Rooted in Steel Construction Excellence Since 1977
Founded nearly five decades ago as a specialized industrial steel building repair firm, our organization has evolved through a deep commitment to structural innovation and engineering mastery. To better serve our expanding clientele, the parent organization—Inman Company—strategically launched Inco Steel Buildings, Inc. in 2015 as our dedicated turn-key building construction division.
A Half-Century of Leadership & Proprietary Innovation
Today, Inco Steel Buildings is guided by second-generation master builder John Inman. We seamlessly merge traditional construction integrity with forward-thinking engineering. Our team delivers a seamless design-build experience backed by proprietary assets and premier global partnerships:
- Authorized & Certified PEMB Dealer for Star Building Systems.
- Exclusive Patented Inventor of the SolidStud™ Building System.
- Developer & Engineering Pioneer of the Inco Building System.
Master-Level Design & Project Development Expertise
Central to Inco’s success is John Inman’s extensive background as an expert building designer and project development strategist. Having personally partnered with hundreds of individual clients, John guides each build safely through the entire master pipeline:
- Conceptual Blueprints: Collaborating directly to visualize and refine your initial structural goals.
- Permit-Attainable Drawings: Transforming ideas into precise, fully code-compliant engineering plans ready for immediate approval.
- Full-Sector Mastery: Providing specialized design execution across Agriculture, Farm, Commercial, Light Industrial, and Custom Residential developments.
Elite Engineering Integration & Quality Control
To ensure absolute structural safety and compliance, Inco retains the industry’s top-tier, licensed engineering firms. We strictly hand off every single project to our dedicated network of specialized engineers who validate and seal every plan:
- Structural Engineering: Verifying column loads, span tolerances, and steel framework physics.
- Foundation Engineering: Designing high-performance concrete slabs engineered for heavy industrial and agricultural usage.
- Geotechnical Engineering: Conducting rigorous soil and site analysis to ensure your building sits on a flawless, unyielding foundation.
- MEP Engineering: Retaining specialized Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing engineers to develop, design, and specify every utility system in strict accordance with North Carolina Building Codes.
The Inco Onsite Accountability Standard (Start to Finish)
We believe a premium building requires absolute management presence. Every customer experiences a completely seamless construction process built on a direct, single-point-of-contact system designed to eliminate errors:
- One Dedicated Project Manager: Your project is assigned a single, seasoned, certified manager who controls the build from start to finish.
- One Contact, One Number: Zero runaround. You have one direct phone number for the single point of contact handling your entire job. To ensure ultimate support, every customer is also provided with John Inman's personal cell phone number to reach him directly during business hours for any question a project manager cannot answer.
- Full-Time Onsite Supervision: Your project manager is stationed physically onsite full-time—personally opening the gate in the morning and closing down the project site every evening.
- Executive Oversight: Our project managers answer directly to corporate management and John Inman himself, who conducts active site visits throughout the week to maintain flawless build execution.
The Owner's Philosophy: No Shortcuts. Built to Last.
John Inman believes strongly that true craftsmanship requires patience and precision. We take the necessary time on every single job, regardless of scope, budget, or size, to execute the build perfectly the first time without cutting corners.
Our mandatory concrete curing phase proves Inco’s unyielding commitment to excellence. Whether we are pouring foundational footings, executing an engineered monolithic slab system, or finishing expansive concrete paving, we strictly protect and allow our concrete to cure to its maximum design strength. We refuse to rush milestones because we don't just build for today—we build to endure for generations.
This uncompromising standard of excellence is built directly into our advanced proprietary engineering, including our signature SolidStud™ 8x8 Post-Frame Buildings line and our high-performance SolidStud™ 2x6 Structural Studs Buildings. By controlling the technology, we guarantee structural integrity from the foundation to the framing layout.