Pipe and Steel Industrial Fabricators announced a $5.1 million expansion to its steel processing and fabrication facility in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The industrial construction company expects the project to increase beam-cutting capacity, create 20 jobs and retain 70 current positions.
The expansion will add a new steel processing center and modernize existing fabrication facilities with advanced equipment designed to boost productivity and enhance workplace safety. It will also include major electrical infrastructure upgrades.
"We intend to facilitate the labor here with the most advanced fabrication methods used in industrial construction and also facilitate the needs of our own forces," Pipe and Steel President and CEO Kylie Sparks said. "This will also position us to better perform the emergency fabrication jobs we receive daily from our clients in the Greater Baton Rouge/Gulf South area."
Pipe and Steel expects to begin construction on the expansion in January 2026 and conclude in June. The company recently completed work on a separate project announced in 2023 that added 8,000 square feet to its structural steel shop, 14,000 square feet to its pipe fabrication facility and a new permanent covered blasting and painting area.
To win the project, the state of Louisiana offered Pipe and Steel an incentive package that includes the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart and $200,000 from the Economic Development Award Program (EDAP) for infrastructure improvements. The company is also expected to utilize the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption and High Impact Jobs programs.
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 36 indirect jobs.
