Canam

Name

Canam

Legal name

Groupe Canam inc.

Website

https://canam.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Construction

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812), Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing (332311), Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Joists, Joist Girders & Decking (IMADACAC), Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL), Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Metals & Steel Mill Facility Construction (IMAFADAF)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel joists and deck
• Bridge steel construction
• Prefabricated steel buildings
• Composite floor systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-georges

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Component Manufacturing and Installation: Canam designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs steel components (joists, steel deck, structural steel, composite floors, prefabricated buildings) for commercial, industrial, institutional, multi-residential, and bridge construction. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts that may include supply-only, supply-and-install, or full design-build engagements. Large-scale projects (e.g., distribution centers, high-rise towers, bridges) are served through direct sales with custom engineering and fabrication.
2. Products and Systems (Standalone): Canam sells its proprietary products (joists, deck, Hambro systems, Murox buildings, Econox buildings, AnkrRise) as standalone components to general contractors, fabricators, and developers who self-install or use their own erection teams.
3. Engineering and Preconstruction Services: Fees charged for preconstruction services including BIM, 3D scanning, value engineering, design-build engineering, and technical detailing outsourced to Canam's engineering teams.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Canam designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs structural steel components — open-web steel joists, steel deck, heavy structural steel, Hambro composite floor systems, Murox prefabricated steel buildings, Econox relocatable buildings, bridge girders, and associated fastening and bracing products — for commercial, industrial, institutional, multi-residential, and bridge/infrastructure projects across North America. The company also delivers preconstruction, BIM, 3D scanning, design-build, engineering, detailing, and on-site steel erection services through its BuildMaster delivery philosophy.

Product overview

Canam is a steel construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio of structural steel products and building solutions for the North American construction industry. The core product line includes open-web steel joists and joist girders, steel deck (composite, form, and roof variants), Hambro composite floor systems (D500, MD2000, Transfer Slab), Elocone nuts, buckling-restrained bracing, AnkrRise anchoring templates, and Welded Wide Flange (WWF) beams. Building solutions encompass the Murox prefabricated steel building system, Econox relocatable buildings, and integrated offerings for storage/distribution centers, heavy structural steel projects, and hybrid mass timber-steel construction. Expertise services include BuildMaster (encompassing BIM, 3D scanning, preconstruction, design-build, engineering, detailing, fabrication, and erection), with recent acquisition of Tensio for real-time structural monitoring. The company operates manufacturing plants across Canada and the US with engineering offices internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hambro: Composite floor system and joists for building construction
• Murox
• Econox
• BuildMaster
• CorRise

Products and services

• Joists and Joist Girders Open-web steel joists and joist girders used as primary floor and roof structural support in commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. Sold as standalone components to general contractors, fabricators, and developers, or as part of supply-and-install contracts.
• Steel Deck

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 326,000 projects completed over 65+ years of operation.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Feature14 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TensiocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2024Canam Group acquired Tensio in June 2024. Tensio offers a unique real-time monitoring system for building structures, facilitating day-to-day structural management. The acquisition enhances Canam's digital and smart building capabilities, adding IoT-based structural monitoring to its product and service portfolio.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nucor Corporation: Largest steel producer in the United States, with a broad portfolio that includes structural steel beams, joists, and deck products competing with Canam's fabricated structural metal business. Nucor is a much larger, vertically integrated mill and recycler whose downstream products overlap with Canam's joist, deck, and structural steel offerings.
• BlueScope Steel: Global steel manufacturer with a North American pre-engineered metal building business (Butler Buildings, Varco Pruden) that competes with Canam's Murox in industrial and commercial pre-engineered construction.
• Steel Dynamics: Major US steel producer with structural steel, joists, and fabricated products (including through subsidiary New Millennium Building Systems). Its joist and deck offering directly overlaps with Canam's core Joists and Deck business across the US commercial construction market.

Direct peers

• Zekelman Industries: Largest independent manufacturer of hollow structural sections and steel pipe in North America, with brands like Atlas Tube and Wheatland Tube. While focused on tube/pipe rather than joists, Zekelman supplies adjacent structural steel products and competes for the same fabricator customers as Canam.
• Gerdau Ameristeel: Long products steel producer with structural steel and fabricated products serving the North American construction market. Gerdau's structural shapes, beams, and fabricated products compete directly with Canam's structural steel fabrication across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure applications.
• Cornerstone Building Brands: Largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, including metal building systems, roofing, and wall panels. Its pre-engineered metal buildings overlap directly with Canam's Murox and Econox product lines for industrial, commercial, and agricultural applications.
• Chief Buildings: Designer and manufacturer of pre-engineered metal buildings, offering systems that compete with Canam's Murox prefabricated steel building offering for commercial, industrial, and community applications in North America.
• Whirlwind Steel Buildings: Manufacturer of pre-engineered metal buildings and steel components serving the commercial, industrial, and agricultural construction markets in North America. A direct competitor to Canam's Murox and Econox product lines for prefabricated steel buildings.
• EVRAZ North America (now Rocky Mountain Steel / Oregon Steel): Producer of structural steel, plate, pipe, and rail products with fabrication capabilities serving construction, infrastructure, and energy markets in North America. The company competes with Canam in structural steel supply and fabricated components for bridges and buildings.
• NCI Building Systems (Cornerstone subsidiary): One of the largest manufacturers of metal buildings and components in North America, with a network of brands serving commercial, industrial, and institutional construction. Its pre-engineered metal building systems compete head-to-head with Canam's Murox prefabricated building offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GroupeCanam
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/YouTube
• Facebookfacebook.com/groupecanam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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