In February 2015, Tim Richman established Southern Structural Steel of Florida and acquired the assets of Coastal Steel Construction, Inc. of St. Petersburg, Florida. The purchase included corporate offices and a 45,000 sq. ft. structural fabrication plant located in south St. Pete. Richman’s career in structural steel fabrication started three decades ago and spans three states.

His current operations include Richman Steel Fabrication, a miscellaneous steel fabricator formed in 1977, and Southern Structural Steel, an AISC certified structural fabricator begun in 1997. The president of the Virginia companies is Richman’s son, Matthew Richman.In 2008, Richman partnered with Buddy Dowd and Allen Johnson to form Bear Creek Fabrication, an AISC certified structural and specialty steel fabricator in central North Carolina.

With locations now in three states, the related companies offer expanded capabilities to general contractors and a diverse customer base.In the two years following the acquisition Southern Structural Steel of Florida has increased employment five fold, acquired six additional CNC machines, upgraded software and computer network, and updated the existing facilities.The dedicated staff is proud to have been the driving force of fabricating well over 4,500 tons of structural steel since Southern Structural Steel of Florida was formed.

• Our team of estimators has years of experience to provide you with timely, reliable bids. Having the best bid on the project allows you to win more jobs. Our attention to detail, and complete scope of work, prevent the problems you have had with other fabricators.
• Southern’s state-of-the-art Fab Shop is driven by technology. Computer generated shop drawings are downloaded into our CNC Beam, Plate, and Angle lines to produce low cost, lightning-fast, accurately-fabricated, steel for your project on time – every time.
• Our team of project managers using the latest software and technology, help you avoid most of the problems encountered in construction today. Our use of Remote Link software allows you to track your project through the shop in real time. You see what we see. Any web-enabled device can view drawings, production reports, shipping reports and much more, from anywhere you can access the web. In these days of tight schedules and tight budgets, you need all the real-time info you can get.