Ag Storage and Industrial Park Steel Buildings in Brush, Colorado

Sugar beet season sets the calendar in Brush, and a building has to be ready before the harvest does. We erect pre-engineered metal buildings for ag storage, equipment shops, trucking yards and small industrial users along I-76. Wide clear spans, tall doors, durable panels and floors built for the loads you run. We name the snow and wind package and the lead time before you sign.

Agriculture and ranching, including the annual sugar beet crop, make up a large part of the Brush economy, which had 5,339 residents in 2020. That kind of economy values buildings that protect equipment and inputs from weather at the lowest practical cost, and a steel frame with simple panels does exactly.

I-76 passes just north of Brush with an interchange at State Highway 71 at exit 90. Brush sits at 4,239 feet, linked to Denver by I-76 about 93 miles away, to Greeley and Loveland by US 34, and to Fort Morgan by Business Loop 76. Those links put customers, suppliers and labor within reach, and make Brush a practical base for a regional operation.

Reusing a site and reading the ground

Brush Industrial Park off I-76 contains a 272-bed correctional complex that public listings describe as vacant from 2010 onward. We do not know the current plans for it, and we do not assume anything. What we can say is that large vacant structures and the land around them change how a buyer thinks about an industrial park, and we help owners decide whether to build new, adapt or look elsewhere. When an older building is a candidate for reuse, our re-skin, retrofit and repair work looks at the frame, the roof and the walls to see what is worth keeping.

On any plains site, we check soils, drainage and utilities before pricing. Rural industrial land can look flat and simple, and still hide expansive clay, high groundwater or a missing sewer. A geotechnical report costs little compared with a redesign, and we recommend one for every commercial building. Wind is the other plains issue. Open ground means strong gusts, so we design the bracing, the door framing and the panel fastening for the exposure and keep the crew off the roof when it blows.

Beets, cattle and the I-76 corridor

An ag economy needs storage and maintenance space: implement sheds, shops for tractors and trucks, seed and chemical storage, feed buildings and covered areas for hay. The yearly cycle is predictable, and owners tend to build when the cash is available and the crop is not in the field.

Brush is one of several corridor towns along I-76. Fort Morgan to the west and Sterling to the east draw many of the same customers. Owners with operations in more than one town can use a matching building design, which saves engineering time and lets crews repeat a proven layout. If your operation moves product by truck, the warehouse format is a natural fit for off-season storage, with the same frame serving both the harvest and the rest of the year.

What we build for ag and industrial users

Our basic package is the foundation, the rigid frame, girts and purlins, roof and wall panels, trim and doors. For ag buildings, we add sliding doors, ventilation, a liner on lower walls and a floor suited to the work. Our agricultural buildings are drawn with the largest equipment in mind.

For industrial park users, we add dock doors, office space, insulation and heavier slabs. A trucking firm may want a three-bay shop with a wash bay and a small dispatch office. A small manufacturer may want a clear-span shell with a mezzanine for assembly. We design to the use, and we tell you where the budget is best spent. We build a rough budget on the first call and refine it as you answer questions, so you are not waiting a week for a first number.

Where price per square foot comes from

Steel buildings are priced by the square foot, but the number depends on size, height, loads, doors and finishes. A large, simple building costs less per square foot than a small, complex one. Taller eaves, extra doors and insulation add cost, and we show each one as a line in the quote.

Ag users often cut cost with simple designs: no insulation, a gravel or lightly finished floor, a limited number of doors. Industrial users tend to spend more on slab quality, dock doors and offices. Either way, we help you decide which items give value and which do not, using pre-engineered metal buildings as the baseline. The price you see includes the items we know about, and we call out what is not included, such as utilities, site grading or special inspections, so nothing surprises you later.

A simple process from call to keys

First we talk about the use, equipment and budget. Then we visit the site or review the survey, return a layout and a price, and refine them with you. When you decide, we complete engineering, submit the permit and order the steel. During construction, you get regular updates and a clear punch list at the end.

Owners who farm or run a yard do not have time for a long process, so we keep ours short and plain. We answer calls and we give straight answers about cost and timing. For clients in agriculture and agribusiness, that matters even more because the season will not wait.

Plan your Brush building

Tell us your use, your lot and your deadline. We will return a load package, a lead time and a dollars per square foot range for your Brush building.