Building with steel is becoming an increasingly popular choice for construction industry professionals. Even in the time of an economic slow-down, the construction industry shows growth in the private and public non-residential division in August 2008 as compared to the same time period last year1.
Independent builders in the Capital Steel network continue to find innovative ways to provide quality steel building construction and “turn key” service for their customers while keeping a close eye on the customer’s budget. Our builders are construction and real estate development professionals who feel that diversifying their businesses makes good financial and marketing sense.
“I have a lot of years in the site work industry. Being able to offer an additional construction service to my customers can really reduce headaches for them when it’s time to build and it brings a little more business my way.” – D.C., New Jersey
Steel construction methods often provide customers with substantial savings over traditional brick, masonry and wood construction.
“When my customers opt to build with steel, I can help them design a structure that meets their needs, often for less than what it would cost to build the same building using traditional construction materials. It also goes up a lot quicker, and that makes my customers pretty happy.” -- T.B., Idaho
Capital Steel Industries, a leader in the steel building industry, offers support and training for new and established network dealers. For example, the company recently welcomed new dealer representatives from across the country to quarterly training at the company’s headquarters in Littleton, Colorado. During the intensive one-day training session, Dealers meet the Capital Steel staff members, share and learn marketing strategies and gain familiarity with the administrative and on-site steel building construction processes.
“I made it a priority to attend new builder training, even with a busy construction schedule this year. The training sessions are so important. The knowledge base and experience shared by professionals in the Capital Steel network is invaluable.” -- B.D., California
In just the last year, Capital Steel has partnered with over 120 new builders nationwide.
“Capital Steel looks forward to welcoming more independent builders to the network,” said Mike Downing, Capital Steel Industries’ General Manager. “Many business owners and construction professionals are diversifying their services to increase revenue and build their customer base, and we are happy to help them grow their businesses.”
1 Construction Spending Report, U.S. Census Bureau, August 2008. http://www.census.gov/const/C30/totsa.xls