Established in 2002, Upstate Refractory Services is a family-owned and operated company providing refractory manufacturing, materials, and installation services. It designs and builds custom industrial furnaces and refractory precast shapes, and also repairs and upgrades existing furnace equipment. The company describes its operation as having in-house engineering, CNC capability, and three New York locations.
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Castruction CompanyFor more than 55 years, Salem-based Castruction Company has made specialty refractory shapes and provided furnace-relined and maintenance services for temperature-intensive industries including steel, aluminum, forging, and foundry operations. Its 23,000-square-foot fabrication shop and on-site drying capacity let the company take refractory projects from fabrication through completion, including repairs and complete furnace relines.SALEM, OH
Chiz BrosFor more than five decades, family-run Chiz Bros. has supplied refractory materials and high-temperature insulation while engineering custom furnace solutions for manufacturers in the metals, power, glass and ceramics industries. Based in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, the company combines stocked warehouses with project management that can carry a furnace job from drawings and material delivery through installation guidance. Chiz Bros. has also been a Unifrax distributor and partner for more than 39 years.ELIZABETH, PA
Empire SolutionsFounded more than two decades ago by third-generation refractory worker Greg Peak, Empire Solutions designs, builds, and repairs high-temperature furnaces and kilns. The company serves industrial and government clients from offices in Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio, handling refractory construction and maintenance across heat-intensive operations. Its work ranges from emergency furnace repairs to complete relines and retrofits.CLEVELAND, OH
Refractory Machining ServicesA veteran-owned small business in Butler, Pennsylvania, Refractory Machining Services has served industrial customers since 2002 with a team whose refractory experience stretches back more than four decades. RMS is known for precision machining of refractory products for glass and metals manufacturers, with 24-hour emergency service available when production cannot wait.BUTLER, PA