Butler Forge and Metal Works

The core business of Goldsborough & Vansant Inc is to provide new and replacement parts for rolling mills, with machining and fabrication capabilities to service all mill maintenance and repair requirements for heavy industry: specializing in the steel, oil, ship building and automotive industries.

Butler Forge and Metal Works, is a complete industrial parts manufacturing facility featuring open die forge hammers to 2500 lb, with controlled heat-treating furnaces and complete fabrication and machining/CNC capabilities. We specialize in high quality steel crane hooks, and associated lifting devices such as shackles, clevises, spreader beams and swivel bails; as well as fabricating various prototypes, custom forged shafts and specialty products.

Donora Door Repair specializes in the complete repair and reconditioning of coke oven doors.

The success of our company has been built upon the high level of standards set by our employees – from the forge crew to the machinist to the millwrights and the welders, each contributing their talents to insure that every job we ship conforms precisely to our customer’s specifications.

Our History

Goldsborough and Vansant, Inc. was incorporated on September 9, 1927 in the state of Pennsylvania to serve primarily as a manufacturer's representative of industrial products for the steel, oil, mining and building trades. Present management assumed control in 1971, with William K Julin, Jr. eventually acquiring 100% of the outstanding capital stock.

As the business prospered, the Butler Forge and Metal Works division was formed in 1965 to mark the company’s entry into the manufacturing end of the business. Management felt that the increased volume of maintenance related business for critical parts required the need for its own plant to better control quality, service and competitive pricing.

Donora Door Repair Division was formed in September 2003 to provide complete repair and reconditioning services for coke oven doors. The Butler Forge and Metal Works division is capable of manufacturing all the spare parts required for the coke oven door-reconditioning program.

Our Facilities

The plant in East Butler, Pennsylvania is located in a mid sized industrial park with railroad access and close proximity to Interstate 79 and Route 8. The upper and lower shop occupies approximately 50,000 SF of manufacturing space with a 5-Ton lift capacity in the Forge Shop and a 3-Ton lift capacity in the Machine and Fabrication Shop.

The Donora Door Repair division is located in the MIDA Industrial Park on Route 837 in Donora, Pennsylvania with railroad access and close proximity to Interstate 70 and Route 51. The plant occupies approximately 25,000 SF of manufacturing space with a 25-ton lift capacity. The plant operates as a fabrication facility and a coke oven door repair shop.

The corporate office is located at 6116 Brownsville Road Ext, Suite 108, Finleyville, Pennsylvania.