Our Story

Sterling Industrial, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana was founded and incorporated in 1982. Our company began and grew from a need for swift, reliable service for utilities in southern Indiana. Meeting the needs of utilities through small emergencies, we found an increasing need to add pipefitters and millwrights to our operation, and from there our company continued to grow. Over 25 years later, Sterling serves a variety of clients across various markets.

As a multi-craft union contractor, we provide civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical services for new construction and maintenance/retrofit projects. Our core markets include power generation, metals, pulp/paper, plastics, and chemical markets. We pride ourselves on being a full-service contractor attentive and responsive to the needs of our customers; providing a full range of services and solutions for construction and maintenance projects.

Power Generation and Heavy Industry Markets

• Safety is a top business priority and commitment driven by top management thru the Company, with a full-time Safety Department.
• SBM Project Management and Project Controls combine with a professional approach to complete our projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Union Building Trades Crafts employed include boilermakers, pipefitters, ironworkers, laborers, millwrights, operating engineers, electricians, carpenters, teamsters, cement masons, bricklayers, and sprinkler fitters.
• Full Service Boiler Repair and Maintenance for the Industrial and Power Generation sectors.  Complete boiler and associated equipment installation and repair.  Refractory repair/replacement.
• Installation and repair of Pollution Control Equipment such as scrubbers, precipitators, fabric filters, and ancillary equipment.
• Foundations, steel erection, equipment setting and precision alignment, piping, electrical and instrumentation.  Rigging/setting and assembly of plant equipment.
• Largest employer of boilermakers, pipefitter, ironworker, electricians and millwright crafts in the nation.
• Maintains ASME and NBIC Accreditation for PP, S, U, U2, and R stamps.
• Numerous Maintenance Agreement/Alliance Contracts in force in our region.
• Specialize in 24/7 service to meet the Customer’s needs.
• 150,000 square feet of shop fabricating and machining facilities and specialized equipment.Specialized focus on fabrication, installation, and welding of special/exotic alloy metals for the Chemical and Power Generation Industries such as duplex stainless steel, and high chromium/high nickel alloys.
• Fulltime Quality Control Group for both field and shop work, including personnel certified by AWS and ASNT for various types of NDE.

Commercial and Institutional Markets:

In addition to the Power Generation and Heavy Industrial markets, Sterling Industrial provides new construction and maintenance services for the Commercial and Institutional market sectors, along with some residential electric service work. We have performed new construction work for pre-engineered buildings, concrete foundations, structural and ornamental installation, plumbing, electrical and architectural finish work on commercial/institutional applications such as offices, banks, stores/malls, schools, churches, and warehouses. Additionally we provide maintenance and repair services for the same type of facilities. Skilled craftsman are employed in providing these services include carpenters (form and finish), laborers, cement finishers, ironworkers, plumbers, electricians and bricklayers.