Lakeland
Metal Buildings
from an industry leader serving the commercial, agricultural, equestrian, residential, aviation, retail, and church Florida steel building customer.
Welcome to Buck Steel Lakeland
For almost 20 years, Buck Steel has supplied both commercial and private metal building customers with the highest quality pre-engineered Lakeland metal buildings. With 1,000’s of completed projects in our portfolio, we can put our experience to work on your project.
Our website is packed with both informative information about steel buildings, as well as hundreds of pictures of some of our customer’s completed projects.
Please watch our Welcome Video , which provides a brief overview of Buck Steel and the services we provide our customers.
Why Choose Buck Steel
Lakeland Experience
We have nearly two decades of Lakeland steel building experience from simple backyard shops to the complex commercial projects. Our vast experience helps to ensure your project completes on time and on budget.
Integrity
We are not high pressure telemarketing metal building brokers; we are steel building industry professionals dedicated to serving our customers and contributing toward the success of their projects.
Price
We understand that price is important. Our knowledge of steel building and thousands of completed metal building projects allows us to contribute design and value engineering advice to help you save money.
Lakeland Metal Buildings
Florida Steel Building Customers
Orlando
Miami
Ft. Lauderdale
Panama City
Orlando
Jupiter
Zephyrhills
Clewiston
Tampa
Miami
Santa Rosa Beach
St. Augustine
Myakka City
Miami
Tampa
Deland
Grassy Key
Ft. Lauderdale
Tampa
Oviedo
Florida Project Spotlight
Retail Metal Building on Islamorada
This Spotlight features a retail metal building in The Florida Keys for the folks at Ocean Gardens. The project featured custom shaped windows on the gable ends to allow for as much light as possible inside the store and custom below eave canopies on the street facing sides.
Comfort and cooling costs dictated the use of high-r banding insulation in the roof which was left exposed for effect. Exposed HVAC ducting and custom nautical themed lighting add to the appeal of the interior. Custom finishes and quality interior buildout helped to make this project a stunning success.
The History of Lakeland
The larger Lakeland area was settled primarily by European-American settlers from the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia.
In the late 19th century, a Louisville KY resident by the name of Abraham Munn purchased 80 acres of land which later became the downtown area. Some 38 lakes in the area, the largest of which is Lake Parker, prompted the naming of the town.
Like many small towns in Florida, Lakeland has a rich history in agriculture and citrus.
While citrus still plays an important role in the economy of Lakeland, phosphate mining is an important part of the local economy and at one time produced near 25% of the U.S. phosphate supply. The largest employer in the area today is the Publix supermarket chain which has both headquarters and warehouses in the town.
Like many small towns during the great depression, Lakeland struggled. The arrival of the Detroit Tigers baseball team, in the mid 1930’s, for spring training helped bring life to the area and the Tiger’s still train at Joker Marchant Stadium and own the Lakeland Flying Tigers (the city’s Class A FL State League team). The building of the Lakeland Municipal Airport in the mid 1930’s also helped provide jobs during the depression-era.
