We Build What Holds Everything Up.
Structural steel erection. Miscellaneous metals. Ornamental fabrication. One crew that sequences, bolts, and welds the frame before anyone else can work.
Serving general contractors, facility managers, and architects across the region since 2003.
Every Beam, Every Bolt, In Sequence.
Steel erection follows a deliberate sequence that begins long before the first crane swing. Pre-planning and site preparation happen before any steel arrives. Then delivery and just-in-time staging to minimize re-handling. Initial columns are hoisted and set onto anchor bolts, plumbed up, and temporarily braced.
From there, progressive assembly adds beams, girders, and secondary members in a choreographed sequence — bolting and welding connections in the right order so the frame stays stable and square through every phase. Final alignment and torquing closes out the structural package.
Effective steel erection starts with understanding the general contractor's sequencing direction. We coordinate early, show up prepared, and keep iron moving so your other trades can follow.
Forge sequenced the 220-ton structural package on our six-story parking deck around our concrete pour schedule without a single delay. They were the only sub on the project that never caused a schedule impact. I'll put them on every bid list going forward.
Marcus Webb
Senior Project Manager — Meridian Construction Group
Certifications Aren't Optional.
The American Welding Society (AWS) sets the standards for structural welding. The AISC Code of Standard Practice governs design drawings, shop and erection drawings, fabrication, QA, and contract requirements. Our procedures are written to both.
Every ironworker on our crew carries a card proving fall protection, OSHA 10 and 30 training, welding certifications, foreman training, and enrollment in a drug testing program. That documentation isn't a formality — it's what separates a compliant sub from a liability.
Structural integrity depends on the quality of materials and the level of workmanship brought to the site. We don't cut corners on either.
We needed to qualify Forge for our approved vendor list before the bid deadline. They sent over a complete weld cert and insurance packet same day — AWS certs, AISC procedures, current COI. That kind of organization tells you everything about how a crew runs a job.
Sandra Kowalski
Procurement Manager — Lakefront Development Partners
Download Our Weld Cert & Insurance Packet
Everything a GC needs to qualify us for a bid list — AWS certs, AISC procedures, current COI.
From Spec Sheet to Installed.
Structural steel is defined clearly in the AISC Code: elements of the structural frame shown and sized in the structural design drawings, essential to support design loads. Ornamental and miscellaneous metals sit outside that definition — but they're still ironwork, and they still require the same discipline.
Steel erection activities include hoisting, laying out, placing, connecting, welding, burning, bolting, and rigging — whether the piece is a W14 column or an architectural railing. Miscellaneous stairs and rails, metal decking, ornamental metals, and in-place erection all fall within a full-service ironwork scope.
When an architect specs an ornamental element, someone has to translate that drawing into fabricated steel and hang it plumb and true. That's the gap we fill — from the shop to the finished install.
I spec'd exposed steel tube railings with a custom powder coat for a mixed-use lobby. Forge took the shop drawings, fabricated in-house, and installed with a tolerance I'd normally only expect from a millwork contractor. The finish quality matched the architectural intent exactly.
Priya Nair
Project Architect — Harmon + Voss Architecture
Ready to put iron in the ground?
One site walk. We'll come out, measure what matters, and give you a number you can build a budget on.
Zero Incidents Isn't an Accident.
OSHA 1926 Subpart R establishes the standard for steel erection — site preparation, fall protection, structural stability, and qualified personnel. We run 100% fall protection over six feet regardless of activity, on every project, with no exceptions depending on which site we're on.
Safety allows every worker to go home to their family after each shift. It's also a competitive requirement: a high experience modifier can disqualify an erector from bidding projects where owners require a 1.0 or lower mod rate. Our rate reflects five years of zero lost-time incidents.
Accidents drive up workers' comp insurance rates and make it impossible to compete. We've built a safety culture because it's the right way to run a crew — and because GCs notice when a sub's record is clean.
We needed a stairwell replacement in an occupied medical office building — confined site, no swing radius, tenants on every floor. Forge completed the full demo and reinstall in four weekends with zero incidents and zero complaints from building management. They treated the site like it was a hospital, because it was.
David Okafor
Facilities Director — Northshore Medical Properties
Handrails to High-Rise Packages.
A full-service ironwork crew handles structural steel erection, prefabricated metal buildings, ornamental iron, and miscellaneous steel. Project size ranges from single-story tenant buildouts to multi-story structural packages measured in hundreds of tons.
We've erected frames for commercial office buildings, regional shopping centers, industrial distribution centers, parking decks, public schools, college campus buildings, hotels, and aviation structures. The discipline is the same regardless of scale: sequence correctly, coordinate with the GC, and keep iron moving.
Sequencing a steel erection project is the difference between a job that runs and a job that bleeds schedule. We coordinate early with the general contractor, understand their direction, and build a lift plan that keeps your other trades on the critical path.
We've used Forge on everything from a 40-ton industrial mezzanine to a 380-ton multi-story office frame. Same crew, same discipline, same communication both times. That consistency across project size is rare in this trade.
Tom Gallagher
Vice President of Operations — Gallagher-Stone General Contractors
Ready to put iron in the ground?
One site walk. We'll come out, measure what matters, and give you a number you can build a budget on.