Article: Gibraltar leaping in ranks of WNY firms.

Byline: David Robinson

Sep. 19--Gibraltar Industries, ever so quietly, is moving in with the big boys.

After agreeing last week to a $240 million deal to buy Alabama Metal Industries Corp. and another deal to buy Gutter Helmet, the Hamburg-based steel and metal construction products manufacturer is building itself into one of the region's biggest businesses.

Assuming the Alabama Metals deal passes muster with anti-trust regulators, Gibraltar will have bulked up into a company with $1.4 billion in annual sales. That puts it in the same league as Rich Products Corp., Delaware North Cos., National Fuel Gas Co. and M&T Bank Corp.

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