Industries We Serve

Industrial and Logistics Construction

Industrial owners measure a contractor on two things: whether the building supports the operation it was built for, and whether the operation kept running while it went up.

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Four industrial projects

Penske in Greensboro and Charleston, ATS Logistics and Altec, from 12,000 to 35,000 sq ft.

Pre-engineered metal buildings

PEMB shell, dock, yard and site work carried under a single contract.

Operations kept running

Sequenced so the facility keeps shipping through construction rather than shutting down for it.

Pre-engineered metal buildings

Most of this work is PEMB, and PEMB rewards a contractor who has erected them before. The building package is fabricated off a set of loads and dimensions locked early, so a change after release costs steel and weeks rather than drawings. Foundation and anchor bolt tolerances have to match a frame already in production. And the envelope, particularly at the eave, base and door openings, is where a metal building either performs for twenty years or leaks in year two.

The ATS Logistics project in North Charleston is a useful case, because it was PEMB work in the other direction: repairs to the insulation and building envelope of an existing metal building being converted into an over-the-road tractor-trailer maintenance and service shop, with new interior finishes to the office, restroom and break areas.

Penske logistics facility exterior illuminated at night, built by Hayco Construction

Dock, yard and site work

The building is often the smaller half of an industrial project. Truck movement dictates the site: turning radii, trailer staging, wash bays, fuel islands, and a yard surface that has to carry loaded trailers year after year. The Penske facility in Greensboro sits on a 15-acre site off Interstate 40 and includes office space, a shop area, a truck wash bay and a fuel island. It is LEED certified.

Truck service bay interior with overhead cranes at a Penske facility built by Hayco Construction

Keeping operations running through construction

Distribution and maintenance operations rarely pause for construction. That makes the temporary conditions plan a real part of the work: which gate the trucks use this month, how the crew reaches the work area without crossing the yard, and when the utility tie-in can happen without stopping a shift.

Industrial projects Hayco has delivered

Penske logistics facility in Greensboro, North Carolina built by Hayco Construction

Penske, Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

New build on a 15-acre site off Interstate 40, including office space, shop area, truck wash bay and fuel island. LEED certified.

22,600 sq ftFall 2022
ATS Logistics tractor-trailer maintenance shop in North Charleston, South Carolina

ATS Logistics, Inc.

North Charleston, South Carolina

Pre-engineered metal building converted into an over-the-road tractor-trailer maintenance and service shop, including envelope and insulation repair.

12,000 sq ftSummer 2021
Penske logistics center in Charleston, South Carolina

Penske, Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

Logistics center construction for a transport service provider operating in more than 3,300 locations worldwide.

20,000 sq ftFall 2019
Altec facility in Mount Airy, North Carolina with a two-floor vertical addition

Altec

Mount Airy, North Carolina

Interior office renovation plus the addition of two new floors for a provider of electric utility and telecommunications equipment.

35,000 sq ftWinter 2019

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Penske selected Hayco twice, in two states, three years apart. Two of these four projects were delivered in South Carolina, which is where Hayco's West Columbia office runs work today.

I've had many successful projects with Hayco and would recommend them for a range of services.Matt Rummage, Penske

How industrial projects are usually delivered

01

Design-build

is the common structure for PEMB, because the building package, the foundation and the site have to be resolved together and early.

02

General construction

fits owners whose corporate real estate group has already designed to a national standard, which is typical of fleet and logistics operators.

Where Hayco builds industrial

Industrial work has been delivered in North Carolina and South Carolina. Hayco is licensed across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, and staffs South Carolina work from the West Columbia office, which covers Charleston and the Midlands.

Common questions

Do you erect pre-engineered metal buildings?

Yes, both new erection and renovation of existing PEMB structures, including envelope and insulation repair.

Can you build while the facility keeps operating?

Yes. The ATS Logistics and Altec projects were both renovations of buildings in use.

Have you delivered a LEED certified industrial building?

Yes. The Penske facility in Greensboro, North Carolina is LEED certified.

Planning an industrial project?

Tell us about the operation, the site and whether the facility stays running. A preconstruction lead will follow up.

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