Mobile Welding in Glasgow, Delaware

Glasgow is about 18 miles, or 30 to 35 minutes, from our Townsend shop: straight up Route 71, over the Summit Bridge on Route 896 and into town at Route 40. It's one of the busiest crossroads in New Castle County, and a lot of what breaks here belongs to the businesses, shopping centers and truck traffic along those two roads.

Route 896 heading north toward Route 40 in Glasgow, Delaware

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Route 896 at Route 40, Glasgow. Photo: 2022-07-19 13 38 06 View north along Delaware State Route 896 (Summit Bridge Road) just south of U.S. Route 40 (Pulaski Highway) in Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Busy Roads, Busy Businesses

Shopping centers and businesses on Route 40 and Route 896

Retail plazas like Peoples Plaza and the businesses along Route 40 take a beating from trucks, carts and cars. We repair and alter parking lot and sidewalk handrails, fix bent gates and guards, and build steel parts to a contractor's spec, all on site so the lot stays open.

See Misc. Metals & Railings for Contractors.

Dumpsters and containers behind the stores

Every plaza has dumpsters, and the haulers who service them need cracked lids, broken hinges and rusted-out bottoms fixed. We weld them on site at the yard or the customer's location.

See Dumpster & Roll-Off Repair.

Trucks and trailers heading to Elkton and I-95

Route 40 runs west to Elkton and Route 896 runs north to I-95, so plenty of Glasgow businesses run trucks and trailers. We fix tongues, frames, liftgate mounts and truck bodies.

See Trailer Repair.

For a business, the fastest start is a photo. Text Rick a close-up and a wider shot of the damage and tell him where it is, and he'll let you know if it's a quick on-site fix.

Glasgow was known as Aikentown during the Revolution, and it still has some history tucked between the shopping centers, like the La Grange house on the National Register. Glasgow Park sits right by the corner of Route 40 and Route 896, and Hodgson Vo-Tech and Glasgow High School are both nearby. Homeowners in the neighborhoods around Glasgow call us too, for railings, gates and trailer hitches, the same work we do across the Route 40 corridor.

Forklift and truck body welding repair at a warehouse loading area

Small job? Drop it off at the shop in Townsend.

Brackets, hitches, small trailers, stove parts, lawn equipment and anything that fits in a pickup are quickest to fix at our Townsend shop. Call or text (302) 532-6240 first so Rick is there. The mobile rig is for bigger or immovable jobs: trailers, equipment, railings and gates that can't come to us.

Black chain-link gate with privacy slats being rehung, with a ladder beside it

Glasgow Questions

Do you work for businesses, or just homeowners?

Both. Store managers, property managers, contractors and homeowners all call us.

Can you fix a handrail without closing the lot?

In most cases, yes. Handrail repairs and alterations are done on site with the mobile rig, and we work around your traffic.

Is Glasgow covered by your Bear page?

Our Bear page covers the neighborhoods toward Lums Pond. This page is for Glasgow itself and the Route 40 and Route 896 corridor. Same service, same phone number.

Custom aluminum loading platform fabricated for a commercial truck

Jobs We Do in Glasgow

Parking lot and sidewalk handrail repair and alterations
Bollard, guard and gate repair
Dumpster lid, hinge and bottom repair
Truck body and liftgate mount repair
Trailer tongue, frame and crossmember repair
Porch railings and stair rails
Custom brackets and parts built to spec

Small parts at the shop in Townsend; bigger or immovable jobs on site with the mobile rig. Steel, stainless and aluminum. Rick is a certified welder, and a manufacturer chose him as its on-site repair specialist.

Hours

24/7 emergency service. Regular shop work by appointment.

Since we often work on site, please call to confirm a drop-off time before coming by.

1210 Dexter Corner Road, Townsend, DE 19734 | (302) 532-6240 | rick@rickthewelder.com

Something Broken in Glasgow?

In Glasgow? We're about 30 to 35 minutes away. Send a close-up and a photo from farther back, and Rick will tell you if it can be fixed and roughly what it'll cost. Free, no obligation.

Call or text Rick at (302) 532-6240. Prefer to write? Use the contact form or email rick@rickthewelder.com. 24/7 emergency service. Regular shop work by appointment.

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RickTheWelder LLC is based in Townsend, Delaware, and serves all of New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.