What E&H Steel Corporation does

E&H Steel Corporation is a privately held structural steel fabrication company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Midland City, Alabama. The company operates from a 150,000 sq ft manufacturing campus comprising a 120,000 sq ft structural steel shop and a 30,000 sq ft miscellaneous steel shop, with stated capacity to produce approximately 2,000 tons of fabricated steel per month. Its offerings span custom structural steel fabrication, miscellaneous steel components, steel erection, project management and engineering, and sophisticated coating/paint services, supported by AISC-certified shop employees and AWS welding certifications, alongside equipment including Controlled Automation computerized beam lines, a DRL-340 drill line, and Pangborn 8-Wheel Blast machines.

The company serves institutional, healthcare, government, commercial, retail, and aerospace/defense clients primarily across the Southeast US (Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina), with at least one project executed in New York. Notable projects include the Tampa Museum of Art (725 structural tons, $52M project budget, 2011 Chicago Athenaeum American Architectural Award), the AUM Wellness Center (710 tons, $16M, 2013 AIA Alabama Merit Award), Florida Polytechnic University designed by Santiago Calatrava (650 tons, $60M, 2015 AISC IDEAS Award winner and 2014 ENR Best of the Best Southeast USA), and Eastern Kentucky University Science Building (1,000+ tons). Its specialty is large, complex architectural projects requiring a combination of automated equipment and skilled hand craftsmanship that cannot be achieved by machine production alone.

E&H Steel generates revenue on a project-based, quote-driven model through direct enterprise sales to general contractors, government entities, and project owners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by tonnage, complexity, and specifications. The company is closely held by its co-founders — Jimmy Henderson (Executive Vice President, oversees production and plant operations) and Robert Thomas (President & CEO) — with additional leadership including Vice President Scott Quattlebaum, Sales & Estimating Manager Jedadiah Henderson, and Controller Scott B. Thomas III. The company expresses a stated philosophy of prioritizing quality over scale ("we don't want to be the biggest, we want to be the best") and operates without venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

E&H Steel Corporation

Legal name

E&H Steel Corporation

Website

https://ehsteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

E&H Steel Corporation is a privately held structural steel fabricator in Midland City, Alabama, producing custom structural and miscellaneous steel for institutional, healthcare, government, commercial, and aerospace projects across the Southeast US from a 150,000 sq ft facility with ~2,000 tons/month capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE), Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel erection services
• Miscellaneous steel fabrication
• AISC certified fabrication
• Commercial steel contractor

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication: Custom steel fabrication services for buildings and structures. Projects range from 650-1000+ tons of structural steel per project. Revenue is project-based with varying contract values from $16M to $60M per major project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

E&H Steel Corporation is a structural steel fabrication company that designs, fabricates, erects, and coats structural and miscellaneous steel components for commercial, institutional, healthcare, government, and aerospace construction projects. From a 150,000 sq ft manufacturing footprint in Midland City, Alabama, the company produces approximately 2,000 tons of fabricated steel per month, with major projects typically ranging from 650 to over 1,000 structural tons. Services span detailed engineering, custom fabrication, project management, steel erection, and AISC-compliant coating endorsement, with a specialty in complex architectural designs requiring hand craftsmanship alongside computerized equipment.

Product overview

E&H Steel Corporation operates as a steel fabrication company offering structural steel fabrication (120,000 sq ft shop) and miscellaneous steel fabrication (30,000 sq ft shop) with combined capacity of approximately 2,000 tons of fabricated steel per month. The company provides end-to-end services including project management, steel erection, and sophisticated coating endorsement. Their specialty focuses on larger projects requiring creative details and unique architectural shapes. The core products work together as an integrated fabrication and erection service offering for commercial, institutional, and industrial construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Fabrication
• Miscellaneous Steel Fabrication
• Steel Erection Services
• Coating and Paint Services
• Project Management and Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• AISC IDEAS Award 2015 for Florida Polytechnic University project in $15M to $75M category
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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

• TrueNorth Steel: Structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with similar AISC-certified operations and project mix across commercial, education, and healthcare. Comparable size, certification profile, and project tonnage range.
• Owen Steel Company: AISC-certified structural steel fabricator serving commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across the Southeast. Directly comparable in product offering (fabricated structural steel) and customer base, with similar project tonnage and target verticals.
• SME Steel Contractors: Structural steel fabricator and erector serving the western US with similar institutional and commercial project focus. Comparable in AISC certification, project tonnage range, and turnkey fabrication-plus-erection service offering.
• W&W Steel Company: Independently owned structural steel fabricator with comparable facility footprint, AISC certification, and project mix. Operates a similar project-based B2B model selling to GCs and owners across the central/southern US.
• LeJeune Steel Company: AISC-certified structural steel fabricator serving upper Midwest markets with comparable tonnage capacity and institutional/commercial customer mix. Highly relevant on operational model, certification, and project types.
• FabArc Enterprises (Texas Iron & Metal): AISC-certified structural steel fabricator serving the South-Central US with comparable custom fabrication capabilities and architectural/commercial project focus. Relevant on operational scale and customer mix.

Others

• Steel Detailers / SASF Member Fabricators (industry association): Industry association of Southern structural steel fabricators of which E&H is a member. Represents the broader peer ecosystem of certified regional fabricators competing for the same Southeast institutional bid pool.

Broad incumbents

• Canam Steel Corporation: Major North American steel components manufacturer offering structural steel, joists, and decking. Comparable in fabricated structural metal products but at substantially greater scale and with broader product portfolio than E&H.
• SteelFab (now part of TrueNorth Steel): Regional structural steel fabricator in the Southeast with overlapping geographies and similar institutional/commercial project base. Larger scale and broader footprint than E&H but comparable in core offering.
• Schuff Steel (Sun Steel): Large national structural steel fabricator and erector with broader geographic coverage and significantly larger capacity than E&H. Directly comparable product offering but operates at a much larger scale across commercial, healthcare, and institutional markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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