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Americans consume around 50 million turkeys during Thanksgiving week alone every year. Retailers need to plan up to 6 months in advance to ensure they are stocked with a sufficient amount of turkeys, sufficient storage, workers, and transportation to meet the crazy Thanksgiving meal demands.  How do these feathery creatures get from the farm onto the dinner plate? Let’s take a  glance at the complex process of getting a delicious turkey onto your thanksgiving dinner plate. Because MBMI is a company centered around metal buildings, we will be specifically looking at the buildings in which these turkeys are raised, stored, and processed from farm to table.  Not surprisingly, frozen turkeys take up 90% of Thanksgiving sales due to the fact that these turkeys can be bred, processed, and frozen year-round. Fresh turkeys, on the other hand, require more meticulous planning since they only have 21-days of shelf life. Timing is everything, ensuring that producers can successfully deliver fresh

We love the look of our steel buildings, and we want to make sure our customers do, too. Our sheet metal siding comes in a wide range of colors which you can “try before you buy” using our 3-D Building Design Tool. But a steel building doesn’t have to look like a steel building if you don’t want it to. Our customers have the benefit and flexibility of using a range of other exterior options if sheet metal isn’t your preference. Aesthetics that match your vision This flexibility can be particularly important when trying to match a look that may already exist on your property – or matching a new steel house to the surrounding neighborhood. Worldwide Steel Buildings’ team has worked with many of our customers to design steel structures using a range of exterior finishes, including brick, stone, stucco, and even wood. Strength you can depend on Whatever exterior finishes you choose, you still get the strength and durability of our steel truss framing, backed by our unmatched 50-year guaran

What is the difference between weld-up construction and a pre-engineered steel building? If you look at a completed structure, you might not be able to tell, at least not right away. But if you take away everything but the frame, you can easily see the differences. Below is a comparison of the two construction methods for steel buildings. Each has its pros and cons. WHAT IS WELD-UP? A weld-up (field-welded) steel frame is just what is sounds like; the frame members are permanently fastened together with molten metal, or welding material. Weld-up buildings typically require fewer parts, and less retooling than other kinds of construction and a welded joint can be stronger than a bolted one. You can even get steel members with weld-plates built-in, speeding up placement and making it easier for non-welders to construct. A weld-up building needs a concrete pad designed to bear the weight of the standard hot rolled members, creating added strength and stability at the base.  It’s a good ch

There may be nothing sure but death and taxes, but that hasn’t stopped some people from pursuing that great American pastime: avoiding taxes. One of the most common ways businesses use to skip out on paying taxes is to misclassify employees as independent contractors, which happens to be illegal. Worker misclassification is also known as payroll fraud. Sometimes it’s unintentional, but that won’t keep you from getting handed a penalty, so read on to find out how to stay out of trouble. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: A DEFINITION Most resources say an independent contractor provides goods or services to another individual or business, often under terms of contract dictating the desired work outcome, but the contractor retains control over how the goods or services are provided. In other words, independent contractors are their own bosses, not subject to an employer’s control except as agreed by contract. Generally, an independent contractor does a specific job or project for someone called a

How to choose a new roof? That’s a great question. With the home improvement season growing ever longer into winter and arriving earlier every spring, buying and having a new roof installed can now be a near-year round endeavor in North America. The answer: invest time now to think about what you want and need in your next roof; it’s a major purchase. How to choose a new roof? Decide what you want and need. We’ll call your list of what you want and need in a new roof your Purchasing Criteria. These criteria should identify exactly what you want to accomplish with your project. By doing your research now and clearly defining the benefits or features you’d like in your roof, you can avoid later disappointment. If you are planning for a replacement roof this year, our main advice is this: establish your Purchasing Criteria now.  Think of buying a roof as being similar to buying a new car – you always research carefully in advance to determine what you want to accomplish with your new vehi

For many homeowners, solar panels offer opportunities to save money and make your own power. Roof Mounted Solar Panels   Roof-mounted solar panels are an excellent way to generate free power by taking advantage of space you aren’t using- the top of your home. Your roof is perfect for solar power generation: wide, smooth, and directly exposed to sunlight. However, roofing materials aren’t all created equally when working with solar. So how can you know which type of roofing works best?  Here are 2 great options for making your own power with a Classic Metal Roofing System: Mounted solar panels- traditional photovoltaic panels mounted on top of metal shingles using stainless steel brackets Integrated solar panels- dual-function photovoltaic panels working as shingles strategically added in the place of some metal shingles. Mounted panels are the better option right now, but integrated solar roofing panels show a lot of promise for the future. Mounted solar panels work best with our metal