Scottsdale Construction Systems
Globally trusted rollforming equipment, LGS framing machines, software, and services
The Story of Roll Forming Equipment Excellence
Scottsdale Construction Systems is headquartered in Denver, CO and Brisbane, Australia, with manufacturing facilities in Broomfield, CO and Napier, NZ. We also have a number of support office locations around the world.
Since 1957, we have been the world’s leading provider of reliable and cutting edge roll-forming equipment, LGS steel framing machines, and related technologies. Our Scottsdale and Knudson by Scottsdale brands collectively comprise over 40 different cold-formed steel rollformers and steel framing equipment platforms catering to light gauge steel framing companies, contractors, developers, modular and tiny-home producers, stud and track manufacturers, and suppliers from all over the globe. Consisting of framing & rollforming machinery, software, financial services, 24/7 support, and material supply, Scottsdale products are used in single- and multi-family residential, commercial, industrial, educational, and other construction markets.
Scottsdale internally develops provides cutting-edge comprehensive engineering, design, and CNC software solutions which seamlessly integrate with its also in-house developed machinery, revolutionizing LGS framing industry, greatly minimizing waste, extending reach of LGS framing, expediting construction processes, and enhancing business efficiency and profitability of framing companies and suppliers worldwide.
With over 16,000 rollformer and framing equipment systems supplied to over 4,600 customers in over 100 countries, and with 105 patents, Scottsdale continues to be world-leading innovator for the manufacturers of metal studs and tracks, trusses, framing, standing seam panels, and much more.
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Mission Statement
Scottsdale is dedicated to innovating, manufacturing, delivering and supporting the most advanced light gauge steel wall frame & roof truss technology worldwide. We seamlessly integrate our software technology with our steel rollforming machines to provide durable solutions ranging through single to multi machine, high volume applications.
True to its roots, Scottsdale maintains an innovation-centric culture at its New Zealand base, designed to promote and develop the creativity of each employee and to satisfy the fast changing needs of our customers in over 80 countries.
Setting the standard for cold-formed roll forming excellence since 1957
Scottsdale was founded in Napier, New Zealand in 1995 as Scottsdale Building Systems, Ltd. to develop & market light gauge steel wall & roof panel technology primarily for residential construction. The name has since changed to Scottsdale Construction Systems, Ltd.
Knudson Manufacturing was founded in Denver, CO in 1957 catering to a variety of metal forming industries and products, including metal stud and track framing, metal buildings, gutters, and formed metal panels. Knudson Mfg., Inc was founded by Gary Knudson and his father Aurther. Gary is widely credited with inventing what we now know as a gutter machine, which marked the advent of on-site roll-forming for seamless rain gutter and seamless metal roof panels. The next six decades would see countless innovations in both on-site and in-plant roll-forming machines, as well as several highly successful metal building systems and leaf-free gutter systems. Knudson’s advances in the light-gauge steel framing space eventually established it as the world’s leading brand in constructional metal cold-forming.
Scottsdale launched its products in earnest in 1997 comprising roll forming machines and design & manufacturing software.
Scottsdale formed strategic relationships with two major US corporations. In 2003 NuconSteel (Part of Nucor) bought the rights to Scottsdale’s panelised technology for the North American market and Mexico.
In 2005, Scottsdale Construction Systems and Truswall (part of Illinois Tool Works) and NuconSteel entered into a joint venture and developed our truss fabrication system. Scottsdale sells the truss technology in all world markets.
In 2016, Scottsdale Construction Systems took back the rights to the North America and Mexico from Nucor and Illinois Tool Works and now sells and supports these markets alongside the rest of the world markets that it previously operated in.
Scottsdale Construction Systems acquired Knudson Manufacturing in 2023, and the merged company, currently headquartered in Brisbane, Australia and Denver, CO, continues to operate under the joint name Scottsdale Construction Systems.
Louisville, KY based investment and financial services firm, Venture First, and digital transformation group, TYP64, have in 2023 acquired the majority stake in Scottsdale Construction Systems. The combined private equity portfolio of Venture First and TYP64 provides digital transformation services to Scottsdale’s high-performance steel framing roll-forming system to support the scale of worldwide production.
Since 1957, Scottsdale Construction Systems has shipped over 16,000 machines to over 4,600 customers in over a 100 countries.
Setting the Industry Standard for Excellence in Steel
