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Top Metal Builders – Top Ranked Contractors by Tonnage

Rank Company Name, Location Year Founded 2023 Tonnage 2022 Tonnage % Change Tonnage 2023 Square Footage Affiliated Manufacturer
1 Span Construction & Engineering, Inc., Madera, Calif. 1980 25,103 29,596 -15% 6,620,662 Butler Manufacturing
2 Keller, Inc., Kaukauna, Wisc. 1960 15,135 15,098 0% 1,926,758 American Buildings
3 Wilshar Steel, Rogers, Ark. 1994 9,410 9,205 2% 2,010,200 Nucor Building Systems
4 Arizona Corporate Builders, LLC, Tempe, Ariz. 2005 5,684 4,170 36% 696,875 Behlen Manufacturing, Nucor Building Systems, Star Building Systems
5 A-Lert Building Systems, New Braunfels, Texas 1975 3,362 N/A N/A 663,896 Nucor Building Systems
6 Bunger Steel, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz. 1974 3,331 3,590 -7% 776,871 N/A
7 Veneklasen Construction, Grand Rapids, Mich. 1976 3,249 1,489 118% 710,000 Varco Pruden Buildings
8 Harrell Construction Co., Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. 1977 3,050 1,670 83% 510,000 Varco Pruden Buildings
9 Building Innovation Group Inc., East Rochester, N.Y. 2000 3,024 3,125 -3% 779,116 Ceco Buildings
10 Briner Building, Inc., Bluffton, Ind. 1969 2,792 2,900 -4% 647,470 Butler Manufacturing
11 Revere Steel, Butler, Pa. 2018 2,609 2,689 -3% 281,838 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems, Whirlwind Steel Buildings
12 B Logic Construction LLC, Centerville, Utah 2018 2,609 637 310% 281,838 Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems
13 Sea Con, LLC, Issaquah, Wash. 1976 2,598 1,992 30% 794,432 N/A
14 Sea Con, LLC, Issaquah, Wash. 1976 2,514 1,992 26% 364,026 GEM Building Systems, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems
15 HS Williams Company Inc., Marion, Va. 1962 2,398 1,493 61% 777,116 Cornerstone Buildings, Nucor Building Systems, Schulte Buildings Systems, Inc., Star Building Systems, Whirlwind Steel Buildings
16 C. Tucker Cope & Associates, Columbiana, Ohio 1984 2,365 1,902 24% 807,140 Chief Buildings, Metallic Building Co.
17 Dunn Building Company, Birmingham, Ala. 1878 2,327 5,843 -60% N/A Kirby Building System, Varco Pruden Buildings
18 Rainwater Construction Company, Atlanta, Ga. 1956 2,322 1,804 29% 639,539 Butler Manufacturing
19 Septagon Construction Company, Sedalia, Mo. 1980 2,211 1,353 63% 782,560 Butler Manufacturing
20 Steel Vision Construction Inc., Rigby, Idaho 2001 2,140 2,664 -20% 782,560 Behlen Manufacturing, Nucor Building Systems
21 NuAge Builders, Sioux Falls, S.D. 2017 2,092 1,750 20% 480,103 Behlen Manufacturing, Varco Pruden Buildings
22 Jensen Builders Ltd., Fort Dodge, Iowa 1983 2,080 2,370 -12% 390,442 Chief Buildings
23 Dublin Building Systems, Dublin, Ohio 1969 2,052 2,622 -22% 494,200 Varco Pruden Buildings
24 Russell P. LeFrois Builder Inc., Henrietta, N.Y. 1947 2,000 2,033 -2% 10,000 Butler Manufacturing
25 Rudolph Libbe Inc., Walbridge, Ohio 1955 1,899 67 2734% 407,396 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
26 Stretch Solutions, Riverside, Calif. 2012 1,870 2,000 -7% 458,918 Metallic Building Co.
27 Clouse Construction Corp., New Riegel, Ohio 1975 1,837 1,850 -1% 375,527 Butler Manufacturing
28 Ferguson Construction, Sidney, Ohio 1920 1,725 1,688 2% 230,000 Nucor Building Systems
29 Scenic Ridge Company, Lancaster, Pa. 1989 1,701 1,774 -4% 679,762 American Buildings, Corle Building Systems, Metallic Building Co.
30 Ahrens Companies, Lake Park, Fla. 1902 1,675 1,159 45% 393,298 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Metallic Building Co.
