Puma Steel

What Puma Steel does

Puma Steel is a privately-held structural steel fabrication company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving commercial, healthcare, data center, government, and institutional construction markets across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California, and the broader Western United States. The company provides a vertically integrated suite of services including custom structural steel fabrication, in-house engineering and detailing, BIM (Building Information Modeling) and 3D/4D modeling, design-build delivery, design assist, value engineering, project management, steel erection, and LEED documentation. It operates a wholly-owned steel service center subsidiary, High Plains Steel Supply, which leverages mill-direct rail-siding access in Cheyenne for procurement scale. Technology assets include CNC fabrication equipment, BIM modeling tools, a Real Time Saber tracking system, and certified non-destructive testing (NDT) capabilities.

The company's business model is project-based B2B fabrication services sold through enterprise field sales and direct relationships with general contractors including Hensel Phelps, Haselden Construction, Mortenson, and GH Phipps. Revenue streams include one-time fabrication contracts and professional services fees for design-build and design-assist engagements. Pricing is custom and project-specific with no public pricing. Puma Steel has been an AISC Certified Fabricator since 1997 (including Sophisticated Paint Coating Endorsements P1, P2, P3), received the 2024 AISC Fabricator Award of Honor for safety, and is an AISC Committed Sustainability Partner with over 95% recycled steel utilization. Its core strategic partnership ecosystem ('Team Puma') includes structural engineer Martin/Martin and steel producer Nucor, the largest U.S. steel manufacturer and recycler. Over 80% of business comes from repeat customers, and the firm has completed more than 30 design-build projects demonstrating measurable cost and schedule savings.

Name

Puma Steel

Legal name

Puma Steel

Website

https://pumasteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Puma Steel is a privately-held structural steel fabricator founded in 1986 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, serving commercial, healthcare, data center, and government construction projects across the Western United States through integrated design-build, engineering, BIM modeling, and AISC-certified fabrication services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Design-build steel services
• Steel service center
• BIM steel modeling
• Commercial steel construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel Fabrication Services: Custom structural steel fabrication for commercial construction projects including fabrication, erection, and project management services. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with general contractors.
2. Design Build Services: Complete design-build steel package including engineering, BIM modeling, detailing, and value engineering. Integrated service delivery from schematic design through final construction.
3. Design Assist Services: Engineering support during design phase to optimize steel frame buildings, reduce costs and schedules. Includes in-house engineering, detailing, and plan checking services.
4. Steel Supply (High Plains Steel Supply): Steel service center operation through High Plains Steel Supply subsidiary offering steel products to contractors

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Puma Steel fabricates structural steel for commercial, institutional, and data center construction projects across the Rocky Mountain region. The company operates an integrated delivery model—Team Puma—that combines in-house engineering, BIM/detailing, CNC fabrication, steel erection, value engineering, and dedicated project management under a design-build or design-assist approach. It also distributes mill-direct steel through its High Plains Steel Supply service center.

