Lester Withstands
Forces of Nature
All Lester Buildings are engineered to withstand weather conditions. The building and load requirements are specific to each site location and at Lester, we take pride in knowing our buildings are fully designed and engineered for each customer. With all components being engineered as a complete package, it ensures maximum strength and durability with no weak links.
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Ohio Tornado - February 28, 2024
Lester's display building (1) is virtually untouched from the tornado while its neighboring competitor building (2) has endured extensive damage.
A closer view of neighboring competitor buildings that have partially collapsed and were left with major damage.
More competitor buildings from the grounds of the Molly Caren Agricultural Center that have suffered extensive damage from the February 28, 2024 tornado.
Midwest Derecho - August, 2020
A competitor building (1) with an attached Lester addition (2) that only suffers damage on the competitor portion of the building, while the Lester section remains untouched.
A Lester building (1) remains intact and structurally sound after two nearby competitor buildings (2) and (3) have collapsed and suffered major damage.
Five Lester buildings (1) withstand the violent winds of August 2020 derecho while a competitor building (2) was left with major damage.
A Lester building (1) remains untouched from the derecho, while its neighboring steel-framed building has endured extensive damage.