BusinessSeptember 5, 1995
NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: WHEELER STEEL WORKS DOUBLES SPACE IN MORLEY
MORLEY -- Wheeler Steel Works is expanding. Construction on a 38,000-square-foot expansion is expected to be completed next month. The new addition will increase the manufacturing, distribution and warehousing facilities at Morley to more than 70,000 square feet, noted owners Mike Wheeler and Derek Wheeler...
MORLEY -- Wheeler Steel Works is expanding.
Construction on a 38,000-square-foot expansion is expected to be completed next month.
The new addition will increase the manufacturing, distribution and warehousing facilities at Morley to more than 70,000 square feet, noted owners Mike Wheeler and Derek Wheeler.
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The manufacturing company is on a 14-acre tract on Highway 61.
Wheeler products include Wheeler Grain Hopper Trailers, Wheeler Grain Bodies and the patent-pending Wheeler RocStar series of dump bodies.
Wheeler products are sold through dealers in more than 20 states, as well as its own local, retail outlet, Wheeler Truck-Trailer Equipment Co.
The company was founded in 1953 by Everett Wheeler. Mike and Derek Wheeler currently own and manage the business, which currently employs about 75 people. About 25 new workers will be added following completion of the expansion.
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