Business View Magazine | October 2020

37 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 Independence changes everything lockton.com © 2020 Lockton Companies. All rights reserved. WHAT MAKES LOCKTON STAND APART IS ALSO WHAT MAKES US BETTER: INDEPENDENCE. Unconstrained by the rigidness commonly associated with the insurance industry, we challenge the norms of what a brokerage can be. The creative thinkers at your Lockton Omaha office are empowered to do what’s best for their clients at all times. Visit lockton.com to learn more. DRAKE-WI LL I AMS STEEL INC . We’ve seen a lot of growth, both culturally and financially.” Today, the 240 workers of the employee-owned Drake-Williams Steel, Inc. provide fabricated, structural, and concrete reinforcing steel for all types of projects. “Most of our clients are general contractors,” says Fitton. “That’s the majority of who we work for. And there are times when we do work for developers, directly, or owners, directly. Our main work comes from the commercial, healthcare, and education markets, and we’ve been doing a lot of data center work over the last few years. We also do some work for the railroads like railroad bridges. About a year-and-a-half ago, we made a concerted effort to open up and develop our miscellaneous steel department. We wanted to focus on our miscellaneous steel capabilities – things like platforms, stairs, and handrails. Typically, 70 percent of our work is in the Midwest, but we definitely travel with the customer in order to stay competitive.”