Weitsman Plans Large Investment at Binghamton, N.Y., Plant

Adam Weitsman, the owner of Ben Weitsman and Son, a large metals recycling company headquartered in Owego, N.Y., has announced plans to invest $5 million at its Binghamton, N.Y., facility. The money will be used to renovate and upgrade the plant to bring it up to the environmental, operational and aesthetic standards found at Weitsman’s other New York and Pennsylvania facilities, the company says.

“This multi-million dollar upgrade will bring the Binghamton yard in line with the high level of quality, service and environmental protection that our customers and neighbors expect from Ben Weitsman,” says Weitsman. “This is an investment in our customers to accommodate increased customer traffic and give them the best experience possible when they come to our yard.”

Weitsman says the company will demolish all old buildings on the site to construct new ones, and that full landscaping and paving was also in the works. “During this process we will have temporary structures in place until the new buildings are complete so there are no interruptions in business for our customers. There will no longer be unsightly piles of metal stored at the facility as well. The bottom line is we are going to do things in a better way that will benefit our customers,” Weitsman adds.

The facility has been in operation for nearly 100 years. “Being an older facility, this yard has had difficulties with mud,” says Weitsman. “By paving the entire facility, we will be able to eliminate the mud in and around the yard to give a first-rate experience for our clients and improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood."

Additionally, Weitsman will purchase new equipment, including Sennebogen cranes and Kawasaki loaders, new digital scales and other capital investments to help guarantee efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction, he says.

Weitsman says every scrap facility in the Ben Weitsman family of companies will be operating with state-of-the-art equipment and with efforts to minimize the impact on the surrounding environment and neighborhood. The company has 11 facilities.

“The scrap yard in Binghamton has been around for nearly a century, and it is time to modernize the operation,” Weitsman says. “This significant investment will give our customers what they deserve when visiting our facility as well as give the city of Binghamton a landmark to be proud of.”