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Metallic recognizes J.B. Steel with 2015 Builder of the Year Award

Andy Batzer (second from left), owner and president of J.B. Steel Inc., accepts the 2015 Metallic Builder of the Year Award from Metallic President Tom Boal (left). Also pictured are Batzer’s wife Annette (center); Mike Thibeault (second from right), construction foreman and job site manager; and Anthony Soares, Metallic west region manager.

Metallic Building Co., Houston, a custom-engineered metal building systems manufacturer, has named Medford, Ore.-based J.B. Steel Inc. as the winner of the 2015 Builder of the Year Award. An Authorized Metallic Builder since 1997, J.B. Steel provides metal building systems for customers in the U.S. West Coast region.

The award is presented annually to an Authorized Metallic Builder to recognize its consistent contributions to the pre-engineered metal building construction industry and to its local community, as well as the builder’s innovative use of metal building materials.

In addition to delivering a number of successful, high-complexity metal building projects for their clients, J.B. Steel employees are integral members of their southern Oregon community. Batzer is personally involved with the Rotary Club of Medford, through which he has participated in the installations of nearly 20 playgrounds at local area schools and parks; Kid Time!, a nonprofit children’s museum; and Kids Unlimited, a provider of youth and community development services to the underprivileged.