Titan Machinery Inc., West Fargo, N.D.
Posted
07/25/2011
One of North America's largest agricultural and construction
equipment dealers, Titan Machinery Inc. dedicated its new corporate
headquarters building in December 2010. Founded in 1980, the
publicly traded company has a network of 87 facilities that sell
and service Case IH, Case Construction, New Holland and New Holland
Construction brands, along with some short-line equipment and
consumer products in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota and Wyoming.
The $8.2 million building responds to the Titan business model
that empowers management at each "local" store to maintain the
continuity of personal relationships essential in America's
Heartland. The 48,000-square-foot Shared Research Center provides
centralized support from corporate, accounting, information
technology, marketing, training and limited warehouse operations
for critical parts that otherwise require long lead time for the
local dealership facilities to order from factories. Although not
formally certified by the USGBC, the new facility was designed to
LEED Silver criteria.
Using the construction management method for the project
delivery, Butler Builder C.I. Construction, served as the CM and
provided Titan with single-source oversight on multiple building
programs for new and upgraded dealership projects in various
communities.
The project incorporates a hybrid combination of metal building
systems structurally integrated with conventional steel and precast
concrete components. Based on favorable experience on their earlier
buildings, Titan wanted the MR-24 standing-seam metal roof system
on this mission-critical facility. Butler also supplied its
Widespan structural system with X-bracing in the transverse
direction, TexturalWall pre-insulated metal wall panel system, the
second floor beam support, metal roof deck and roof purlins. The
building plan provides 30,400 square feet on the first floor,
17,300 square feet on the second floor and 31,000 square feet of
below-grade parking. This provides 40 percent, or 14,300 square
feet, for offices; 30 percent for common areas and the cafeteria,
along with multiple conference rooms. Another 15 percent, or
approximately 5,900 square feet, supports training, including an
area that holds two 17-ton tractor units. The final 5,000 square
feet if used for critical parts inventory. Provisions for future
expansion are engineered into the south and west corners over the
cafeteria and human resources space.
Construction manager: C.I. Construction,
Alexandria, Minn.
Architects: MBA Architects, Fargo
Structural engineers: Solien & Larson
Engineering, Fargo
Metal building, roof and wall panels: Butler
Manufacturing, Kansas City, Mo., www.butlermfg.com,