Fisher & Ludlow, Inc., a subsidiary of Nucor that fabricates steel and aluminum bar grating products sold under the brand name Nucor Grating, announced today that it is acquiring the assets of Alabama Metal Industries Corporation's (AMICO's) bar grating facility located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, as well as the bar grating equipment and related inventory at three other AMICO locations.
Fisher & Ludlow’s grating products are used as flooring for stairs, mezzanines and walkways by a wide variety of industrial and commercial customers. The company projects that it will produce 50,000 tons of bar grating products from the Bourbonnais facility.
"This acquisition is an important step in growing our North American market leadership for bar grating products," said Pat McFadden, President of Fisher & Ludlow, Inc. "We are excited to expand our business and welcome 80 new teammates to our company."