CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE ) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Omega Joist, a subsidiary of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited. Omega Joist produces open web steel joists at its manufacturing facility located in Nisku, Alberta, and also has sales offices in western British Columbia and southern Alberta. "We are excited to grow our joist and decking business in Canada with the acquisition of Omega Joist. This acquisition complements the Vulcraft facility we are currently constructing in Ancaster, Ontario ," said Ray Napolitan, Executive Vice President, Fabricated Construction Products. "We are committed to growing our joist and deck business in Canada and this acquisition is another important step in our growth strategy." Omega Joist has 43 employees, will operate as Vulcraft-Omega and will become part of Nucor's eleven other joist and deck production facilities.