american welding

Name

american welding

Legal name

American Welding Company

Website

https://awsteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Short description

American Welding Company is a privately held, third-generation family-owned structural steel fabricator in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, serving east coast general contractors and construction firms with custom CNC-fabricated structural steel components from its 36,000 square foot plant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Steel Fabrication

NAICS

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing (332312), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD)

Keywords

• Structural steel fabrication
• Steel construction components
• CNC steel manufacturing
• Structural steel erecting
• Commercial steel fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

West Greenwich

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Structural Steel Fabrication: Project-based structural steel fabrication services for the east coast construction market. Projects are custom-fabricated based on client specifications with pricing likely determined per project based on scope, materials, and timeline requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

American Welding Company operates the largest structural steel fabrication facility in Rhode Island, custom-fabricating structural steel components for construction projects of all sizes and types. The company serves general contractors and construction firms across the east coast from a 36,000 square foot manufacturing plant equipped with over $2 million of CNC steel fabricating and handling equipment, delivering timely and accurate performance for high-demand and fast-track projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Steel Fabrication

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Direct peers

• Banker Steel Company: Banker Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving East Coast and national commercial/infrastructure projects from a multi-plant footprint. Directly comparable to American Welding in core product (fabricated structural steel) and customer base (general contractors), though at significantly larger scale.
• Hirschfeld Industries: Hirschfeld Industries fabricates structural steel for bridges, high-rise buildings, and industrial structures across the U.S. Comparable product (structural steel fabrication), customer base (GCs and infrastructure owners), and project-based delivery model, though with broader geographic reach than American Welding.
• SteelFab (EMCOR Group subsidiary): SteelFab is a structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator serving commercial and industrial construction, backed by EMCOR Group. Directly comparable core fabrication capability and GC customer base, with multi-region scale that exceeds American Welding's single-plant footprint.
• Lexicon (formerly Trinity Steel): Lexicon fabricates structural steel and miscellaneous metals for commercial, industrial, and institutional construction. Comparable in core offering (structural steel fabrication) and target customers, but operates a multi-plant platform versus American Welding's single Rhode Island facility.
• FabArc Steel Supply: FabArc Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving commercial construction projects with CNC-based production. Directly comparable in core fabrication offering, technology base (CNC equipment), and contractor customer focus, competing for similar project scopes.
• Olson Steel Fabrication: Olson Steel is a West Coast-based structural steel fabricator serving commercial and industrial projects. Comparable in core product (fabricated structural steel) and project-based delivery model, but serves a different geography than American Welding's East Coast focus.
• Cives Steel Company: Cives Steel is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator serving the Eastern U.S. and Canada from multiple plants. Directly comparable core offering and East Coast GC customer base, though at larger multi-plant scale than American Welding.
• Shannon Steel Fabricators: Shannon Steel Fabricators is a regional structural steel fabricator serving commercial and industrial construction in the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast. Comparable in core product and contractor customer base, with a geographic footprint that overlaps with American Welding's East Coast reach.

Broad incumbents

• Canam Steel Corporation: Canam is one of North America's largest structural steel fabricators with multiple plants and a broad product portfolio. Comparable end-product category and customer base, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than American Welding.
• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest U.S. steel producer and also operates steel fabrication subsidiaries (e.g., Vulcraft/Verco). Comparable only as a broad incumbent and potential customer/competitor for structural steel fabrication, far exceeding American Welding in scale and vertical integration.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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