Steel Building Systems

What Steel Building Systems does

Steel Building Systems, Inc. (SBS) is a private, family-owned manufacturer of custom pre-engineered metal buildings, founded in 1988 by William 'Bill' Emrich and headquartered at 320 Stevens Lane, Adel, Georgia. The company designs, fabricates, and ships building components for assembly on customer sites across the Southeast United States, serving five primary verticals: agricultural buildings, church facilities, aviation hangars, mini-warehouse/self-storage structures, and cold rolled buildings. SBS is vertically integrated across sales, estimating, drafting, and manufacturing, employing an 8-person direct sales team alongside dedicated estimating, drafting, plant, and administrative staff (reported headcount band of 11–50).

The company's core technology stack integrates Tekla Structures BIM software, Metal Building Software (MBS), and Cortex Structures for 3D modeling, bill-of-materials generation, and project management, with manufacturing executed using an AGT Ocean Challenger robotic welder on the production floor. The firm holds International Accreditation Service (IAS) accreditation and a Miami-Dade County Certificate of Competency, supporting sale into regulated and hurricane-zone commercial work. Product customization includes the Signature 200 and Signature 300 branded coating systems in multiple gauges and finish options.

Commercially, SBS runs a quote-based, project-priced, sales-led business with one-time sales per building rather than recurring contracts; pricing varies by building size, design complexity, customization, and prevailing steel prices. Customers engage either through named sales staff (Matt Dobbins, Ira Fender, Luke Griffin, Steve Groom, Wayne Horton, Ricky Mathis, Hank Pitts, Greg Reasor) or via direct phone and free-quote web forms; no resellers, distributors, or marketplace channels are used. Ownership remains with the founder's children (Danny Emrich, Phil Emrich, Bunny Parrish) who took over in 1998, with next-generation family members in plant management and communications roles and no disclosed external or institutional investment.

Name

Steel Building Systems

Legal name

Steel Building Systems, Inc.

Website

https://sbsga.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Steel Building Systems is a family-owned custom pre-engineered metal building manufacturer in Adel, Georgia, founded 1988, serving agricultural, church, aviation, mini-warehouse, and cold-rolled building customers across the Southeast United States through direct sales and an integrated BIM-driven design-to-fabrication workflow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings

NAICS

Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing (332311), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Roofing & Wall Panels (Architectural/Structural) (IMADACAG), Cold-Formed Steel Framing & Studs (IMADACAF)

Keywords

• Pre-engineered metal buildings
• Custom steel fabrication
• Metal building manufacturing
• Commercial steel structures
• Agricultural steel buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Adel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pre-Engineered Metal Building Sales: The company manufactures and sells custom pre-engineered metal buildings. Customers specify their requirements (size, type of doors and windows, interior layout, insulation, exterior finishes), and SBS designs, fabricates, and ships components for assembly. Revenue is generated through one-time project-based sales rather than recurring subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steel Building Systems manufactures custom pre-engineered metal buildings to customer-specified requirements (size, doors, windows, interior layout, insulation, exterior finishes). The company designs, fabricates, and ships building components for on-site assembly, producing Agricultural, Church, Aviation, Mini Warehouse, and Cold Rolled building types, plus Signature® color coating systems, primarily serving the Southeast United States market.

