Building Erection Services

What Building Erection Services does

Building Erection Services Company, Inc. (BESCO) is a privately held structural steel erection subcontractor founded in 1977 and headquartered at 3801 Raytown Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The company erects structural steel, architectural steel, miscellaneous steel, and precast concrete elements for construction projects across commercial, healthcare, education, religious, sports, and industrial verticals, serving enterprise general contractors including JE Dunn, Turner Construction, Burns & McDonnell, McCown Gordon, Hunt/Walton, and Calhoun Construction Services. BESCO holds AISC Advanced Certified Steel Erector status, the highest certification tier offered by the American Institute of Steel Construction, and adheres to the AISC Code of Standard Practice for quality management. The firm operates with a union Local #10 Ironworkers and Operators workforce.

The service portfolio comprises five integrated offerings: structural steel erection (columns, beams, long-span trusses, bar joists, floor and roof deck), architectural steel erection (canopies, trellis work, feature and monumental stairs, high-end railings), miscellaneous steel erection (stairs, railings, catwalks, partition supports, gate frames), precast concrete erection (structural precast, architectural precast, precast risers, tilt-up walls), and crane hoisting services delivered through the wholly-owned Blue Valley Crane subsidiary. Blue Valley Crane's fleet spans 60-ton Terex Crossover, 90-ton Link-Belt RTC 8090, 275-ton Liebherr LTM 1230, and 300-ton Liebherr LR1280 crawlers, supporting heavy lifts and specialized operations including helicopter-assisted installation where crane access is precluded. Project tonnage across the portfolio ranges from 38.5 tons (Kauffman Stadium foul poles) to 4,300 tons (Evansville Arena), with marquee engagements spanning Churchill Downs, Kauffman Stadium, KC Current Stadium, the 1400 Baltimore high-rise, and Platte County High School.

BESCO operates a project-based, competitive-bid subcontracting model with no public pricing; contracts are awarded by enterprise general contractors based on tonnage, complexity, equipment requirements, and schedule. Since 2011, the firm has operated in coordination with Tim Olah's Kansas City Structural Steel fabrication entity, enabling integrated fabrication-and-erection delivery when projects warrant. Geographic concentration is the Midwest (Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana) with selective out-of-region work in Texas, and customer engagement is driven by direct bid solicitation via a contact channel dedicated to 'bids or business development inquiries' rather than mass-market marketing.

Name

Building Erection Services

Legal name

Building Erection Services Company, Inc.

Website

https://builderec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Building Erection Services Co. (BESCO) is a Kansas City-based steel erection subcontractor founded in 1977, erecting structural, architectural, miscellaneous, and precast steel for enterprise general contractors across commercial, healthcare, education, religious, sports, and industrial projects in the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Erection Services

NAICS

Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Erection & Structural Ironwork (EDAOAAAJ)

Keywords

• Structural steel erection
• Architectural steel erection
• Miscellaneous steel erection
• Precast erection services
• Construction hoisting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Steel Erection Services: Project-based revenue from structural steel, architectural steel, miscellaneous steel, and precast erection services. Revenue is earned through competitive bids on construction projects, typically as a subcontractor to general contractors. Projects vary in size from small miscellaneous steel work to large-scale stadium and industrial installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Building Erection Services Co. (BESCO) is a steel erection subcontractor that installs structural steel, architectural steel, miscellaneous steel, precast concrete, and provides hoisting services for commercial, healthcare, education, religious, sports, and industrial construction projects. The company typically works as a subcontractor to general contractors, with services deployed together on individual projects ranging from small miscellaneous steel work to multi-thousand-ton stadium and arena installations.

Product overview

Building Erection Services Co. (BESCO) offers a unified portfolio of steel erection and construction services, operating as a single integrated service provider rather than a platform with modular products. The core offerings include five interconnected service areas: Structural Steel Erection (columns, beams, trusses, deck systems), Architectural Steel Erection (decorative metalwork, stairs, railings), Miscellaneous Steel Erection (secondary steel components), Precast Erection (concrete panels and walls), and Hoisting Services via the Blue Valley Crane subsidiary. These services are typically deployed together on construction projects, with the structural steel work forming the primary offering and the other services complementing it. The company is affiliated with Kansas City Structural Steel and KC Steel Werx, allowing coordinated fabrication and erection capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Erection Core steel erection service covering columns, beams, long span trusses, bar joists, floor deck, and roof deck installation for commercial and industrial buildings. Sold to general contractors and construction managers on a project basis.
• Architectural Steel Erection
• Miscellaneous Steel Erection
• Precast Erection
• Hoisting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero accidents, occupational injuries, or property damage commitment on projects

Named customers15 records

Segments6 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kansas City Structural SteelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011In 2011, Building Erection Services joined forces with Kansas City Structural Steel, owned by Tim Olah (a second-generation union ironworker who understands both fabrication and field sides of projects). Both companies work separately and together depending on the job to bring common-sense values to clients. Kansas City Structural Steel provides steel fabrication capabilities that complement BESCO's erection services, enabling integrated project delivery.
• Blue Valley CranecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Valley Crane is the latest entity of the Kansas City Structural Steel family, providing specialized hoisting services for Building Erection Services projects. The fleet includes 60-ton to 300-ton cranes including Liebherr equipment for heavy lifts, crawler cranes, and rough terrain cranes. This vertical integration enables specialized hoisting solutions including helicopter-assisted installation for unique project requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Koontz-Bryant: Regional steel erector serving Mid-Atlantic commercial, healthcare, and institutional projects. Comparable to BESCO as a similarly sized AISC-certified erector competing for nonresidential structural scopes.
• Cives Steel Company: National structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with field erection services. Comparable to BESCO across structural steel erection and fabrication-erection integration.
• Banker Steel: Structural steel fabricator and erector with marquee sports, healthcare, and commercial projects. Comparable to BESCO in tonnage capacity, fabrication-erection integration, and complex architectural work.
• Ben Hur Construction: Steel and general contracting firm executing commercial and institutional projects. Comparable to BESCO for overlapping structural steel erection scope and general contractor/subcontractor operating model.
• LeJeune Steel Company: Midwest-based structural steel and precast concrete erector with deep AISC credentials. Directly comparable to BESCO for regional steel erection, precast erection, and integrated fabrication/erection capabilities.
• SME Steel Contractors: AISC-certified structural and miscellaneous steel erector serving commercial, healthcare, sports, and education projects across the U.S. Highly comparable to BESCO in service mix, certification posture, and project scale.
• Hirschfeld Industries: Structural steel fabricator and erector serving bridges, industrial, and commercial markets nationally. Comparable to BESCO across structural steel erection scope and tonnage scale.
• Schuff Steel: Major U.S. structural steel erector (now part of Quanta Services) executing commercial, healthcare, and sports-venue projects. Directly comparable to BESCO for high-tonnage structural erection work.

Others

• Maxim Crane Works: National crane rental and hoisting services provider. Relevant to BESCO through Blue Valley Crane's hoisting business; an adjacent infrastructure provider rather than a direct steel erection competitor.

Broad incumbents

• SteelFab (EMCOR Group): Large, multi-region steel fabrication and erection division of EMCOR Group. Operates at significantly greater scale than BESCO but with overlapping structural steel erection capabilities and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/building-erection-svc

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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