31 Coastal Steel Structures, Lake Worth Beach, Fla. 2005 1,610 1,396 15% 532,878 Nucor Building Systems
32 J.B. Steel LLC, Medford, Ore. 1970 1,557 1,558 0% 395,592 Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems
33 Valor Contracting LLC, West Fargo, N.D. 2019 1,521 1,332 14% N/A Chief Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings
34 Bob Breeding General Contractors, LLC, Denton, Md. 1969 1,496 1,640 -9% 264,948 American Buildings, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems, Star Building Systems
35 Racanelli Construction, Melville, N.Y. 1993 1,492 610 145% 389,508 Butler Manufacturing
36 Freeman Building Systems, Wooster, Ohio 1992 1,405 2,935 -52% 380,910 Butler Manufacturing
37 Steel Building Specialists, Inc., Halethorpe, Md. 1996 1,404 5,311 -74% 409,836 Varco Pruden Buildings
38 Schwisow Construction, Inc., Lincoln, Neb. 1985 1,400 670 109% 141,500 American Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings
39 MWC Group, Inc., Adelanto, Calif. 2015 1,249 1,125 11% 280,798 Cornerstone Buildings, Star Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
40 JBS Contracting, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 1993 1,245 1,575 -21% 362,409 Chief Buildings, Nucor Building Systems
41 Svenska Builders Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask. 2016 1,219 1,040 17% 216,230 N/A
42 Ayars & Ayars, Inc., Lincoln, Neb. 1985 1,208 1,509 -20% 153,251 N/A
43 Raeco Builders LLC, Sioux Falls, S.D. 2009 1,204 557 116% 353,155 Nucor Building Systems
44 DW Construction Inc., Mt. Sterling, Ky. 2008 1,086 478 127% 205,776 Cornerstone Building Brands
45 Buildings By Design, Brush, Colo. 2004 1,076 1,271 -15% 197,635 N/A
46 Epic Construction, Kieler, Wisc. 2012 1,070 1,558 -31% 250,000 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
47 Bruns General Contracting, Tipp City, Ohio 1982 1,007 761 32% 124,123 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
48 Tedesco Construction Services, Tonawanda, N.Y. 2006 1,006 270 273% 210,000 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
49 Munter Enterprises, Inc., Middle Grove, N.Y. 1972 992 750 32% 229,026 N/A
50 Urban Construction Company, Wausau, Wis. 1948 986 825 20% 303,750 Butler Manufacturing
51 Rhoads & Johnson, LLC, Fenton, Mich. 1902 979 1,877 -48% 180,000 N/A
52 Riedel-Wilks Building Structures, Inc., Huntington, W.V. 1978 952 897 6% 187,000 Butler Manufacturing
53 W.K. Thomas and Associates, Inc., Butler, Penn. 1974 936 415 126% 282,038 Butler Manufacturing
54 Myers Building Services, LLC, Orchard Park, N.Y. 2020 933 195 378% 518,573 Butler Manufacturing
55 King Construction, Inc., Iowa Falls, Iowa 1947 885 630 40% 385,250 Butler Manufacturing
56 Greystone Construction, Shakopee, Minn. 1987 881 1,162 -24% 217,090 N/A
57 Keystone Steel Structures, LLC., Honey Brook, Pa. 2001 870 1,084 -20% 226,610 Kirby Building Systems, Metallic Building Co., Vulcan Steel Structures, Whirlwind Steel Buildings
58 Brett Construction Company, Lexington, Ky. 1987 860 2,411 -64% 244,708 Varco Pruden Buildings
59 A.C.E. Building Service, Inc., Manitowoc, Wisc. 1950 857 514 67% 154,214 Butler Manufacturing
60 Clearspan Steel LLC, Kennewick, Wash. 2021 842 467 80% 206,912 Nucor Building Systems
61 MAR Building Solutions, Lees Summit, Mo. 2014 833 432 93% 271,680 Butler Manufacturing
62 Jackson Builders, Inc., Goldsboro, N.C. 1974 818 N/A N/A 121,576 Butler Manufacturing
63 James Ware Construction, Inc., Sturgis, Mich. 1974 802 1,711 -53% 241,990 Butler Manufacturing
64 Ross Construction Group, Springfield, Mo. 2017 750 1,437 -48% 187,500 American Buildings, Star Building Systems
65 J&F Construction & Development, Inc., Bucyrus, Ohio 1977 749 1,311 -43% 140,890 Butler Manufacturing
66 Northwest Builders, Inc., Rice Lake, Wis. 1970 728 543 34% 130,815 N/A
67 PDS Engineering & Construction, Inc., Bloomfield, Conn. 1965 725 1,058 -31% 134,022 American Buildings, Behlen Manufacturing Co., Metallic Building Co.
