Timeline History of Papp Iron Works

1948

Firm foundered by James and Raymond Papp as a partnership. They specialized in ironwork of all types with a focus on commercial sidewalk “cellar doors”. The firm operated from their family home in Bayonne NJ. Partnership knows as J & R Papp Ironworks.

1952

Added railings to their product line and business flourished in Hudson County providing cellar doors and railings to many projects.

1956

Add Fire Escapes to product line and became know with many of the residential builders as one of Hudson County’s fire escape specialists.

1966

PIW enters the stair fabricating business.

1978

Raymond Papp, founding partner passed away at age 58. His Son Allan Papp, a recent graduate of St. Peter’s College, steps into the business. The firm has a total of 4 full time employees.

1980

Ownership of Business transfers to founders to the next generation. Allan Papp assumes Ownership.

1984

Papp Iron Works transitions from only to stairs to offering complete miscellaneous Iron packages.

1985

Papp Iron Works steel erection services with the establishment of Superior Erectors, Inc. their wholly owned steel erection division.

1988

Papp Iron works becomes an American Stair Dealer for NJ and installs thousands of risers of interior fire stairs throughout NJ over the next 5 years.

1996

Opens Atlantic City Office and performs work at Caesars Hotel Tower, Trump Castle Garage Expansion, Borgata, Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall and Sheraton Convention Center Hotel.

Papp Iron Works enters the NYC market by performing work at JF Kennedy Airport for VRH construction.

1997

Awarded multi-million dollar contract for renovation of the Newark Airport Terminal C cores.

1998

Celebrates 50th anniversary. Holds party at its Jersey City location inviting all employees, friends, vendors and clients. Receives proclamation from Jersey City praising firm for its accomplishments. READ MORE

2001

2001 Acquires new facility in Plainfield, NJ. 3 ½ acre site with 40,000SF of office and fabricating space. Retrofitting of facility including new cranes commences.

Awarded miscellaneous metals contract for 30 Hudson, home of Goldman Sachs in Jersey City at Turner Construction. At 47 stories the state’s tallest building and PIW‘s largest project. Also awarded a portion of the misc metals contract for Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino.

2003

Papp Iron Works has been honored by the American Subcontractors Association of New Jersey (ASA-NJ) as Subcontractor of the Year at its 33rd Annual Award Dinner. READ MORE

2004

Launches new architectural metals division to self-perform a full range of architectural metal products including glass railings, stainless steel, brass & bronze railings, cladding, canopies and other custom architectural metalwork to the construction Industry. READ MORE

2006

Papp Iron Works feted by Turner Construction NJ Business Unit and recognized by the American Subcontractors Association of New Jersey as one of their SAFETY AWARD recipients of the year. This prestigious award is made in recognition of the fact that Papp Iron Works has one of the lowest accident incidence rates among all its subcontractor peers in New Jersey.

2008

Papp Iron awarded several miscellaneous iron bid packages for the new MetLife Stadium, home of the NY Giants and Jets.

2010

Completes North America’s tallest residential building “New York by Frank Gehry” located at 8 Spruce St NYC. Selected as winner of “Best Tall Building Americas” by Buildings and Urban Habitat-Four Skyscrapers. READ MORE

2014

Glenn Papp promoted to Director of Operations. Awarded contract for 50 West, a 64 story, 778 ft. tall mixed use retail and residential condominium designed by Helmut Jahn located at 50 West Street, NYC.

2015

Glenn Papp promoted to Executive Vice President. Provides miscellaneous metals for 461 Dean Street in Brooklyn, the World’s tallest fully modular building. READ MORE

2017

Awarded 99 Hudson, a soon to be NJ’s tallest building at 887’ and 79 stories being developed by China Overseas Construction. Once completed Papp Iron Works will have the unique distinction of having worked on all ten of NJ’s tallest buildings!.

2018

Papp Iron Works, one of the metropolitan area’s leading miscellaneous iron companies, has grown into a 75 employee firm celebrating its 70th Anniversary. READ MORE