What We Do
Industry Leadership
TAKING ON CHALLENGES OTHERS CAN'T OR WON'T
The High® companies serve diverse customers throughout the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Our goals are to provide the best possible value and to lead in our markets through service and innovation.
High focuses on customer intimacy, developing a deep understanding of needs and desired outcomes, then delivers exceptional quality and value. We have built a reputation for reliably addressing large and complex projects and for outstanding service.
Guided by The High Philosophy, the High companies balance our commitments to people, planet, and prosperity. With our dedication to investing in our business and community, we are strengthening our capabilities and deepening our roots to be your business partner of choice.
IN THE NEWS
Technology Investment Powers Drive for Growth
- $8 million in new equipment, processes, and construction
- Transformation of plant and 148-acre campus
- Improvements to product quality and efficiency that also help the environment
- 50 to 70 future jobs
Lancaster's Shopping, Dining, Staying, and Living Experience
- An open-air, lifestyle-focused retail shopping center at Lancaster’s western gateway
- Main Street-oriented development combines retail, hospitality, and multi-family housing
- Anchored by renowned, award-winning Wegmans food market
Steel Set for Largest US Transit Project
- Three High companies collaborated on a challenging project
- Pre-planning of bridge erection in the busy Washington, D.C. metro area
- Steel erected over four active rail lines during tight time windows
- Deep, highly curved girder assemblies added complexity to picks
Environmental Stewardship
WE CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
To us, sustainability means more than producing and providing better products and services. It means taking a holistic approach to the social, environmental, and economic aspects of business, and being responsible stewards of valuable resources. It also means helping customers accomplish their own similar goals.
We approach the activities used to design, produce, and deliver our products and services with a commitment to a greener tomorrow that is:
- Progressive
- Comprehensive
- Environmentally responsible
In addition to guiding the High companies' sustainability efforts, this expertise allows us to assist customers in creating energy-efficient and environmentally friendly projects.
IN THE NEWS
More than a business park, Greenfield is building a better community
- Refreshed branding and messaging: Better Living. Better Business. Better Community.
- Plans to develop approximately 100 acres of land
- Development of a “Center for Community” with additional amenities and community-oriented activities
Three projects that help protect the natural world
- Process fluid containment
- Stormwater management
- Reduce-Reuse-Recycle
The first U.S. Marriott hotel that's 100% solar-powered
- 2,700 solar panels located on the roof of a nearby warehouse occupy 135,200 square feet
- Creates enough electricity to power 138 homes for a year
- Guests can see a meter display and take pride in choosing this first-solar-powered Marriott
Community Commitment
BRIDGE TO OPPORTUNITY
The High Companies and High Foundation have a long tradition of contributing to Central Pennsylvania and the communities in which we do business. Corporate giving, donation of time and talent from High coworkers, and the generosity of the High Family, together invest in agencies that provide vital support and services to individuals and families.
To increase the impact of these philanthropic activities, High Companies and High Foundation are aligned with a common goal to support people in their paths to personal stability—a Bridge to Opportunity.
High Companies' strategic focus areas
- Increase capacity of career and technical education
- Promote rational career exploration for students, parents, and teachers
- Excite students early on about STEM career paths
- Develop viable, sustainable paths out of poverty via "good jobs"
Beyond those areas above, we will continue to maintain a significant amount of broad support across many areas that connect with specific community needs and coworker interests.
Focus area of High Foundation
- Eliminate poverty by supporting organizations focused on systemic change
- Contribute capital gifts to nonpolitical nonprofit organizations in
- Education
- Social services
- Cultural enrichment - Invest in projects and organizations that improve Lancaster City's aesthetics, culture and art, and in projects that lead to economic vibrancy
More on High Foundation Bridge to Opportunity.
IN THE NEWS
High supports Thaddeus Stevens College's Vision for the Workforce of Tomorrow
- State-of-the-art facilities in Greenfield
- Partners in education
- Sustainable careers for Central Pennsylvania
A first responder organization thanked High Companies for decades of support
- A mission to preserve life, property, and the environment
- Preparedness collaboration
- Support from High
Bridgemania! High Steel's STEM-based program engages at Lancaster Science Factory
- Lancaster Science Factory (LSF) engages and excites young students about STEM subjects
- “Bridgemania” summer camp by High Steel Structures LLC experts helps kids in grades 4 - 8 gain real-world perspective
- High Steel offers a welding workshop and also participates in LSF’s “Science Is Amazing” Festival
Our Partners
- United Way of Lancaster County
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
- Lafayette Fire Company
- Lancaster Chamber
- YWCA Race Against Racism
- Fulton Theatre
- Lancaster County Career & Technology Center
- Lancaster Education Fund
- Cocalico Education Foundation
- Conestoga Valley Education Fund
- Economic Development Company of Lancaster County