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Champion Steel Works

Champion Steel Works

Ohio's oldest structural steel fabricator.

How we work

Who we are

Champion Steel Works is a structural steel fabricator based in Wilmington, Ohio, operating as a registered DBA of Champion Bridge Company.

Champion Bridge Company is now doing business as Champion Steel Works. Our roots are in bridge fabrication, and our work has grown to a wide range of structural and custom steel projects.

We are a family-led company.

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History

1871: The founding partnership built the Martinsville Covered Bridge, still in use today, and went on to patent the "Champion Wrought Iron Arch Bridge".

1872: The Champion Iron Bridge and Manufacturing Company was formed and opened a fabrication shop in Hamilton, Ohio.

1878: The partnership was incorporated.

1893: Champion Bridge moved to its present location on East Sugartree Street.

1900s to 1910s: Champion erection crews built bridges in all the southern states east of the Mississippi River, with offices in Birmingham, AL (later Atlanta) and Chattanooga, TN.

1920s: The company began to diversify beyond bridges.

1972: Bridge construction was only 10 to 12% of total volume; fabricated structural steel made up the bulk of the work.

2016: The current owning family took ownership. Today the company is owned and operated by that family's second generation.

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Our team

At Champion Steel Works, our strength is our people. Our team combines craftsmanship, experience, and a commitment to quality to deliver dependable steel fabrication for every project. We take pride in our work, support each other like family, and show up every day ready to build something that lasts.

Our shop team brings together foremen, experienced fabricators, pre-fab and post-fab labor, and PythonX operators, working together to get steel from raw material to job site ready.

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On record

Credentials as published

  • AISC Building Fabricator Certification.
  • MembershipsAISC, AWS (American Welding Society), CFA (Central Fabricators Association), OSA (Ohio Steel Association).
  • Sub-1.0 EMR safety rating.
  • Our operations follow a documented Quality Control System, and we provide detailed documentation on request.

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Location

We are centrally located between Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, with access to I-71, I-75 and I-70.

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Careers

Champion Steel Works is hiring welders and fitters. Download the application, fill it out and drop it off at our office. Questions? Call (937) 382-2521.

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