SPECIAL FEATURE Top Metal Builders 2012 By Paul Deffenbaugh, Editorial Director
The Top Metal Builders for 2012 represent all regions of the U.S. and Canada. Fun Facts
The Top Metal Builders for 2012 represent a diverse list of companies spread across the United States and Canada. The com- panies provide a variety of services for a spread of clients that includes large corporations build- ing multiple locations, public school boards, U.S. military and private citizens. The companies also vary in how they conduct business from bid-only to design-build to negotiated bid. In short, the Top Metal Builders represent a microcosm of the diver- sity of the metal building industry itself. The list is broken into two components. One list
is the 100 Top Metal Builders as measured by the tonnage of steel purchased. The other list is the 100 Top Metal Builders as measured by square footage of metal building construction put in place. The total of both lists numbers 120 Top Metal Builders. Trying to glean meaningful insight from the
information presented by these companies can be a bit like reading tea leaves. For instance, last year the Top Metal Builders list featured fi ve employee-
www.metalconstructionnews.com
owned companies, but this year the number was only two. Does that represent a sea change in metal building dynamics? That’s unlikely. But there is information that does provide a
glimpse into the fortunes of the industry as a whole. As measured by total square footage and tonnage, the Top Metal Builders as a group built more. These companies increased their usage of steel by more than 47 percent. And the square footage of the metal buildings constructed increased 34.5 percent. That represents a strong indication of im-
proved economic conditions and better construc- tion environment that matches what we are seeing across the industry as a whole. More buildings, more work, more employment, more prosperity. Over the next couple of years, it will be inter-
esting to look at the larger construction numbers and see if there is a change in the market share of metal buildings being used in the overall construc- tion market. If that happens, we will have seen a sea change indeed.
Average Tonnage 2011: 985.7 tons Average Tonnage 2012: 1,450.3 tons Percent Increase: 47.1 percent Average Square Footage 2011: 271,928 square feet Average Square Footage 2012: 365,615 square feet Percent Increase: 34.5 percent Company with the largest percent increase in tonnage from 2011 to 2012: Lugbill Bros. Inc., Archbold, Ohio (1,434 percent) Company with the largest actual increase in tonnage from 2011 to 2012: Blaine Construction Co., Knoxville, Tenn. (14,456 tons) Company with the largest percent increase in square footage from 2011 to 2012: Lugbill Bros. Inc., Archbold, Ohio (4,559 percent) Company with the largest actual increase in square footage from 2011 to 2012: Fleming Building Co. Inc., Tulsa, Okla. (1,215,778 square feet) Oldest company founded: Dunn Building Co., Birmingham, Ala. (1878) Newest company founded: JDK Metal Building Erectors, Dallas (2011) Number of employee-owned companies: 2
May 2013 METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS 17
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76