Gayle Manufacturing Company

What Gayle Manufacturing Company does

Gayle Manufacturing Company (GMC) is a privately held, 100% Employee Stock Owned Plan (ESOP) structural steel fabricator and erector founded in 1968 by Jim DeBlasio, originally in Sacramento, California, and now headquartered in Caldwell, Idaho. The company specializes in fabrication and erection of structural steel on large, complex buildings — including hospitals, high-rises, airports, university and government buildings, stadiums/arenas, and tech/biotech corporate campuses — primarily across the West Coast (California, Idaho, Pacific Northwest). GMC differentiates by combining two large state-of-the-art fabrication facilities on ~65 acres (Caldwell, 50 acres; Nampa, since 1997), heavy-lift capability up to 60 tons, automated saw/drill/welding/CNC equipment, an in-house rail spur, and one of the largest Tekla Structures BIM footprints in the region (128+ seats, supported by in-house software developers and custom production control software).

GMC generates revenue through project-based structural steel contracts with general contractors, owners, and design teams, with pricing determined per project on scope, tonnage, complexity, and specifications rather than disclosed list pricing. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct project bidding and Design Assist Contracting from pre-construction, providing budgeting, BIM coordination, and constructability input alongside architects and GCs. Customer concentration is spread across marquee healthcare (Kaiser Permanente, St. Luke's), technology (Uber, Samsung, Intuitive Surgical, Vantage Data Centers, Oyster Point), government (California DGS, City of San Jose), education (Stanford), and sports (Golden State Warriors) end-markets, with notable multi-million-ton flagship projects such as the 12,280-ton Kaiser Oakland Medical Center, the 11,000-ton Richards Blvd state office complex, and the 9,172-ton St. Luke's Boise hospital.

The company holds AISC Certified Fabricator/Erector, AWS Certified Welding Fabricator, and City of Los Angeles certifications, with 15+ AWS-certified welding inspectors and 15+ City of LA Deputy Inspectors on staff — credentials that prequalify it for California OSHPD/DSA-regulated hospital, airport, and public-sector work. Ownership and management continuity are reinforced by the 2007 ESOP transition, 150+ years of combined management experience, and active involvement of founder Jim DeBlasio. No venture capital, private equity, parent company, or M&A activity is disclosed in the source material, and revenue figures have not been publicly disclosed.

Name

Gayle Manufacturing Company

Legal name

Gayle Manufacturing Company

Website

https://gaylemfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gayle Manufacturing Company (GMC) is a 100% Employee Stock Owned structural steel fabricator and erector specializing in large, complex buildings — hospitals, high-rises, airports, and tech/biotech campuses — across the U.S. West Coast, operating two fabrication facilities on 65 acres in Idaho with a Sacramento estimating office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Erection & Structural Ironwork (EDAOAAAJ), Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Structural steel erection
• Steel detailing services
• BIM steel modeling
• Commercial steel construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Caldwell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection Projects: GMC generates revenue through large structural steel fabrication and erection contracts on major construction projects including hospitals, high rises, airports, universities, and commercial buildings. Revenue comes from project-based contracts with general contractors and direct clients, providing turnkey structural steel solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gayle Manufacturing Company fabricates and erects structural steel for commercial construction projects across the U.S. West Coast, drawing on two fabrication facilities in Idaho (65 acres combined) plus a Sacramento office for estimating and project management. Its integrated offering spans steel fabrication, on-site erection, BIM-based steel detailing, and design-assist services for general contractors, developers, and institutional clients building hospitals, high-rises, airports, technology headquarters, arenas, and government facilities.

Product overview

Gayle Manufacturing Company (GMC) offers a unified portfolio of structural steel services centered on fabrication and erection of large, complex buildings. The core offerings are Structural Steel Fabrication and Structural Steel Erection, supported by Building Information Modeling (BIM) services using industry-leading software (Tekla Structures, AutoCAD 3D, Navisworks, Revit) for detailing and coordination. GMC also provides Design Assist Contracting as an integrated project delivery method, and comprehensive Project Management Services throughout project lifecycle. The company operates two world-class fabrication facilities on approximately 65 acres in Caldwell and Nampa, Idaho, serving the West Coast market with projects including hospitals, high rises, airports, stadiums, and tech company campuses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Fabrication Manufacturing of fabricated structural steel components in the company's Caldwell and Nampa, Idaho facilities (65 acres combined), produced for general contractors, developers, and institutional owners on West Coast commercial, healthcare, technology, aviation, arena, and government projects.
• Structural Steel Erection On-site installation and erection of fabricated structural steel on commercial construction projects, performed by the company's own erection crews for general contractors and owners on West Coast projects.
• BIM Steel Detailing Services Building Information Modeling and steel detailing services delivered with Tekla Structures, AutoCAD 3D, Navisworks, Revit, and BlueBeam, using an in-house team of 200+ detailers to produce coordinated fabrication models for general contractors, structural engineers, and project owners.
• Design-Assist Services Preconstruction design collaboration with owners, architects, and structural engineers to optimize the structural steel design for constructability, schedule, and budget on complex commercial projects.
• Steel Project Management Project management of the structural steel fabrication and erection scope, run out of the Sacramento, California office alongside estimating and marketing to coordinate deliveries, schedule, and field erection for commercial construction projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed 1,000+ structural steel projects over 55+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Herrick Corporation: Herrick is a California-based structural steel fabricator and erector focused on large commercial, healthcare, and institutional buildings in the Western US. Comparable scale and project complexity profile to GMC.
• LeJeune Steel Company: LeJeune Steel is an AISC-certified structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial, healthcare, sports, and large institutional projects nationwide. Comparable complexity and use of automated fabrication equipment.
• Schuff Steel Company: Schuff Steel is one of the largest US structural steel fabricators and erectors, offering design-assist structural steel on commercial, healthcare, aviation, and sports projects across the US. Direct overlap with GMC on large complex buildings including hospitals, arenas, and high-rise offices.
• SME Steel Contractors: SME is a West-Region structural steel contractor specializing in design-assist structural steel fabrication and erection on healthcare, education, aviation, and large commercial buildings. Closely comparable in delivery model, customer verticals, and size to GMC.
• Zalk Josephs Fabricators: Zalk Josephs is a Midwest-based structural steel fabricator with national reach into large healthcare, education, and large commercial projects. Comparable in AISC-certified fabrication scale and project mix.
• TrueNorth Steel: TrueNorth Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving commercial, healthcare, and industrial customers across multiple US regions. Directly competes with GMC on large structural steel scopes, with similar AISC-cert fabrication capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• BlueScope Buildings North America: BlueScope Buildings (brands including Butler, Varco Pruden) designs and supplies pre-engineered metal building systems across the US. An adjacent broad incumbent that overlaps the lower end of GMC's large-building envelope.
• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): CMC is a major US steel producer with fabrication and rebar fabrication arms. A broad incumbent in the steel supply chain that competes indirectly for large structural steel opportunities.
• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest US steel producer with downstream Nucor Buildings Group and Vulcraft, supplying steel for both metal building systems and conventional structural steel buildings. A broad incumbent with adjacent fabrication and building-system exposure.

Emerging players

• Drake-Williams Steel: Drake-Williams Steel is a growing structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator/erector serving healthcare, education, and commercial customers with modern automated equipment. Overlaps GMC's verticals but at smaller average project scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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