction Services completed the addition while Unifrax continued to operate out of the facility.
The building system is a heavily loaded, pre-engineered metal building. It has a flat roof, bar-joist roof framing, and Metl-Span Insulated Wall Panels. The project had unique challenges. The new addition connected two existing buildings across an abandoned road. The team had to move all utilities and make “trim only” tie-ins to the existing buildings. The project finished on time and did not impact Unifrax’s operations.
