Mississippi based Reed's Metals will open a manufacturing and sales facility in Scott City according to Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place, Ltd who handled the recent real estate transaction. The company is a metal manufacturer specializing in metal roofing, metal buildings and pole barns and has eight locations across the Southeast United States. Kelsey said the company will open its ninth branch manufacturing facility in the building and property previously occupied by Macke Farm Equipment at 1616 E. Outer Road, directly across Interstate 55 from the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.
The company headquarters is in Brookhaven, Mississippi and has plants in Brookhaven, Tupelo, and Meridian as well as Jackson, Tennessee, Lake Charles and Holden in Louisiana, Jasper Texas and Benton, Arkansas. Plans are to open operations in the 14,000 square-foot Scott City building situated on 5 acres within the next 60 to 90 days. Kelsey said he believed the existing building would be expanded initially to accommodate large metal manufacturing machines the company plans to install. Reed's Metals began in 1998 and is a multi-million dollar metal provider utilizing state-of-the-art technology and fabrication methods. Their facilities also produce steel buildings of any size to meet customer needs. They offer a complete line of multiple roofing panel profiles in 20 plus colors. Same day service is offered on all roofing orders. The company was recently listed in the "Mississippi 100, the state's top privately owned companies. The Scott City facility will serve a five state customer base with complete delivery services being offered.