INNOVATION
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ALABAMA POWER HAS
SOUTHERN COMPANY'S ONLY
BIG FABRICATION SHOP
by Donna Cope
Nestled in the General Services Complex Nestled in the General Services Complex
(GSC) off Interstate 65 is one of Alabama (GSC) off Interstate 65 is one of Alabama
Power's best-kept secrets: the Steel Shop. Power's best-kept secrets: the Steel Shop.
Most passersby couldn't imagine the Most passersby couldn't imagine the
depth and scale of work performed in the depth and scale of work performed in the
Steel Shop, in operation since the '50s. Steel Shop, in operation since the '50s.
Anywhere in Alabama, it's likely that Steel Anywhere in Alabama, it's likely that Steel
Shop employees had a hand in producing the Shop employees had a hand in producing the
metal used for company substations, or the metal used for company substations, or the
rebar within the foundations. rebar within the foundations.
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The CNC plasma burner burns plates of
any size and shape, including burning
holes in these plates.
