Name

Sterling Engineering & Fabrication

Legal name

Sterling Engineering & Fabrication, Inc.

Website

https://sterlingfabrication.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carrollton

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Steel Fabrication: Project-based custom fabrication services for structural steel, stainless steel, aluminum and exotic alloys. Revenue generated from design, fabrication, and installation of customer-specified projects.
2. Field Installation Services: On-site installation services complementing in-house fabrication, including mobile welding and field installation capabilities.
3. Expedited/Fast-Track Services: Premium service for urgent projects requiring short lead times, utilizing dedicated expedited services division.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sterling Engineering & Fabrication designs, fabricates, and installs custom metal components in structural steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and exotic alloys for construction, building maintenance, and industrial customers. Each project is performed by AWS and ASME-certified welders, inspected on-site through a strict quality control process, and delivered with optional field installation using mobile welding equipment.

Product overview

Sterling Engineering & Fabrication is a custom steel fabrication company offering a portfolio of fabricated metal products including ladders, platforms & walkways, high and low pressure piping systems, stainless steel fabrication, structural steel, miscellaneous fabrication, custom building roof anchors, air handling unit drain pans, and window washing davits. The company operates a 15,000 square foot fabrication facility and provides complementary services including welding, field installation, drafting and design drawings, certified welding inspection, and expedited services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ladders, Platforms & Walkways Custom-fabricated ladders, platforms, and walkways produced in structural steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and exotic alloys for industrial and commercial facilities requiring safe access systems.
• High and Low Pressure Piping Systems Fabricated piping systems engineered for high and low pressure applications across industrial process settings, manufactured to ASME Section IX, B31.1, and B31.3 pipe welding standards.
• Stainless Steel Fabrication Custom stainless steel fabrication across multiple stainless steel grades for corrosion-resistant industrial and commercial applications.
• Structural Steel Structural steel fabrication for building frameworks, infrastructure projects, and industrial support structures requiring AWS D1.1-certified welding compliance.
• Miscellaneous Fabrication Custom metal fabrication services covering industrial and commercial needs not classified under other specific product categories, leveraging in-house CNC and welding capabilities.
• Custom Building Roof Anchors Custom-designed roof anchor systems engineered for window washers and maintenance personnel working on high-rise buildings, fabricated to industry safety standards.
• Air Handling Unit (AHU) Drain Pans Stainless steel inner drain pans designed, fabricated, and installed for air handling units, built with closed-cell insulation and corrosion-resistant construction for HVAC applications.
• Window Washing Davits Custom-fabricated davit systems designed for window washing operations on high-rise buildings, including notable installations at the 1180 Peachtree Street building in Atlanta.
• Field Installation Services On-site installation services that complement the company's in-house fabrication, using mobile welding equipment and crews to complete design-build delivery on customer property.
• Expedited/Fast-Track Fabrication Services Premium expedited fabrication services delivered through a dedicated division that manages extra hours for urgent projects requiring short lead times, using a unique workflow management approach.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed several thousand projects of varying size and difficulty
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SteelFab: SteelFab is a Charlotte, NC-based structural steel fabricator and erector serving the Carolinas and broader Southeast. Closely comparable to Sterling on geography (SE US), core offering (structural steel fabrication with AISC certification), and turnkey design-fabrication-erection delivery model, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• TrueNorth Steel: TrueNorth Steel is a structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator serving commercial, industrial and infrastructure markets across the Upper Midwest. Comparable to Sterling on core structural steel fabrication, miscellaneous metals (stairs, railings, ladders), and AISC/AWS quality standards.
• Basden Steel & Erection: Basden Steel is a structural steel fabricator with operations in the Southeast US offering fabrication and erection services for commercial and industrial projects. Comparable to Sterling on product line (structural steel, miscellaneous metals), regional focus, and design-build delivery.
• High Steel Structures: High Steel Structures is an AISC-certified structural steel fabricator serving bridge, commercial and industrial construction in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to Sterling on heavy structural steel fabrication, AWS-certified welding, and integrated fabrication services, though at substantially larger scale.
• Bristol Steel & Mechanical: Bristol Steel is a structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator with operations across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to Sterling on structural steel fabrication, miscellaneous metals, AWS-certified welding, and turnkey project delivery for commercial/industrial customers.
• E&H Steel Corporation: E&H Steel is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with AISC certification serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US. Directly comparable to Sterling on fabricated structural metal products, miscellaneous metals (stairs, railings, ladders), and turnkey project delivery.
• Dixie Iron Works: Dixie Iron Works is a Texas-based structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator serving commercial and industrial construction. Comparable to Sterling on fabricated structural metal products, miscellaneous metals, and project-based job-shop delivery model.
• LeJeune Steel Company: LeJeune Steel is an AISC-certified structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial, industrial and institutional construction across the Upper Midwest. Comparable to Sterling in core fabricated structural metal products, AWS/AISC quality standards, and integrated fabrication-plus-installation model, though at larger scale and different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest US steel producer and a major manufacturer of steel joists, deck, and fabricated structural products through divisions like Nucor Building Systems. Relevant as the broad incumbent upstream/downstream of Sterling's operations — supplying purchased steel and competing in some structural steel packages, but operating at vastly different scale and vertically integrated.
• Cornerstone Building Brands: Cornerstone Building Brands is a large publicly-traded manufacturer of metal building components, roofing systems and structural metal products serving commercial, industrial and residential markets. Relevant as a broad incumbent in steel building products and structural metal fabrication, though not a direct competitor to Sterling's bespoke job-shop model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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