Best Building Materials Companies in Ohio, United States
The 147 best Building Materials companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Champion.
Our analysis of 50 Building Materials companies
$17.1b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Building Materials companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champion Manufacturer of windows and doors 50Innovation top 21%Patents top 27%Tech top 38%Funding top 40% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 21% Patentstop 27% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 40% Moattop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 30% Growthbottom 24% Innovation: 86 patents (top 21% of patent-holders) Patents: 86 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2017 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $52M | 196 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1953 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+30 | 86 patents Petrochemical additives and thermal simulation tools for enhanced oil recovery and refining | — |
| 2 | AXION Manufacturer of infrastructure products | $8M | 181 mo ago | Deadpooled | Claude Brown CEO & President | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 3 | R.W. Sidley Manufacturer of aggregates, industrial minerals, concrete, and other building supplies | — | 76 mo ago | Acquired | Bob Buescher CEO | 1933 | WixSentryBootstrap+10 | — | — |
| 4 | Owens Corning Manufacturer of roofing, insulation, and composite materials | — | 97 mo ago | Public | — | 1938 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Ruby+37 | 3,048 patents Advanced fiberglass insulation and roofing materials with vapor‑stop and thermal performance. | — |
| 5 | Dayton Superior Concrete construction solutions provider: accessories, chemicals, forming, and engineering | — | 199 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1924 | Cart FunctionalityProgress SitefinityMicrosoft ASP.NET+13 | 92 patents Concrete reinforcement positioning and clipping tools for structural construction. | — |
| 6 | akron hardware A small contract hardware distributorship in downtown Akron, Ohio. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1960 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Alluring Glass Manufacturer of custom glass materials | — | — | Unfunded | Jerry Beerman Founder & CEO | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | — |
| 8 | alsco metals corp. ALSCO Metals Corp. is a supplier of residential aluminum siding, soffit, trim and gutter systems. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1947 | Craft CMSPHPYii+13 | — | — |
Top 5 Building Materials companies in Ohio
#1
Acquired · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 1953 · 134 employees$51.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of windows and doors
#2
Deadpooled · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2006$7.6Mraised▾
Axion is a manufacturer of infrastructure products. Its product range includes railroad ties, construction mats, composite supports, composite boards, boardwalks, and more. It caters to the oil & gas, pipeline construction, mining, railroad/mass transit, among other sectors.
- May 2011Series A$7.6M
#3
Acquired · Painesville, Ohio · founded 1933 · 600 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of aggregates, industrial minerals, concrete, and other building supplies
#4
Public · Toledo, Ohio · founded 1938 · 2000 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of roofing, insulation, and composite materials. It develops, manufactures, and markets residential & commercial insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites. Their clientele includes commercial and residential customers. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $9.76B and a net profit of $1.24B.
#5
Acquired · Miamisburg, Ohio · founded 1924 · 1093 employees—raised▾
Concrete construction solutions provider: accessories, chemicals, forming, and engineering. The company is a leading single-source provider for the non-residential construction industry. They deliver proven products and build strong relationships. Their offerings include concrete accessories, concrete chemicals, and concrete forming products. They provide engineering services with expertise in concrete construction, including foundation types, commercial buildings, pre-cast and tilt-up projects. They also offer training classes and videos to stay current with products, technology, safety, and trends. Their product lines include concrete wall formwork, bridge deck, precast concrete, rebar supports, tilt-up concrete, and rebar splicing. They offer solutions for garage construction, warehouse construction, stadium construction, high-rise building construction, industrial concrete, concrete repair, restoration, highway, bridge, airport construction, and power plant construction. They provide online tools, mobile apps, and design software. The website offers store login, account access, cart functionality, and product requests.
Funding & investor landscape
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Building Materials coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Ohio researches in advanced materials
Ohio State University and Ohio Aerospace Institute optimistically research shape memory alloys, aeroelasticity, and structural optimization, with older foundational work dominating and minimal concern.
- The Ohio State University24
- Ohio Aerospace Institute1
Common questions
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