Project Profile
Extraction Column Upgrade: This extraction column upgrade for a multinational chemical company weighs 64,000 pound and is more than 70 feet long.
2025 Annual Clay Shoot
The FARMERS team thanks the Industry Business Roundtable for holding its 4th Annual Clay Shoot! It was a great day of competition, fellowship, and reflection by remembering September 11th together.
Beating the clock and the curve: Smart strategies for capital project certainty
Combined with skilled labor shortages, shop space availability, access to raw materials and interest rates, tariffs are just the latest addition to the challenges faced by leadership working to deliver certainty of schedule, budget and quality on capital projects. Add to that the extended front-end planning timeline — often 18 months to reach FID — and four-year average EPC durations, and one thing becomes clear: “Lock in pricing early” is no longer a reliable risk mitigation strategy.
Project Profile
Distillation Column: FARMERS fabricated an 88-foot, 68,000 pound distillation column for a major oil and gas client.
Creating and Shipping a 60-foot Monel Vessel
The FARMERS team recently created and shipped a 60-foot Monel vessel to a long-time major client in the chemical industry. Monel is a nickel-copper alloy known for its high strength and exceptional corrosion resistance, particularly in seawater and acidic environments.
Air Duct Wind Box
FARMERS Industrial is busy keeping the oil industry productive and competitive. Here is a furnace wall air duct wind box, which allows more air flow into the furnace. FARMERS fabricated this critical piece of equipment for a significant oil client, delivered on time and on budget.
Project Profile
Cascade Cooler Header: FARMERS brought together pipe fitters and boilermakers for this multi-craft project.
Clem charts the future for FARMERS Industrial
As president and CEO of the company, David Clem is guiding this momentum with a commitment to values-driven leadership — ensuring the 105-year-old organization continues to thrive.
An Evolution of Success
Since 1920, time has served as a transformative foundation as two young entrepreneurs turned an opportunity into what is now recognized as the Partner of Choice in the Industrial Fabrication and Field Services sectors.
General Manager
A day in the life of FARMERS General Manager Doug Polzin means keeping FARMERS on track: Coordinating across divisions, supporting customers, and making sure the work produced in the shop and in the field reflects the FARMERS standard. It’s a demanding role, yet Doug, who’s been with FARMERS for nearly two decades, manages it with the kind of ease that comes from steady leadership.
Procurement Manager
Shana Barger has been with FARMERS for 13 years and is the Procurement Manager. Her daily tasks include building material take-offs, quoting and purchasing material for jobs, and purchasing overhead supplies for the shop.
Materials Specialist
FARMERS Industrial performs Positive Material Identification (PMI) inspections both in-house and in the field, and uses the industry’s most accurate instruments operated by reputable, highly experienced specialists. The “operated by reputable, highly experienced specialists” part? That’s Stephen Ewing.
Project Manager
Adam Popovich is a 19+ year employee at FARMERS and is currently a Project Manager. In that role, he handles a variety of tasks, including project management, estimating, and serving as a foreman. A typical day for him involves lining out the manpower for active projects, ensuring the crews are focused and productive, serving as the customer liaison to maintain open communication lines, and estimating potential work.
Sheet Metal Journeyman
Kevin Shinette, a 23-year sheet metal journeyman, brings a positive, productive presence to the shop floor every day. Kevin’s skills are applied to many projects, such as fitting, layout, heavy equipment operation, shear, brake, and rolls. He also assists the FARMERS safety director during safety meetings. Known for his reliability and leadership, Kevin is a great member of the FARMERS team.
