Selvaggio Steel, Inc.

About Selvaggio Steel, Inc.

Selvaggio Steel, Inc. operates from Springfield, Illinois, where it was founded in 1957 by Joe Selvaggio after he returned from World War II. Joe, supported by his wife Helen and his brother Jasper, started the business as Selvaggio Ornamental & Structural Steel Inc., building a reputation for custom ornamental ironwork. The company remains family-owned, now led by the second generation—sons Mark and Tony, who began as teenagers on the shop floor, and daughter Michelle, who joined as comptroller. The shop provides structural steel fabrication and ornamental ironwork, handling drilling, punching, welding, shearing, torch burning, brake pressing, and plate rolling. Its 30-person crew runs a highly automated facility equipped with a CNC beam drill line with robotic coping, CNC angle fabricator, CNC plate punch with plasma cutting, CNC profile and plate rolls, and a 400-ton brake press. Detailing is done in-house using the SDS/2 3D CAD system, and the shop also offers sandblasting, special coatings, field installation, and crane rental with a 110-foot boom. Customers include healthcare projects such as the Koke Mill Medical Center and Memorial Medical Center’s emergency department and pedestrian walkway, along with commercial and residential builders needing structural steel, stairs, rails, columns, trellises, and custom metalwork. The company’s warehouse supplies raw steel—plate, pipe, tubing, stainless, decking, and structural shapes—in quantities from a single piece to full truckloads. Selvaggio Steel distinguishes itself through early technology adoption: it was the first Illinois fabricator to use 3D CAD for steel and secured AISC certification in 2007, regarded as the industry’s gold standard. Millions invested in automation have consolidated multiple operations into single-button processes, reducing labor and lead times. The family’s guiding principle—treating others as they wish to be treated—underpins long-standing client and supplier relationships.

Equipment

• CNC beam drill line with saw & robotic coping
• CNC angle fabricating machine
• CNC plate punch with plasma cutting machine
• CNC profile roll
• CNC plate roll
• 400-ton brake press
• SDS/2 computer detailing system
• 110-foot boom crane

Company details

Location

Springfield, Illinois

Company type

Manufacturer

Employees

30

Founded

1957

Ownership

Family-owned

Listed under

• Structural Steel in Illinois
• Metal Fabrication & Machining in Illinois

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