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A practical 2026 guide for sheet metal shops considering bringing duct fabrication in-house, covering equipment choices, costs, and key decision points.

Prefabrication is now at the center of project planning – helping contractors overcome labor shortages, boost quality, and speed up schedules.

“Failing, while trying something new, isn’t a failure, as long as everyone that’s involved learns from it,” Justin Harer of J.M. Brennan, Inc. says.

Slideshow: SVM's ability to still prioritize the wellbeing and sustainability of its workforce while multiplying the business it does every year has earned the shop the SNIPS NEWS Contractor of the Year award in 2023.

The welding air quality studies were carried out by Zehnder Clean Air Solutions, a company specializing in the supply of air filtration systems to industry.

A great way to significantly enhance the financial viability and performance of a warehouse is by reducing the initial capital outlay. 

The SNIPS NEWS 2022 contractor of the year, B&I Contractors, has an innovative solution for shipping a high volume of prefabricated duct out a sheet metal shop in Fort Myers, Florida.

A post-frame building erected in 1960 was torn down to make room for the 90-foot by 94-foot metal building with an inside clearance of 20 feet.