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ABOUT
PORTERCORP
PorterCorp, founded in 1964 as
W. H. Porter, Inc., is a design, engineering and manufacturing company
focusing on exterior structures and insulated building envelopes. PorterCorp
was one of the first producers of SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels).
PorterSIPs™
were an outgrowth of the
marine industry where it was found that one of the best ways to build an
economical, structural boat bottom was with a plastic foam core in sandwich
construction with fiberglass. During the 1950's and 60's, Bill Porter was
the R & D Manager for boat manufacturer Chris Craft Corporation. To expand
PorterSIPs™ construction,
PorterCorp developed the first tubular, bolt together steel frame with
concealed bolts, and combined it with
PorterSIPs™
to create an office building.
This system is now marketed as Space-Frames™
. The following year, PorterCorp created the first park
shelter using the same tubes and hidden bolt technology. This product,
marketed as POLIGON®, started a
revolution in public park structures. Recently, PorterCorp has expanded its
shelter line to include a series of fabric covered steel frame structures
marketed as Parasol™
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About Our
Facilities
The PorterCorp campus is home to over 100,000 s.f. of manufacturing facilities, corporate offices,
shelters, prototypes and R & D ventures. It is situated on 16 acres in
Holland, Michigan. PorterCorp has the industry's most advanced tubular steel and SIPs
manufacturing operations, which includes multiple CNC machines in flexible
manufacturing cells. Within the framework of Lean Manufacturing, we take on programs to reduce cost, reduce customer lead
time, reduce inventory, and improve on-time delivery. PorterCorp
easily and efficiently produces over 1,000 buildings annually.
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PEOPLE BEHIND PORTERCORP
Our 100 employees are dedicated
to providing our customers with the best products and service available in
our industry. We are proud of our strong design and engineering capabilities
and customer oriented office staff. We are continually evaluating and
improving our processes to ensure that our buildings are the best quality
and value.
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