Construct Steel

What Construct Steel does

Construct Inc., doing business as Construct Steel, is an industrial steel fabrication company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Wilson, North Carolina. The firm operates approximately 54,000 square feet of fabrication space split across a ~35,000 sq ft structural steel facility, a ~16,000 sq ft handrail facility, and a ~3,000 sq ft finishing area, with services covering structural steel fabrication, handrails, plate processing, sandblasting, and painting. Its customer base consists of industrial clients, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and general contractors, with active project delivery reported across the U.S. Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

The company runs a capital-intensive, equipment-led operating model. Its fabrication floor is equipped with commercial CNC and plasma cutting systems — including the Soitaab Lineatech Plasma Burn Table, Python X Plasma Cutting Machines, and a Messer Element 400 cutting table — together with a Transfluid CNC pipe/rod bender for precision tube and rod forming. Quality assurance is supported by a NACE-certified inspector with three decades of experience, and the firm holds HUBZone (SBA), AISC, and CWF industry certifications.

Construct Steel is privately held and founder-led under President Jon Barbee, generating revenue through project-based contracts with industrial buyers and construction general contractors. Go-to-market is direct and sales-led, with named project work spanning commercial fitness (Lifetime Fitness), sports and recreation (Wilson Warbirds Ballpark), industrial fabrication supply (Chester IKO Steel Fabrications), and water infrastructure (Cooper River LSS Expansion). HUBZone certification is used to position for federal set-aside work as a diversification lever.

Name

Construct Steel

Legal name

Construct Inc.

Website

https://construct-steel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Construct Steel is a privately held, founder-led industrial steel fabricator in Wilson, NC, providing structural steel, handrails, plate processing, sandblasting, and painting to industrial clients, OEMs, and general contractors across the U.S. Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231), Plate Work Manufacturing (332313), Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (Stairs, Railings, Ladders) (IMADACAE)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Handrail fabrication
• Plate processing
• Industrial steel services
• Metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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: Project-based fabrication of structural supports, access platforms, beams, columns, channels, braces, and trusses for industrial clients and OEMs from their 35,000 square foot facility.
2. Handrail Fabrication Services: Fabrication of industrial handrails, stairs, and ladders from carbon and stainless steel in their 16,000 square foot facility, specializing in single- and double-line angle, pipe, and tubing configurations.
3. Plate Processing and Heavy Fabrication: Production of round, square, and rectangular ductwork, SCRs, HRSGs, silos, bins, hoppers, cyclones, stacks, and other heavy plate fabrications using carbon and stainless steel.
4. Finishing Services: Sandblasting and painting services including cleaning, priming, and advanced painted structures using zincs, epoxies, and urethanes, offered as standalone or bundled with fabrication work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Construct Inc. (doing business as Construct Steel) is an industrial steel fabricator producing custom structural steel components (beams, columns, channels, braces, trusses, access platforms), handrails, stairs, ladders, and heavy plate fabrications (ductwork, silos, hoppers, stacks) from carbon and stainless steel. The company also provides surface preparation (sandblasting) and painting/finishing services using zincs, epoxies, and urethanes, delivering fully finished industrial steel products to clients from over 54,000 square feet of dedicated fabrication facilities in Wilson, North Carolina.

Product overview

Construct Steel is a steel fabrication company offering a unified suite of industrial fabrication and finishing services. The core offerings include Structural Steel Fabrication (beams, columns, trusses for industrial clients and OEMs), Handrail Fabrication (industrial handrails, stairs, and ladders), Plate Processing (ductwork, silos, hoppers, stacks, and heavy plate fabrications), Sand Blasting Services (surface preparation up to SSPC 5 standards), and Painting Services (priming and finishing with zincs, epoxies, and urethanes). These services are delivered through dedicated facilities including a 35,000 square foot structural fabrication facility, a 16,000 square foot handrail fabrication facility, and a 3,000 square foot painting area, with equipment such as Messer Element 400 cutting table, Python X plasma cutting machines, and Soitaab plasma cutting machines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Fabrication

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment reduces cutting production time drastically through consolidation of multiple machines into single Python X systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SteelFab: Regional structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator serving commercial, industrial, and institutional customers across the U.S. Southeast. Highly comparable in service mix, project-based model, and customer base to Construct Steel.
• Metcon (Metaltek / Metcon Group): Multi-region U.S. structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator with in-house detailing, fabrication, and erection. Comparable vertically integrated service offering.
• LeJeune Steel Company: Mid-Atlantic and Midwest structural steel fabricator serving industrial and commercial construction. Similar vertically integrated fabrication and erection scope.
• Basden Steel: Southeast U.S. structural steel fabricator offering beams, columns, stairs, and miscellaneous metals for commercial and industrial projects. Comparable size and regional fabrication model.
• Olson Steel: Custom structural steel fabricator delivering beams, columns, and miscellaneous metals for industrial and commercial projects. Similar project-based custom model.
• Mid-America Steel and Supply: Midwest U.S. structural steel and plate fabrication shop serving industrial and OEM customers. Comparable custom-fabrication, project-based business model.
• Bison Steel: Mid-sized AISC-certified structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator with project-based delivery. Comparable in certifications, equipment stack, and customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Vertically integrated U.S. steel producer with fabrication and rebar capabilities. Serves as a broad incumbent benchmark on pricing and supply availability for downstream regional fabricators.
• Nucor Corporation: Largest U.S. steel producer and downstream fabricator. Represents the broad incumbent in steel supply that competes at scale across structural and plate steel, against which regional fabricators like Construct Steel position on service and customization.

Regional players

• Carolina Steel Fabricators: Regional Carolinas-based structural steel fabricator serving commercial and industrial clients. Closely comparable geography and end markets to Construct Steel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Constructwilson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/construct-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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