Stores & shopping centers

Retail metal — from an inline shop to a shopping-center shell.

LoTec, Inc. has designed, fabricated, and installed structural and miscellaneous steel for over 30 years. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we deliver projects nationwide and internationally — hundreds of completed jobs across 40+ U.S. states. The company was built on industrial turbine and low-noise systems. That engineering standard is what general contractors get on commercial work.

LoTec is committed to complete customer satisfaction through the quality of our products, engineering, and service. Whether the project is a remodel or work at an existing site, the requirement does not change: efficient, cost-effective fabrication in complete compliance with the specifications, and quality that meets or exceeds what the drawings call for. Bonded and insured.

LoTec partners with contractors on store remodels and on tenant finish-out in buildings already open. In retail construction, the window is often short. Customers see the storefront, the patio, and the door.

That work is as large as a multi-tenant shell and as tightly built as a single inline shop — furniture, jewelry, and discount. LoTec works alongside the contractors to supply the metalwork, to help meet demanding schedules, and deliver finished steel.

What the store metal package usually covers

STRUCTURAL STEEL

  • Joist reinforcement
  • Multi-tenant shell framing
  • Rooftop unit opening frames
  • Storefront and hanging-column frames
  • Patio, trellis, and canopy frames
  • Roof-access opening frames

RAILING

  • Railing
  • Metal stairs

METAL FABRICATION

  • Dumpster gates
  • Site bollards
  • Roof ladders
  • Lintels
  • Wall-mount sink reinforcement

Recent store and mall work

Burlington, Arlington, TX
Burlington
Arlington, TX · 2025
Shoe Palace, Addison, TX
Shoe Palace
Addison, TX · 2024
Reece, Fort Worth, TX
Reece
Fort Worth, TX · 2024
LOFT at Stonebriar Mall, Frisco, TX
LOFT at Stonebriar Mall
Frisco, TX · 2023
Bath & Body Works, Brownsville, TX
Bath & Body Works
Brownsville, TX · 2023
ULTA Beauty, Del Rio, TX
ULTA Beauty
Del Rio, TX · 2022

Request a metal bid

Send the drawings. LoTec will scope the steel and miscellaneous metal. We can further coordinate with the other trades. Bonded and insured.

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