In a 2 1/2-story building, with floor space spanning an area larger than a football field, construction workers are hard at work.
Bricklayers are in one corner, newly painted doors are drying in an oven a short distance away and a concrete truck is emptying its load amidst it all.
It's another day at Kullman Buildings Corp in Lebanon, where laborers are assembling the pieces of modular steel homes and businesses that will be shipped locally or to the far corners of the world.
Among the local stops are area school districts and fire departments, which have been the beneficiaries of 11 prefabricated buildings the company has donated to them.
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"We had surplus shelters we could have sold, but we feel it's important to reach out to the community," said Amy Kulka-Marks, vice president of operations and workflow. "Especially to those in education and public safety."
The Harmony Township Volunteer Fire Company was one recipient.
"It's made a big difference," said Dave Eustice, a firefighter who works as a production manager at Kullman. "We had a shed before, which was full. "We're going to put our rescue boat in there."
Other storage sheds were donated to fire companies in Belvidere, Knowlton, Hope, Asbury, Mountain Lakes and Lebanon Township.
North Hunterdon/Voorhees Regional High School district received three of them – one holds documents for the district's
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administrative offices and the other two are used by each of the district's high schools, North Hunterdon High and Voorhees High, for storage of art supplies and other items.
"We love them," said James Cardaneo, interim district business administrator/board secretary. "Schools are always short on space and they came at just the right time."
Aside from its philanthropic contributions, Kullman may be best known for its longtime production of the typical Jersey diner.
"We've built the majority of classic stainless steel diners you've seen," said Kulka-Marks.
The firm, established in 1927 by Samuel Kullman, a Russian immigrant who was working as an accountant for a railroad...
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