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Growing our Capabilities-Storage

Lee Contracting aims to be a single-source contractor for our customers. We already offer our customers the best in rigging, electrical, mechanical, foundations, fabrication, and maintenance & repair services. Now we’re offering the best in industrial storage capabilities.   In the past, we’ve offered our customers limited storage space for their assets. However, with the purchase […]

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Lee Can Be Your Emergency Power Provider

Running a manufacturing facility comes with risks and a chance of an emergency. With the proper preparedness, most risks can be avoided. A power outage is one of those emergencies that, with a plan, can be managed to avoid excessive down production time. Lee Contracting can be your emergency power provider when disaster strikes.   […]

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Growing Departments-Maintenance and Repair

Lee Contracting continues to develop our capabilities as our customer’s needs expand. In an effort to better serve our customers, in 2015, we added our machine repair department. In two years’ time, we are ready to grow and rebrand the department as Maintenance and Repair. This department handles all aspects of machine repair, industrial maintenance, and […]

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FABTECH

Visit Lee Contracting at FABTECH 2017

For the fourth year in a row, Lee Contracting will be exhibiting at FABTECH 2017, November 6th through 9th in Chicago, IL at the McCormick Place. You can visit us at booth number A5648 in hall A. This year we have almost doubled our previous booth space to 750 square feet. This extra space allows […]

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apprenticeships

Working to Close the Skilled Trades Gaps Through Apprenticeships

Skilled trades jobs account for nearly 5 percent of employment in the state of Michigan. In a 2015 report by the state of Michigan, they estimate that by 2022, skilled trades jobs will grow by almost 14 percent. While this is great news, the report also points out the gap in the number of skilled […]

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Manufacturing Facility Energy Conservation

Energy conservation isn’t something that should just be practiced in a residential setting. There are ways manufacturing facilities can conserve energy and lower their overall energy costs. The Manufacturing Innovation Blog shows us some ways you can save energy and reduce your facility costs: Complete an Energy Audit During this audit, your systems and equipment […]

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Lee Contracting Raises Over $10,000 During 2nd Annual Charity Golf Outing

Lee Contracting hosted its second annual charity golf outing, raising over $10,000 for Detroit based Focus: HOPE. The outing was held on August 10th at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Shelby Township. Over 160 Lee customers, vendors and employees participated in the outing which included 18 holes of golf, breakfast, lunch, dinner, an awards ceremony […]

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Planning Your Facility’s Growth

As the manufacturing industry grows, many companies might consider growing their business through capital investments. CMTC (California Manufacturing Technology Consulting) recommends companies plan their expansion carefully and execute it correctly the first time. When it comes to these large investments, Lee Contracting understands their complexity and specializes in the entire value-engineering process from quoting the […]

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leadership

Benefits of Leadership Training

We’ve been busy here at Lee Contracting preparing and launching another round of leadership program training.  We, at Lee, believe that all employees of a company can benefit from additional leadership training. We aim to foster a team environment where every member is a leader in their own right. There exists a multitude of benefits […]

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Building Industrial Foundations

Having the right industrial foundation is important when it comes to installing new machinery. This foundation is responsible for supporting your expensive and heavy equipment. At Lee Contracting, we take that responsibility very seriously and want to ensure that your equipment is going to be safe and secure for years to come.   Our foundation […]

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Rigging

Lee Contracting’s Rigging Capabilities

In the past, rigging referred to a system of ropes and pulleys used to support a ship’s masts. As technology evolved, the definition of rigging expanded to include the process in which objects are raised and moved into position. Today, rigging equipment, such as cranes, are used in a variety of settings including, manufacturing facilities, […]

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