What Hillsdale Fabricators does

Hillsdale Fabricators is a specialty structural steel fabrication and erection subcontractor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberici Constructors, one of the largest construction companies in the United States. Founded in the 1960s, the company has been providing structural steel design, fabrication, coatings, and erection services for more than 60 years to general contractors and construction managers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It concentrates on complex, large-scale projects where specialized erection sequences and weathering steel expertise are required, as demonstrated by award-winning work such as the Williams Crossing Pedestrian Bridge (1,300 tons of weathering steel, 1,440 feet in length, and the longest arch-type pedestrian bridge in the U.S.).

The company's core products are structural steel fabrication and steel erection, supported by add-on service modules including protective coatings, detailing and engineering, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and barge shipping logistics. Hillsdale is organized around six vertical markets: Civil & Marine Infrastructure, Petrochemical & Industrial, Healthcare & Commercial Buildings, Stadiums & Arenas, Automotive (including EV battery plants), and Transportation. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based, determined by scope, steel tonnage, complexity, and requirements, with contracts awarded through competitive bidding to general contractors. The company operates as a union shop with a skilled workforce of ironworkers and fitters, and maintains certifications including CWB, AISC, and American Welding Society to qualify for cross-border and large-infrastructure work.

Hillsdale's go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct relationships with general contractors and construction managers, supplemented by a portfolio-based website showcasing award-winning projects. The firm is differentiated by its union workforce, capital backing from Alberici, weathering steel expertise, and a track record on complex infrastructure and commercial projects. Customer concentration is diversified across the six verticals, but project-by-project lumpy revenue is inherent to the subcontracting model.

Name

Hillsdale Fabricators

Legal name

Hillsdale Fabricators

Website

https://hillsdalefabricators.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hillsdale Fabricators is a St. Louis-based structural steel fabrication and erection subcontractor, wholly owned by Alberici Constructors, serving general contractors and construction managers on complex commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection Services

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel erection services
• Bridge steel construction
• Commercial structural steel
• Industrial steel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication and Erection: Revenue generated from providing structural steel design, fabrication, coatings, and erection services to general contractors and construction managers for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hillsdale Fabricators provides structural steel design, fabrication, coatings, and erection services for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction projects across North America. The company operates as a specialized subcontractor to general contractors and construction managers, delivering complex large-scale steel structures including bridges, stadiums, healthcare facilities, petrochemical plants, and transportation infrastructure. Founded in 1960 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberici Constructors.

Product overview

Hillsdale Fabricators is a structural steel fabrication and erection company that operates as a single unified service offering. The core products include Structural Steel Fabrication and Steel Erection, which are supported by add-on services including Coatings, Detailing & Engineering, BIM Services, and Barge Shipping. The company specializes in complex, large-scale projects across markets including Automotive, Civil & Marine, Healthcare & Commercial Buildings, Petrochemical & Industrial, Stadiums & Arenas, and Transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alberici Constructors, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillsdale Fabricators is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alberici Constructors, one of the largest construction companies in the United States. Hillsdale operates as part of the Alberici family of companies, leveraging the parent company's resources and reputation while maintaining its specialized steel fabrication focus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• W&W|AFCO Steel: Structural steel fabricator and erector with comparable heavy commercial and infrastructure focus; operates in overlapping project sizes and serves similar GC/CM customer base as Hillsdale.
• Shelby Erectors: Structural steel erection specialist serving commercial and infrastructure projects; directly comparable to the erection half of Hillsdale's integrated fabrication-and-erection offering.
• Jemison Metals: Structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across the Southeast U.S. — comparable in product mix and GC-driven go-to-market.
• Canam Group: Large North American structural steel fabricator with bridge, commercial, and industrial exposure. Comparable to Hillsdale in product offering and multi-country North American reach, with materially larger scale.
• Owen Steel Company: U.S. structural steel fabricator and erector with bridge, commercial, and industrial exposure; directly comparable in service mix and project delivery to Hillsdale.
• Cives Steel Company: U.S. structural steel fabrication and erection company serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets — closely aligned with Hillsdale's vertical segmentation and project-based delivery model.
• Midwest Steel, Inc. Structural steel fabricator serving heavy industrial and commercial projects with comparable capabilities to Hillsdale; geographically and operationally close peer.
• Banker Steel Company: A U.S. structural steel fabricator serving commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects — directly comparable to Hillsdale in core fabrication/erection scope and customer type (general contractors and construction managers).
• Phoenix Steel & Erection: Mid-Atlantic structural steel fabricator and erector serving bridges, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities — direct peer in product scope and GC subcontracting model.
• TrueNorth Steel: Structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator serving commercial and industrial construction across the central U.S.; comparable in scale, geography, and project-based delivery to Hillsdale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hillsdale-fabricators

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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