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News & Updates

The Steven Spielberg-produced documentary Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero features Snøhetta's September 11th Memorial Museum, stainless steel cladding by Zahner.

Announcing the Zahner-KME joint venture for the European Market. Read the Press Release at the JV site. Zahner-KME in Joint Venture

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The Zahner App is now available for iPhone. Features hundreds of projects by artists and architects. iPhone App

Zahner Campus North Dock Expansion has won the Monsters of Design Honor Award; designed by Crawford Architects' Stephen Colin and Michael O'Donnell.

The North American Copper Awards has recognized Zahner's copper metal-work for the Waipolu Gallery in Oahu, Hawaii.

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Announcing the winners for the Biennial ZAHNER + KCAI Art and Sculpture Competition at KCAI.

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Tessellate™ kinetic metal surfaces by Zahner and ABI released: visually stunning and environmentally responsible.

Bill Zahner named an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects.

Introducing the Hands of the Artist™ division, where Zahner engineers and craftsmen produce projects for artists.
Visit Zahner's Hands of the Artist website

History / Mission

Our Mission

To surpass the expectations of our clients by expanding the boundaries of high quality metal and glass used in art and architecture.  We will push the limits of technology while providing a worthwhile, challenging and safe environment for our present and future employees and associates.   

History

Zahner has been engineering and producing advanced sheet metal surfaces for over 100 years. Andrew Zahner, the great grandfather of current President & CEO L. William Zahner, ran a small business called Eagle Cornice Works in Joplin Missouri in the late 1800's. There he provided custom architectural metal cornices to many of the surrounding towns in southern Missouri and Eastern Kansas. In 1897, he uprooted his business and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he founded the A. Zahner Company.

Metal was experiencing a renaissance in architecture at the end of the 19th Century. The Eiffel Tower had just been constructed using puddled iron, and new metals were being developed such as galvanized steel and aluminum; stainless steel was just around the corner.

Throughout the 20th Century, the A. Zahner Company mastered these new metals and processes, innovating and developing many of its own, while generating a presence throughout the midwest through the high level of craft which people came to expect from the company. By the late 20th Century, under management from the current President and CEO L. William Zahner, the company had begun a rapid shift from regional projects to high-profile architecture.

Today, metal is experiencing a new renaissance. Titanium, chemical vapor deposition, interference coloring and custom patinas are available to the designer. A. Zahner Company is again involved in the development and fabrication of these ‘new’ materials and processes for architectural use.

The architectural industry is also in the midst of a shift to digital construction. Zahner is on the forefront of this shift, using Building Information Modeling and Digital Definition to provide a transparent construction process. The result is reduced construction errors, leaner construction, and high-tech craftsmanship.

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