SteelMaster Explodes onto Hollywood Scene

Posted on August 11th, 2010 by Elizabeth

Two SteelMaster buildings hit the big screen this week alongside a powerful lineup of brawny stars in the highly anticipated release of the action/war film The Expendables.

The movie gives an explosive nod to the epic action films of the 1980s and early ‘90s by featuring what many are calling the fiercest cast of action heroes ever assembled, including veteran actors Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham, Jet Li and Mickey Rourke, as well as up-and-coming stars Randy Couture, Steve Austin and Terry Crews.

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The men join together to play a team of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. The mission does not go as planned, and the men soon find themselves entangled in a dangerous snare of deception and duplicity which threatens to turn them against one another.

In the middle of the action, draped with gunmetal gray netting, stand two Q-model SteelMaster buildings which were commissioned by the film’s production house for use on the set. “The studio wanted authentic military Quonset-style buildings that would be cost effective and easy to construct,” says William Swafford, project specialist for SteelMaster. “We designed three options and determined the model and size that would best fit their budget and location requirements.”

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Due to their versatility, cost and ease of construction, SteelMaster buildings have proven beneficial to other filmmakers as well and can be seen in such movies as Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Twister, and Forces of Nature.

“It’s always exciting when our steel buildings are featured in movies,” says Michelle Wickum, director of marketing for SteelMaster. “The range of use for a SteelMaster building is quite extensive, and we always enjoy the way films incorporate them into different scenes.”

SteelMaster Buildings, which is located in Virginia Beach, Va., represents more than 28 years of premium quality workmanship, providing the highest quality steel arch buildings in the world. Throughout its years in business, SteelMaster has successfully designed buildings and structures for a variety of applications across the globe ranging from residential customers, the government and the military, to numerous Fortune 500 companies.

SteelMaster’s steel and metal pre-engineered buildings are designed for a broad range of residential and commercial applications including Garages, Workshops, Carports, Agricultural Storage, Metal Barns, Quonsets, Airplane Hangars, RV Storage, Roofing Systems, Storage Buildings, Military Buildings, Commercial Warehousing and Industrial Storage as well as a wide variety of Custom Building applications including Athletic Facilities, Retail Stores, Churches, Bus Stops, Smoke Shacks, Doggie Dorms and Correctional Facilities.

For more information on SteelMaster, visit www.steelmasterusa.com or call (800) 341-7007.

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