August 31st, 2010 by Rubb
Metro Port was looking for a small structure that could be relocated with a crane around its site. The structure was designed and manufactured with multiple custom openings which allows the usage of a specialized conveyor system to load bulk material.
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The building is a BVR Type structure and measures 30ft x 30ft with a 20ft sidewall and can sustain a live load of 12 psf, and a 3 second gust wind speed of 85 mph with a 3 lb. collateral load.
August 19th, 2010 by Rubb
When a leading aircraft maintenance, repair and over-haul company needed a custom rail-mounted shelter system at its large airport facility, it turned to Rubb, Inc. to design, fabricate and install two of these systems.
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The shelter systems consist of two structures: one is 155ft wide by 90ft long and the other is 166.5ft wide by 90ft long. These structures nest together and move along a 270ft rail system. The motor driven mechanism for each shelter system was custom designed by Alamo Door Systems of San Antonio, Texas.
July 16th, 2010 by Rubb
Rubb AS has supplied an FX type storage building to Peder Halvorsen Industrier in Norway. This building is located at Øyestranda and measures 14m x 33m with a 4m sidewall. The customer had a special request for a white building and as Rubb always puts the customer first we naturally supplied what the customer wanted.
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In 1842 Halvor Sørensen started a ship repair yard in Allègaten, Flekkefjord, Norway. He had come to Flekkefjord from the county of Telemark to carry out special work on the Lista Lighthouse. In time, his son Søren Halvorsen gradually took over the business, marking the start of a tradition in the company of management passing from father to son. In 1939, Halvor Sørensen’s great grandson Peder Halvorsen began to work in the company. Peder Halvorsens Industrier AS is a large supplier to the offshore market in Norway. The company is in the forefront on topics such as heat, steam, and pressure.
July 9th, 2010 by Rubb
Rubb AS has supplied a Rubb FX type building measuring 10m wide x 30m long with 4m sidewall to Havyard Leirvik AS in Sogn, Norway. The Rubb Building is our type “Thermohall” building which means it is insulated using Rubb’s unique and patented insulation system.
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The structure is to be used as a storage building on the quay where they complete installations on ships that are built at the shipyard. The Havyard Group is a fully integrated ship building enterprise. They are a part of the strong maritime cluster on the west coast of Norway which has specialized in state-of-the-art offshore and fishing vessel technology. They have a strategy that the most technology focused part of the shipbuilding shall be done by companies within the group. The Havyard Group offers ship design, shipbuilding technology, ship equipment and systems and service to sailing ships world-wide. Rubb is proud to be able to supply our Thermohall concept to such a valued customer.
June 28th, 2010 by Rubb
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Rubb AS has supplied a Rubb Building type NV to Norgesbuss in Drøbak, Norway. The building is 10m wide x 18m long with 4m sidewall. The Building is to be used as a maintenance shop for Norgesbuss’ department in Drøbak. Rubb AS has also supplied a 79 kw diesel powered heater, 2 lights and a folding door with an integrated personnel door. The Rubb Building is also supplied with an inner skin to mitigate condensation and improve the insulation in the building.
May 28th, 2010 by Rubb
This is a Rubb Building type FX supplied to Stranda Prolog AS. This is a company that supplies the fisheries and fish farming industry in Norway from Averøy. Standa Prolog AS supplies vacuum pumping systems for salmon, trout and pelagic fish as well as fish/water separators for salmon, trout and pelagic fish. They also supply graders for live fish installed in well boats.
The Rubb building is 15m wide x 17.5m long with 6m sidewall. Due to high snow load the trusses are spaced at only 2.5 metres. Rubb AS supplied a motorized overhead door measuring 6.5m x 6m. We also supplied a manual door of 4m x 4m. The building is supplied with lighting, and connection to a heater. Due to the corrosive environment Rubb has also supplied an inner liner to ensure that the surface coating that goes on in the building does not damage the galvanizing.
May 14th, 2010 by Rubb
Rubb Inc. of Sanford, Maine recently partnered with MRM Construction Services of Phoenix, Arizona, to supply a custom frame supported membrane structure for the U.S. Border Patrol. The building, a 115′ (35.06M) wide by 100′ (30.48M) long BVE structure with a 19.7′ (6M) leg height, will serve as an interim vehicle checkpoint on Interstate 19 just north of the US / Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona.
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Rubb’s team worked closely with MRM Construction Services, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Border Patrol to successfully engineer, deliver and install the open gable ended structure. Since the building completely spanned I-19, Rubb’s technicians worked nights while traffic on the Interstate was diverted around the work zone. The structure was completely installed in just over a week and came in on time and on budget.
April 19th, 2010 by Glen
In Spring 2010 Rubb, Inc. will move into its expanded U.S. steel fabrication facility in Sanford, Maine. This expansion will effectively triple the usable area for steel fabrication at the Rubb plant thereby significantly increasing production capacity.
This project utilizes a 110′ span Rubb BVE range structure engineered to code standards for the high 70 pound per square foot snow loads present in Maine. This expansion includes significant improvements to Rubb’s 16 acre site with paved storage and handling areas increased to 4 acres. The new facility is fully insulated and equipped with radiant in-floor heating and a state of the art air filtration system that will clean and recycle heated air, generating substantial energy savings. The facility has an architectural masonry and glass front and is provided with offices and mechanical rooms, an employee breakroom, a training room, locker rooms and a 5,000 square foot mezzanine.
Company President David Nickerson commented that, “The cooperation of local and state officials and the excellent work of local subcontractors and Rubb’s own staff have resulted in a very successful project. This facility will provide a better and more productive work environment for our employees and will enable us to better serve our customer requirements for the large span structures that form an important part of our growing business.”
April 16th, 2010 by Rubb
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Lillebø Sand & Transport is a company based in Oltedalen, Ålgård in Gjesdal Kommune in Norway. Rubb Hall AS have supplied a Rubbhall (type NV) which is 12m wide x 26m long with 4m side wall. Rubb supplied two 5m x 5m doors, one in each end. These are standard steel “Rubb doors” which we have designed and manufactured. These are robust folding doors that require very little maintenance. Lilleby Sand & Transport supply large quantities of sand and stone to the concrete industry in Rogaland (South West coast of Norway). They have a further two such facilities in the area. The Rubb building is used to dry sand before it is used for making concrete.
April 9th, 2010 by Rubb
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Rubb Hall AS has manufactured several of its THAB range of shelters to UNHCR over the year. These shelters have been lent by UNHCR to GTZ. GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis. The Rubb shelters are located in Juba, South Sudan and are used for general storage. They are standard UN size measuring 10m wide x 24m long with 3.35m sidewall.
