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Top Metal Builders 2026 – Top Metal Building Contractors by Square Footage

MCN’s annual roundup of the nation’s top metal builders
By Dave Flaherty
Posted May 21, 2026

No. Company, Location 2025 SF 2024 SF % Change 2025 Ton. Affiliated Manufacturer(s) Avg. Project Size
1 Span Construction & Engineering, Inc./Madera, Calif. 6670507 6196409 8% 39745 Butler Manufacturing, Nucor Building Systems 1500000
2 Red Dot Buildings/Athens, Texas 6071312 6530406 -7% 2840 13955
3 Sure Steel, Inc./South Weber, Utah 3445763 3832597 -10% 21307 American Buildings, Ceco Building Systems, Cornerstone Building Brands, GEM Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings, Allied Steelin Buildings 143500
4 Design Systems Builders LLC/Nashville, Tenn. 2624000 3602 Butler Manufacturing
5 A-Lert Roof Systems / A-Lert Building Systems Divisions of Centurion Industries Inc./New Braunfels, Texas 2100000 2000000 5% 13000
6 Image Building Systems/Tempe, Ariz. 1794770 1573700 14% 9870 CBC Steel Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 70000
7 Keller, Inc./Kaukauna, Wisc. 1483908 1474016 1% 8687 American Buildings
8 Lemartec Corporation/Coconut Grove, Fla. 1200000 808480 48% 8550 250000
9 JBS Contracting, Inc./Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 809700 735730 10% 2178 Chief Buildings, Nucor Building Systems 20000
10 Revere Steel LLC/Butler, Pa. 770230 589193 37% 3152 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems
11 Coastal Steel Structures/Lake Worth, Fla. 749078 774216 -3% 2917 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
12 Dublin Building Systems/Dublin, Ohio 720300 494200 46% 2150 Chief Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 60000
13 Steel Vision Construction Inc./Rigby, Idaho 675740 813569 -17% 2005 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Nucor Building Systems 70758
14 Ahrens Companies/Lake Park, Fla. 641000 475000 66% 3375 Behlen Manufacturing Co.
15 Veneklasen Construction/Grand Rapids, Mich. 628300 260000 142% 2827 Varco Pruden Buildings 44878
16 ADS Martin/Hutto, Texas 588400 640019 -8% 1867 23536
17 Keystone Steel Structures, LLC/Honey Brook, Pa. 586424 696258 -16% 1624 Kirby Building Systems, Metallic Building Co., Vulcan Steel Structures, Whirlwind Steel Buildings 14300
18 BARNES Buildings & Management Group, Inc./Weymouth, Mass. 565175 178208 217% 3269 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Cornerstone Building Brands, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems, Allied Steel, Iron City Structures
19 Scenic Ridge Company/Lancaster, Pa. 556900 407649 24% 2184 American Buildings, Corle Building Systems, Metallic Building Co. 29576
20 Ross Construction Group/Springfield, Mo. 511303 358131 43% 1946 American Buildings, Cornestone Building Brands, Star Building Systems 100000
21 Valor Contracting LLC/West Fargo, N.D. 500784 289934 73% 1800 Varco Pruden Buildings 71540
22 Buildings Innovations Group/East Rochester, N.Y. 475000 495000 -4% 3075 Ceco Building Systems 45000
23 Harrell Construction Co. Inc/Jacksonville, Fla. 471750 1549 Varco Pruden Buildings 20000
24 Clouse Construction Corp./New Riegel, Ohio 471444 506736 -7% 2361 Butler Manufacturing 50000
25 LeFrois Builder Inc./Henrietta, N.Y. 462754 470000 -2% 2962 Butler Manufacturing 70000
26 Rainwater Construction Company/Atlanta, Ga. 452400 563650 -17% 1487 Butler Manufacturing 75000
27 Dunn Building Company, LLC/Birmingham, Ala. 435105 863228 -50% 2054 Varco Pruden Buildings 62000
28 NuAge Builders/Sioux Falls, S.D. 424448 796995 -47% 1280 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Varco Pruden Buildings 30000
29 Steel Building Specialists/Halethorpe, Md. 419164 322356 30% 1348 Varco Pruden Buildings
30 Jensen Builders Ltd/Fort Dodge, Iowa 414100 523380 21% 1890 Chief Buildings 12550
