
Headquartered in Plymouth, MI, along with a corporate office in Birmingham, AL, NSC brings decades of specialized experience in complex commercial steel and industrial construction projects, delivering turnkey solutions with unmatched safety, quality, and predictability.
Trusted by leading clients across power, metals, processing, manufacturing, aviation and entertainment markets, NSC consistently delivers on time and on budget—no matter the scale or complexity. Our team leverages proprietary planning systems that streamlines execution, minimizes risk, and gives clients greater confidence at every stage.
Certified by AISC and ASME, decorated with countless safety awards, and consistently ranked among Engineering News-Record's (ENR) top 400 specialty contractors, NSC is the trusted partner clients rely on when failure isn't an option.
NSC employs an initiative designed to help foster a culture of safety throughout the company, from employee performance and conduct on project sites to recreational activities and performing basic tasks at home.
NSC’s quality-driven services begin with a commitment to attract and develop a qualified, skilled workforce of professional craft workers and continues with an intense focus on adherence to the industry’s highest quality standards.
Through a proprietary project execution program, NSC has been able to perform and deliver at the highest level of customer service and satisfaction, never missing a deadline, schedule, or budget commitment.
At NSC, safety is a core company value and a commitment to our customers and employees that is practiced on all projects. At the heart of our safety program is SAWHORSE, our official safety awareness initiative designed to help foster a culture of safety throughout the company, from employee performance and conduct on project sites to recreational activities and performing basic tasks at home.
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SAWHORSE ensures all NSC employees are knowledgeable and practice a safe way of life. There is a reason our OSHA Recordable Incident Rate is approximately FIVE times lower than the average contractor in the steel erection business. To maintain the safest jobsites for our employees, we review client safety rules and procedures and evaluate them against our corporate standards to ensure all site-specific work conditions and hazards are addressed in our safety plans.
All site-specific rules, procedures and hazards are communicated to all employees during site orientation, daily toolbox safety meetings, and weekly foreperson and project-wide mass safety meetings.
Through NSC’s SAWHORSE program, employees are educated on how to embrace safety best practices wherever they may be: on a project site, at home, in the office, or perhaps in recreational activities, to ensure safety remains number one and top-of-mind for all employees, all the time.
Another important component demonstrating our commitment to excellence in safety is our Experience Modification Rate (EMR). A laser-like focus on continuous safety improvement has helped us maintain an extremely competitive EMR.
A low EMR allows us to have a lower cost for Workers Compensation insurance and thus a more competitive price to our clients. In the event of an Owners Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP), our EMR demonstrates that we will likely have a lower overall cost to the Owner with our presence on the site.
2025
CURT Award - Construction Safety Excellence Outstanding Achievement
2024
Honorable Mention CURT Award - Construction Safety Excellence Outstanding Achievement Award
2021
CURT Award - Construction Safety Excellence Outstanding Achievement Award
2021
TAUC Thomas J. Reynolds Award Zero DART Rate Award
2021
ACG Safety Excellence Finalist under 350,000
2021
AISC Safety Award of Honor
2021
MCAA Award for Safety Excellence
2020
TAUC Thomas J. Reynolds Award
2018
TAUC Thomas J. Reynolds Award
2017
TAUC Thomas J Reynolds Award
2017
Southern Company Triangle Safety Award
2016
CURT Award - November 2017
2016
AISC Safety Award of Honor - Field Erection Category
2016
TAUC Thomas J. Reynolds Award
2016
Southern Company Triangle Safety Award
2015
IMPACT Project of the Year
2015
AISC Safety Award of Honor – Shop and Office Category
2015
AISC Safety Award of Honor – Field Erection Category
2014
Southern Company Triangle Safety Award
2011
Southern Company Certificate of Achievement of Construction Safety Excellence
2011
AISC Safety Award of Honor - Field Erection Category
2007
AISC Safety Award of Honor - Field Erection Category
NSC’s quality-driven services begin with a commitment to attract and develop a qualified, skilled workforce of professional craft workers and continues with an intense focus on adherence to the industry’s highest quality standards.
NSC has a proven workforce development program to attract highly-skilled professional craft workers including ironworkers, millwrights, boilermakers, pipefitters and equipment operators.
NSC leverages DOL-approved apprenticeship training programs to develop the next generation of workers.
NSC self-performs steel erection, equipment rigging, ductwork, process pipe, welding, and general mechanical maintenance to ensure the quality meets our standards.
We have extensive experience in welding high alloy systems, and stand ready to meet our customer’s quality demands by employing certified welders, industry leading QA/QC Management and Field Inspectors, as well as third-party testing (NDE) and post-weld heat treating (PWHT) providers.
NSC is proud to be recognized as one of the nation's first AISC Certified Steel Erectors.





NSC delivers predictable, consistent results through a disciplined project execution and project controls framework modeled on industry best practices. We've refined our internal systems to bring structure, clarity, and accountability to every phase of a project.
Our methodology begins with a fully developed work plan built from a detailed Work Breakdown Structure and resource-loaded schedule. We establish clear scope definition, production rates, risk identification, and schedule logic prior to mobilization, ensuring that field execution starts with aligned expectations and measurable performance baselines.
From that foundation, we create two-week look-ahead schedules and crew-level work packages that break the plan down to the tasks, manpower, equipment, and sequencing required for successful daily execution. This level of planning provides real-time visibility into progress, productivity, and variances, allowing us to adjust proactively rather than reactively.
Our project controls process integrates scheduling, cost management, change management, and risk monitoring into a unified reporting structure. Daily production tracking, earned value measurement, and transparent communication with stakeholders ensure that schedule, cost, and quality remain aligned with original objectives.
This framework is what allows NSC to consistently meet schedule commitments, maintain budget predictability, and deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction across complex greenfield builds and challenging retrofit projects.
NSC’s integrated approach incorporates safety, quality assurance, construction engineering, stability engineering, and value engineering directly into our estimating, planning, and execution processes, ensuring safe, efficient, and fully coordinated steel erection on every project.
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