Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp., Louisville, Ky., celebrated the grand opening of their Fort Smith, Ark., manufacturing facility on Tuesday, April 20. The new 34,000-square-foot (3,159-m2), manufacturing facility, located at 7510 Ball Road, will better serve the needs of customers throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma and northern Louisiana, by offering a full line of Metal Sales’ commercial, agricultural and residential products with the highly efficient, Energy Star-listed colors. The branch will also feature a delivery fleet with Moffett offloading capabilities.
Metal Sales branching out
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