Empire Steel Innovations, Inc

Employee Size

11-50

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Utica, NY

Formerly known as Nathan Steel, Empire Steel Innovations is an Utica-based steel center that combines structural fabrication, precision metalwork, and retail steel sales for customers across New York State. Its shop handles projects from concept through completion, using CNC drilling and plasma cutting alongside in-house forming and welding. ESi is part of the Empire Recycling family, whose history dates to 1916, and is a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction.

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