Equipment supplier and Caterpillar dealer Empire Southwest is known throughout the region as a supplier of heavy machinery for innovative and unique projects. Last year, the firm began work on their own unique project: a component rebuild facility in Mesa, Ariz., that uses a robust structural foundation to support heavy-duty lifting.
In mid-2013, Empire Southwest and general contractor Porter Brothers Construction of Gilbert, Ariz., broke ground on the 90,000-sq-ft facility as an addition to Empire Southwest's Mesa campus. The new building will house the company's Component Rebuild Center shop and a significant portion of Empire's product support operation. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2014, with operations beginning shortly thereafter.