Nix 2022 Year In Review
Advancing Our Engineering In 2022, we advanced our engineering department with the addition of a FARO Focus Laser Scanner. With this new technology, our engineers receive fast, accurate measurements of the jobsite and 3D scans that help identify any issues our teams could run into with the project, allowing us to provide the highest quality […]
A Nix Legacy – Carl A. Nix Jr. “Sonny”
Poseyville, IN (January 4, 2023): Carl A. Nix Jr. “Sonny”, was the third generation in our business. He joined his father in 1957 and helped transform our business from the dying art of blacksmithing to the modern era of welding. For the next 50 years, he poured himself into his craft with an unrivaled work ethic, […]
Nix Companies Awarded Indiana Best Places to Work in Manufacturing 2022
Poseyville, IN (December 27th): On December 14th, we traveled to Indianapolis for the Best Places to Work in Manufacturing banquet. The 2022 Indiana Best Places to Work in Manufacturing companies range in Hoosier employee count from 39 to over 7,600. The results were determined largely through employee surveys that are based on Overall Team Member […]
2022 United Way Day of Caring
POSEYVILLE, IN (September 27, 2022) – Each year our team members volunteer time to the United Way Day of Caring to help keep our community clean, safe, and beautiful. This year we dedicated time to the North Posey Youth Fields in Poseyville, IN. Our team members spent the morning sanding and re-painting the dugouts, painting […]
Nix Hosts MakingChips Live Podcast
POSEYVILLE, IN (March 24, 2022) – We had a great evening hosting the MakingChips Live Podcast from Chicago for the Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance Q1 Manufacturing Excellence event! Everyone was able to gather in our newly expanded Custom Fabrication facility and hear from the MakingChips team as well as special guests, Dave Conner, CFO at Anchor […]
25 Ton Crane Named After 4th Generation Owner
POSEYVILLE, IN (March 4, 2022) – Since July of 2021, we have been working on expanding our Custom Fabrication Shop on Frontage Rd., north of Poseyville to add greater crane capacity, taller headroom, and more production space. Our Pre-Production Team (estimating & engineering) relocated to Frontage Road in October for better office space and also […]
Custom Fabrication Division Building Expansion Nears Completion
POSEYVILLE, IN (January 5, 2022) – We have been expanding our Custom Fabrication Shop on Frontage Rd., north of Poseyville to add greater crane capacity, taller headroom, and more production space. As of now, the project is still moving forward. We are behind on our original schedule due to COVID-19, and supply chain issues, but […]
Superior Fabrication Owner Retires After 4 Years With Nix
POSEYVILLE, IN (December 28, 2021) – Nix Companies Inc. announces the retirement of Curtis Drake, former owner of Superior Fabrication in Rockport, IN. About Superior Fabrication: Superior Fabrication was founded in 1997 by Curtis Drake of Owensboro, KY. He has been a native of the area his entire life and had a passion for serving […]
Nix Announces Acquisition of Northend Gear & Machine, Inc.
POSEYVILLE, IN (October 18, 2021) – Nix Companies Inc. is proud to announce that it has acquired Northend Gear & Machine, Inc., a Fairfield, Ohio, based company specializing in machining, gear manufacturing, gearbox repair, and rebuilding. ‘Northend’ is now an independent division of Nix Metals, which is Nix Companies’ primary operating entity, and will continue […]
Nix Awarded E-REP Community Champion of the Year
https://youtu.be/F0m33JIukxs POSEYVILLE, IN (OCTOBER 1, 2021) – Nix, a metal fabricator and specialty trades contractor is proud to announce we have been awarded the Community Champion of the Year by the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership. The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership Community Champion of the Year Award is given to a business whose proven to have […]