Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corp

Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corp Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corporation is a custom manufacturer of metal stampings, tools, and dies.

Great Lakes Pressed Steel Corporation specializes in producing metal stampings, tools and dies, custom made flat, formed, and deep drawn parts, with secondary operations such as spot welding, painting, plating and deburring. We manufacture parts out of materials, including HRPO and CR steel, brass, aluminum and stainless steel and other special metals recognized by the trade. We can handle long ru

n progressive production or blank feed single station operations. With presses ranging from 40 to 525 ton, we are well equipped to handle your requirements. For the past 100 years, we have been dedicated to providing our customers with quality products at a cost effective price. With our established team of employees we are able to assist companies in meeting their delivery dates by working from design to the finished product.

Gottfried Adolphson, the founder of our company, was born January 2, 1872. Without him, we wouldn't be here, so let us t...
01/02/2014

Gottfried Adolphson, the founder of our company, was born January 2, 1872. Without him, we wouldn't be here, so let us take a moment to celebrate his entrepreneurship motivation during his birthday.

One of the first things you do when you start a business is buy a safe. That's exactly what our founder did, and we stil...
10/02/2013

One of the first things you do when you start a business is buy a safe. That's exactly what our founder did, and we still have it! We cannot seem to find the key...what do you think is inside?

This time-stamping clock was used in the early 1900's to mid-30's to count the hours of all employees. It has not been m...
09/18/2013

This time-stamping clock was used in the early 1900's to mid-30's to count the hours of all employees. It has not been moved since it was installed and has seen a lot of changes over the years.

As far as we know, we're the only manufacturer in the area that still uses a belt system to do work on machines. Not onl...
09/04/2013

As far as we know, we're the only manufacturer in the area that still uses a belt system to do work on machines. Not only is it cost efficient, but we think it's kind of cool!

Back in the 20's, the only way to advertise was through catalogs, such as this one from the Automotive Industries Catalo...
08/28/2013

Back in the 20's, the only way to advertise was through catalogs, such as this one from the Automotive Industries Catalog. We've come quite a long ways since the 1920's, but we're proud to say we still have a couple of the machines from the 1920's that we still use today.

Check this out - we aren't sure about the history of this dispenser, but we're jealous of the 1 cent chocolates!
08/21/2013

Check this out - we aren't sure about the history of this dispenser, but we're jealous of the 1 cent chocolates!

Summer is a great time to roast some hot dogs, and guess what, we found the coolest roaster in our facility! GLPS used t...
08/07/2013

Summer is a great time to roast some hot dogs, and guess what, we found the coolest roaster in our facility! GLPS used to make these roasters back in the 40's.

Check out these cool clocks we found! They were made by Say-It-In-Neon, a clock making company that rented our 2nd floor...
07/31/2013

Check out these cool clocks we found! They were made by Say-It-In-Neon, a clock making company that rented our 2nd floor in the 30's!

Andrew Nichols, one of our employees, said that his favorite part of going to work is knowing that his great-grandfather...
07/17/2013

Andrew Nichols, one of our employees, said that his favorite part of going to work is knowing that his great-grandfather, Gottfried, worked at the very same station that Andrew works at now with the same tools, the same measuring tapes, and the same machines.

Our company origins began in 1909 when Gottfried Adolphson started the company in Buffalo, NY. Now, 104 years later in 2...
07/03/2013

Our company origins began in 1909 when Gottfried Adolphson started the company in Buffalo, NY. Now, 104 years later in 2013, the facility, owners and offices may have changed, but the family's strong work ethic runs through the veins of owner Tim Nichols and his two sons, Jason and Andy.

Great Lakes Pressed Steel has been in our family since 1919. This sign on the side of our building is so famous it was p...
06/19/2013

Great Lakes Pressed Steel has been in our family since 1919. This sign on the side of our building is so famous it was published in a book by Patricia Galaza!

06/05/2013

After much consideration, we have decided to use our page as an avenue to share the wonderful history we have here at Great Lakes Pressed Steel. We plan to share our family history and stories with you, so make sure you keep an eye out on this page so that you can learn more about who we are and what we are all about!

Address

1400 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY
14213

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 4pm
Tuesday 7am - 4pm
Wednesday 7am - 4pm
Thursday 7am - 4pm
Friday 7am - 4pm

Telephone

(716) 885-4037

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