Upon obtaining his Mechanical Engineering Degree and working for many years in the construction industry in Puerto Rico, Jose Aguayo founded STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS, INC. (SSW) in 1968.  Like many U.S. fabricators, Structural Steel Works, Inc. started in the steel trade as a job shop primarily fabricating miscellaneous steel and erecting small structures.

 

In subsequent years the company’s growth paralleled the increasing demand for steel as a building material in the Island where the market was previously dominated by reinforced concrete. By the early 1980’s Structural Steel Works Inc., had established itself as one of the most reputable steel contractors in Puerto Rico.  It’s massive and "State of the Art", 120,000-square foot manufacturing facility sets the standard for quality of steel fabrication, installation, and sales in Puerto Rico.  

With the arrival of Jose’s two younger offspring's to the management lines of the company, SSW was ready to use its good will and solid infrastructure, and engaged in a period of rapid reorganization and development.  After Juan Carlos Aguayo, a Civil Engineering graduate from Princeton University and Maricarmen Aguayo, a 1989 Finance Major from the University of Notre Dame, joined the company; a new era of progress and change began for Structural Steel Works Inc.

Today, more than 200 employees are involved in the fabrication, installation and sales of more than $18 million worth of Structural Steel Works, Inc.’s product and services annually, and the company is one of CARIBBEAN BUSINESS Top 300 locally owned companies.