Our Company – Striving for Success

What We Believe

”Our customers are the reason why we exist as a company and our employees are the reason for our success. Our strength comes from the personal relationships that we build and maintain, both internally and externally. We are reliable and do what we say that we’re going to do. Offering flexible solutions is important to the success of our customers, and that’s why we are in business.”
Brian Mueller, Owner / CEO

The Heartland Fabrication Team is committed to our mission:

build the best barges in America!

Our company, Heartland Fabrication, builds barges. Image of barge fleet on Mississippi River transporting grain in covered hoppers.

Our Core Values

SAFETY

We believe in a culture that reduces risk and promotes safety in everything we do. We promote a zero incident philosophy; engage in the health and wellness of our employees and a commitment to the stewardship of our environment.

QUALITY

We believe in a commitment to excellence and superior outcomes that is reflected in our products, services, employees and business practices.

INTEGRITY

We believe in hard work and doing the right thing even when no one is looking.

ACCOUNTABILITY

We believe in accepting responsibility and the consequences of owner-ship while embracing common goals.

TEAMWORK

We believe in working together to achieve common goals. This is the drive that allows our team to attain uncommon results.

IMPROVEMENT

We believe in improving a little every single day. We accomplish this by focusing on upstream processes and not downstream damage control.

RELATIONSHIPS

We believe in the value of others, finding common ground in resolving our differences and respecting one another while resolving those differences.

Today, more than ever…

it is essential to partner with a steel fabricator that is experienced and can keep up with the demands of new technology and manufacturing. We firmly believe we can be that partner.

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