Ace Iron Works

What Ace Iron Works does

Ace Iron Works is a custom ornamental iron fabrication company founded in 1992 and headquartered at 1323 Redmond Fall City Road NE, Redmond, Washington. Operating from a single fabrication shop with 11-50 employees, the company designs, fabricates, and installs bespoke iron and steel products for residential and commercial clients across Washington State. The product portfolio spans more than 35 categories, including interior and exterior stair railings, deck and balcony railings, ADA-compliant grab and handicap rails, driveway/garden/security/walkway gates, estate/perimeter/pool/security fencing, decorative and security doors, window guards and motifs, steel stairs, trellises, planters, benches, arbors, sculptures, fire escape systems and restorations, public works, and mobile welding services. Materials include corten steel and raw steel with clearcoat finishes, with the company working to customer blueprints or producing fully custom designs.

The business runs on a project-based, quote-driven revenue model with no publicly disclosed pricing and a typical 4-6 week turnaround. Customers include individual homeowners, architects, home builders, general contractors, property management firms, landscape contractors, restaurants, religious organizations, cannabis retailers, and municipal/government entities. Notable past clients include the City of Seattle / Pacific Science Center (Space Needle fence, 2010), Seattle Historical Volunteer Park (Koi pond fencing, 2018), Street of Dreams (1995/1998/2001), King County Housing Authority, 5th Avenue Theatre, and McDonald's. Distribution is entirely direct via phone, email, and on-site consultation with the owner; no resellers, distributors, or marketplace channels are used.

The company is privately held and founder-owned by James Athan, who has operated the business since inception and remains the primary customer contact. It is bonded, licensed (Washington State Contractor #ACEMOWCO14R0), certified, and insured, with no institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, patents, trademarks, funding rounds, or M&A activity disclosed. Marketing relies on the company website portfolio, a 4.9-star Google Business profile, Instagram (@the_greek_aceironworks), and direct word-of-mouth referrals.

Name

Ace Iron Works

Legal name

Ace Iron Works

Website

https://aceironworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Ornamental Iron Fabrication

NAICS

Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing (332323), Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing (33232), Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE)

Keywords

• Custom iron fabrication
• Ornamental ironwork
• Iron railings
• Wrought iron gates
• Structural steel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Redmond

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Iron Fabrication and Installation: The company generates revenue through custom iron fabrication and installation services. Projects include iron railings, gates, fencing, steel trellises, security doors, window guards, fire escapes, steel stairs, and various decorative steel elements. Revenue is project-based with quotes provided for each custom job. The company works with both residential and commercial clients on a project-by-project basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ace Iron Works designs, fabricates, and installs custom ornamental and structural ironwork for residential and commercial clients across Washington State. Offerings include iron railings, gates, fencing, security doors, window guards, fire escapes, steel stairs, trellises, planters, benches, sculptures, and decorative steel elements, with projects executed to blueprint specifications or as fully custom designs. Each job is quote-based with typical 4-6 week turnaround.

Product overview

Ace Iron Works is a custom ornamental iron fabrication company offering a comprehensive portfolio of ironwork products and services for residential and commercial clients. The company operates as a single unified custom fabrication business rather than a software platform, providing bespoke iron products including railings (interior stairs, exterior stairs, deck, commercial, handicap, grab, banister, pipe, and sidewalk cafe styles), gates (driveway, garden, security, and walkway variants), fencing (estate, perimeter, pool, and security types), doors (security and decorative), window guards, steel stairs, planters, trellises, benches, sculptures, fire escape systems, arbors, balconies, and mobile welding services. The company serves architects, home builders, homeowners, general contractors, property management companies, landscape contractors, cities, municipalities, and government entities across the Redmond, Washington area since 1992.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Iron Railings (Interior and Exterior)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9-star rating on Google

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landscape ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAce Iron Works partners with landscape contractors on projects requiring custom iron elements such as gates, trellises, planters, and decorative iron features. The company works with partners like Reflections Landscapes and Bear Creek Landscaping LLC to provide integrated landscape-ironwork solutions for clients.
• Home Builders and General ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAce Iron Works partners with home builders and general contractors to provide custom iron fabrication for new construction and renovation projects. They work to blueprint specs or create complete custom designs for residential and commercial building projects.
• ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company collaborates with architects on custom iron design projects, bringing architectural visions to life through custom iron fabrication and installation services.
• Property Management CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAce Iron Works works with property management companies on ongoing iron work maintenance, repairs, and improvements for managed properties.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vigor Industrial: Large Pacific Northwest industrial fabrication and shipbuilding company with structural metal manufacturing capabilities. Operates at a much larger scale than Ace Iron Works but competes for some structural steel and fabrication work in the PNW.
• Salvo Industries: National custom metal fabrication and architectural metals manufacturer. Comparable in ornamental/architectural metal products, but operates broadly across the U.S. with deeper resources and larger project capacity.

Regional players

• Mullins Metal Fabrication: Pacific Northwest metal fabrication company producing custom iron and steel products for residential, commercial, and industrial clients. Comparable production capabilities and project-based model.
• Western Construction & Iron: Pacific Northwest iron and steel contractor producing railings, fences, and structural steel for residential and commercial projects. Comparable in service range and project-based delivery model.
• Olympic Iron Works: Pacific Northwest structural and ornamental metal fabrication. Overlaps with Ace Iron Works in custom iron railings, stairs, and structural steel work for commercial and residential clients.
• Oregon Iron Works: Pacific Northwest custom metal fabrication and structural ironwork firm historically serving Oregon and Washington. Comparable to Ace Iron Works in ornamental and structural iron capabilities, with a broader industrial scale.
• NW Metal Fabricators: Washington State-based custom metal fabrication shop serving construction and industrial customers with structural and architectural metalwork. Comparable in custom fabrication capabilities and regional footprint.

Direct peers

• Kristian Olsen Ironworks: Specialty ornamental iron studio in the Puget Sound region focused on custom railings, gates, and architectural metalwork. Directly comparable custom-design model and high-end residential client base.
• Iron Age Design: Seattle-area custom ornamental iron fabricator producing railings, gates, fencing, and architectural metalwork. Closely mirrors Ace Iron Works in product mix, customer base (residential + commercial), and regional service area.

Emerging players

• Forge & Blacksmith Studio: Boutique custom iron forge producing decorative railings, gates, and architectural metalwork. Smaller and more design-focused than Ace Iron Works but competes in the same premium custom iron niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/the_greek_aceironworks
• Facebookfacebook.com/aceironworks

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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