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Top Metal Builders 2026 – Top Metal Building Contractors by Tonnage

MCN’s annual roundup of the nation’s top metal builders

No. Company, Location 2025 Ton. 2024 Ton. % Change 2025 SF Affiliated Manufacturer(s) Avg. Project Size
1 Span Construction & Engineering, Inc./Madera, Calif. 39745 33605 18% 6670507 Butler Manufacturing, Nucor Building Systems 1500000
2 Sure Steel, Inc./South Weber, Utah 21307 27016 -21% 3445763 American Buildings, Ceco Building Systems, Cornerstone Building Brands, GEM Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings, Allied Steelin Buildings 143500
3 Image Building Systems/Tempe, Ariz. 9870 8717 13% 1794770 CBC Steel Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 70000
4 Keller, Inc./Kaukauna, Wisc. 8687 8137 7% 1483908 American Buildings
5 Lemartec Corporation 8550 5925 44% 1200000 250000
6 Arcorp Structures, LLC./Chicago, Ill. 7350 6500 12%
7 Design Systems Builders LLC/Nashville, Tenn. 3602 Butler Manufacturing
8 Ahrens Companies/Lake Park, Fla. 3375 2032 66% 610575 Behlen Manufacturing Co.
9 WENCO Construction Company/Huber Heights, Ohio 3336 1619 106% 240000 Butler Manufacturing
10 BARNES Buildings & Management Group, Inc./Weymouth, Mass. 3269 801 308% 565175 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Cornerstone Building Brands, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Building Systems, Allied Steel, Iron City Structures
11 Revere Steel LLC/Butler, Pa. 3152 2305 37% 770230 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems
12 Buildings Innovations Group/East Rochester, N.Y. 3075 3050 1% 475000 Ceco Building Systems 45000
13 LeFrois Builder Inc./Henrietta, N.Y. 2962 2900 2% 462754 Butler Manufacturing 70000
14 Coastal Steel Structures/Lake Worth, Fla. 2917 1884 55% 749078 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
15 Red Dot Buildings/Athens, Texas 2840 3065 -7% 6071312 13955
16 Veneklasen Construction 2827 1050 169% 628300 Varco Pruden Buildings 44878
17 Yonkers Industries, Inc./Orlando, Fla. 2597 853 205% 38728 Varco Pruden Buildings 30000
18 Scenic Ridge Company/Lancaster, Pa. 2458 1837 19% 502800 American Buildings, Corle Building Systems, Metallic Building Co. 29576
19 Freeman Building Systems/Wooster, Ohio 2386 763 213% Butler Manufacturing 200000
20 Clouse Construction Corp./New Riegel, Ohio 2361 2484 -5% 471444 Butler Manufacturing 50000
21 Maine Metal Buildings Inc/Gorham, Maine 2235 1837 22% 391901 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Buildings Systems, Star Building 12642
22 JBS Contracting, Inc./Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 2178 1841 18% 809700 Chief Buildings, Nucor Building Systems 20000
23 Dublin Building Systems/Dublin, Ohio 2150 1100 96% 720300 Chief Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 60000
24 Dunn Building Company, LLC/Birmingham, Ala. 2054 6340 -67% 435105 Varco Pruden Buildings 62000
25 Steel Vision Construction Inc./Rigby, Idaho 2005 2832 -29% 675740 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Nucor Building Systems 70758
26 Walker Design & Construction/West Palm Beach, Fla. 1993 Butler Manufacturing
27 Ross Construction Group/Springfield, Mo. 1946 1886 320% 511303 American Buildings, Cornestone Building Brands, Star Building Systems
28 Jensen Builders Ltd/Fort Dodge, Iowa 1890 2350 20% 414100 Chief Buildings 12550
29 ADS Martin/Hutto, Texas 1867 1677 11% 588400 23536
30 Becker’s Blueprint Service/Pine Grove, Pa. 1800 2400 -25% 12000 Miller Building Systems 10000
