Stairworks

What Stairworks does

Stairworks Inc. is a privately held custom wood stair and handrail manufacturer founded in 1994 by Brian Lambert, Doug Gehman, and Wayne Johnston, headquartered in Telford, Pennsylvania. The company designs, manufactures, and installs wooden staircases for residential and commercial customers across Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey from a 15,000 SF modern manufacturing facility located in Hilltown Industrial Park. The facility includes a showroom and a private conference area for customer consultations, alongside the production shop where craftsmen use state-of-the-art equipment to build stair products.

The company's product offering centers on three core stair types — custom, circular/curved, and straight staircases — paired with a modular portfolio of baluster styles (Traditional, Carolina, Hampton, Metal, Cable Rail, Horizontal Bar Rail) and rail installation services. It also provides repair and restoration services for stairs, balusters, and rails. Stairworks operates a sales-led, direct go-to-market model with no intermediaries: it works with individual homeowners via consultations and free quotes, and directly partners with contractors, custom homebuilders, and residential construction companies on projects ranging from production homes to multi-million-dollar custom builds. All pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and revenue is generated one project at a time across the two-state regional footprint.

The firm holds Pennsylvania Contractor License PA004968 and New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor License NJHIC#13VHO5183800, which are required for legal operation in its core markets. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company's website (stairworksinc.us), which features a portfolio gallery, service-location pages, a blog, and a free-quote call-to-action. The company has 1-10 employees, has not raised institutional funding, and operates with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, partnerships, M&A activity, or AI/technology integrations.

Name

Stairworks

Legal name

Stairworks Inc.

Website

https://stairworksinc.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stairworks Inc. is a Telford, Pennsylvania-based custom wood stair and handrail manufacturer founded in 1994, serving homeowners, contractors, and custom homebuilders in Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey from a 15,000 SF facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Wood Staircase Manufacturing and Installation

NAICS

Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212), Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Stair Parts, Railings & Architectural Woodwork (HSAPAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stair, Railing & Banister Repair (HSAGABAE), Staircase & Railing Remodeling (Interior) (HSAPAFAF), Stair Treads, Risers & Landing Flooring (HSAPAGAH)

Keywords

• Custom stair manufacturing
• Wooden staircase installation
• Baluster rail services
• Stair renovation repair
• Circular stair fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Telford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Stair Design and Installation: One-time project-based revenue from designing, manufacturing, and installing custom wooden staircases. Includes consultation, custom design, manufacturing, and professional installation services.
2. Stair Repair Services: Repair and maintenance services for existing stairs including stair repairs, baluster repairs, and rail repairs.
3. Baluster and Rail Installation: Installation of various baluster styles (traditional, Carolina, Hampton, metal, cable rail, horizontal bar rail) and railings as standalone services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stairworks designs, manufactures, and installs custom wooden staircases (straight, circular/curved) along with baluster and rail systems for residential and commercial properties. The company also performs stair, baluster, and rail repair work, operating from an in-house manufacturing facility to deliver end-to-end custom fabrication and installation services.

Product overview

Stairworks is a stair manufacturing, design, and installation company offering a unified set of services centered on wooden stair and handrail systems. The core offerings include three primary stair types (Custom Stairs, Circular Stairs, and Straight Stairs) paired with a complementary portfolio of baluster options (Traditional, Carolina, Hampton, Metal, Cable Rail, and Horizontal Bar Rail styles) and Rail Installation services. The company also provides repair services for stairs, balusters, and rails. All products are manufactured in-house at their 15,000 SF facility in Telford, PA, and installed for residential and commercial customers throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Stair Installation
• Circular Stair Installation
• Straight Stair Installation
• Baluster Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving customers throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Viewrail: Modern railing systems company offering cable rail, glass, and metal baluster solutions; partially overlaps with Stairworks' cable rail and metal baluster offerings while competing more on contemporary designs.
• Sansar (Stair Lifts): Provider of accessibility stair lifts and aging-in-place solutions for residential customers; adjacent to Stairworks' stair installation and repair services with overlap in the aging-homeowner use case.

Broad incumbents

• Woodgrain Millwork: Large-scale millwork manufacturer producing stair parts, mouldings, and architectural wood components for residential construction; broader incumbent serving the same architectural woodwork category as Stairworks.
• L.J. Smith Stair Systems: One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of stair systems, parts, and railings with national distribution through building-supply dealers; a broader incumbent in the same stair products category where Stairworks competes.
• House of Forgings / Ironwood Connection: National stair parts and forged baluster manufacturer with broad product catalog serving dealers and contractors; comparable in stair-parts scope and contractor go-to-market.

Direct peers

• Crown Heritage Stair & Railing: Manufacturer and supplier of stair parts, balusters, and railing systems for the residential market; overlaps with Stairworks on stair/baluster product categories and contractor channel.
• Victorian Stair Works: Custom stair and railing fabrication shop specializing in curved and ornate wooden staircases; overlap with Stairworks' circular/curved stair capabilities and high-end custom-home customers.
• Acme Stairs & Millwork: Custom stair and millwork manufacturer serving builders and homeowners with design-to-install services; comparable in product scope, custom capabilities, and contractor channel.
• Keystone Stairs & Railings: Pennsylvania-based custom stair builder manufacturing wooden stair systems for residential customers; comparable in scale, regional focus, and custom fabrication capabilities to Stairworks.
• Valerian Stair & Railing: Custom stair and railing manufacturer serving the Mid-Atlantic region with design, fabrication, and installation services - directly overlapping Stairworks' core offerings and customer base of homeowners and builders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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