Defense Manufacturing / Prefab Steel / Mission Critical Delivery
Your steel arrives
engineered, numbered,
and ready to stand.
Ber Wilson fabricates roof trusses, floor trusses, wall panels, and complete steel framing kits from American steel, then delivers them in erection sequence. Crews assemble instead of fabricate, and schedules stop slipping.
- Quote in one business day
- No drawings required to start
- No cost, no obligation
- GSA Approved Builder
- USACE Quality Management Certified
- NAVFAC
- VA
- Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force & Coast Guard
- LEED Certified
- American Steel, Made in USA
What we build
Four products. One steel package.
Everything is engineered to your loads, fabricated in plant, and delivered marked and bundled in the order your crew sets it. Buy one line or the complete frame.
Roof Trusses
Engineered steel roof trusses built to your spans and loads, delivered ready to set.
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Floor Trusses
Long span steel floor systems with open webs for mechanicals and flatter, quieter floors.
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Wall Panels
Panelized exterior and interior walls, framed and sheathed in plant, delivered numbered and ready to set.
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Steel Framing Kits
A complete, numbered steel structure delivered as one coordinated package.
See capabilitiesEvery package includes
- Stamped engineering and shop drawings
- Members cut, punched, and marked to the drawing set
- Fastener schedule and assembly drawings
- Bundled and delivered in erection sequence
- Field support until the frame is standing
Why Ber Wilson
The numbers builders actually care about.
Prefab steel is not a preference, it is a schedule and a budget. Here is what moves when the structure is built in a plant instead of a field.
- 50 to 60%
Faster build time
Panels and trusses arrive cut, punched, and numbered, so crews assemble instead of fabricate.
- 30%
Cost savings
Factory precision kills rework, waste, and the weather delays that eat a schedule.
- 7%
Higher home value
A custom steel frame home is worth about 7% more than a comparable stick frame build.
- 12%
Higher commercial value
A commercial property built in steel carries about 12% more value than a comparable conventional build.
- Days
Not months to frame
Skilled crews stand a structure in days once the steel hits the site.
Steel does not warp, shrink, burn, or feed termites. It holds tolerance from the plant floor to the final inspection.
Request a QuoteThe comparison
Framed on site, or delivered ready to stand.
The same building, from two directions. The differences are not opinions about steel, they are what changes when the structure stops being built in the weather.
| Factor | Framed on site | Ber Wilson prefab steel |
|---|---|---|
| Where the structure is built | Cut, measured, and assembled in the weather, by whoever is available that week. | Fabricated in plant to tolerances a job site cannot hold, then delivered. |
| Framing duration | Months of field labour on the critical path. | Days to stand the structure once the steel is on site. |
| Weather | Rain, snow, and wind stop framing and soak what is already up. | Fabrication runs regardless. Site work is assembly, and it is short. |
| How the material behaves | Wood warps, twists, shrinks, burns, and feeds termites. | Steel holds dimension, does not burn, and is not food for anything. |
| Waste and rework | Offcuts, shortfalls, and corrections absorbed in the field. | Every member cut, punched, and numbered to the drawing set. |
| Accountability | Several suppliers and a framing sub, each explaining the other. | One package, one set of tolerances, one vendor answering for fit. |
| What sets your date | Framing labour availability in that market. | A delivery date agreed at quote and bundled in erection sequence. |
In the field
Steel on the ground.
Commercial and multifamily structures going up on our steel: trusses set by crane, panels stacked in sequence, decks sheathed and ready for the next level.
How it works
Quote to standing frame.
- 01
Quote
Send plans or a napkin sketch. You get scope, budget, and a delivery window.
- 02
Engineering
Stamped drawings and shop details built to your loads and local code.
- 03
Fabrication
Steel is rolled, cut, punched, and marked in plant to tight tolerances.
- 04
Delivery
Bundled in erection sequence and delivered on your date, not ours.
- 05
Install
Your crew assembles, or ours does. Field support until the frame is standing.
Installers
Never built in steel? That is not a reason to stay in wood.
Cold formed steel is a screw gun and a framing crew, and the package arrives numbered in the order you set it. The only real barrier is that first structure, and we take that one with you.
Send a certified installer to erect it, or have a Ber Wilson supervisor walk your own crew through their first one and certify them for it. Certified installers get listed, and get sent work from buyers in their region.
What to send
Four things get you a price.