31 Jones Contracting, Inc./Albertville, Ala. 402082 77788 417% 1150 Schulte Building Systems Inc. 12970
32 Rhoads & Johnson/Fenton, Mich. 400000 1788 Butler Manufacturing
33 Maine Metal Buildings Inc./Gorham, Maine 391901 299747 31% 2235 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems, Star Building Systems 12642
34 MWC Group, Inc./Adelanto, Calif. 388500 384450 1% 1498 CBC Steel Buildings, Cornerstone Building Brands, Star Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 5750
35 Ferguson Construction/Sidney, Ohio 387658 552603 -45% 1226 Nucor Building Systems
36 Stanker & Galetto, Inc./Vineland, N.J. 380000 128000 197% 773 Butler Manufacturing 85000
37 SteelCan Building Systems Ltd/Oshawa, Ont. 352000 273000 28% 1682 Varco Pruden Buildings 70000
38 King Construction/Iowa Falls, Iowa 348000 186300 133% 817 Butler Manufacturing 21700
39 Buildings By Design/Brush, Colo. 345891 100526 244% 1757 Varco Pruden Buildings 12353
40 Sea Con, LLC/Issaquah, Wash. 334381 334600 0% 1118 GEM Building Systems 18000
41 Summit Building Solutions, LLC/Tallasee, Ala. 322368 262893 23% 1,515 Ascent Buildings 21490
42 Construction Management, Inc./Winchester, Va. 314110 50000 528% 1373 Butler Manufacturing 39000
43 Kent Design Build/Covington, La. 296647 263065 13% 589 Butler Manufacturing 10000
44 United Enterprises Construction/Greencastle, Pa. 294350 131,000 125% 950 Corle Building Systems, Kirby Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 16353
45 Greystone Construction Company/Shakopee, Minn. 293186 386042 32% 1488 Nucor Building Systems
46 Reich Construction, LLC/Columbia, Md. 274285 190598 44% Butler Manufacturing 10000
47 Campbell Construction/Wooster, Ohio 271384 269213 1% 990 Butler Manufacturing 38769
48 Myers Building Services, LLC/Orchard Park, N.Y. 250000 40,000 525% 1261 Butler Manufacturing 45000
49 WENCO Construction Company/Huber Heights, Ohio 240000 3336 Butler Manufacturing
50 New Belle Construction/Belle Vernon, Pa. 234504 110000 113% 1325 Butler Manufacturing 75000
51 Urban Construction Company/Wausau, Wisc. 232544 315421 -26% 908 Butler Manufacturing 14000
52 Tedesco Construction Services/Tonawanda, N.Y. 225055 144937 55% 661 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 50000
53 Brookpark Design Builders/North Royalton, Ohio 218000 82000 166% 551 Schulte Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 60000
54 C. Tucker Cope and Associates, Inc./Columbiana, Ohio 216889 440114 -51% 1271 Chief Buildings, Schulte Building Systems 20000
55 Continental Divide Builders/Lawrence, Kans. 216263 115250 88% 547 Butler Manufacturing 25000
56 Total Building Solutions, LLC/Bourbon, Mo. 214996 107118 101% 802 American Buildings, Cornestone Building Brands, Star Building Systems 20000
57 J&F Construction & Development, Inc./Bucyrus, Ohio 210885 110375 91% 1690 Butler Manufacturing 50000
58 Maas Brothers Construction Co., Inc/Watertown, Wisc. 206338 153000 35% 433 Kirby Building Systems 75000
59 Raeco Builders, LLC/Sioux Falls, S.D. 193944 37612 416% 955 Nucor Building Systems 30000
60 Baker Constructors/Frederick, Colo. 190000 335280 -43% 750 DFB Buildings 40000
61 Redhawk Metal Buildings/Richfield, Wisc. 188104 703658 -74% 1210 Nucor Building Systems 20000
62 MAR Building Solutions/Lee’s Summit, Mo. 186709 223600 -17% 365 Butler Manufacturing 9826
63 The Sheridan Corporation/Fairfield, Maine 175000 130000 35% 900 Butler Manufacturing 20000
64 Ayars & Ayars, Inc./Lincoln, Neb. 173019 31295 453% 907 Butler Manufacturing 27431
65 MMBS Inc./Hudsonville, Mich. 173000 396028 -56% 705 Kirby Building Systems, Metallic Building Co. 12000
66 Metal Building Specialists/Rocky Mount, N.C. 169890 27709 513% 438 Nucor Building Systems 10500
67 Design Builders & Contractors of Eau Claire, LLC/Elk Mount, Wisc. 168821 182565 9% 670 Nucor Building Systems 20000
68 A.C.E. Building Service, Inc./Manitowoc, Wisc. 163289 85720 91% 711 Butler Manufacturing 18000
