METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS;  May 21, 2026; By David Flaherty (Full Article)

2026 Top Metal Builders

This year, our list of top metal builders shows a steady industry, with the largest contractors and erectors reporting just a slight drop in the average tonnage and square footage of the metal buildings they constructed between 2024 and 2025.

Again, this year, we separated the list of the top 20 erectors from the list of the top 100 contractors. We do this so we do not count work on the same building twice—once for the contractor furnishing the metal building system and again for the erector putting up the steel.

This does cause complications, however, because some companies furnish and erect but are contracted only to erect a building, making them both contractors and erectors. We identify those companies as contractors rather than separating those numbers into separate entities.

The two lists make it difficult to compare trends, such as changes in building size or market share over the years. However, to alleviate this, we identified the 100 largest companies regardless of whether they are contractors or erectors and showed how their averages compare to previous years.

METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS;  May 02, 2025; By David Flaherty (Full Article)

2025 Top Metal Builders

This year, our list of top metal builders shows a steady industry, with the largest contractors and erectors reporting considerable increase in the average tonnage and square footage of the metal buildings they constructed between 2023 and 2024.

Again this year, we separated the list of 20 top erectors from 100 top contractors. We do this so we do not count work on the same building twice—once for the contractor furnishing the metal building system and again for the erector putting up the steel.

This does cause complications, however, because some companies furnish and erect but are contracted only to erect a building, making them both contractors and erectors. We identify those companies as contractors rather than separate those numbers in the same entity.

The two lists make comparing trends such as building size or market share changes over the years difficult. However, to alleviate this, we identified the 100 largest companies regardless of whether they are contractors or erectors and showed how their averages compare to previous years. 

METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS;  May 13, 2024; By Brooke Smith (Full Article)

2024 Top Metal Builders

This year, our list of top metal builders shows a steady industry with the largest contractors and erectors reporting just a slight drop in the average tonnage and square footage of the metal buildings they constructed between 2022 and 2023.

Again this year, we have separated the list of 20 top erectors from the list of 100 top contractors. We do this simply so we do not end up counting work on the same building twice—once for the contractor furnishing the metal building system and again for the erector putting up the steel.

This does cause complications, however, because some companies furnish and erect but also are contracted only to erect a building, making them both contractors and erectors. Rather than separate those numbers out in the same entity, we identify those companies
as contractors.

The two lists make it difficult to compare trends such as building size or market share changes over the years. However, to alleviate this, we identified the 100 largest companies regardless—either contractor or erector—and show how their averages compare to previous years.

METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS;  May 01, 2023; By Paul Deffenbaugh (Full Article)

2023 Top Metal Builders

For the second year, we’ve broken out the list of 20 top erectors from the list of 100 top contractors. The most important reason is so that we don’t end up counting work on the same building twice, once for the contractor furnishing the metal building system and again for the erector putting up the steel.

That does cause complications, though, because some companies furnish and erect, but also are contracted to only erect a building, making them both contractors and erectors. Rather than separate those numbers out in the same entity, we identify those companies as contractors.

The two lists make it difficult to compare trends such as changes in market share or building size over the years. To alleviate that, we identified the 100 largest companies, regardless of definition, and show how their averages compare to previous years.

2021 GLOBAL BUSINESS & INTERFAITH PEACE AWARD WINNERS;  May 23, 2022

King Husein | 2021 Global Business & Interfaith Peace Gold Metal Award Winner

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM & BUSINESS FOUNDATION;  June 26, 2020

King Husein, CEO of America’s largest steel construction company, signs Corporate Pledge on freedom of religion or belief

Biography

King Husein was born in Bombay, India. He received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Bombay. He also received his master’s degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Brigham Young University. After completing his education, he was hired by Priggen Steel Buildings, a regional steel building manufacturer which was later acquired by Varco-Pruden Buildings which is affiliated with Butler Steel Buildings. From there he moved to California, where he eventually established Span Construction and Engineering, which he now heads as the Chairman and CEO.

He has built the company into what is now the country’s largest steel building engineering and construction company, which is operating on four continents. The company specializes in the engineering and construction of large steel buildings. It is also the exclusive builder for Costco Wholesale worldwide. In addition to his business ventures, King has been a prominent supporter of religious freedom initiatives worldwide, including in India.

Commitment to Religious Freedom

In part because of his early life in India, coupled with positive experiences in later life in the United States, King has been acutely aware of the importance of freedom of religion or belief for his own faith, for protection of the rights of others, and as a vital factor in the building of vibrant, stable societies. With that in mind, his major objective has been to find ways to reach key opinion leaders in countries around the world—government officials, religious leaders, academics, judges, and other policy makers. He has had a strong interest in his native India, but his efforts have reached much further. He has found practical ways (and provided vital funding) to bring together key people who shape religion policy around the world. Among other things, these initiatives help build reciprocal moral support among FoRB workers who may feel isolated in their own countries. They also provide fertile settings for generating creative ideas for better implementation of FoRB ideals. He has found remarkably effective ways to build networks that contribute to deepened understanding, strengthened networks, and positive law reform and policy initiatives.

King Husein participated in September 2019 in the High Level Business Roundtable Discussion on International Religious Freedom in New York City with the U.S. Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom.

METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS;  May 01, 2022; By Paul Deffenbaugh (Full Article)

2022 Top Metal Builders

Price, availability and demand for construction materials all fluctuated widely in 2021 (see the discussion on the biggest challenges below), but despite that, the top metal builders report increases in the average tonnage and square footage. In fact, by all measures, 2021 was a very strong year for the metal building industry when looking at the largest contractors.

Last year, we identified the largest erectors who made the lists so we could begin the process of separating contractors from erectors. This year, we asked submitters to identify as either a contractor or erector and we made two lists: the 100 largest metal building contractors and the 20 largest metal building erectors.

Because of this there are some anomalies in the reporting since we can’t easily compare this year’s list to previous lists. To help with that, in the charts below you will see comparisons for just contractors and then comparisons for the combined lists, but limited to the top 100 as we have in previous years.