What Pacific Stair Corporation does

Pacific Stair Corporation is a family-owned commercial steel stair fabricator and installer headquartered in Salem, Oregon, founded in 1989 by William Gardner. The company designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs pre-engineered steel stair systems, rail systems, and related building components (egress gates, wall rails, ladders, embeds) for commercial construction projects. Its product portfolio spans six standardized stair series (S100-S600 covering concrete filled, checker plate, quiet tread, precast, smooth plate, and grating applications), eight rail series (R100-R800), and three proprietary branded offerings: Quiet Tread® (acoustically-tested noise reduction), Stack-A-Shaft® (construction-phase floor-to-floor access), and Safe-T-Nose® with Photo-Glo® photoluminescent egress marking.

The company operates as a B2B enterprise field-sales organization targeting architects, engineers, general contractors, and project owners. Pricing is generated through an online bid request system where customers submit project specifications (location, size, scope, drawings) and receive detailed proposals with alternate adds/deducts, exclusions, and terms. Services span estimating, detailing, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, quality control, project management, and purchasing. All projects are built to AISC and AWS Welding Procedure Specifications, with the company maintaining AISC Quality Management System Certification, AWS Certified Welding Fabricator status, and contractor/fabricator licenses across Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, the City of Los Angeles, and Clark County Nevada.

Pacific Stair has completed over 1,700 projects across North America (including Hawaii, Alaska, and New York) and select international markets (the Philippines, Israel), serving eleven commercial verticals with high-rise buildings as the primary segment, followed by healthcare, government, hospitality, industrial, parking, transportation, stadium, education, public assembly, and multi-use developments. The business remains under Gardner family ownership, with William Gardner, Sherma Gardner, and Todd Gardner holding ownership or executive positions alongside a professional management team across sales, engineering, production, estimating, quality control, and project management functions.

Name

Pacific Stair Corporation

Legal name

Pacific Stair Corporation

Website

https://pacificstair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pacific Stair Corporation is a family-owned Salem, Oregon-based fabricator that designs, engineers, and installs pre-engineered commercial steel stair and rail systems for construction projects across healthcare, government, high-rise, hospitality, industrial, and transportation sectors in North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Steel Stair and Egress System Fabrication

NAICS

Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Staircase & Railing Remodeling (Interior) (HSAPAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Masonry Prefabricated Elements (Panels, Lintels, Sills) (IMADABAM)

Keywords

• Commercial steel stairs
• Stair fabrication
• Egress systems
• Pre-engineered stairs
• Architectural metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Steel Stair Systems: Pacific Stair designs, engineers, prefabricates, and installs commercial steel stair systems. Revenue is generated from one-time product sales of stair systems including materials, fabrication, and delivery. The company also provides associated rail systems and miscellaneous products (gates, ladders, embeds, wall rails) as part of complete stair packages.
2. Professional Services: Services including estimating, detailing, engineering, project management, logistics, quality control, and purchasing support. These services complement the stair system product sales and are provided as value-added components of complete project engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Stair designs, engineers, prefabricates, and installs commercial steel stair and egress systems for commercial building projects. Core deliverables include pre-engineered stair system series (S100 Concrete Filled through S600 Grating), rail system series (R100 Two Line through R800 Specialty), and proprietary branded offerings (Quiet Tread®, Stack-A-Shaft®, Safe-T-Nose®/Photo-Glo®), supported by in-house estimating, detailing, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, project management, quality control, and purchasing services.

