What Trademark Construction does

Trademark Construction, founded in 1978 by Rich Wilson and headquartered at 15916 Bernardo Center Drive in San Diego, California, is a private framing subcontractor specializing in prefabricated rough framing for multi-family residential, commercial, military housing, university housing, and hotel projects. The company operates through three integrated operating names: Trademark Construction (framing installation), JMW Truss (manufacturing), and ACE Trucking (freight fleet). Its primary manufacturing footprint is an 88,000 square foot facility in Yuma, Arizona, producing 5,000 linear feet of wall panels, 8,000 board feet of roof trusses, and 7,000 board feet of floor trusses per day, with additional operations support in San Diego and Paramount, California. Geographically, Trademark serves Arizona, Central California, and Southern California.

The company's offering is structured as a full-service framing package that combines pre-construction engineering (design-build, BIM, in-house value engineering, bidding), engineered and conventional truss and wall panel manufacturing, on-site carpentry labor through an in-house framing management division, an in-house safety team augmented by third-party safety partners (SMART Safety, OnSite Safety and Health), and internal logistics via the ACE Trucking fleet. Technology is concentrated in structural engineering and workflow software rather than AI: Mitek Sapphire, SAP 2000, Solidworks, and CAD for design; an eCustomer online portal for bidding, project tracking, and order management; and internal web applications (JIMS, RFI, CALCS, FileFlow, BatchEmail) for operations. Engineering is led by President John Cao, a certified Professional Engineer with degrees from Nanjing Forestry University and Virginia Tech.

Trademark Construction operates a pure B2B project-based revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Revenue is generated through fixed-price subcontracts for framing packages sold to general contractors and homebuilders via relationship-driven direct sales and the online bidding portal. The customer base is concentrated in enterprise-tier regional and national builders, with 27+ named clients including Swinerton Builders, PCL Construction, Sundt, Harper Construction, C.W. Driver, Suffolk, Bernards, Lennar, KB Homes, Pulte Homes, K. Hovnanian, Mill Creek Residential, Hanover, and CIM Group. The company is founder-owned with no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent organization disclosed. The firmographics record 1-10 employees, which conflicts with the disclosed operational scale (multi-site manufacturing, trucking fleet, in-house carpentry division, engineering and safety teams) and is likely a data-quality artifact reflecting only a subset of headcount.

Name

Trademark Construction

Legal name

Trademark Construction

Website

https://jmwtruss.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trademark Construction is a private framing subcontractor founded in 1978, serving general contractors and homebuilders in Arizona, Central, and Southern California with prefabricated wall panels, roof and floor trusses, and full-service rough framing for multi-family, commercial, university, military, and hotel projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Framing Services

NAICS

Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (2381), Construction of Buildings (236)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Spec Home / Production Homebuilding (Tract & Volume Builders) (IMAFABAD)

Keywords

• Framing subcontractor
• Prefabricated trusses
• Wall panel manufacturing
• Rough carpentry services
• Pre-construction engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Framing Subcontractor Services: Project-based construction services as a framing subcontractor. Revenue is earned through fixed-price contracts for prefabricated truss and wall panel installation on construction projects including apartments, hotels, university housing, and commercial buildings.
2. Prefabricated Component Sales: Sale of prefabricated components including roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels to builders and developers. Components are manufactured in-house and supplied alongside installation services.
3. Engineering and Design Services: Engineering and design services including design-build, bidding, in-house value engineering, BIM, and conventional floor and roof systems. Also includes trucking freight fleet and lumber packaging services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

Trademark Construction is a specialized framing subcontractor providing full-service rough framing for residential and commercial construction projects. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures prefabricated roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels in its 88,000 sqft manufacturing facility, then supplies and installs these components on-site for apartments, condominiums, military housing, university housing, hotels, and commercial buildings throughout Arizona and Southern California.

Product overview

Trademark Construction operates as a specialized framing subcontractor offering a unified service portfolio centered on prefabricated framing components. The core offerings include JMW Truss (manufacturing of roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels), Trademark Framing (full-service rough framing), and ACE Trucking (freight fleet). Services are delivered through integrated packages combining Design Build, Bidding, In-House Value Engineering, BIM, Engineered and Conventional Truss Systems, Lumber Packaging, and In-House Framing Management and Safety Teams. The company operates a 88,000 sqft manufacturing facility in Yuma, AZ producing 5,000 linear foot of wall panels, 8,000 board feet of roof trusses, and 7,000 board feet of floor trusses daily. Customer-facing operations are supported through the eCustomer Portal for online bidding and project tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trademark Framing Full-service rough framing for residential and commercial construction projects, delivered as part of integrated framing packages including on-site carpentry labor. For builders, developers, and general contractors.
• JMW Truss Manufacturing Prefabricated truss, wall panel, and framing component manufacturing service producing roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels at the company's 88,000 sqft manufacturing facility in Yuma, AZ. For builders and developers throughout Arizona and Southern California.
• Pre-Construction Services Engineering, design, value engineering, and BIM services provided prior to construction to optimize framing packages for builders and developers.
• Wall Panels Prefabricated panelized wall components manufactured at the Yuma facility for efficient on-site installation in residential and commercial construction projects.
• Truss Systems Engineered floor and roof trusses plus conventional floor and roof systems manufactured for various building configurations. For builders and developers requiring prefabricated structural components.
• ACE Trucking Freight Services Trucking and freight fleet services delivering prefabricated components from the Yuma manufacturing facility to construction project sites across Arizona and Southern California.

Quantifiable outcome

• Daily production capacity of 5,000 linear foot of wall panels, 8,000 board feet of roof trusses, and 7,000 board feet of floor trusses

Named customers28 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SMART SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• OnSite Safety and HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trussway Manufacturing: One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of prefabricated roof and floor trusses and wall panels, supplying production homebuilders and multifamily developers — directly comparable to Trademark's JMW Truss operation.
• Foxworth-Hill Industries: West Coast prefabricated framing manufacturer serving multifamily, custom, and production builders with engineered wood products and panelized systems — closely overlapping with Trademark's prefab + framing integration model.
• Robbins Manufacturing (California Truss Company): Regional prefabricated truss and framing manufacturer serving California builders; competes head-to-head with Trademark for multifamily and production framing packages in the California market.
• Pacific Components Building Systems (PCBS): Southwest-based prefab component and framing contractor serving multifamily, hospitality, and student housing developers — directly comparable end markets and product offering to Trademark.
• Panel Systems Inc. Panelized wall and floor system manufacturer for multifamily, hotel, and commercial construction — comparable prefabrication capabilities and target customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser (Structural Lumber & Truss): Vertically integrated timberland owner and engineered wood/truss manufacturer with broad U.S. footprint; competes at scale in the same component space but serves a much wider product portfolio.
• Boise Cascade (Engineered Wood Products): Major building products distributor and engineered wood/I-joist manufacturer; a broad incumbent supplying similar components into residential and multifamily construction.

Others

• MiTek Industries: Supplier of the Sapphire structural engineering software that Trademark uses, plus component hardware — an enabling ecosystem partner and adjacent player in the prefab truss value chain.

Regional players

• Stoll Construction / Stoll Framing: Southern California-based framing subcontractor focused on multifamily and hospitality — comparable niche framing subcontractor but without Trademark's prefab manufacturing scale.
• Southern California Framing: Regional framing subcontractor in the same SoCal multifamily market as Trademark; competes for similar GC customers but typically without integrated prefab manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jmw-truss

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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