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Ironwork That Keeps Complex Projects Structurally Ready

Structural steel work isn't just a construction scope; it's what makes everything else possible. Access platforms, equipment supports, structural framing, and steel modifications all have to be in place before other trades can do their work. CR Meyer ironworkers bring the field experience and discipline to execute structural projects safely, accurately, and in sequence with the project around them whether at a green field site or at an existing facility.

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The Ironwork We Do — and How Structural Readiness Drives the Project Schedule

Ironwork in industrial environments is demanding work — at height, in tight spaces, in facilities where adjacent operations are running and the cost of a mistake is high. CR Meyer's ironworkers have built careers in exactly these conditions, with deep experience in structural requirements, rigging and erection sequencing, and the coordination demands of complex industrial projects.

Our ironwork capabilities include:

Structural steel erection for new construction, expansions, and facility modifications

Structural steel erection for new construction, expansions, and facility modifications

Equipment support structures, frames, and bases

Equipment support structures, frames, and bases

Access platforms, mezzanines, catwalks, and stair systems

Access platforms, mezzanines, catwalks, and stair systems

Modifications to existing structural steel during retrofits and upgrades

Modifications to existing structural steel during retrofits and upgrades

Steel erection during planned outages and in active operating facilities

Steel erection during planned outages and in active operating facilities

Handrails, safety systems, and fall protection structures

Handrails, safety systems, and fall protection structures
Steel has to be in place before piping can be routed, equipment can be set, or certain mechanical installations can proceed. When ironwork is delayed or out of sequence, the impact travels downstream through every trade that depends on it. CR Meyer's ironworkers are trained for high-consequence work environments — capable of executing complex erection sequences in active facilities where the margin for error is low and the schedule consequences of a delay are immediate.

Steel That's Coordinated with Everything It Supports

When structural steel is out of sequence, every trade waiting on it falls behind.

Equipment supports have to be sized and positioned to match mechanical installation requirements, platform framing has to accommodate piping routes, and steel modifications during a retrofit have to work around live systems and active operations. When ironwork is managed by a subcontractor outside the broader project team, those coordination requirements become scheduling risks.

CR Meyer performs ironwork with its own workforce — the same self-perform model that governs our millwrighting, concrete, piping, and other trades. Equipment support layouts are verified against mechanical installation plans before steel goes up. Structural modifications are sequenced with piping and electrical scopes that run through or alongside them.

What this means for your project:

Steel Sequenced for What Follows

Erection is planned around mechanical, piping, and electrical installation — not managed separately.

Equipment Supports Verified Before Steel Goes Up

Layouts are confirmed against mechanical installation plans before erection begins.

Active Facility Protections Built In

Live-environment work is planned with the same protocols CR Meyer applies across all operating facility scopes.

One Team Manages Structural Readiness

The same team erecting the steel is accountable for the project phases that depend on it.



Structural steel establishes what everything else is built around. When ironwork is sequenced as part of a coordinated project rather than managed separately, the downstream trades have what they need when they need it. CR Meyer self-performs ironwork alongside piping, electrical, and mechanical, which means structural decisions and field realities stay in the same conversation throughout.

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Industries Where Ironwork Is Most Critical

Structural Work That Set the Stage for Everything Else

Before piping can be routed or equipment can be set, the steel has to be ready. These projects show what CR Meyer's ironwork capability delivers when structural readiness drives the schedule.

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Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus

Our pulp and paper customer needed more than a construction crew to build their new greenfield tissuemaking and converting campus in Macon, Georgia. They needed a single partner who could deliver an entire production ecosystem — from raw site to fully operational facility — at a scale few contractors can manage.

Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus
Building of a Greenfield Tissuemaking & Converting Campus

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New Infrastructure & Increase to Material Conveyance Capacity

A mining customer needed to replace aging infrastructure and increase material conveyance capacity at their Drummond Island quarry operation. The solution required civil, structural, and mechanical construction across a working mining site, delivered on a compressed timeline.

New Infrastructure & Increase to Material Conveyance Capacity
New Infrastructure & Increase to Material Conveyance Capacity

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New Sump Pit, Piping & Pumps for Woodyard Improvements

Our customer needed water, air, and sanitary piping for their woodyard improvements. CR Meyer was responsible for the deep excavation, all rebar and concrete for the base/walls of the sump pit, all the piping, and the installation of two bar screens and two pumps.
New Sump Pit, Piping & Pumps for Woodyard Improvements
New Sump Pit, Piping & Pumps for Woodyard Improvements
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Frequently Asked Questions

What ironwork and structural steel services does CR Meyer self-perform?
CR Meyer self-performs structural steel erection for new construction, expansions, and facility modifications; equipment support structures, frames, and bases; access platforms, mezzanines, catwalks, and stair systems; modifications to existing structural steel; steel erection during planned outages and in active facilities; and handrails, safety systems, and fall protection structures. All ironwork is performed by CR Meyer's own ironworkers — not subcontracted — and is coordinated directly with the mechanical, piping, and electrical scopes that depend on structural readiness.
How does CR Meyer sequence ironwork with the mechanical and piping scopes that follow it?
CR Meyer's ironworkers work under the same project leadership as the millwrights, pipefitters, and electricians on the job. Equipment support layouts are verified against mechanical installation plans before steel goes up, and erection sequencing is managed in coordination with the trades that depend on structural readiness. When field conditions change, the decision happens within the project team — not across separate contractor relationships.
Can CR Meyer perform structural steel work in an active industrial facility?
Yes. CR Meyer's ironworkers are experienced in structural steel erection and modification in facilities that are running during the work. Active facility ironwork requires planning that accounts for adjacent operations, live systems running through or alongside the structural work, and fall protection that doesn't interfere with production. CR Meyer plans for all of these conditions before crews mobilize.
Does CR Meyer handle both new structural steel erection and modifications to existing steel?
CR Meyer performs both. New erection — for equipment installations, facility expansions, and greenfield construction — and structural modifications during retrofits and upgrades are regular parts of CR Meyer's ironwork scope. Modification work in existing facilities requires assessment of the existing structure, sequencing around live operations, and coordination with the mechanical and electrical scopes that run through the steel being modified.
How does CR Meyer ensure equipment support structures are built to the right specifications?
Equipment support layouts are verified against mechanical installation plans before steel erection begins. CR Meyer's ironworkers work directly with the millwrights and other mechanical trades responsible for setting the equipment, so support sizing, anchor bolt placement, and elevation are confirmed against actual installation requirements rather than drawings alone.

Have a Project That Requires Structural Steel Expertise?

Let's talk about the scope and how CR Meyer can get the steel in place — safely and on schedule.

Whether you're planning a major equipment installation that requires new support structures, managing a plant expansion with significant steel erection scope, or working through a structural modification in an active facility, CR Meyer has the ironworkers and the project experience to handle it. Tell us about your project and we'll put the right team together.

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