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Top Metal Builders – Top Ranked Erectors by Square Footage

Rank Company Name, Location Year Founded 2023 Sq Ft 2022 Sq Ft % Change Sq Ft 2023 Tonnage Affiliated Manufacturer
1 Sure Steel, Inc., South Weber, Utah 1993 3,584,513 2,786,246 29% 22,636 American Buildings, Ceco Building Systems, GEM Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
2 Steelworx Solutions LLC, Groveland, Fla. 2005 2,626,900 2,410,000 9% 15,750 N/A
3 Precision Erection Company, Inc. Russell Springs, Ken. 1990 1,725,634 3,405,090 -49% 8,844 ACI Building Systems, Butler Manufacturing, Chief Buildings, Cornerstone Building Brands, Nucor Buildings Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings, Vulcan Steel Structures
4 Fleming Steel Erectors, Tulsa, Okla. 1946 1,274,000 1,410,000 -10% 4,893 Butler Manufacturing
5 Image Building Systems, Tempe, Ariz. 2006 1,257,770 1,197,870 5% 7,546 CBC Steel Buildings, Star Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings
6 LMBI, Inc. DBA Landmark Metal Builders, Sierra Vista, Ariz. 2006 826,873 955,628 -13% 30,000 Metallic Building Co., Varco Pruden Buildings
7 Pioneer Construction Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. 1933 807,504 1,068,000 -24% 3,877 American Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings
8 Foundation Steel, Swanton, Ohio 2008 786,500 749,250 5% 2,752 Kirby Building Systems
9 Maverick Steel, Inc., Strasburg, Colo. 2002 589,214 443,609 33% N/A Metallic Building Co., Nucor Buildings Systems
10 DD Construction, Lakewood, Colo. 2017 512,600 362,457 41% 1,698 Butler Manufacturing
11 Woodruff Contracting, Saginaw, Mich. 1972 419,927 328,274 28% N/A Nucor Buildings Systems
12 Bahnmiller Construction, Inc., Everett, Wash. 2006 400,992 238,738 68% 2,765 Ceco Building Systems, Nucor Buildings Systems, Star Building Systems
13 Chestnut Oak Construction, Heath, Ohio 2016 361,940 260,511 39% 1,453 Nucor Buildings Systems
14 RH Steel Erectors, LLC, Meridian, Miss. 2023 350,000 N/A N/A 6 Kirby Building Systems
15 FED Corporation, Gladwin, Mich. 1980 347,111 72,550 378% 1,055 Chief Building Systems, Nucor Buildings Systems
16 G&D Erectors, Inc. Avella, Penn. 2009 333,000 386,000 -14% N/A Corle Building Systems, Nucor Buildings Systems
17 US Metal Builders, Inc., Pleasant Hill, Iowa 2018 322,133 394,722 -18% 1,385 American Buildings, Varco Pruden Buildings
18 Maine Metal Buildings, Inc., Gorham, Me. 2016 295,470 267,147 11% 1,794 Corle Building Systems, Metallic Building Co., Nucor Buildings Systems
19 Empire Building Construction, Sioux Falls, S.D. 1983 230,468 73,250 215% 1,259 Varco Pruden Buildings
20 Ultimate Steel Erection, Rexburg, Idaho 2001 224,292 146,285 53% 1,096 Nucor Buildings Systems, Star Building Systems
21 Commercial Metal Building Services Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 1997 217,926 163,200 34% 1,810 American Buildings, Behlen Manufacturing Co., Butler Manufacturing, Nucor Buildings Systems, Star Building Systems, Varco Pruden Buildings, Vulcan Steel Structures

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