69 M F Litteken Co./Wichita Falls, Texas 155290 104373 48% 618 Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
70 Hoover Building Specialists, LLC/Honey Brook, Pa. 155202 310735 -50% 721 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems
71 Pre-Con Builders/Winnipeg, Man. 155000 90,000 72% 700 Butler Manufacturing 40000
72 Ohio Dutch Construction, Inc./Berlin, Ohio 154776 135184 15% 433 Kirby Building Systems
73 Fabri Steel West Inc./Sacramento, Calif. 148283 176,520 -16% 551 Metallica Building Co., Nucor Building Systems 6500
74 Svenska Builders Ltd./Saskatoon, Sask. 141520 178960 -21% 580 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Prairie Steel Products 15725
75 Lacey Construction, Inc./Wahoo, Neb. 136305 75000 81% Ceco Building Systems 14000
76 James Ware Construction, Inc./Sturgis, Mich. 136015 186683 -27% 734 Bulter Manufacturing 45338
77 DeGraff Development, Inc/Ripon, Calif. 132814 65863 102% 629 CBC Steel Buildings, Ceco Building Systems 20000
78 Chambers Construction/Eugene, Ore. 132290 47000 182% 786 Butler Manufacturing 33000
79 Felderman Design-Build/Fort Wayne, Ind. 126328 116674 8% 508 Nucor Building Systems
80 Cincinnati Commercial Contracting/Cincinnati, Ohio 123875 146755 -16% 363 Butler Manufacturing 15485
81 Carley Construction Co Inc/Wamego, Kans. 118205 113765 4% 391 Nucor Building Systems 7000
82 W.K. Thomas and Associates/Bulter, Pa. 110000 132500 -17% 380 Butler Manufacturing 55000
83 CHG Building Systems, Inc./Renton, Wash. 102379 95159 8% 510 Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
84 Riedel – Wilks Building Structures, Inc./Huntington, W.Va. 98675 243074 -59% 517 Kirby Building Systems, Parkline Buildings 12000
85 Weaver Commercial Contractor Inc./Dalton, Ohio 95025 20695 359% 275 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 20000
86 Richardson Brothers Construction/Hutchinson, Kans. 92000 213600 -57% 448 Butler Manufacturing 18000
87 Northwest Builders Inc. 91432 219504 -58 429 Butler Manufacturing 9143
88 Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc./Branford, Conn. 86639 254883 -194% 509 Varco Pruden Buildings 6189
89 VIP Structures, Inc./Syracuse, N.Y. 82500 227800 -64% 431 Varco Pruden Buildings 52000
90 Tarheel Building Systems/New Bern, N.C. 81671 63100 29% 275 Schulte Building Systems Inc. 20417
91 Coleman-Adams Construction Inc./Forest, Va. 81250 19640 314% 310 Butler Manufacturing 15000
92 Hammers Construction, Inc./Perham, Maine 81044 72469 12% 296 American Buildings, Behlen Manufacturing Co., Metallic Building Co. 20000
93 Bel-Con Design Builders Ltd./Belleville, Ont. 72492 234780 -69% 592 Butler Manufacturing 15000
94 Rudolph Libbe Inc./Wallbridge, Ohio 71065 191000 -63% 330 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
95 EPOC Construction, Inc./Newport News, Va. 64160 99786 -36% 194 American Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 12000
96 AML Construction/Floyd Knobs, Ind. 53577 50996 6% 241 Varco Pruden Buildings 30000
97 Otto Construction, LLC/Myrtle Beach, S.C. 50000 50000 0% 10000 8000
98 Timeless Construction/Wilmington, N.C. 50000 400 Butler Manufacturing 10500
99 Green Horizon Construction LLC/Toms River, N.J. 47432 12440 281% Ceco Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems 16000
100 A. B. Systems, Inc/Rochester, Minn. 46000 157000 -71% 270 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
101 Yonkers Industries, Inc./Orlando, Fla. 38728 14482 167% 2597 Varco Pruden Buildings 30000
102 Beaver Construction Inc./Canton, Ohio 37226 74952 152% 693 Varco Pruden Buildings 25000
103 Becker’s Blueprint Service/Pine Grove, Pa. 12000 16000 -25% 1800 Miller Building Systems 10000
104 Eastern Glass and Aluminum, Inc./Norcross, Ga.
105 Freeman Building Systems/Wooster, Ohio Butler Manufacturing 200000
106 Henry Gurtzweiler , Inc/Toledo, Ohio Chief Buildings 40000

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