31 Valor Contracting LLC/West Fargo, N.Dak. 1800 1146 57% 500784 Varco Pruden Buildings 71540
32 Rhoads & Johnson 1788 400000 Butler Manufacturing
33 Buildings By Design/Brush, Colo. 1757 552 218% 345891 Varco Pruden Buildings 12353
34 J&F Construction & Development, Inc./Bucyrus, Ohio 1690 553 206% 210885 Butler Manufacturing 50000
35 SteelCan Building Systems Ltd/Oshawa, Ont. 1682 2743 -39% 352000 Varco Pruden Buildings 70000
36 Keystone Steel Structures, LLC./Honey Brook, Pa. 1624 1068 52% 586424 Kirby Building Systems, Metallic Building Co., Vulcan Steel Structures, Whirlwind Steel Buildings 14300
37 Harrell Construction Co., Inc./Jacksonville, Fla. 1549 471750 Varco Pruden Buildings 20000
38 Summit Building Solutions, LLC/Tallassee, Ala. 1515 1211 25% 322368 Ascent Buildings 21490
39 MWC Group, Inc./Adelanto, Calif. 1498 1390 8% 388500 CBC Steel Buildings, Cornerstone Building Brands, Star Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 5750
40 Greystone Construction Company 1488 1090 37% 293186 Nucor Building Systems
41 Rainwater Construction Company/Atlanta, Ga. 1487 1788 -17% 452400 Butler Manufacturing 75000
42 Construction Management, Inc./Winchester, Va. 1373 250 449% 314110 Butler Manufacturing 39000
43 Steel Building Specialists/Halethorpe, Md. 1348 1588 -15% 419164 Varco Pruden Buildings
44 New Belle Construction/Belle Vernon, Pa. 1325 575 130% 234504 Butler Manufacturing 75000
45 NuAge Builders/Sioux Falls, S.D. 1280 3474 171% 424448 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Varco Pruden Buildings 30000
46 C. Tucker Cope and Associates, Inc/Columbiana, Ohio 1271 2959 -57% 216889 Chief Buildings, Schulte Building Systems 20000
47 Myers Building Services, LLC/Orchard Park, N.Y. 1261 132 855% 250000 Butler Manufacturing 45000
48 Ferguson Construction/Sidney, Ohio 1226 2226 -45% 387658 Nucor Building Systems
49 Redhawk Metal Buildings/Richfield, Wisc. 1210 1962 -38% 188104 Nucor Building Systems 20000
50 Sea Con, LLC/Issaquah, Wash. 1118 1173 0% 334381 GEM Building Systems 18000
51 Van Hoose Construction/Oklahoma City, Okla. 1113 2861 61% Butler Manufacturing
52 Campbell Construction/Wooster, Ohio 990 1180 -16% 271384 Butler Manufacturing 38769
53 North Valley Building Systems Inc/Chico, Calif. 979 504 94% Butler Manufacturing
54 Raeco Builders, LLC 955 345 177% 193944 Nucor Building Systems 30000
55 United Enterprises Construction/Greencastle, Pa. 950 530 79% 294350 Corle Building Systems, Kirby Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 16353
56 Urban Construction Company/Wausau, Wisc. 908 1296 -30% 232544 Butler Manufacturing 14000
57 Ayars & Ayars, Inc./Lincoln, Neb. 907 112 710% 173019 Butler Manufacturing 27431
58 The Sheridan Corporation/Fairfield, Maine 900 650 39% 175000 Butler Manufacturing 20000
59 King Construction/Iowa Falls, Iowa 817 350 133% 348000 Butler Manufacturing 21700
60 Total Building Solutions, LLC/Bourbon, Mo. 802 530 51% 214,996 American Buildings 20000
61 Chambers Construction/Eugene, Ore. 786 348 126% 132290 Butler Manufacturing 33000
62 Stanker & Galetto, Inc./Vineland, N.J. 773 1663 54% 380000 Butler Manufacturing 85000
63 Baker Constructors/Frederick, Colo. 750 1305 -43% 190000 DFB Buildings 40000
64 James Ware Construction, Inc./Sturgis, Mich. 734 713 3% 136015 Bulter Manufacturing 45338
65 Hoover Building Specialists, LLC/Honey Brook, Pa. 721 2494 -51% 155202 Corle Building Systems, Nucor Building Systems
66 A.C.E. Building Service, Inc./Manitowoc, Wisc. 711 491 45% 163289 Butler Manufacturing 18000