Product overview

Pacific Stair Corporation is a commercial steel stair and egress system manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of stair products, rail systems, and related components. The core product lines include six main stair system series (S100-S600): Concrete Filled, Checker Plate, Quiet Tread, Precast, Smooth Plate, and Grating stairs, plus Specialty custom stairs. Rail systems span eight series (R100-R800): Two Line, Pipe, Tube, Picket, Wire Mesh, Cable, Rod, and Specialty rails. Key branded offerings include Safe-T-Nose photoluminescent egress marking systems, Stack-A-Shaft stacking stair systems for construction phase access, and Quiet Tread noise reduction technology. Additional products include Egress Gates, Wall Rails, Ladders, and Embeds for concrete installations. The company also provides integrated services including Estimating, Detailing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Project Management to deliver complete stair packages from design through installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safe-T-Nose®: Photoluminescent safety egress systems including stair nosings, handrail markings, and exit signs for emergency visibility.
• Quiet Tread®
• Stack-A-Shaft®

Products and services

• S100 Concrete Filled Stair System The 100 Series Concrete Filled Stair System is Pacific Stair's most affordable standard stair system, intended for use with concrete-filled landings; pans are built to be filled with concrete after installation, creating a long-wearing surface for commercial buildings.
• S200 Checker Plate Stair System The 200 Series Checker Plate Stair System is used with checker plate landings; stairs and landings can be galvanized or primed for final finish coat application, and require no further work after installation.
• S300 Quiet Tread Stair System The 300 Series Quiet Tread Stair System is a proprietary noise-reduction design that reduces noise levels commonly associated with normal foot traffic on checker plate steel stairs and landings to acoustic levels comparable to concrete, as tested at Oregon State University.
• S400 Precast Tread Stair System The 400 Series Top-Mount Precast Stair System is a hassle-free and economical solution for apartment building stairs, providing engineered connections, stringers, platforms, and rails while customers install third-party precast treads onsite.
• S500 Smooth Plate Stair System The 500 Series Smooth Plate Stair System is designed for applications where wood, stone, carpet, or other finish materials will be applied as the walking surface, with treads accommodating finish thickness for smooth floor transitions.
• S600 Grating Stair System The 600 Series Grating Stair System is commonly used in mechanical areas such as machine rooms and exterior locations like roof stairs, with bar grating providing a slip-resistant walking surface and checker plate nosing as standard.
• Specialty Stairs Custom specialty stair solutions for projects where standard designs do not meet specifications, featuring custom materials and connections, fully engineered and code compliant while appearing ornamental.
• R100 Two Line Rail The 100 Series Two-Line Rail system is typically used in industrial, mechanical, barrier, and site rail applications, offering an economical solution when building code allows, featuring offset center pipe design.
• R200 Pipe Rail The 200 Series Pipe Rail is an affordable six-line rail without sacrifice of quality, an industry standard rail design with equally spaced inline pipe infill.
• R300 Tube Rail The 300 Series Tube Rail provides inline tube steel infill for a more open stairway, with both sides of the rail providing matching profile due to inline infill design with appearance in mind.
• R400 Picket Rail The 400 Series Picket Rail features traditional clean lines and non-climbing performance, an industry standard rail design with equally spaced infill square bar pickets.
• R500 Wire Mesh Rail The 500 Series Wire Mesh Rail provides industrial design with ultimate protection, featuring standard 2x2 mesh infill panels ideal for climbing protection and a more secure, sealed-off system.
• R600 Cable Rail The 600 Series Cable Rail offers custom appeal with high quality protection, featuring stainless steel cable and hardware with continuous offset hand grab for a professional building tone.
• R700 Rod Rail The 700 Series Rod Rail is a bold design with custom appeal, featuring solid bar frame with round rod infill and continuous offset hand grabs, typically used on exterior stairs.
• R800 Specialty Rail Custom specialty rails designed and manufactured on a per-job basis, with expert designers working from provided design drawings to create detailed shop drawings for approval, guaranteed to be code compliant and engineered.
• Safe-T-Nose Photoluminescent Egress System Safe-T-Nose® photoluminescent safety egress systems including stair nosings, handrail markings, perimeter markings, and directional exit signs, compliant with IBC 2009/2012/2015/2018 and UL 1994 listed, using Photo-Glo® technology for glow-in-the-dark emergency visibility approximately 50% brighter than code requires with a 25-year warranty.
• Stack-A-Shaft Construction-Phase Stair System Stack-A-Shaft® is a stacking stair system that solves access, elevation and tolerance issues in construction; units are flown into place by crane and ready for use in under one hour, with configurations for light gage steel (SAS-LG), wood framed (SAS-WF), concrete post tension slab (SAS-PT), and heavy structural steel (SAS-HS) structures.
• Egress Gates Custom gates approved as IBC and NFPA barriers that prevent persons from unintentionally continuing into levels below exit discharge, made with steel pipe frame and attached via wall anchors; spring-loaded single swing is standard with double swing available for wider stairs.
• Wall Rails Hand rails conforming to all building code requirements, designed to minimize installation time; standard handrail is 1-1/4 Inch Sch. 40 (1.66 O.D.) Pipe with mandrel-bent smooth transitions.
• Ladders Ladders available for utility functions including rung ladders, cage ladders, ships ladders, and alternating tread ladders, with Checker Plate or Grated treads for slip-resistant walking surface and available galvanized for roof access and outdoor use.
• Embeds Embeds designed and engineered for concrete structure stair system installations, with mill-test certified materials, welded by certified welders, inspected by independent testing laboratory, and shipped prior to concrete placement with a full set of placement drawings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced noise levels comparable to concrete with Quiet Tread® technology
• +2 more outcomes

