Nix Accomplishes 1 Million Safe, Working Hours
May 23, 2023: What an exciting morning we had as we announced Nix has officially accomplished 1 MILLION man hours with zero down time injuries! 🎉 We’ve reached an incredible safety milestone and it’s all thanks to the unwavering dedication of our team. This momentous achievement is a testament to our strong culture of safety […]
SICTC School Welding Competition 2023
We recently held our first Annual Welding Competition at the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center. A welding competition like this was merely an idea a year ago but with the help of our partners at SICTC, this year’s competition was a huge success! Participants competed in one of three categories: Student, Apprentice, or Professional. […]
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 […]