September 08, 2008

Dave Steel to open Chesnee plant

Staff Writer reported that a steel fabricating company, Dave Steel Co has run out of room at its Asheville headquarters plans a new plant in the Chesnee area of Spartanburg County.

Mr Jeffrey Dave president of Dave Steel Co said that his company needs additional manufacturing capacity and has run out of room in Asheville, where it employs 94. It will spend up to USD 6 million for a 180,000 square foot, three building complex where up to 85 people could be working in five years. He added that the new complex is planned near the Spartanburg/Cherokee county line between State 11 and State 221 and it will break ground at the site in February. The new jobs will include fitters, welders and equipment operators.

Mr Dave said that Dave Steel may fill 15 to 20 of the production jobs by fall. But didn’t say exactly how much the jobs would pay, but the compensation would be competitive and include a benefits package.

The 78 year old Dave Steel fabricates and coats steel used in the construction of large industrial facilities such as power, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and pulp and paper plants. Its customers include engineering and heavy construction companies with big offices in the Greenville area such as Fluor Corp, Jacobs Engineering Group, AMEC plc and CH2M Hill Cos.