General Steel - Letter From The General

Building for the future

The current economic environment is clearly unsettling for business owners and leaders of organizations. As a business owner myself, I know that at times like these, it is very hard to make decisions with confidence about your organization’s growth. At General Steel, our vision is for the long term, that’s why we are moving into new offices in the next few months and planning for additional new growth.

Anyone who has been in business for a number of years is aware that business and economic cycles can create unique challenges that must be met in order to succeed. Typically challenging times mean that strong operators gain market share, while weaker organizations can falter or even fail. This is not only important to understand for your own business growth planning, but it is critical in being certain that business relationships are developed with companies that will be there for the long term. This is especially true when you decide to build a new building for your organization. Your building project is not only a long term commitment in terms of the facility, but it’s also a long term relationship with the company that will guide you through the design and engineering process leading to the manufacturing of the final building package. Price is important in times like this, but value, quality and service are the most critical for the long term success of your building project. In addition, if there is a problem, you will want to be working with a company who will be there to back up the product.

Our goal at General Steel is to provide the range of services that will assist in making your building project successful and your experience positive. Our design services group offers cost effective design packages that will help you in communicating your project vision to board members, bankers and city officials in order to achieve approvals and identify cost elements. These packages are ideal for fund raising. Once you have decided to move forward with your project, our team will guide you through the design of your building including the choice of custom options, colors and exteriors. Our exclusive relationship with Helm Lending Group can assist you with competitive financing on your building package and perhaps even the other aspects of the project if qualified.

After delivering thousands of buildings around the world, we feel that it’s our commitment to service that will make the difference in your project. I hope that after you assess your building needs and decide to build for your needed growth, you will let my team show you the General Steel difference.

Jeff Knight
President
General Steel Corporation