Product overview

Steel Building Systems (SBS) is a custom pre-engineered metal building manufacturer offering a portfolio of building types including Agricultural Buildings, Church Buildings, Aviation Buildings, Mini Warehouse Buildings, and Cold Rolled Buildings. The company operates a vertically integrated manufacturing process encompassing sales, estimating, drafting, and manufacturing. SBS provides customization through color coating options via their Signature® 200 and Signature® 300 product lines, offering various gauges and finishes for metal building applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Buildings Custom pre-engineered metal buildings designed for agricultural applications such as farm equipment storage, livestock facilities, and crop/feed structures, offering strength, durability, and resistance to harsh weather, pests, and fire. Sold to farmers and agricultural businesses primarily in the Southeast United States.
• Church Buildings Pre-engineered metal buildings designed for religious institution construction, providing practical, versatile, and cost-effective solutions for worship centers, fellowship halls, and church facility expansions. Sold to churches and religious organizations.
• Aviation Buildings Pre-engineered metal airplane hangar buildings providing maximum protection and functional clear-span space for aircraft storage and aviation maintenance operations. Sold to airports, FBOs, aviation businesses, and private aircraft owners.
• Mini Warehouse Buildings Pre-engineered metal buildings tailored specifically for self-storage and mini-warehouse applications, optimizing storage space with durable and cost-effective construction supporting various unit configurations. Sold to self-storage operators and commercial real estate developers.
• Cold Rolled Buildings Cold-formed steel pre-engineered metal buildings offering an efficient, durable, and sustainable construction solution using cold-formed steel technology. Sold to commercial and industrial customers requiring alternative steel framing systems.
• Signature® 200 Color Coating System Sub-brand metal building color coating system available in 26 and 29 gauge material with siliconized polyester finish, offered in colors including Hawaiian Blue, Ash Gray, Charcoal Gray, Polar White, Crimson Red, Saddle Tan, Cobalt Blue, and Desert Sand. Sold with custom building projects.
• Signature® 300 Color Coating System Sub-brand metal building color coating system available in 26 gauge material for PBR, PBU, AVP, PBC, and PBD panels, offered in colors including Medium Bronze, Classic Green, Bone White, Snow White, Brownstone, Slate Gray, Brite Red, Almond, and Harbor Blue. Sold with custom building projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assembly typically faster than traditional construction due to off-site manufacturing of components
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cornerstone Building Brands: Cornerstone Building Brands is a large publicly-traded exterior building products manufacturer whose metal building systems compete across the same verticals as SBS, with substantially greater scale, capital, and product breadth.
• Nucor Building Systems: Nucor's building systems division is one of the largest U.S. pre-engineered metal building manufacturers, offering a comparable product portfolio (agricultural, commercial, industrial) but with national scale, a dealer network, and far greater capacity than the regional SBS.
• Butler Manufacturing: A pioneer in pre-engineered metal buildings, Butler operates through a nationwide builder network and competes in the same agricultural, commercial, and industrial verticals as SBS but at much larger scale and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Varco Pruden Buildings: VP Buildings is a major pre-engineered metal building manufacturer servicing industrial, commercial, agricultural, and aviation customers through a builder/dealer network, directly comparable to SBS in product type though with significantly broader geographic reach.
• Ceco Building Systems: Ceco Building Systems produces pre-engineered metal and steel buildings for commercial, industrial, agricultural, and mini-warehouse applications, directly comparable to SBS in product lines and customer verticals.
• Star Building Systems: Star Building Systems manufactures pre-engineered metal buildings for commercial, industrial, and agricultural applications, positioning it as a direct peer serving similar customers with similar product offerings.
• Allied Steel Buildings: Allied Steel Buildings supplies pre-engineered steel buildings for agricultural, aviation, industrial, and commercial uses worldwide, comparable to SBS in target verticals though with global rather than regional scope.
• Rigid Global Buildings: Rigid Global Buildings designs and manufactures pre-engineered metal buildings with a vertical focus that overlaps with SBS, including industrial, commercial, and agricultural structures delivered through a direct sales and dealer model.
• American Buildings Company: American Buildings Company (a Nucor subsidiary) designs and manufactures custom pre-engineered steel buildings. It is a direct competitor in the same product category with comparable vertical specialization and BIM-driven design workflows.

Regional players

• Schultz Steel Buildings: A smaller regional pre-engineered metal building manufacturer based in the Southeast U.S., serving similar agricultural, commercial, and mini-warehouse customers to SBS but with a smaller geographic footprint and product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sbsadelga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steel-building-systems-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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