68 MMBS Inc., Hudsonville, Mich. 1972 642 1,121 -43% 132,263 Kirby Building Systems
69 Beaver Constructors Inc., Canton, Ohio 2010 628 255 146% 48,000 N/A
70 Redhawk Metal Buildings, LLC, Richfield, Wis. 2016 625 897 -30% 207,587 Nucor Building Systems
71 Stanker & Galetto, Inc., Vineland, N.J. 1946 623 N/A N/A 153,300 Butler Manufacturing
72 Desarrollos Metropolitanos, LLC, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1970 603 N/A N/A 167,870 Butler Manufacturing
73 Design Builders & Contractors, Elk Mound, Wis. 2005 560 1,724 -68% 86,659 Nucor Building Systems
74 Century Construction Company, Inc., Richmond, Va. 1963 559 164 241% N/A Butler Manufacturing
75 The Sheridan Corporation, Fairfield, Me. 1947 552 N/A N/A 75,453 Butler Manufacturing
76 Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc., Branford, Conn. 1968 547 929 -41% 134,044 Varco Pruden Buildings
77 Facility Builders & Erectors, Anaheim, Calif. 1993 530 228 132% 142,000 Butler Manufacturing
78 Bel-Con Design-Builders Ltd., Belleville, Ont. 1973 523 155 237% 148,826 N/A
79 CHG Building Systems, Inc., Renton, Wash. 1987 476 1,095 -57% 138,349 Varco Pruden Buildings
80 Richardson Brothers Construction, Hutchinson, Kan. 1974 465 300 55% 122,140 Butler Manufacturing
81 Riedel-Wilks Building Structures, Inc., Huntington, W.Va. 1978 465 835 -44% 166,869 Parkline Buildings
82 Don Pickett & Associates, Fresno, Calif. 1988 457 N/A N/A N/A CBC Steel Buildings, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems
83 North Valley Building Systems Inc., Chico, Calif. 1972 457 1,029 -55% N/A Butler Manufacturing
84 Fabri Steel West Inc., Sacramento, Calif. 1997 452 719 -37% N/A Cornerstone Building Brands, Nucor Building Systems
85 Cincinnati Commercial Contracting, Cincinnati, Ohio 1979 450 862 -48% 135,531 Butler Manufacturing
86 CWB Contractors, West Bridgewater, Mass. 1972 405 N/A N/A 76,409 Butler Manufacturing
87 Systems West, Inc., Litchfield, Minn. 1967 396 381 4% N/A Butler Manufacturing
88 Campbell Construction Inc., Wooster, Ohio 1953 391 810 -52% 46,149 N/A
89 Weaver Commercial Contractor Inc., Dalton, Ohio 1970 368 144 156% 96,333 Nucor Building Systems
90 Systems West Construction, Yakima, Wash. 1979 359 456 -21% 97,504 Butler Manufacturing
91 Curtis Layer Design/Build Inc., Aurora, Ohio 1986 356 347 3% 80,000 Varco Pruden Buildings
92 EPOC Construction, Inc., Newport News, Va. 2001 350 429 -18% 105,000 American Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings
93 Lock Steel Building Co., Carrollton, Miss. 1946 336 294 14% 59,000 Varco Pruden Buildings
94 Beck & Hofer Construction, Sioux Falls, S.D. 1980 328 448 -27% N/A Butler Manufacturing
95 Patalan 650 Mechanical Corp., Copiague, N.Y. 1991 327 325 1% 72,170 Corle Building Systems
96 Construction Management, Inc., Winchester, Vir. 1976 300 1,137 -74% 84,300 N/A
97 Avis Construction Company, Inc., Roanoke, Va. 1977 271 N/A N/A 21,671 Butler Manufacturing
98 M F Litteken Co., Wichita Falls, Texas 1912 250 935 -73% N/A Varco Pruden Buildings
99 Max Steel Erectors, North Royalton, Ohio 2011 81 100 -19% 44,853 Kirby Building Systems, Schulte Building Systems Inc.
100 Metal Building Erectors, Inc., Eleanor, W.Va. 1978 N/A 351 -100% 1,311,810 Parkline Buildings
101 Whitener & Jackson, Manassas, Va. 1947 N/A 379 -100% 138,000 American Buildings, Ceco Buildings
102 Reed Const. & Metal Structures, Sevierville, Tenn. 1982 N/A N/A N/A 138,000 N/A

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