Mid-States Glass & Metal

What Mid-States Glass & Metal does

Mid-States Glass & Metal, Inc. is a privately held specialty trade contractor founded in 1986 and headquartered in Niles, Illinois, that provides glass and metal exterior cladding installation services for high-rise buildings in the Chicagoland market. The company operates exclusively in the Chicago metro and executes the full envelope installation scope — curtainwall, window wall, structural glass systems, panels, stone facades, storefront, skylights, sunshades, architectural louvers, canopies, revolving doors, custom entrances, and interior glazing — through a vertically integrated workflow that includes pre-construction, value engineering, design assist, project management, scheduling, material management, shop fabrication and assembly, and union field installation.

The firm's underlying technology is rooted in skilled union ironworker labor and demonstrated capability on specialty installations, including switchable (electrochromic) glass systems and a 36,000 SF kinetic folding wall. Its core product, architectural curtainwall, anchors a project portfolio spanning healthcare (Rush, Advocate), institutional (Loyola, IIT), commercial office (Trammell Crow, Sterling Bay, White Oaks, JDL, SOM), hospitality (SMASHOTEL Autograph), and luxury retail (Tiffany & Co., Burberry). Project sizes range from roughly 12,500 SF to 185,000 SF of curtainwall per job.

Mid-States generates revenue exclusively through one-time, project-based contracts as a subcontractor to general contractors, architects, and building owners; pricing is custom and quote-based with no public rates. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct relationships in the Chicago construction market, supported by a project portfolio website. The firm is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or partnerships, and operates with a small office headcount while deploying union ironworkers on a project basis.

Name

Mid-States Glass & Metal

Legal name

Mid-States Glass and Metal, Inc.

Website

https://mid-statesglassandmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mid-States Glass & Metal is a Chicago-based specialty trade contractor, founded in 1986, that installs glass and metal exterior cladding — primarily curtainwall — on high-rise buildings for developers, architects, and general contractors using union ironworkers.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Illinois City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Construction Contracting Services: Mid-States Glass & Metal operates as a specialty trade contractor providing glass and metal exterior cladding installation services. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with general contractors, architects, and building owners. The company provides pre-construction, value engineering, design assist, project management, scheduling, material management, shop fabrication & assembly, and union field installation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mid-States Glass & Metal is a specialty trade contractor established in 1986 that installs glass and metal exterior cladding systems for high-rise buildings in the Chicago metropolitan market. The company delivers end-to-end project services spanning pre-construction, value engineering, design assist, project management, scheduling, material management, shop fabrication and assembly, and union field installation of curtain wall, storefront, structural glass, panels, and custom architectural metalwork.

Product overview

Mid-States Glass & Metal is a Chicago-based architectural glass and metal contractor established in 1986, specializing in curtain wall solutions and facade systems for high-rise buildings. The company's portfolio centers on a unified set of exterior envelope products including Curtainwall, Window Wall, Structural Glass Systems, Panels (plate, composite, perforated, corrugated), Stone Facades, Storefront systems, Skylights, Sunshades, Architectural Louvers, Canopies, Revolving Doors, Custom Entrances, and Interiors. These products are complemented by specialized features such as Switchable Glass, Folding Walls, and Column Covers. The company provides design-assist, pre-construction, value engineering, and full project management services from shop fabrication through union field installation, serving healthcare, institutional, residential, hospitality, retail, and specialty building sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curtainwall Installation
• Storefront and Entrance Systems
• Structural Glass Systems
• Architectural Panels and Façades
• Pre-Construction and Design Assist Services
• Shop Fabrication and Assembly
• Union Field Installation

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Walters & Wolf: Curtain wall and architectural metal contractor serving commercial, healthcare, and institutional building markets. Comparable to Mid-States because of overlapping product offerings (curtain wall, panels, custom entrances) and similar specialty-trade contracting business model.
• W&W Glass: Specialty glass and metal contractor providing curtain wall, storefront, and architectural metalwork for commercial buildings. Directly comparable to Mid-States because it executes similar scope of work — glass and metal exterior cladding for high-rise projects — and sells into the same developer/GC customer base.
• Trainor Glass: National commercial glass and glazing contractor providing curtain wall, storefront, and architectural glass solutions. Comparable because it operates in the same specialty glazing contracting space, serving similar owner/GC customers on high-rise commercial projects.
• Harmon Inc. One of the largest North American glazing contractors, providing curtain wall, storefront, and interior glass systems for commercial high-rise projects. Comparable because it operates in the same specialty trade glass and metal cladding space, with overlapping customer types (developers, GCs, architects) and similar project-based contracting model.
• Giroux Glass: Specialty commercial glass and glazing contractor with deep experience on curtain wall and exterior envelope systems for high-rise and institutional buildings. Comparable to Mid-States because of its focus on complex commercial glazing installations and union field-installation capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Enclos: Large national custom curtain wall and façade contractor serving landmark high-rise projects across the U.S. Comparable to Mid-States because of direct overlap in unitized curtain wall and custom façade scope, but operates as a much larger incumbent serving clients nationally rather than a single metro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mid-states-glass-and-metals-inc

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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