Ballard Truss

What Ballard Truss does

Ballard Truss is a family-owned designer and manufacturer of structural wood trusses, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Snowflake, Arizona. The company produces two core product lines — wood roof trusses and wood floor trusses — engineered for residential and commercial construction projects ranging from small home additions to large multi-family structures. Its operations are organized around four facilities distributed across Arizona: the original Snowflake manufacturing plant and corporate office, the Eloy plant and sales office, the Mayer plant and office, and a Mesa sales office, collectively providing statewide production and delivery coverage.

The underlying business is a single-category, project-based manufacturing operation with no software, data, or technology platform layer; the product is a physical engineered building component produced to project specifications. Differentiation is positioned on quality of the trusses, customer service orientation, and the logistics advantage of multi-plant regional coverage rather than on proprietary technology or intellectual property. There are no disclosed patents, certifications, or technology partnerships in the source material.

The go-to-market model is direct, quote-based sales: customers contact the company by phone or through a website form to request a free quote, and revenue is generated through one-time product sales tied to specific construction projects. The company targets SMB builders, individual contractors, and consumers executing residential, multi-family, and home addition projects across Arizona. Marketing is primarily word-of-mouth and referral-driven, and there is no indication of external institutional investment, public listing, or active capital-raising activity.

Name

Ballard Truss

Legal name

Ballard Truss

Website

https://ballardtruss.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ballard Truss is a family-owned manufacturer of wood roof and floor trusses, founded in 1976 in Snowflake, Arizona. It operates four manufacturing and sales facilities serving construction projects of all sizes across the entire State of Arizona.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Truss Manufacturing

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

Keywords

• Wood roof trusses
• Wood floor trusses
• Structural building components
• Truss manufacturing
• Residential construction supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Truss Manufacturing and Sales: Ballard Truss manufactures and sells wood roof and floor trusses directly to construction customers. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales for specific construction projects. The company covers the entire State of Arizona with its manufacturing facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ballard Truss designs and manufactures custom wood roof trusses and wood floor trusses for residential and commercial construction projects across the State of Arizona. The company fabricates structural wood truss systems for projects ranging from small home additions to large multi-family structures, producing and selling trusses directly from its four Arizona manufacturing facilities to construction customers.

Product overview

Ballard Truss is a family-owned truss manufacturing company (owned by the Ballard family since 1976) that operates as a single-product manufacturer producing wood roof and floor trusses. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities throughout Arizona (Snowflake, Eloy, Mayer, and Mesa) and provides trusses for projects ranging from small residential additions to large multi-family structures. Their product portfolio consists of two core offerings: Wood Roof Trusses and Wood Floor Trusses, which are manufactured at their various Arizona plants and sold to construction contractors and builders across the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wood Roof Trusses Custom wood roof trusses engineered for roof support in residential and commercial construction projects, ranging from small home additions to large multi-family structures, manufactured and sold directly by Ballard Truss across Arizona.
• Wood Floor Trusses Custom wood floor trusses engineered for floor support in residential and commercial construction projects, manufactured and sold directly by Ballard Truss across Arizona for both small additions and large multi-family buildings.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Trussway Companies: Multi-state manufacturer of wood roof and floor trusses serving residential and commercial builders. Directly comparable to Ballard in core product, customer base (framing contractors and builders), and project range from small additions to multi-family.
• Alpine Truss: Regional manufacturer of prefabricated wood roof and floor trusses with multiple plant locations. Operates an identical direct-sales model to builders and contractors with quote-based ordering.
• Eagle Truss: Regional wood truss manufacturer producing roof and floor trusses for residential and commercial projects. Comparable to Ballard in product offering, customer type, and reliance on regional contractor relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Boise Cascade: Large publicly traded manufacturer of engineered wood products (I-joists, laminated veneer lumber) and wholesale distributor of building materials. Overlaps with Ballard's structural wood focus at a much larger scale.
• Weyerhaeuser: Major forest products and engineered wood products company producing structural framing components including trusses and I-joists. Overlaps with Ballard's wood framing category as a much larger industry incumbent.
• 84 Lumber: National lumber and building materials dealer operating company-owned truss plants in many states. Competes with Ballard for residential and commercial framing business through its plant network.
• BlueLinx Holdings: Wholesale distributor of building products including structural framing components. An indirect comparable to Ballard given the shared customer base of residential builders and contractors.

Emerging players

• MiTek Industries: Supplies engineering software, connector plates, and manufacturing equipment to truss fabricators including companies like Ballard. Adjacent comp rather than direct competitor, but a critical technology partner for truss manufacturers.

Regional players

• Lakeside Truss: Mid-sized regional truss manufacturer with multi-plant operations. Comparable to Ballard in scale, customer profile, and product range, but in a different geographic footprint.
• A-1 Roof Trusses: Regional wood roof and floor truss manufacturer serving a different U.S. geography. Comparable in product and customer base but operates outside of Ballard's Arizona market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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