Product overview

Puma Steel offers a comprehensive suite of structural steel fabrication and construction services for the Rocky Mountain region. The core offering centers on steel fabrication and the Team Puma design-build approach, which integrates in-house BIM modeling, engineering, detailing, value engineering, project management, erection, and LEED documentation into a unified delivery system. The company also operates High Plains Steel Supply as a steel service center. Services include AISC-certified fabrication with non-destructive testing capabilities. All offerings are delivered through a vertically integrated model with dedicated engineers, project managers, and quality specialists assigned to each project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Fabrication AISC-certified structural steel fabrication for commercial, industrial, healthcare, institutional, government, and data center construction projects across Colorado, Wyoming, and the Western United States. Fabricated using state-of-the-art CNC equipment with full quality control. Customers are general contractors and project owners.
• Design Build Steel Services (Team Puma) Comprehensive design-build delivery combining engineering (Martin/Martin), fabrication (Puma), and steel supply (Nucor) under one team. Puma provides value engineering from schematic design through erection, enabling lower cost than the lowest competitive bid and accelerated schedules. Over 30 design-build projects completed.
• Design Assist Services Early-stage design collaboration providing value engineering, cost estimating, constructability reviews, and plan checking to optimize steel frame buildings. Includes in-house engineering, detailing, and plan checking services.
• Steel Supply (High Plains Steel Supply) Mill-direct steel distribution and supply operated through wholly-owned subsidiary High Plains Steel Supply from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Offers structural steel and miscellaneous steel from American mills with rail-siding logistics to contractors.
• Steel Pre-Processing In-house steel pre-processing services including cutting, drilling, and welding operations performed with automated CNC equipment.
• Project Management Dedicated project managers assigned to each project who oversee schedule, quality, and day-to-day coordination with general contractors and project teams from preliminary design through final construction.
• Steel Erection Services Steel erection services coordinated with Puma's fabrication and project management teams for complete project delivery.
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Services NDT Level I and II inspection including liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, and ultrasonic testing, performed by American Society of Non-destructive Testing certified technicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of business from repeat customers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Laramie County Community College (LCCC)minorOthers · 24 October 2025Educational partner for SteelDays 2025 welding competition event
• Martin/MartincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering firm with over 50 years of experience providing practical and innovative solutions, vertically integrated BIM modeling, and designs for constructability as part of Team Puma design-build partnership
• NucorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest steel producer in the United States and largest recycling company in North America, providing safe, high quality, low cost structural steel including jumbo sections as part of Team Puma
• Hensel PhelpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner on multiple projects including 1144 Fifteenth (Denver) and San Joaquin County Administration Building
• Haselden ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner on UCHealth Pavillion Tower 3 and Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center projects
• Total Welding IncminorOthersSteel erector partner on 1144 Fifteenth and 1900 Lawrence projects
• Derr & Gruenewald Construction Co.minorOthersSteel erector and construction partner on San Joaquin County Administration Building and listed as SteelDays scholarship sponsor
• MortensoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner on Lutheran Medical Center project
• GH PhippscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner on Platte Valley Medical Center project

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Canam Group: Large North American structural steel fabricator with multiple plants and broader geographic reach; competes with Puma on larger commercial and industrial projects across the U.S.
• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Vertically integrated steel producer and fabricator with national reach, competing with Puma in structural steel fabrication while also controlling mill feedstock — overlapping with Puma's Nucor-backed supply model.
• Nucor Corporation: Largest U.S. steel producer and a strategic supply partner of Puma via Team Puma; also operates a structural fabrication business that overlaps with Puma's downstream offering.
• Schuff Steel (ECSource): National structural steel fabricator with design-build and detailing capabilities serving commercial, healthcare, and data center projects — competes with Puma on larger, multi-region scopes.
• Cives Steel Company: Long-established North American structural steel fabricator serving commercial, institutional, and infrastructure projects with multi-plant footprint analogous to a scaled Puma.

Direct peers

• Lexicon Group: U.S. structural steel fabricator offering design-assist, BIM-driven detailing, fabrication, and erection services for commercial and industrial projects — the closest direct analogue to Puma's vertically integrated design-build model.
• SteelFab: Multi-region U.S. structural steel fabricator providing detailing, fabrication, and erection across commercial, healthcare, and data center projects, competing with Puma for similar GC and owner relationships.
• Banker Steel Company: AISC-certified structural steel fabricator delivering design-build and design-assist services for high-rise, healthcare, institutional, and data center projects — directly comparable in scope, certifications, and customer types.
• Haskell Steel & Construction: Regional structural steel fabricator with design-build delivery, similar to Puma in combining engineering, fabrication, and erection for commercial construction projects.

Others

• Schnitzer Steel Industries: Metal recycling and steel products company operating in adjacent parts of the steel value chain; relevant due to overlapping recycled-content/sustainability positioning that Puma leverages in its marketing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pumasteelusa

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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