Hammer Haag Steel plans to equip its new plant in Largo, Florida, to machine larger, heavier steel components in-house. With welding, machining and assembly at one site, the company expects to rely less on outside shops for complex jobs.
Hammer Haag Steel plans to begin moving operations to Largo in summer 2027. The roughly 227,700-square-foot plant will become the company’s primary production site, with more room for heavy fabrication and advanced machining.
“We have always believed in controlling the difficult parts of the manufacturing process ourselves,” said Constantin Haag, founder and CEO of Hammer Haag Steel. “This facility gives us the space and capabilities to take that approach much further. We will be able to fabricate larger components, machine more of that work ourselves and coordinate those processes within the same operation.”
The plans set aside about 29,000 square feet for the fully air-conditioned machine shop. By expanding its precision CNC machining there, Hammer Haag Steel expects to handle significantly larger, heavier and more complex parts in-house.
The design allocates about 176,000 square feet to heavy steel fabrication. The additional floor space will allow the company to take on larger projects and substantially increase the volume of fabrication work it can handle.
On complex jobs, Hammer Haag Steel expects to move work between outside providers less often. Keeping more work in Largo will give its crews greater control over how components move from fabrication through machining, assembly and other production stages.
The company also handles plate rolling, fitting and welding, blasting and painting, mechanical assembly, quality control, and shipping and logistics. The Largo expansion is designed to bring these services together on a larger scale so Hammer Haag Steel can pursue bigger projects.
“When you can manage more of the manufacturing process under your own roof, your team has greater visibility into what is happening at every stage,” Haag said. “For the type of large and demanding work we do, that gives us more control over the finished product and creates opportunities to take on projects that would be difficult to accommodate in our current space.”
Once the Largo site is fully developed, Hammer Haag Steel expects its production capacity to be roughly three times what it is today.
The plans include about 22,000 square feet for the teams responsible for project management, detailing, programming, administration, operations and support. Hammer Haag Steel expects to add manufacturing jobs as it puts more of the plant’s capacity to use.
A smaller crew will continue to handle some of the company’s work at the existing Clearwater facility, which will remain open.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal, St. Pete Catalyst and the Clearwater Sentinel have covered Hammer Haag Steel’s expansion in Pinellas County.
Haag said the additional space will serve a broader goal for the company by expanding the range of components it can manufacture in the United States.
“The opportunity is not simply to produce more,” Haag said. “It is to build the capability to manufacture larger, more complicated components here and to keep developing the kind of skilled manufacturing operation that can compete for demanding work in the United States.”
About Hammer Haag Steel
Founded in 2011, Hammer Haag Steel is a family-owned steel fabricator and manufacturer headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. Its services include heavy steel fabrication, precision CNC machining, plate rolling, fitting and welding, blasting and painting, mechanical assembly, quality control, and logistics. Managing several stages of production in-house allows the company to serve customers with large, complex fabrication and machining projects.
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