Birmingham Fabricating Co.
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The Birmingham Fabricating Co. was a design and fabrication plant for iron and steel structures. It was incorporated in 1925 by J. M. Plant, Len White, and C. F. Hyrne. its plant was located on a 10-acre parcel at 724 Avenue W Ensley in South Pratt.
A large part of the company's business was manufacturing and distributing expansion anchors used to support the roofs of underground mines as an improvement over timbering. That work was consolidated under a subsidiary, the Birmingham Bolt Co..
In 1957 the company, which employed nearly 150 people, undertook a $60,000 expansion.
In 1984 the facility became the home of Whitefab Inc., founded by White's sons Leonard and Francis White.
References
- "Fabricating company expands its plant/" (May 31, 1957) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections