Architectural & Structural Metals Manufacturing

Published by: First Research, Inc.

Published: Nov. 19, 2012 - 10 Pages


Table of Contents

Industry Overview
Quarterly Industry Update
Business Challenges
Business Trends
Industry Opportunities
Call Preparation Questions
Financial Information
Industry Forecast
Web Links and Acronyms

Abstract

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

Companies in this industry manufacture metal framed windows and doors, sheet metal work, ornamental or architectural metal products, prefabricated metal buildings, and structural metal and metal plate work products. Major companies include units of integrated metal producers, such as Alcoa, Nucor, and US Steel, as well as large metal fabricators, such as NCI Building Systems, Gibraltar Industries, and Valmont Industries.

The US architectural and structural metals manufacturing industry consists of about 12,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $70 billion and is expected to experience moderate growth over the next two years. Key growth drivers include nonresidential construction rates and the increasing popularity of prefabricated metal buildings.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand depends primarily on the level of construction activity, particularly nonresidential. The profitability of individual companies depends on manufacturing efficiency and effective supply management. Large companies have economies of scale in purchasing materials and equipment. Smaller producers compete by focusing on specialized product offerings and responsive customer service to local markets. Both major segments of the industry -- plate work and fabricated structural steel, and ornamental and architectural metal -- are fragmented: in each segment, the 50 largest companies account for about 30 percent of sales.

Producers of architectural and structural metals compete with producers of other building materials, primarily wood, for construction-related business.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Major product types are plate work and fabricated steel (joists and concrete reinforcing bars and prefabricated metal building components) and ornamental and architectural...

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