Company Profile
Trinity Steel Fabricators
Company Overview
Founded in 1976 by the Karnes family in Trinity, Texas, Trinity Steel Fabricators has grown to become an international player in the construction industry by fostering a culture of quality and customer service.
Focusing solely on the industrial structural steel segment has allowed our staff to achieve expert status. With industry tenure comes a high degree of competence and an ability to optimize construction plans before steel even reaches the jobsite. Our certifications by the American Institute of Steel Contractors, the Canadian Welding Board and the City of Los Angeles are the result of rigorous adherence to quality standards and an intense pride in workmanship.
Our steel can be found on several continents and in several industry segments. We participate in steel fabrication for petrochemical, mining, petroleum refining, power and other industrial environments, whether the requirements are major CAPEX infrastructure additions or small repairs and upgrades. We have shipped steel to West Africa and the Middle East. We have executed projects of significant size for Fluor, Foster Wheeler, Worley Parsons, Samsung, Jacobs, Mustang, Turner and RDS, just to name a few.
We operate two fabrications facilities near Houston, Texas. With significant CNC tooling in place since 2008, these facilities are capable of producing as much as 3,400 Tons per month of structural steel, making us the largest independent fabricator in the market we serve
Company History
Trinity was started by Roy Karnes Sr., a retired steel executive of International Steel, in 1976. He launched his second career near his favorite weekend escape near Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas just north of Houston. Later, Roy’s two sons, Roy Jr. and Randy, joined the business making the company a family endeavor.
Before coming to Trinity Steel, Roy Jr. spent 25 years at IBM and brought his experience of computer systems knowledge from Fortune 500 companies to Trinity Steel. Under Roy Jr.’s guidance, the Trinity Steel team modernized information infrastructure systems to the production control, shipping, estimating, project tracking, document control and customer support functions.
With these changes, Trinity Steel was set on a path with quality measures fully supported by business systems and full CNC tool integration managed by a materials and production optimization system. Today, tightly integrated information systems and business processes set us apart from our competition and make us the preferred supplier in our industry.
Although the Karnes family departed from the business in 2010, Trinity Steel continues to hold the values and quality systems that made it great through the continuing efforts of its highly skilled and experienced leadership team. With such internal projects as renewal of safety protocols in 2011 and shop floor optimization construction in 2012, Trinity will continue to grow and exceed customer expectations.