Byer's fabricated a 6-foot diameter Arras logo out of laser-cut quarter-inch bronze, which was embedded into the tile sidewalk in front of the hotel.

By Lightning Reports, Published: August 29, 2022

Byers Precision Fabricators, a Hendersonville plant that created metal accents and a logo for the Arras Hotel in Asheville, has been nominated for the “Coolest Thing Made in NC” contest.

The fabricator, at 675 Dana Road and visible from I-26, is in the running with 80 other North Carolina businesses for its Arras Hotel Architectural Panels. Byer’s Precision Fabricators has a long history of taking on complex projects that require creative engineering and precise fabrication.

When the Arras Hotel approached the company with their vision for visually stunning metal accents on a grand scale, the  company welcomed the challenge and got to work, creating astonishing window metal panels and a 6-foot metal logo for the hotel.

"Their vision was to transform the former BB&T building in downtown Asheville to the boutique French-styled hotel, Arras," Byers says in a feature on the project.  "Part of this design included incorporating the Arras logo into decorative metal panels as large as 20 feet in height and width."

The first round of voting began on Aug. 25. To help Byers Precision win this exclusive title, vote for the company by Friday, Sept. 2, to help Byer's advance on to the next round. To vote for Byer’s Precision, click here.

Semifinalists for each category will be announced on Sept. 8, when Byers Precision may move on to round two of voting. The vote tally will be reset once semifinalists are recognized, and will be ready for the community to vote again for round two which closes on Friday, Sept. 16.

The company got its start in 1942 when Paul Byers opened a general sheet metal shop in Hendersonville. Byers Sheet Metal Works quickly became one of the largest ductwork and roofing contractors in the state, the company says in a history on its website. Now led by Paul's son, Roger Byers, Byers Precision Fabricators operates in a 60,000-square-foot facility that it calls "one of the cleanest, most modern job shops in the world."