McCombs Steel

What McCombs Steel does

McCombs Steel Company is a fourth-generation, privately held structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication firm founded in 1929 by M.W. McCombs Sr. in Statesville, North Carolina. Originally launched as McCombs Trailer and Machine for public works construction, the company pivoted in 1954 under M.W. 'Bill' McCombs Jr. into structural steel fabrication, service center operations, and on-site steel erection. Today it operates from its headquarters at 117 Slingshot Road, Statesville, with a fabrication facility and on-site project management capabilities, and is AISC Certified. The firm serves general contractors across industrial, warehouse, healthcare, education, recreation, and financial construction sectors, with documented projects ranging from 150,000 to over 1.1 million square feet.

The company delivers an integrated service model that bundles estimating, 3D-model-based detailing, in-shop fabrication, delivery, and on-site beam setting using company-owned cranes — a scope the firm states is uncommon in the structural steel industry. Technical capabilities include advanced 3D modeling software for accurate construction rendering, field measurement for fit precision, and equipped road crews for on-site installation of rolled beams, suspended concrete decks, welded connections, steel stairs, and rails. Two historical mechanical patents (Fifth Wheel; Refuse Compactor and Hauler) reflect the founder's engineering background, though they are unrelated to the current fabrication business.

Commercially, McCombs generates revenue through project-based contracts for custom structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication, supplemented by a service center operation that sells fabricated steel products with a $500 minimum order and 72-hour notice requirement. Pricing is quote-based for custom fabrication. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting general contractors, with distribution handled directly through the fabrication facility and company-owned delivery and crane services. The customer base is entirely business-to-business, with named enterprise projects including Medline Indiana (1.1M sq ft), Cape Fear Community College (251K sq ft), Veronica (926K sq ft), and an Urban Renewal development (725K sq ft). Marketing presence is limited to the company website and LinkedIn, with minimal disclosed investment in digital channels. The firm remains wholly family-owned with no institutional investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries.

Name

McCombs Steel

Legal name

McCombs Steel Co.

Website

https://mccombs-steel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McCombs Steel is a fourth-generation, privately held structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication company founded in 1929 in Statesville, NC. It serves general contractors across industrial, healthcare, education, and commercial construction with integrated design, fabrication, delivery, and on-site erection services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel detailing services
• Steel erection services
• Miscellaneous steel fabrication
• Structural steel service center

Headquarters

HQ city

Statesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication: Custom structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication services including design, detailing, fabrication, and project management. Revenue generated through project-based contracts for construction projects.
2. Service Center Operations: Steel service center providing fabricated steel products and delivery services. Revenue from product sales with minimum order requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

McCombs Steel provides custom structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication services for commercial construction projects. The company handles estimating, 3D modeling detailing, shop fabrication, delivery, and on-site steel erection using its own cranes and road crews, serving general contractors across industrial, warehouse, healthcare, education, recreation, and financial sectors.

Product overview

McCombs Steel offers a comprehensive suite of structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication services delivered as an integrated service offering rather than discrete products. The core portfolio consists of four interconnected service modules: Estimating (comprehensive project cost calculation ensuring every component is accounted for), Detailing (advanced 3D modeling for accurate construction rendering), Fabrication (closely monitored shop fabrication), and Project Management (on-site oversight ensuring smooth erection). The company distinguishes itself by field measuring, designing, fabricating, delivering, and setting beams with their own cranes—a practice uncommon in their industry. Additional capabilities include on-site installation of rolled beams, suspended concrete decks, welded connections, steel stairs, and rails via equipped road crews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estimating Comprehensive project cost estimation services ensuring every nut, bolt, and beam is accounted for in structural steel project calculations for general contractors and construction clients.
• Detailing Advanced 3D modeling detailing service that creates accurate renderings of construction projects to enable precise fabrication planning for general contractors and construction firms.
• Fabrication Closely monitored in-shop structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication performed at the Statesville, NC facility for commercial and industrial construction projects.
• Project Management and Steel Erection On-site project management team oversees field measuring, delivery, beam setting using company-owned cranes, and full erection including rolled beams, suspended concrete decks, welded connections, steel stairs, and rails for general contractors.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Vertically integrated steel producer and structural fabricator with nationwide operations; competes with McCombs on large-scale structural packages while also supplying the raw steel inputs McCombs purchases.
• Nucor Corporation: Largest U.S. steel producer and downstream fabricator operating a broad portfolio across joists, deck, and structural steel; sets the competitive benchmark for raw material supply and downstream integration that affects regional fabricators like McCombs.
• Gerdau Ameristeel: Large North American long-products steel producer and fabricator with broad geographic reach; relevant as both a competitor for larger structural packages and a structural steel input supplier to regional fabricators like McCombs.

Direct peers

• Schuff Steel / Schuff Industries: Large U.S. structural steel fabricator and erector with coast-to-coast project coverage and similar service model (detailing, fabrication, erection), though materially larger in scale than McCombs.
• TrueNorth Steel: Regional structural steel fabricator serving commercial, agricultural, and industrial construction with comparable project size and end-market mix to McCombs Steel.
• Lexicon (formerly DBM Global): National structural steel fabricator and constructor providing detailing, fabrication, and erection services for industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects — larger scale than McCombs but overlapping service mix.
• Koontz-Bryant Steel & Supply: Virginia-based structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator offering design-assist, fabrication, and erection services similar to McCombs' full-service model, serving comparable mid-Atlantic and Southeast construction markets.
• Owen Steel Company: Owen Steel Company is a Southeast U.S. structural steel fabricator and erector with multi-state project coverage, comparable in service breadth (fabrication + erection) and customer base to McCombs Steel.
• Hillsdale Fabricators: Mid-Atlantic structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator providing design, fabrication, and erection for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects, overlapping with McCombs on customer segments and scale.
• LeJeune Steel Company: Minneapolis-based structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial, industrial, and institutional projects nationwide, comparable in vertically integrated service offering and project scale to McCombs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mccombs-steel

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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