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11 Aug 2014
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Curved Steel Earns Happy Hallow Pedestrian Bridge Project Award of Merit

Engineering News Record: California awarded the Happy Hallow Pedestrian Bridge in San Jose, CA. an Award of Merit in the small projects category. Completed in March 2012, the bridge is the first of its kind in Northern California and consists of twin 270-ft identical spans. These were constructed us...
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07 Aug 2014
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Pacific Energy Concepts and the Energy Trust of Oregon Encourage Exterior Lighting Upgrades

Albina is in the process of replacing all of our exterior lights.  The upgrade is compliments of Pacific Energy Concepts and the Energy Trust of Oregon. We are excited about this project for a number of reasons. We will recognize monthly power savings which will result in lower power bills. Our...
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06 Aug 2014
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Online Ordering for Duct Systems and Component Parts!

Albina Co., Inc. has developed an online ordering program for Duct System and Component Parts. Albina has been a distributor of component parts for dust and air handling systems since 1969. Stocked items (angle rings, plate flanges and cut-offs) can now be ordered online for your convenience. The...
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31 Jul 2014
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Fabricated Metal Products Contributes to Growth in Manufacturing Production

The National Association of Manufacturers reports a 3.5% overall increase in manufacturing production over the last 12 months. Fabricated metal products helped fuel the growth by showing a 6.2% increase from June 2013 to June 2014. You can find weekly industry trends and analysis at the National Ass...
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30 Jul 2014
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Bending Bulb Flat Material

Albina Co., Inc. is an industry leader in bending bulb flat material.  Albina has been a supplier of bent bulb flat material for ship and barge building applications for the past 3 decades.  With the ability to bend bulb stem in and bulb stem out, Albina can take care of any of your stiffener needs ...

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29 Jul 2014
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Honoring the Best of the Best in Metal Architecture

This year's winners of the Metal Architecture Design Awards span the spectrum of cool and unusual projects. There are two wineries, a church, an ER and even a piece of hanging artwork at the Mall of America among the winners. Read "Honoring the Best of the Best" at Metal Architecture....
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24 Jul 2014
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Curved Tube Steel Building Facade Part of Award Winning Project

Sustainable architecture and ecological design projects were honored at the 2014 AIA National Convention in late June. Albina Co., Inc. was the bender/roller for the exterior curved tube steel on the facade of the Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon. Albina rolled 155,000...
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23 Jul 2014
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High Demand for Bent Steel Parts in the Hi-Tech Industry

Albina Co., Inc. has recently been awarded the bending for a hi-tech data storage facility. Albina did a great deal of steel bends for a previous data storage facility completed in 2012. The most recent data storage facility is scheduled for completion next month. The bending for the recent data ...
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21 Jul 2014
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"New-Shoring" Trend Boosts US Manufacturing Market

Unlike "reshoring" — which implies bringing jobs back to the United States that had previously left — many small businesses are "new-shoring" their products, which means starting from scratch right here in the States. Rich Thomas wrote an article titled "Why ‘New-Shoring’ Is the New School of Manufa...
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18 Jul 2014
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#1 Bender/Roller for Helical, Spiral and Circular Bending in the Country

Why choose Albina? • Full range of materials offered (small to large) and all types of material. • Industry leading distortion • Stringers bent out of true HSS material (not two pieces of channel or various sections of plate welded together) • No filler materials used • Fair pricing • Unmatche...
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