Drafting is about design and detail. It’s taking a conceptual drawing and turning it into a reality. Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group Drafting Manager Mark Buddemeyer explained that the drafting department “designs and details the tanks that are sold (by …
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The Many Uses of Stored Water by Erin Schmitt
There are more than 7.5 billion people in the world as of 2020. Fifty years ago, the population was roughly half of that. Though the population growth rate has slowed from the rapid pace set in the 20th Century, the …
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About our ESOP
Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group (PTTG) employees are truly invested in their company. As an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) company, a trust purchased and owns 30 percent of the shares in PTTG’s stock, while the Johnston family holds the …
Read MorePittsburg People: Maintenance Sales Department
The sales department at Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance is one big family. During the pandemic, the family has scattered to work in different locations, but they continue to work toward their common goals. Here’s a look at the members …
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Water Facts by Erin Schmitt
Where would Earth be without water? It’s simple, life wouldn’t exist. This extraordinary and versatile element nourishes all life – from flora to fauna. The liquid also helps fight the spread of everything from the common cold to Covid-19. What …
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Response to the COVID-19 pandemic
After celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2019, the future looked bright for Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group as 2020 began. With a strong economy and plenty of opportunities for construction and maintenance, it seemed like the start of another promising …
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Pittsburg People: Allstate Inspection Department
Have you ever seen a communication tower that looks like a tree? Allstate Tower’s inspections visually inspect about 800 towers in an average year. That includes cable television towers, cellular towers, broadcast towers, and river crossing towers, which hold high-powered …
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Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group gives back through charitable giving committee
“It is more blessed to give than receive,” Acts 20:35. Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group is always looking to give back to the community, whether that’s by donating a steel bridge for a walking path in Audubon State Park …
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History of steel by Erin Schmitt
Whether it’s storage tanks, communication towers, or agricultural support equipment, Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group relies on steel to fabricate its products. Steel production has evolved in the 101 years since PTTG was founded in 1919. The United States was …
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Meet the PTTG Accounting Team
The accounting department has a very important role at Pittsburg Tank & Tower Group: they make sure everyone gets paid. Nine people make up the PTTG accounting staff, with duties split between three companies – Pittsburg Tank Ground Division, Pittsburg …
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