Grunau’s experience has taught us that the more material that can be prefabricated before it arrives at the jobsite, the more productive and cost-effective a job can be. We’ve used prefabrication since the 1970’s but have stepped up the efforts in more recent years. Pipe prefabrication is especially relevant for this downtown remodeling project. An insurance company […]
When a local manufacturer wanted to erect an architectural feature wall, they turned to Grunau Metals. With our unique knowledge and experience in specialty metals, Grunau Metals constructed an outdoor feature wall using COR-TEN material, also known as weathering steel. This type of material will develop a protective coat of rust when exposed to the […]
A major medical device manufacturer needed a “clean room” built but with one caveat; it needed to be placed inside an existing structure. A clean room is typically used when manufacturing a product that requires a low level of environmental pollutants like dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. Due to the amount of equipment needed […]
Enthusiasm abounded in the latest Lean 5S / kaizen (continuous improvement) event in our Grunau Metals shop. All of the Metals Shop members were on the team that worked on some part of this 4½-day event in February. Plus the team received help from our Grunau electricians to make electrical changes. Visiting Past Kaizen Events […]
Grant Park is Milwaukee County’s 2nd largest park and best known for its Seven Bridges Trail. The trail system was developed from paths originally created in the early 1900’s by the park systems first Superintendent of Horticulture, Frederic C. Wulff. In the 1930’s, the bridges that are now the park’s namesake were added, but later fell into […]
The Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania featured our Grunau Ohio fire protection office in a new video. So go ahead, check it out here. What Grunau Ohio Does Best Overcoming problems is what Grunau does best. In Ohio, we contract union labor from Sprinkler Fitters Local 669. However, sprinkler systems aren’t the only fire protection systems we design and […]
Grunau was awarded the Leadership in Safety Award from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) and Milwaukee Construction Industry Safety Council (MCISC) in recognition of our superior safety record in 2011. Our safety record includes a low EMR as we pay close attention to our claims to minimize costs. We also practice an aggressive light duty policy, focusing on a […]
Every great architectural structure has two parts: The part you actually see and the part you don’t. Therefore the facade you see on retaining walls along freeways have hidden structural components that hold everything together. I-94 Facade Grunau Metals recently modified some off-the-shelf structural steel components for rebuilding Interstate 94 in Milwaukee. The highway’s retaining walls were constructed from vertical steel beams […]
A parking structure is typically a utilitarian building without a lot of design aesthetics. Their sole purpose is to store as many cars as possible in the smallest footprint possible. Architects from KM Development teamed with Architectural firm Epstein Uhen to take a fresh approach to a common problem and add a dash of design aesthetics […]
Grunau Company is proud to be named in the Top 100 Workplaces in Southeastern Wisconsin as nominated by our own employees. We ranked # 20 in the mid-size employers (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top 100 List). This is a great accomplishment in our 90th year of operations. We placed a special advertisement thanking our employees published in the […]
