FBi Buildings

What FBi Buildings does

FBi Buildings is a family-owned, vertically integrated post-frame construction company founded in 1958 and headquartered in Remington, Indiana. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and self-performs construction of custom pole barns and post-frame buildings for five primary customer segments: agricultural/farm, commercial, residential, equestrian, and barndominiums. Its service territory spans Indiana and Illinois as a core market, with select county coverage in Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri following the July 2025 acquisition of Eastern Iowa Building.

Core technology centers on post-frame construction using 29-gauge, heat-treated, full-hard, high-tensile steel with Galvalume substrate coating, combined with in-house manufactured trusses and laminated columns built from Machine Stress Rated (MSR) lumber. Proprietary components include the Perma-Column steel-reinforced concrete column system, the EasyMotion Sliding Door with StepSaver Latch and Posi-Guide Track, and the Kynar 500 PVDF paint finish. A 3D online design tool enables customer self-configuration, and materials are delivered same-day via company-employed drivers.

Revenue is generated through one-time custom construction contracts priced at $20-$60 per square foot, with premium features pushing toward $45 per square foot. Go-to-market is sales-led: 30+ dedicated Project Sales Consultants cover designated territories, supported during construction by 45+ company-employed crews with average foreman tenure exceeding 17 years. The business model is asset-light on real estate but capital-intensive on labor and materials, with no subscription, recurring, or SaaS revenue component.

Name

FBi Buildings

Legal name

FBi Buildings

Website

https://fbibuildings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FBi Buildings is a family-owned, vertically integrated post-frame construction company founded in 1958 that designs, manufactures, and self-performs custom pole barns across the Midwest, serving agricultural, commercial, residential, equestrian, and barndominium customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Post-Frame Building Construction

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Residential Building Construction (23611), Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Post, Footing & Foundation Work for Outdoor Structures (HSAIAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor Kitchens & Built-In BBQ Construction (HSAPALAE), Equestrian & Rodeo Facilities (MPAKAEAM)

Keywords

• Post-frame construction
• Pole barn buildings
• Agricultural buildings
• Barndominium construction
• Commercial metal buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Remington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Post-Frame Building Construction: One-time construction services for custom-designed pole barns and post-frame buildings. Revenue is generated through the sale and construction of buildings, including farm buildings, commercial buildings, residential buildings, horse barns, and barndominiums. Services include design, permitting assistance, site preparation guidance, construction, and warranty support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FBi Buildings designs, manufactures, and constructs custom post-frame (pole barn) buildings for agricultural, commercial, residential, equestrian, and barndominium applications across the Midwest. The company controls the full build process from in-house component manufacturing (trusses, Perma-Columns, steel panels) through site construction by company-employed crews, and also sells pole barn kits, building additions, repairs, and renovations.

Product overview

FBi Buildings is a post-frame construction company offering custom-designed pole barns and agricultural buildings. The core product portfolio includes Farm Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Residential Buildings, Barndominiums, Horse Barns, and Pole Barn Kits. The company provides related services including Building Additions, Repairs, and Renovations. FBi Buildings manufactures proprietary components including EasyMotion Sliding Doors with StepSaver Latch technology, Perma-Column steel-reinforced concrete column systems, and uses Kynar 500 premium paint finish on steel panels. The company operates a 3D online design tool for customer customization and acquired Eastern Iowa Building in 2025 to expand into Iowa. The Premier Partner Alliance program serves contractors in the Midwest region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Farm Buildings Custom post-frame buildings designed, manufactured, and constructed by FBi for farm and ranch customers, including machine sheds, livestock barns, and grain storage structures across the Midwest.
• Commercial Buildings Custom post-frame buildings for commercial customers such as auto dealerships, retail stores, warehouses, industrial operations, and churches, delivered through FBi's design-build process with a dedicated Preconstruction Manager.
• Residential Buildings Custom post-frame residential buildings, including garages, hobby shops, and personal storage structures, designed and built by FBi for individual homeowners across the Midwest.
• Barndominiums Post-frame barndominium homes combining living space and shop or storage space in a single custom-designed and built structure, offered to individual homeowner customers.
• Horse Barns Custom post-frame equestrian buildings including horse stalls, riding arenas, and run-in sheds, designed and constructed by FBi for individual equestrian property owners.
• Pole Barn Kits Pre-engineered pole barn kits that customers purchase to build themselves, leveraging FBi's component manufacturing capability.
• Building Additions Construction of additions to existing post-frame buildings, sold as a standalone service to existing and new customers.
• Building Repairs Repair services for damaged or aging post-frame buildings, sold as a standalone service through FBi's Repair and Renovation sales team.
• Building Renovations Renovation services for existing post-frame buildings, sold as a standalone service through FBi's Repair and Renovation sales team.

Quantifiable outcome

• Galvalume substrate provides 2-4x longer corrosion protection than galvanized steel
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Eastern Iowa BuildingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025FBi Buildings acquired Eastern Iowa Building, effective July 1, 2025. The acquisition expands FBi's market presence and supports EIB's operations and growth. EIB maintains its local presence, customer service, and warranties, supported by FBi resources. Eastern Iowa Building brings over 20 years of post-frame experience to FBi.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Morton Buildings: Morton Buildings (IL) is the largest Midwest post-frame builder with overlapping farm, commercial, residential, equestrian, and barndominium offerings; FBi specifically names it as a competitor in the same regional post-frame category.
• Wick Buildings: Wick Buildings (WI) is a post-frame manufacturer-builder specifically named by FBi as a direct competitor, focused on equestrian, dairy, agricultural, and light commercial buildings in the Midwest.
• Lester Buildings: Lester Buildings is a Minnesota-based post-frame builder serving agricultural, commercial, equestrian, and residential customers across the Upper Midwest with similar custom pole barns and self-perform crews, named by FBi as a direct competitor.
• Star Building Systems: Star Building Systems (OK) is a metal building manufacturer with strong agricultural and post-frame solutions serving multiple U.S. regions, overlapping with FBi's pole-barn and agricultural segment across the Midwest and surrounding states.
• Cleary Building Corp. Cleary Building Corp. (WI) designs, manufactures, and self-performs post-frame buildings for agricultural, commercial, equestrian, suburban, and residential markets in overlapping Midwest geographies; named by FBi as a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Varco Pruden Buildings: Varco Pruden (a BlueScope company) manufactures custom-engineered steel buildings for commercial, industrial, retail, and agricultural projects with overlapping building envelope systems to FBi's metal-clad structures.
• Behlen Building Systems: Behlen (NE) manufactures pre-engineered metal buildings and grain storage systems serving agricultural, commercial, and industrial markets; overlaps with FBi in ag-centric prefab structure segments and rural Midwest distribution.
• Nucor Building Systems: Nucor Building Systems (a Nucor division) produces pre-engineered metal building systems for warehouses, commercial, agricultural, and industrial facilities; broader scale and geographic reach than FBi with overlapping steel-clad structure offerings.
• Butler Manufacturing: Butler Manufacturing (a BlueScope company) provides pre-engineered metal building systems used in agricultural, commercial, industrial, and institutional applications, competing at the prefab structure level with FBi's metal-clad offerings.

Emerging players

• DC Structures: DC Structures (OR) specializes in barndominiums, post-and-beam, and hybrid timber-frame residential and equestrian buildings; an emerging barndominium-focused player adjacent to FBi's Barndominiums product line and rural residential trend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fbibuildings
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FBiBuildings
• Facebookfacebook.com/postframebuilder
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fbi-buildings-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/fbibuildings
• Pinterestpinterest.com/fbibuildings
• TikToktiktok.com/@fbibuildings

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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