Midwest Steel Works

What Midwest Steel Works does

Midwest Steel Works, Inc. is a privately held, employee-owned structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication company headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, founded in 1945. The company operates from a single AISC-certified Building Fabricator shop in Lincoln with capacity for combination structural and miscellaneous projects up to 1,900 tons, supported by a Voortman V807 robotic plasma machine, a Controlled Automation CNC burn table, and a CNC-retrofitted Whitney beam line. It serves enterprise general contractors and construction firms across the Midwest (Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and surrounding states), with documented projects for GCs such as Sampson Construction, G.E. Dunn Construction, G.E. Johnson Construction, Saunders Construction, and Haselden Construction across casinos, arenas, hospitals, universities, and multi-family residential buildings. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on construction contracts, with projects awarded on a one-time basis and paid against project milestones.

The company offers four interconnected service lines: structural steel products (stock and sourced materials), AISC-certified metal fabrication, engineering-led design-build services, and in-house detailing and engineering using SDS2 3D modeling software under the supervision of three licensed professional engineers holding PE licenses across NE, CO, WY, OK, and SD. It also operates a secondary smaller-segment business in residential steel sizing and design for home builders. In January 2024, Midwest Steel acquired Geis Steel Tech, Inc., adding an architectural stainless steel rail systems division in Seward, Nebraska that ships nationally. The company is employee-owned since 1973, with a stable workforce measured in decades of tenure, and reaches customers primarily through direct sales contact, a website portfolio of case studies, and LinkedIn, with no significant paid digital marketing or reseller channel.

Name

Midwest Steel Works

Legal name

Midwest Steel Works, Inc.

Website

https://midweststeelworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Midwest Steel Works is an employee-owned, AISC-certified structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving enterprise general contractors across the Midwest with in-house detailing, engineering, and fabrication capabilities for projects up to 1,900 tons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work Manufacturing (332313), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Steel Joists, Joist Girders & Decking (IMADACAC), Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Miscellaneous metal fabrication
• Design-build steel services
• Steel detailing engineering
• Architectural stainless steel rails

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication: Project-based fabrication services for structural and miscellaneous steel on construction projects. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on construction contracts, with payment typically tied to project milestones and completion. Projects range from hundreds to nearly 2,000 tons.
2. Stainless Steel Fabrication (Geis Steel Tech Division): Architectural stainless steel rail systems and products through the Geis Steel Tech division, serving customers throughout the United States.
3. Design-Build Services: Engineering and design services to help customers complete designs and find economical construction approaches. Offered as part of integrated steel fabrication packages.
4. Detailing & Engineering Services: In-house detailing services using SDS2 software, delegated design of stairs, rails and structural connections, and residential steel sizing/design for home builders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Midwest Steel Works fabricates structural and miscellaneous steel for commercial construction projects at its AISC-certified Lincoln, Nebraska facility, using robotic plasma cutting and CNC burn tables for projects up to 1,900 tons. The company also provides design-build engineering, in-house steel detailing and BIM coordination using SDS2 3D modeling, and — through its Geis Steel Tech division — architectural stainless steel rail systems for customers throughout the United States.

Product overview

Midwest Steel Works is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication company founded in 1945, offering four interconnected service lines: Structural Steel Products (stock materials and sourced items), Metal Fabrication (AISC-certified shop in Lincoln, NE with robotic fabrication equipment), Design Build Services (engineering-led project support), and Detailing & Engineering (in-house SDS2 3D modeling with licensed professional engineers). The company also operates Geis Steel Tech, a sub-brand acquired in January 2024, focused on architectural stainless steel rail systems and decorative products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geis Steel Tech: A division of Midwest Steel Works, Inc. specializing in miscellaneous stainless steel fabrication, specifically architectural stainless steel rail systems and products.

Products and services

• Structural Steel Products Stock and sourced structural and miscellaneous steel materials for construction projects, including wide flange beams, tube steel, channels, bar products, angles, plate, and pipe, with metal joists, deck, bar grating, and anchor bolts sourced through a supplier network.
• Metal Fabrication
• Design Build Services
• Detailing & Engineering
• Geis Steel Tech Architectural Stainless Steel Rail Systems Architectural stainless steel rail systems and miscellaneous stainless steel products fabricated at the Seward, Nebraska facility and sold to customers throughout the United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• AISC certification ensures quality management systems meeting industry standards for fabrication
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Geis Steel Tech, Inc.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2024Geis Steel Tech, Inc. was started by Dave Geis in 1980. After many successful years Dave decided to retire and sold the business to Midwest Steel Works, Inc. in January 2024. Geis Steel Tech specializes in miscellaneous stainless steel fabrication, specifically architectural stainless steel rail systems and products.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• E&K Companies: E&K Companies is a structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial GCs in the Midwest and Mountain West. Comparable AISC-certified operations with similar combination structural + miscellaneous project mix.
• SME Steel Contractors: SME Steel is an AISC-certified structural steel fabricator and erector serving the Mountain West and Midwest. The peer delivers comparable combination structural + miscellaneous scope on stadiums, schools, and commercial buildings similar to Midwest Steel Works' project mix.
• Olson Steel & Fabrication: Olson Steel is an AISC-certified structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator serving the upper Midwest and Plains states. Comparable in size and scope to Midwest Steel Works, focusing on commercial and institutional construction.
• Cemco Steel Construction: Cemco Steel is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with AISC certification serving the Mid-Atlantic. Both companies offer fabrication, detailing, and engineering-supported delivery on commercial construction projects.
• Ben Hur Steel & Welding Co. Ben Hur Steel is a Midwest-based structural steel fabricator with AISC certification. Direct peer in scale and region, offering comparable structural and miscellaneous fabrication services to general contractors.
• Hirschi Steel & Fabrication: Hirschi Steel is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with AISC certification operating in the Western U.S. Both companies run comparable shop models combining fabrication, detailing, and erection-support services for commercial general contractors.

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest U.S. steel producer operating across mill, joist, deck, and fabricated steel product lines. Nucor's joist, deck, and structural divisions supply some of the very raw and semi-finished products Midwest Steel Works installs, and a national Nucor-affiliated fabricator can compete on tonnage at scale across the Midwest.

Regional players

• W&W Steel / W&W Steel & Welding: W&W Steel is a regional structural steel fabricator serving the central U.S. Comparable in scale and capability to Midwest Steel Works, focused on commercial and industrial structural projects for general contractors.
• Froelich Industries: Froelich Industries is a Nebraska-based steel fabricator with overlapping geographic reach in the Midwest. Comparable regional competitor serving similar GC customers in commercial construction.

Others

• Triple-S Steel Supply / Westcliff Steel: Triple-S Steel is a large steel service center and distributor supplying beams, tube, plate, and bar stock to fabricators like Midwest Steel Works. Comparable as upstream supplier relationship in the steel supply chain, not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midwest-steel-works

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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