A&W Welding’s ribbon cutting Jan. 15  at 12:30 p.m. celebrated the store opening.

Jim Sampson, a superintendent and partner of A&W Welding, said the company is a full service portable construction company. Its five employees are heavy equipment certified and certified in pipe welding. A&W does all phases and portable work.

The company officially opened the week of Jan. 6, but have been in Emporia since September 2019. After being in the area for many years the business opened as A&W Welding because it needed a central location.

A&W Welding works with concrete, all metals including steel, stainless steel, carter steel, aluminum, ceramic tile, ornamental iron, cast iron and more. They company creates custom hand railings, wrought iron beds and chandeliers. It also creates artwork with the blacksmith trade. A&W Welding creates custom items such as a horseshoe shoe rack and art pieces made of metal.  The business also does sheetrock work and painting.

A&W Welding creates products for industrial plants. It installs industrial pipes and replace dented factory pipes.