Patriot Erectors, Inc.

What Patriot Erectors, Inc. does

Patriot Erectors, Inc. is a Texas-based structural steel fabrication and erection company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Dripping Springs, Texas, with a registered office in Austin. The firm operates more than 178,000 square feet of fabrication capacity across multiple facilities in Dripping Springs, Trinity (three sites), Cleburne, Adkins (San Antonio), Tomball (Houston), and Fort Worth, employing between 251 and 500 people. Patriot holds dual AISC certification as both an Advanced Steel Erector (since March 2006) and Certified Steel Fabricator (since April 2009), placing it among only three Texas entities with dual certification and making it one of only two AISC-certified turnkey fabrication-and-erection providers in the state.

The company's core offering is turnkey steel fabrication and erection, delivered from pre-construction through final field installation, with in-house engineering services and Building Information Modeling via Trimble Connect supporting coordination, constructability, and conflict avoidance. Manufacturing relies on advanced welding facilities and computer-controlled cutting equipment, with capacity to produce everything from the largest structural building components to specialty and architectural steel. Customers are enterprise general contractors and project owners in Texas, with a delivered portfolio spanning higher education (University of Texas DKR Stadium, 2,200 tons / $25M), healthcare (Methodist Hospital Fort Worth), commercial real estate (DPR Construction's Block 185, TC Austin Block 71), entertainment (Waller Creek Conservancy's Waterloo Park, Circuit of the Americas viewing tower), energy (Phillips 66), military/federal work (US Army Corps of Engineers projects), and hospitality (Aloft). Pricing is project-specific, quote-based, and won through competitive bidding; revenue is recognized on a one-time project basis rather than recurring contracts.

Patriot pursues a sales-led, enterprise field sales motion with bid capture through its website ("Request Bid" / "Let's Talk" forms) and direct outreach by sales staff. The firm was recognized by Engineering News-Record as the #16 U.S. Steel Firm in 2022 and has accumulated a substantial safety award portfolio from AISC, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and individual general contractors. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent or institutional investors, although a 2018 financing event involved Hillstar Capital and Ranch Creek Partners. J.D. Kritser serves as Chairman of the Board.

Name

Patriot Erectors, Inc.

Legal name

Patriot Erectors, Inc.

Website

https://patrioterectors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Patriot Erectors is a Texas-based structural steel fabrication and erection company founded in 1991 serving enterprise general contractors. It delivers turnkey fabrication and erection with dual AISC certification across 178,000+ sq ft of fabrication capacity spanning commercial, healthcare, education, energy, and military projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection

NAICS

Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812)

akta.pro primary industry

Steelwork & Fabrication Facilities (Plate/Section Processing, Welding Lines) (IMAJALAH)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel erection services
• AISC certified steel
• Turnkey steel construction
• Structural steel contractors

Headquarters

HQ city

Dripping Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Fabrication and Erection Services: Project-based revenue from steel fabrication and erection services. Clients receive accurate project pricing from pre-construction through completion. Long-term relationships with vendors translate to consistent quality and competitive pricing passed to clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Patriot Erectors provides turnkey structural steel fabrication and erection services from pre-construction engineering through field installation, supported by in-house engineering, BIM coordination via Trimble Connect, and advanced computer-controlled welding and cutting equipment. The company manufactures structural and miscellaneous steel components for commercial, industrial, healthcare, educational, military/aviation, infrastructure, and architectural projects, and holds dual AISC certification as both an Advanced Steel Erector and Certified Steel Fabricator.

Product overview

Patriot Erectors is a steel fabrication and erection company offering a unified portfolio of services centered on structural steel construction. The core offering is Steel Fabrication & Erection, which provides turnkey solutions encompassing pre-construction planning, engineering, BIM coordination, fabrication, and field erection. Engineering Services support fabrication and erection with in-house capabilities and external partnerships. Building Information Modeling (BIM) through Trimble Connect enables 3D coordination and constructability optimization. Miscellaneous Steel Projects handle custom and architecturally sophisticated steel structures. The company holds dual AISC certification as both an Advanced Steel Erector and Certified Steel Fabricator, with over 178,000 square feet of fabrication capacity across three locations in Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Fabrication & Erection
• Turnkey Fabrication & Erection
• Miscellaneous Steel Projects

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SME Steel Contractors: West Jordan, Utah-headquartered structural steel erector with national project reach. Competes directly with Patriot on commercial, healthcare, education, and entertainment projects requiring AISC-certified turnkey delivery of structural steel.
• Hirschfeld Industries: Texas-based structural steel fabricator and erector with multi-state operations, similar in scale and service offering to Patriot. Provides turnkey fabrication and erection for industrial, commercial, and bridge projects, competing head-to-head on Texas bids with comparable AISC certifications.
• LeJeune Steel Company: Minnesota-based AISC-certified structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial, healthcare, and industrial markets nationwide. Directly comparable business model and scope of work to Patriot, providing a similar mid-size, AISC-certified turnkey offering with overlapping end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Cives Steel Company: Major North American structural steel fabricator with multiple East Coast and Midwest plants. Overlaps with Patriot on large commercial and industrial projects; broader geographic and capacity scale makes it an incumbent rather than direct regional rival.
• TrueNorth Steel: National structural steel fabrication platform formed through consolidation of regional fabricators including legacy Schuff Steel operations. Competes with Patriot on commercial and industrial projects with broader geographic reach and integrated service portfolio as a major incumbent.
• High Steel Structures: Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based structural steel fabricator serving East Coast commercial, healthcare, and bridge markets. Comparable to Patriot in turnkey AISC-certified delivery but operating in a different regional footprint; competes for similar owner and GC relationships on national accounts.
• Schuff Steel (SteelFab): One of the largest U.S. structural steel fabricators with national footprint and broader service portfolio including miscellaneous metals and joists. Competes with Patriot on larger-scale Texas and Southwest projects with greater geographic and capacity reach as an incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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