QSR Steel Corporation is an exceptional full-service structural steel company based in Hartford, Conn. Offering everything from steel buildings to stairs and railings, QSR Steel is truly a one-stop steel shop. This first-rate company can meet any building owner or contractor’s steel needs, no matter how simple or elaborate.

QSR Steel Corporation was initially named Quality Stair & Rail. In the beginning, the business primarily focused on stair and rail services, although it did offer other structural steel services.

The company broadened its horizons and grew in to a full-service structural steel company. To reflect this significant change, the company was renamed QSR Steel Corporation. “We evolved into QSR Steel Corporation based on our clients needs,” said Glenn Salamone, president. “Our growth is a response to our client’s needs and desires for us to provide a total package.”

Not only does QSR Steel offer a top-notch final product, but it’s also dedicated to finishing projects on-time and within budget. “One thing that makes us unique is the desire of the owners to provide on time and on budget services to the client regardless of size or dollar amount,” said Salamone.

The owners remain involved and active in every single project to ensure everything stays on track. “When a client has a problem, they are dealing directly with an owner who can make a decision right then and there,” said Salamone.

“It behooves QSR to be more active with clients and involve them earlier in the project to avoid issues such as price escalation or material shortages,” said Salamone. “QSR avoids costly issues down the road by involving the owner early in the project and removing all obstacles to a successful project.”

Over the years, QSR Steel has offered its expertise to a wide variety of clients for countless projects. Although the team often faces daunting tasks during these projects, they always manage to overcome challenges and successfully complete every job. Some of QSR Steel’s most recent and notable projects include the following:

• The Wauregan Hotel: Conversion of a historical hotel built in the 1800s into low income, affordable housing. This challenging project included dilapidated and non-existent floors along with a crumbling facade. QSR Steel Corporation installed 40-foot beams to secure the structure from the first floor all the way to the roof.
• Sparta Insurance: This project included the installation of 30-foot beams weighing up to 132 pounds-per-foot into a working law office in Hartford high rise. Although this project brought on many challenges, QSR Steel Corporation easily adapted and ingeniously used freight elevators to bring the project in ahead of schedule.
• 800 Long Ridge Road: This project included 100 tons of structural steel in-fills into an existing 3-story building. QSR Steel Corporation eliminated the need for an obtrusive opening in the roof for hoisting the beams by unloading and transporting beams through existing doors and then rigging them into place.

QSR Steel continually receives high praise for its incomparable staff and its top quality, timely work.

“We had to count on QSR to make our fast track schedule,” said John L. Drbal for Building and Land Technology, the real estate development company on the 800 Long Ridge Road project. For this particular project, QSR Steel Corporation fabricated and placed all 100 tons in less than four weeks — an incredible feat.

“We were extremely pleased,” said Drbal. “There were no change orders, and they made our schedule completion date possible. We will contact QSR for all future work,” he said.

Because the professionals at QSR Steel Corporation come armed with years of experience in the steel and metals industry, they can tackle virtually any project under the sun. “QSR people have a wide range of expertise, enabling us to provide insight on many different fronts,” said Salamone. “However, the fact that QSR Steel Corporation was founded by and built with people proficient in the miscellaneous metals market, we are not only able to provide services on standard steel buildings, but also more complicated metals, such as stainless steel or aluminum, as seen on more complicated waste water treatment plants, for instance,” he said.

Salamone explained QSR Steel Corporation’s success would not be possible without its unsurpassed staff. “The most important asset we have that clients constantly applaud is our personnel,” he said.

The professionals at QSR Steel Corporation go above and beyond to provide real-time services to each client to keep their project running smoothly. “I have received many a call from a satisfied client stating the energy, drive and know-how of our entire staff really helped propel the project ahead of schedule,” Salamone says.

Unlike other steel companies, QSR Steel Corporation can guarantee that its field crews are made up of the company’s own employees. This ensures every project is done right the first time around. Plus, clients can take comfort knowing that they are always speaking with a direct employee of QSR Steel. “The recent trend in the steel business is for companies to downsize its field personnel, and subcontract the erection of the steel to outside contractors in the interest of saving on compensation and insurance,” Salamone pointed out. “QSR has taken the opposite stance. We believe that no one has a better interest in getting the job done than your own people. Our field crews are the front lines for the customer. They take ownership of a project and propel it to succeed.”