Metal Fabrication Costs. As a good rule of thumb the cost of metal fabrication is about three times the cost of the steel itself. One ton of steel costs about $400. To have this fabricated and one coat of primer applied it would cost approximately $1,200-$1,500 per ton of structural steel.
Ashford, who along with wife Valerie Simpson wrote some of Motownâs biggest hits, died in a New York City hospital, said Liz Rosenberg, who also was Ashfordâs longtime friend. He had been suffering from throat cancer and had undergone radiation treatment, she said.
Nick Ashford, Legendary Motown Songwriter, Dies At 70. Nick Ashford, who was half of the songwriting team Ashford & Simpson (wife Valerie Simpson is the Simpson), died today at age 70. Ashford, who was born in 1942 in South Carolina, met Simpson while they were in the choir at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1963.