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"New" Fabrication Facility Has A Rich History In Detroit

Although it is a "new" facility for Dumas Concepts In Building as a full-time tenant, the Epworth Street fabricating facility is not new to those who work in the steel industry. The building and the company that has called it "home", Aluminum & Architectural Metals Company (AAMCO), has a rich history in steel and metal work.

At this site, AAMCO has been providing high quality ferrous and non-ferrous structural, miscellaneous and ornamental/architectural metals to customers since the early 1900s. When Dumas Concepts In Building originally purchased AAMCO and its facility in 1997, DCIB retained the company name and employees as a means for maintaining the existing customer base and preserving the history of the company.

AAMCO's project experience is vast and varied due to the company's longevity. Examples of the company's legacy exist throughout many notable area landmarks. Some of which include the following:

• Stroh River Place Clock Tower - James Stewart Polshek, Architect
  
• Harbortown Parking Garage, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Architect
  
• Chene Park Pavilion - Shervish, Vogel, Merz & Cardoza,
  
• Hermelin Residence - Tobocman & Lawrence, Architect
  
• Museum of African American History - Sims-Varner, Architect
  
• Maccabees Office Center, Prevost Treacy & Partners, Architect
  
• Galleria Office Centre - Neamann, Greager Associates, Architect
  
• Ford World Headquarters - HEPY & Plant Engineering, Architect
  
• Laurel Park Place Office Building - Provost, Treacy Partners, Architect
  
• U of M Thompson Library Flint, MI - Gunnar Birkets & Associates, Architect
  
• Detroit Zoological Park, Main Entry Renovation, Tiger House Exhibit
  
• Detroit Zoological Park, Chimpanzee Exhibit, Elephant House Renovation and various other projects

DCIB relocated its Detroit fabrication services and its Fraser, MI conveyor spare parts division to Epworth Street this past spring. It will still share the 64,000 square foot fabrication facility with AAMCO.

The Epworth facility is located just east of downtown Detroit's central business district and has cutting shearing, forming and rolling, welding/grinding/polishing capabilities. For those who would be interested in a tour of the building, please contact Tim Wise at 248.380.8480 or twise@dumasconcepts.com.

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