About Area Erectors, Inc.

Who We Are - Area Erectors, Inc. was founded in 1964 by Gerald Youmans. At this time Area was in the business of steel fabrication in addition to steel erection. In 1985, the current President, Craig Shelton, and two partners purchased Area. After a period of time these two partners were bought out, and another partner was brought on board. Due to the recent passing of this partner, Mr. Shelton is currently the sole owner of Area Erectors.

After purchasing Area, Mr. Shelton felt that it would be best to sell the steel fabrication division. This action did provide some advantages at the time. It allowed Area to concentrate on one area of expertise - steel erection. Now Area was no longer a competitor to other fabricators, thus expanding it's market to these other companies.

After having success in the area of steel erection, a decision was made to expand into the pre-cast concrete erection service. Over the years, the reputation of this division has grown right along with its older brother - the steel division.

Word began to spread about Area's high quality, on-time service. This growth and recognition allowed Area to expand into the Chicago, Central Illinois, and Milwaukee area markets.

Due to Area's reputation, the company has enjoyed solid and steady growth over the years. Since 1994, Area Erectors has been ranked within the top 20 steel erection companies nationally in Engineering News Record's annual report.

Our Mission - To provide the highest quality, on-time service in order to develop and maintain profitable and long term business relationships. We accomplish this by providing an environment of safety, integrity and cooperation; allowing our employees to continue to develop their technical superiority as a part of our highly skilled, loyal, and dedicated workforce.

What sets us apart - We believe our success in business is largely attributed to our ability to attract and keep good people. We have a dependable core group of office and field personnel that have consistently reflected the policies of this company and are always looking for ways to improve. Area also offers 10-Hour OSHA training along with First Aid and CPR/AED training throughout the calendar year to ensure our safety culture. With our broad and diverse knowledge of the erection business, as reflected by our qualification as a Certified Advanced Steel Erector by the American Institute of Steel Construction, we look forward to bringing our solutions to the future challenges of the industry.