The Allstate tower shop stays busy fabricating cellular and broadcast towers along with steel structures used in the material handling business. “I was offered a position to help layout and set up equipment at the facility on Heilman Street about …
Read MoreAn Overview of Water Storage Tank Maintenance: Importance, Guidelines, and Inspection Methods
Water storage tanks hold and store clean water generated by filtration systems until it is needed. They are available in a wide range of designs, sizes, and performance capabilities, depending on the needs of the application. In the industrial, commercial, …
Read MorePittsburg People – Meet the Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance Project Managers
There’s a framed picture outside Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group President Ben Johnston’s office that shows an elevated bolted tank that Pittsburg erected in Iraq as part of the United States’ infrastructure rebuilding efforts. While working as a project manager …
Read MoreHenderson Kentucky Chamber of Commerce 2020 Business of the Year
And the award goes to……….Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group & the Johnston family. In 2015 PTTG was named the small business of the year by KYNDLE. Just five years later, we received the 2020 Business of the Year award …
Read MorePittsburg People – Meet the Pittsburg Tank Shop Employees
The Pittsburg Tank shop stays busy year-round fabricating storage vessels that can hold anything you can imagine. “I’ve been here 32 years and I thought you could only build so many tanks. It seems like every year we build more …
Read MorePittsburg People – Meet Allstate Tower’s Drafting Department
“We bring engineering designs to life and prepare them for fabrication to suit the customer’s needs,” said Allstate Tower Drafting Manager Jeff Webber of his drafting department. Based in Henderson, Kentucky, Allstate Tower is part of Pittsburg Tank & Tower …
Read MorePressure vacuum frost proof vents: An accessory for all seasons
One of the most important accessories that a storage tank can be equipped with is a pressure vacuum, frost proof vent. Think of the vents as a kind of insurance policy. Sure, routine maintenance and inspections should be performed regularly …
Read MorePittsburg People: Meet the Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance Inspection Department
Steel storage tanks – whether their design is for potable water or fire protection – should be inspected regularly. The National Fire Protection Association recommends that steel tanks without corrosion control be inspected every three years while tanks with it …
Read MoreThe William “Don” Johnston Memorial Bridge
Dozens of Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group employees and their family members gathered one unusually hot September morning in Audubon Park to pay tribute to the company’s late owner – Don Johnston – with a memorial bridge built in his …
Read MoreMeet our Team – Pittsburg People
Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group is a diversified company that is actually three separate entities under the same umbrella. Pittsburg’s Ground Division oversees the fabrication, manufacturing, and erection of new storage tanks and towers. Here’s an introduction to a few of …
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