67 MMBS Inc./Hudsonville, Mich. 705 1201 -41% 173000 Kirby Building Systems, Metallic Building Co. 12000
68 Pre-Con Builders/Winnipeg, Man. 700 300 133% 155000 Butler Manufacturing 40000
69 Beaver Construction Inc./Canton, Ohio 693 275 152% 37226 Varco Pruden Buildings 25000
70 Brookpark Design Builders/North Royalton, Ohio 682 375 83% 218000 Schulte Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 60000
71 Design Builders & Contractors of Eau Claire, LLC/Elk Mount, Wisc. 670 625 7% 168821 Nucor Building Systems 20000
72 Septagon Construction Company/Sedalia, Mo. 665 3025 -78% Butler Manufacturing
73 Tedesco Construction Services/Tonawanda, N.Y. 661 707 -7% 225055 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 50000
74 DeGraff Development, Inc/Ripon, Calif. 629 257 145% 132814 CBC Steel Buildings, Ceco Building Systems 20000
75 M F Litteken Co./Wichita Falls, Texas 618 408 51% 155290 Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
76 Bel-Con Design Builders Ltd./Belleville, Ont. 592 1101 -46% 72492 Butler Manufacturing 15000
77 Kent Design Build/Covington, La. 589 953 -38% 296647 Butler Manufacturing 10000
78 Svenska Builders Ltd./Saskatoon, Sask. 580 710 -18% 141520 Behlen Manufacturing Co., Prairie Steel Products 15725
79 Racanelli Construction/Mellville, N.Y. 561
80 Fabri Steel West Inc./Sacramento, Calif. 551 301 83% 148283 Metallica Building Co., Nucor Building Systems 6500
81 Riedel – Wilks Building Structures, Inc./Huntington, W. Va. 517 1051 -59% 98675 Kirby Building Systems, Parkline Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings 12000
82 CHG Building Systems, Inc./Renton, Wash. 510 621 18% 102379 Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
83 Pat Munger Construction Company, Inc./Branford, Conn. 509 1260 -59% 86639 Varco Pruden Buildings 6189
84 Felderman Design-Build/Fort Wayne, Ind. 508 527 -4% 126328 Nucor Building Systems
85 Richardson Brothers Construction/Hutchinson, Kans. 448 883 -49% 92000 Butler Manufacturing 18000
86 Metal Building Specialists, LLC/Rocky Mount, N.C. 438 89 392% 169890 Nucor Building Systems 6285
87 Maas Brothers Construction Co., Inc/Watertown, Wisc. 433 207 109% 206338 Kirby Building systems 75000
88 Ohio Dutch Construction, Inc./Berlin, Ohio 433 406 7% Kirby Building Systems
89 VIP Structures, Inc./Syracuse, N.Y. 431 675 -57% 82500 Varco Pruden Buildings 52000
90 Northwest Builders Inc. 429 586 -27% 91432 Butler Manufacturing 9143
91 EDiS Building Solutions/Wilmington, Del. 422 Butler Manufacturing
92 Timeless Construction/Wilmington, N.C. 400 50000 Butler Manufacturing 10500
93 Carley Construction Co Inc/Wamego, Kans. 391 409 -4% 118205 Nucor Building Systems 7000
94 W.K. Thomas and Associates/Bulter, Pa. 380 401 -5% Butler Manufacturing 55000
95 MAR Building Solutions/Lee’s Summit, Mo. 365 821 -56% 186709 Butler Manufacturing 9826
96 Cincinnati Commercial Contracting/Cincinnati, Ohio 363 413 -12% 123875 Butler Manufacturing 15485
97 Rudolph Libbe Inc./Wallbridge, Ohio 330 860 -61% 71065 Nucor Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings 15000
98 CWB Contractors/West Bridgewater, Pa. 320 Butler Manufacturing 20000
99 Coleman-Adams Construction Inc./Forest, Va. 310 73 325% 81250 Butler Manufacturing 15000
100 Century Construction Company, Inc./Richmond, Va. 309 357 -13% Butler Manufacturing

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This feature originally appeared in the May 2026 edition of Metal Construction News, which you can find in our Digital Edition Archive.