Afco Steel Inc

What Afco Steel Inc does

Afco Steel Inc, operating under the joint brand W&W | AFCO Steel, is a privately held structural steel fabrication and erection contractor founded in 1909. The company delivers custom steel structures for large-scale construction projects, with a portfolio spanning sports venues, entertainment complexes, aerospace and industrial facilities, bridges, convention centers, high-rise buildings, healthcare, education, and hospitality. Its largest disclosed engagements include MSG Sphere in Las Vegas (24,000 tons of steel), SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, Texas (22,000 tons), the Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville (20,000 tons), and Project Sparrow in Kiryat Gat, Israel (42,000 tons) — the largest single project on record.

The business operates through two integrated service lines: steel fabrication, which produces structural components to engineered specifications, and on-site erection delivered through the W&W Steel Erectors division, which covers preconstruction planning, project engineering, on-site execution, and project safety. Underlying technical capabilities include Building Information Modeling (BIM) for coordinated design-to-erection workflows, in-house connection design, steel detailing, and estimating. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City with a fabrication presence linked to Van Buren, Arkansas, and executes projects across the United States and selectively internationally.

Revenue is earned on a project-based, negotiated contract model, with pricing driven by steel tonnage, fabrication complexity, connection design requirements, site conditions, and schedule. Customer engagement is enterprise field sales, targeting general contractors, construction managers, and project owners through competitive bidding, RFP responses, and relationship-driven repeat work. The company maintains a privately held, independent ownership structure with no disclosed parent, subsidiary, or external funding.

Name

Afco Steel Inc

Legal name

Afco Steel Inc

Website

https://afcosteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Afco Steel Inc (W&W | AFCO Steel) is a privately held structural steel fabrication and erection contractor founded in 1909, serving enterprise construction projects across sports, entertainment, aerospace, industrial, and infrastructure sectors with integrated design-fabrication-erection delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection Services

NAICS

Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120), Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel erection services
• Pre-construction planning
• BIM steel detailing
• Connection design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Fabrication: Custom steel fabrication for large-scale construction projects. Fabricates structural steel components based on engineering specifications for buildings, bridges, stadiums, and industrial facilities. Revenue is project-based with pricing determined by tonnage of steel, complexity of fabrication, and project specifications.
2. Steel Erection Services: On-site steel erection services through W&W Steel Erectors division. Includes project engineering, on-site execution, and project safety management. Revenue is earned through construction contracts for erecting fabricated steel components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Afco Steel Inc, operating as W&W | AFCO Steel, provides custom structural steel fabrication and on-site steel erection services for large-scale construction projects. The company supports projects from pre-construction estimating and engineering through connection design, detailing, fabrication, and field erection, serving venues such as stadiums, arenas, bridges, convention centers, high-rise buildings, industrial facilities, and healthcare and educational campuses.

Product overview

Afco Steel Inc (operating as W&W | AFCO Steel) is a steel fabrication and erection services company founded in 1909. The company operates through its core service divisions: W&W Steel Erectors handles on-site steel erection with preconstruction planning and project engineering, while the fabrication division produces structural steel components. Supporting capabilities include BIM Implementation, pre-construction services, estimating, connection design, and detailing. The company serves diverse market sectors including arena/stadium, aviation/transportation, bridge, convention center, cultural, education, entertainment, healthcare, high-rise/office, hospitality, industrial, and manufacturing/distribution projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• W&W Steel Erectors: The steel erection division of W&W | AFCO Steel, providing on-site steel erection, preconstruction planning, project engineering, and project safety services.

Products and services

• Steel Fabrication
• W&W Steel Erectors (Steel Erection Services)
• Pre-Construction Services

Named customers9 records

Segments7 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trade Partners and VendorsminorOthersGeneral reference to trade partners and vendors network. No specific named partners are detailed in available source materials. The company maintains relationships with material suppliers and trade subcontractors for project execution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SME Steel Contractors: West US-based structural steel fabricator and erector known for large commercial and sports/entertainment projects, including arena and stadium work that competes directly with AFCO's entertainment vertical.
• Hirschfeld Industries: US-based structural steel fabricator and erector with bridge, industrial, and commercial project experience; comparable in scope and customer mix to AFCO Steel's mega-project profile.
• TrueNorth Steel: US structural steel fabricator with bridge, commercial, and industrial exposure operating multiple fabrication facilities — competes in similar mega-tonnage categories.
• LeJeune Steel Company: Upper Midwest structural steel fabricator and erector with commercial, sports, and industrial project experience comparable to AFCO's diversified vertical mix.
• Supreme Steel Bridge & Engineering: North American structural steel fabricator and erector serving bridge, industrial, and commercial markets with multi-plant capacity — directly comparable in tonnage scale and project type.
• Cives Steel Company: One of the largest structural steel fabricators in North America, operating multiple plants across the US and Canada producing fabricated structural steel for buildings, bridges, and industrial projects — a direct competitor on large-scale tonnage projects.
• Schuff Steel (DBM Global): National structural steel fabricator and erector serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets with integrated detailing-fabrication-erection capabilities closely comparable to W&W | AFCO Steel's integrated service model.

Broad incumbents

• Canam Steel Corporation:
• Nucor Corporation: Largest US steel producer with a downstream steel joists and girders / buildings systems business; a much broader incumbent whose structural steel offerings overlap with but do not specialize in AFCO's mega-project fabrication niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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