The headquarters will rise on a 5.3-acre parcel located at 8300San Fernando Rd. near Interstate 5. It will include 20,000 sf ofmezzanine office space and 118,000-sf of warehouse space, featuring28-ft minimum clearance, dock high loading and a state-of-the-artmaterial handling system. Oltmans Construction Co. is the project'sgeneral contractor and The Hewson Co. is the construction manager.Designed by Hill Pinckert Architects, the project is scheduled forcompletion in mid-2002.

The complex, which will more than double Industrial Metal'splant capacity, will replace its current facilities in Burbank.Approximately 220 people will be employed at the Sun Valleysite.

Industrial Metal is a full line metal service and retail center,which counts everyone from set designers to machine shops as itscustomers. Aside from its headquarters, it also has branches inIrvine, San Diego and Phoenix, AZ.