Ironhide Construction Inc. – Quality Construction & Repair Services
Ironhide Construction, Inc. is a locally owned and operated company that acts as a general contractor, specializing in pre-engineered metal buildings, small structural steel projects, and metal panels of all types.
Give us a brief synopsis of what your company does. – Our focus tends to be on commercial and industrial projects, and we self-perform all of our own erection and installation. We are a Chief dealer and promote their buildings and products. Additionally, we are highly experienced in structural restoration work where buildings and their structures have deteriorated to a point where they require emergency repairs.
How long have you been in Lincoln? – We’ve been serving clients in Lincoln and surrounding areas for 8 years and counting.
Who are the owners/important executives? –
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- Troy Bridgford – President
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- Jeff Wolgamott – Vice President
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- Jo Wendt – Senior Project Manager
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- Chris Kyhn – Vice President
What do you like about doing business in Lincoln? –
We appreciate the fact that it is a big city that feels like a small town, and when you turn out a quality product, the word spreads without much effort. It is also easy to form relationships with other business owners and help each other to improve and expand their businesses.
What kind of community organizations or groups are you involved with? – We are proud to be involved with LIBA, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, and Junior Achievement.
Do you have a business philosophy or mission statement? – “Building Dreams with Metal.”
What has been your most important achievement as a business? – Growing from a two-person company that struggled to stay busy to where we are today. Also creating a reputation that makes our clients think about us first, and in many situations being the only company that provides the service needed. Having a client come to you because they trust and feel comfortable doing business with you is an achievement in itself.
What was the biggest turning point in your business? – Realistically it was when we finally built our office/shop and we were no longer trying to run our business out of a house and our trucks. It was a sense of legitimacy and stability that allowed us to focus on growing our company, not just sustaining work.
What changes have you seen in the industry and your company in the past few years? – In our industry, there has been a significant influx of business in all aspects of construction and with that unfortunately, there has been a shortage of qualified employees.
As for our company, we have become much more organized on the business side of things. The first few years we focused on the quality of the product we turned out and the business side was put on the back burner. After we got to a certain point we had to build the business side to ensure that we would continue to grow and build name recognition.
What do you see happening with the business in the next five years? – We plan to continue to grow at a manageable rate with both new and repeat clientele. We also intend to expand our specialty services that we have found a market for with our clients. Furthermore, we are currently working with another business in Lincoln to develop our own line of architectural metal wall panels and will be installing them on our first building in the spring, so we are excited to see how that part of the business will evolve.
To find out more about Ironhide Construction, please call (402) 420-4961. Watch for the debut of the company’s newly redesigned website, www.IronhideConstruction.com coming soon!