Segments12 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)coreOthersPacific Stair holds AISC Quality Management System Certification, which holds the company accountable for management oversight, employee training, material procurement and handling, and project-specific erection plans. This certification is the leading national quality certification for the structural steel industry.
• American Welding Society (AWS)coreOthersPacific Stair is an AWS Certified Welding Fabricator ensuring all welding is performed in accordance with qualified Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) by certified welders who have passed rigorous testing.
• A2LA Accredited Special Inspection and Testing AgenciescoreOthersPacific Stair partners with licensed, certified Special Inspection and Testing Agencies nationally accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), meeting ASTM C1077 and ASTM D3666 requirements.
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)minorOthersIndustry membership supporting standardization of construction language and documentation. CSI develops and maintains MasterFormat standards for organizing construction documents.
• National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM)minorOthersIndustry association representing architectural metal products used in building construction. Develops and distributes technical standards, guidelines, and best practices for architectural metal applications.
• National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA)minorOthersTrade association representing companies that fabricate ornamental and miscellaneous metal products including railings and structural metal components.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Old World Stairs: Custom commercial stair fabricator offering engineered stair systems and railings — comparable in product category and project-based commercial sales approach.
• Lapeyre Stair: A long-established prefabricated steel stair manufacturer offering pre-engineered stair systems and rail products to commercial and industrial customers — directly overlapping Pacific Stair's core stair-system and rail-system offerings.
• Stairworks: Custom and prefabricated commercial stair and rail fabricator serving architects, contractors, and developers — directly comparable in customer base and engineered stair/rail delivery.
• Weland: Manufacturer of prefabricated metal stair systems, railings, and grating products for commercial and industrial buildings — directly competes in the engineered metal stair category with a similar pre-engineered product platform.
• Architectural Iron Designs: Custom architectural and ornamental metal fabricator producing stairs, railings, and structural metalwork for commercial projects — overlaps Pacific Stair's specialty and custom stair/rail work.
• Precision Stair & Millwork: Commercial stair fabricator specializing in prefabricated stair systems, railings, and millwork for commercial construction — comparable product portfolio and B2B project-bid go-to-market.
• Steel Stair Systems (SSS): Specialty fabricator of pre-engineered commercial steel stair systems — direct overlap in product category, customer base, and standardized stair-platform approach.
• Ideal Steel & Iron Corp: Structural steel and miscellaneous iron fabricator producing stairs, railings, and structural metal components for commercial construction — comparable fabrication capability and project-bid sales motion.
• Cowie Stair & Rail: Fabricator of architectural metal stairs and railings for commercial buildings — directly competes in steel stair and rail product categories with similar specifier-driven sales motion.

Broad incumbents

• TrueNorth Steel: Broader prefabricated metal building and structural steel manufacturer serving commercial and industrial markets — overlaps Pacific Stair's metal fabrication capability but as part of a wider product portfolio rather than a stair-specialist niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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