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Environmental Health and Safety Dept of Tamko Building Products

“We value our employees and we want the very best protection for them and that is why we chose PROTECTION SHELTERS LLC to build our tornado shelter.” Logan Robinson EH&S Tamko Building Products Inc.

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Tornadoes Strike Quivira Wildlife Refuge

Written By Michael Pearce The Wichita Eagle Published  April 18, 2012, at 7:49 p.m. Updated  April 19, 2012, at 3:27 p.m. View the entire article here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/18/2302095/tornadoes-carve-out-wild-week.html QUIVIRA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Tiffany Vincent came to Kansas to burn prairie grass. But … Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds Tornado Shelter for Shell Oil Company

This is an article from the Harper Advocate detailing our delivery of a mobile above ground tornado shelter to the Shell Oil Company in Harper. Continue reading Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds Storm Shelter for Sargent, Nebraska Housing Authority

These 2 shelters were placed in Sargent, NE for a small housing authority. The customer ordered in 8×8 and 8×10, two different sizes to accommodate their shelter needs. Shelters were painted to match other buildings and required a crane to set in … Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds Storm Shelter for SE Kansas Production Plant

This shelter was placed in South East Kansas for a production plant, weighed approximately 70,000 pounds and will hold 40-60 people. Many Corporations are installing tornado shelters for their employees. In the past employees were Instructed to just leave the plant, get … Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds 25 x 25 Tornado Shelter for Almond Tree Group

Protection Shelters is a design and build Company based on your needs and wants and also complies to meet all the specifications of FEMA 361 2nd edition and comply with National Storm Shelters ICC (International Code Council) 500 2008. This … Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds 30 x 35 Tornado Shelter for Georgia Pacific Gypsum Corporation, Acme, Tx

This storm shelter was built for Georgia Pacific Gypsum Corporation, Acme, Tx. It will be used as a multi purpose room for safety meetings, safety orientation and a tornado shelter. The 30×35 Storm Shelter, built per Texas stamped sealed drawings. Drawings … Continue reading

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Protection Shelters Builds 31 storm shelters in 31 days for Joplin, Missouri

The concrete 10 x2 0 storm shelters were built with 8″ walls, roofs and ceilings, 1 3/4 mile reinforcing steel. Each shelter weighed approximately 70,000 pounds. All materials used were tested at National Storm Shelter Association. The project was done in 100 … Continue reading

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Joplin Press Release: Thirty-one concrete and steel tornado shelters built after EF5 tornado hit Joplin May 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joplin students to be sheltered by new structures designed to withstand 250-mph winds JOPLIN, MO.—Aug. 16, 2011— When the 7,743 students in Joplin, Mo., head back to school tomorrow, they will have a safe place to seek … Continue reading

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Come visit our storm shelters

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! View our shelter units anytime, day or night on display at 3811 S. West Street in Wichita, KS. Feel free to get out of your vehicle and look at our shelters up close. You can view … Continue reading

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