Urbacero S.A. de C.V.

What Urbacero S.A. de C.V. does

Urbacero S.A. de C.V. is a 100% Mexican, privately held metal structure fabrication and installation company founded in 1994 and headquartered across three manufacturing plants in Tula de Allende (Hidalgo), Huehuetoca, and Tepotzotlán (Estado de México). The company delivers an integrated service stack spanning structural engineering calculation, workshop engineering (technical plans and specifications), supply and fabrication of welded structural profiles, shot blasting (granallado) surface preparation, intumescent and fire-resistant coating application, and on-site assembly. Urbacero sells through a direct enterprise field-sales motion accessible via phone, WhatsApp, and email, generating one-time project-based revenue under fixed-price contracts priced on tonnage, scope, and complexity.

The company serves five primary verticals: industrial (warehouses, logistics centers, manufacturing facilities), commercial (shopping centers, office complexes), government infrastructure (bridges, border crossings, control towers), energy (combined cycle power plants, thermoelectric installations), and healthcare infrastructure (hospitals). Named clients and partners include CFE, SEDENA, SEMAR, IMSS, FEMSA, Soriana, and Ingemas México (Grupo TSK), with marquee references such as the Mesa de Otay II border crossing, the Villa de Reyes / San Luis Potosí 450 MW combined cycle power plant, and Hospital General Manzanillo (500 tons of steel installed in four months in 2020). Operations are certified to ISO 9001, with compliance to IMCA, AISC, ASTM, and ANSI standards, and the company claims nationwide coverage across all Mexican territory with more than 100 projects executed annually and over 120 projects completed cumulatively.

Name

Urbacero S.A. de C.V.

Legal name

Urbacero S.A. de C.V.

Website

https://urbacero.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Urbacero is a 100% Mexican metal structure fabrication and installation company serving industrial, commercial, government infrastructure, energy, and healthcare clients across Mexico since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tula de Allende

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Structure Supply, Fabrication and Installation: One-time project-based revenue from supply, fabrication, and installation of metal structures. Projects range from industrial warehouses, logistics centers, commercial buildings, to infrastructure projects such as bridges and border crossings. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts based on project scope, tonnage, and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Urbacero S.A. de C.V. supplies, fabricates, and installs metal structures for industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects across Mexico. The integrated offering includes structural calculation, workshop engineering, shot blasting surface preparation, and application of intumescent and fire-resistant coatings. The company operates fabrication plants in Tula, Huehuetoca, and Tepotzotlán, and executes on-site erection as part of the same contractual scope.

Product overview

Urbacero S.A. de C.V. is a 100% Mexican company offering an integrated suite of metal structure solutions. The core offering consists of supply, fabrication, and assembly of metal structures, complemented by specialized services including structural calculation and engineering design, shot blasting surface preparation, and fire-retardant coating application. The company operates manufacturing plants in Tula, Hidalgo and Estado de México, serving industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects throughout Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply and Fabrication of Metal Structures (Suministro y Fabricación de Estructuras Metálicas)

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects are completed faster than traditional concrete construction methods due to optimized fabrication processes.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ingemas México (Grupo TSK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbacero partnered with Ingemas México (Grupo TSK) for the construction of a 450 MW combined cycle power plant (CTCC) in San Luis Potosí, promoted by CFE. This represents a significant infrastructure project in Mexico's energy sector, with Urbacero providing metal structure fabrication and installation services for critical energy generation infrastructure.
• FEMSAminorOthersFEMSA is listed as a client/customers of Urbacero. Projects involve metal structure solutions for industrial and commercial applications.
• SorianaminorOthersSoriana is listed as a client/customers of Urbacero for retail infrastructure projects.
• SEDENAcoreOthersSEDENA (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) leads border infrastructure projects including Mesa de Otay II, where Urbacero provides metal structure services. This collaboration demonstrates capability to execute large-scale government infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Altos Hornos de México (AHMSA): Historic large integrated Mexican steelmaker producing plates, structural shapes, and downstream fabricated products. A broad market incumbent whose steel-product portfolio overlaps structurally with Urbacero's input/output space.
• DEACERO: Largest Mexican long-products steel producer and structural products manufacturer. Operates broad steel value chain with structural steel fabrication capabilities, dwarfing Urbacero in capacity and acting as both a potential supplier and competitor on downstream projects.
• Ternium México: Major Mexican steelmaker producing flat and long products with downstream processing capabilities. As a vertically integrated steel giant it competes and supplies the structural fabrication market in which Urbacero operates.
• Grupo Carso (Industrial / Construcción subsidiaries): Diversified Mexican conglomerate with construction and industrial manufacturing operations that absorb structural steel demand and produce fabricated metal products. Competes broadly on industrial and infrastructure builds where Urbacero bids.
• SENER México: Spanish-origin engineering and EPC firm with a sizable Mexican industrial operations footprint. Participates in large industrial and energy EPC tenders, often sourcing or self-performing structural steel work that overlaps with Urbacero's capabilities.
• Empresas ICA (ICA Constructora): Mexico's largest infrastructure and industrial construction company. Competes on large-scale public infrastructure tenders that Urbacero also bids, but at materially larger project sizes and with significantly greater bonding capacity.

Direct peers

• Construcciones Industriales y Montajes Electromecánicos (CIME): Mexican industrial construction firm covering structural steel fabrication and electromechanical assembly for industrial plants. Comparable in project scope, customer segments (energy/industrial), and geographic focus to Urbacero.
• Grupo PLASMA: Mexico-based industrial EPC and structural steel contractor serving power, oil & gas, and infrastructure end markets. Overlaps directly with Urbacero in energy and infrastructure project bids (e.g., CFE-adjacent work).
• IDINSA: Mexican structural steel fabricator focused on industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects. Competes head-to-head with Urbacero for tenders of similar scale and customer base, including government and private industrial clients.
• Construcciones Metálicas Mexicanas: Mexican fabricator specializing in metal structures for industrial and commercial projects. Comparable in service scope (supply, fabrication, installation of metal structures) and Mexican customer base to Urbacero.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/urbacero
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/urbacerooficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/urbacero_estructuras_metalicas

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Urbacero S.A. de C.V.