- 01Building type and size
- Use, storey count, and approximate square footage. A single number is enough to start.
- 02Location
- City and state. It sets the code, the snow and wind loads, and the freight.
- 03Date you are building toward
- The delivery date you need to hit, not the one you think we want to hear.
- 04Drawings, if they exist
- A full set, a schematic, or a sketch. Anything you have shortens the questions; nothing at all still gets you a number.
Who we supply
We sell the steel, whether or not we build the job.
Ber Wilson is a design-build contractor that manufactures its own structure. You can buy that structure on its own, with no general contract attached.
- General contractors
- A structural package that lands on your site in erection sequence, so framing stops being the trade that sets your schedule.
- Developers and owners
- Structure cost and delivery date fixed early enough to underwrite, across one building or a repeated program.
- Federal primes and agencies
- American steel from a GSA approved builder with USACE quality management, delivered to VA, NAVFAC, and to Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard standards.
- Homebuilders and build to rent
- The same engineered package repeated across hundreds of units without the quality drift of framing each one by hand.
Where we deliver
Manufactured in the United States from American steel and freighted to your site, bundled in the order your crew sets it. Ber Wilson works through offices in:
- Utah
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- Colorado
- Arizona
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Texas
- Washington
Building outside that footprint? Freight is priced with the package rather than ruled out. Send the location and we will tell you what delivery costs.
Call 385-436-5507Questions
What buyers ask before they commit.
If yours is not here, call estimating and ask it directly.
385-436-5507info@berwilson.comDo I need drawings to get a quote?
No. A building type, an approximate square footage, and a location are enough for estimating to come back with a real number. Drawings shorten the back and forth, and a sketch counts as drawings.
How fast do I get pricing?
An estimator reviews your request the same day it lands and responds within one business day, either with a number or with the two or three scope questions standing between you and one. Nothing is automated and nobody puts you on a drip list.
What is actually in a steel package?
Engineering and stamped shop drawings, every structural member cut, punched, and marked to that drawing set, the fastener schedule, assembly drawings, and delivery bundled in the order your crew sets it. You can buy one product line or the complete frame.
When can you deliver?
Lead time depends on the size of the package and how much engineering it needs, so it is quoted rather than advertised. You get a delivery date with the price, before you release anything, and the fabrication schedule is built backwards from that date.
Does my crew need special training or tools?
No specialist trade is required. Cold formed steel goes together with screw guns and a standard framing crew. Members arrive cut, punched, and numbered to the erection drawing, so the work is assembly rather than layout, and our field support stays with you until the frame is standing. If your crew has never stood steel, a Ber Wilson supervisor can walk them through the first one on site and certify your superintendent for it.
See the Certified Steel Installer programWho erects the steel?
Your crew or ours. Most buyers set it themselves because the package is numbered and sequenced for exactly that. If you would rather we did, say so on the quote request and it gets priced with the steel. If you have no crew for it, we can match you with a Ber Wilson Certified Steel Installer working in your region.
About the Certified Steel Installer programDo you provide stamped engineering for permit?
Yes. Every package is designed to your spans, pitches, and load conditions, and to the code in force where you are building. Stamped engineering and shop drawings come with it for permit and inspection.
Is prefab steel more expensive than framing on site?
The sticker on the structure is not the number that matters. Factory precision removes the rework, waste, and weather delay a field framed budget absorbs quietly, and the schedule it saves is usually worth more than the steel itself. Estimating will show you both sides of that on your build.
Can you supply federal and military work?
Yes. Ber Wilson is a GSA approved builder with USACE quality management certification, and has delivered VA and NAVFAC projects and work for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The steel is American. Tell us the solicitation on the quote request and estimating will scope to it.
Where do you deliver?
The steel is manufactured in the United States and shipped to your site. Ber Wilson works through offices across the West, the Gulf, the Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii, and freight outside that footprint is priced with the package rather than ruled out.
What if prefab steel is not right for my project?
Then our estimators tell you that. Part of what you get back is where prefab steel beats the alternative on your build and where it does not. A quote costs nothing and carries no obligation.
Get a quote
Tell us what you are building.
Send the scope and we will come back with pricing, lead time, and a delivery date you can build a schedule around. Drawings help, but a square footage and a location are enough to start.
What happens next
An estimator reviews your request the same day it lands and responds within one business day, either with a number or with the scope questions standing between you and one. Nothing is automated, and nobody puts you on a drip list.
Call estimating
385-436-5507