ALUMI-SPAN

Today, 40 to 50 year old Alumi-Span boat dock sections are still found in service and many of our marina customers are in their 2nd and 3rd generations of management. While there are several types of engineered docks out there, the "F" stringer style remains the most practical design for the vast majority of shore applications. Alumi-Span is the clear engineering leader for this type of boat dock and the tradition set by the Berlins and Hoovers hasn't changed; no cutting corners, lots of innovation and most important - honest value!... Alumi-Span began in 1956 as a division of a larger company called Metalloy Foundry. The Metalloy founder, Dick Berlin, was an avid boater and also a mechanical engineer. He decided to develop an improved boat dock system that would use aluminum castings and poles rather than heavy, rusty iron and steel supports that were the standard of the day. The most important feature of the new pier however was the use of an all aluminum deck made up of three..

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