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When you are looking for a guard house, a watch tower, a ticket booth, or other types of pre-assembled buildings, Panel Built has everything you need. If you have a big project that needs to be watched over or an event that involves purchasing tickets,...

Every day you will see products label themselves as "Made In America," whether you are looking through a convenience store or just watching television.  However, some may not know that "Made In America" and "Made In The USA" are regulated marks in the United States, meaning products a..

Becoming a Modular Construction Dealer Being the manufacturer of such a complex and unique line of products means that Panel Built, Inc. must have a lot of interaction and great communication with our customers.  Although we have a fantastic and dedicated sales team, having people...

Although, our tower systems are used for a number of different reasons, they typically serve you with one main advantage, providing an unobstructed, long-distance view of a landscape. Just like all of our projects, these towers are prefabricated at our facilities and shipped out to...

As most people in our industry know, GSA (or General Services Administration) was established to help manage the functioning of federal agencies. A major part of the GSA is the Federal Acquisition Service, which is “solely dedicated to procuring goods and services for government.”  The...

Cleanrooms provide an environment that has grown more important to manufacturing, especially as engineering has become more precise over time.  The design of many products, equipment, and manufacturing parts require precision cutting and measurements to ensure perfect performance.   Therefore, the environment these pieces are manufactured...

To Improve Security Our first New Year’s resolution is something that all companies could (and should) focus on.  The security of your workplace is important to the overall well-being of you and your employees.   As we mentioned before in a previous post, “How Guard Booths...

For most companies looking to expand the room in their warehouse facility, the mezzanine platform will have a distinctive purpose to that facility. Whether the structure will function as a work platform, storage area, or if it is going to hold equipment, it will require...

Although Panel Built’s typical modular office uses our standard vinyl covered gypsum wall panel, we offer a wide variety of different modular office wall panel materials, each with their own specific benefits. We provide all of these different options because we pride ourselves on...

Warehousing  There is one aspect of the warehousing industry that is more important than just about all others, efficiency.  Whether it be efficiency in the storage of materials or efficiency in moving inventory from one area to another, continually improving your warehouse can save you...

In 2015, the transportation and warehousing industries had the second highest rate of injury per 100 full-time employees, and workers in these industries saw the most days away from work due to these injuries. Manufacturing was tied with construction with the fourth highest rate of...

Because every prefabricated building we make is custom built for each of our customers, they can be designed in a nearly limitless number of ways. We allow our customers to specify the exact appearance and function of their building in order to fulfill their unique...

Modular construction has been around since the early 19th century when Henry Manning designed and constructed cottage components in the United Kingdom and shipped them over to Australia to be erected.  However, despite having existed for over 150 years, modular construction still seems to be...

Operating a successful manufacturing or warehousing business can create growing pains. When production, staffing, and storage needs are greater than a facility's size, they must decide to find a new facility or learn how to improve their existing space best while still keeping their long-t..

Finding the right guard booth for your facility is important because guard booths will act as the basis of your facility's physical security. Since these buildings are delivered directly from the manufacturer, you need to be certain that you have chosen the right guard booth manufacturer....

The world of modular building is characterized by the swift construction of quality buildings. Now, Panel Built, Inc. is looking to push these modular benefits even further with their new line of converted shipping containers. Shipping containers offer an incredible starting point for ...

Modular offices may be a vague concept for some people who are not as familiar with Panel Built and our line of work.  Panel Built's office space solutions are all centered around our panelized wall systems.  This wall system allows us to design and install unique, semi-perma..

New buildings in high-risk areas require a little more protection and safety than your standard construction project.  Ballistic-rated buildings help to mitigate these risks by creating a protective barrier between the objects inside and the threat.  Whenever someone considers a ...

Installing additional factory walls into your facility can be an incredibly long and arduous task for companies looking to specialize and/or subdivide their space. For facilities that are currently in operation, stick-built walls can create a great deal of chaos in your facility, requiring loud...

Physical Security is a very important aspect for all facilities, whether you are protecting a company, school campus, or government facility.  However, the needs for each facility can vary greatly.  For example, the same security measures installed into the Pentagon would likely be overkill for...

Panel Built, Inc. offers a variety of custom steel mezzanines and work platforms to solve a wide range of space solutions in your warehouse.  Each of our mezzanine projects is unique and specially tailored to the customer's particular space needs.  However, no matter the application,...

Most facilities require people to be outside at least part of the time, whether they are moving from their car to the building, moving from building to building, or when loading/unloading products and materials.  And while going outside may be nice most days, on others,...

Real estate is one of the most important assets your business has. Having the right building helps determine how productive you can be. It helps to alleviate the stress of not having enough space. Real estate is much more than a business asset. It is...

Panel Built's prefabricated buildings are generally used as self-contained, free-standing structures, used for guard stations, attendant booths, equipment enclosures, and a wide range of other applications.  However, some may be surprised to know that we fabricate a variety of structures designed to be added to...

Mezzanine platforms can be easily installed and custom built for your metal building. At literally the fraction of the cost of expanding your entire building or building a complete other floor, we at Panel Built, Inc. are huge advocates for using a Mezzanine to create...

If 2020 has proved anything, it is that flexibility is a key characteristic of a good business. COVID-19 has caused drastic changes in how people work, where people work, and even the type of work they can do. And although this year has been unique,...

All of Panel Built's buildings, outside of our welded steel-framed line, use our unique wall panel system to create the building's envelope.  Harsh manufacturing settings, education buildings, military installations, corporate headquarters, mega warehouses: our wall panel systems have been install into all of these facility...

Panel Built, Inc. is known as a modular construction provider that utilizes a panelized building design to form modular offices, equipment enclosures, cleanrooms, guard shacks, and more.  However, over the past few years, Panel Built has become an increasing presence in the welded-steel building market....

Undertaking a new construction project can be entirely daunting, especially if you are not an expert.  In many cases, we strive to get the project done as quickly and cheaply as possible, but this can often lead to cut corners and poor craftsmanship.  Plus, if...

As a modular construction provider, Panel Built, Inc. has a bevy of experience supplying buildings and structures to military customers of all types. However, when designing a building for military installation access control, top-of-the-line, proven materials, and expert engineering is required to meet their stringent...