Field-proven crews deployed across all 50 states. Built for hyperscale data centers, industrial facilities, and the most demanding erection schedules in the country.
Not a single injury. Ever. That's what happens when safety is the first filter on every hire, the first conversation on every job site, and the non-negotiable standard across every PEMB erector we field.
Market Position
There is no one else like us.
We are the only company in the United States that hyperfocuses exclusively on pre-engineered metal building erection manpower at national scale. Generalist staffing agencies spread across 100 trades. We go all-in on one.
PEMB erecting companies that work with us don't get a generalist labor pool. They get the most experienced, credentialed, PEMB-specific erection workforce available anywhere in the country. From four-man supplemental crews to 300-person deployments on hyperscale data center builds, Alpha Labor is the only call you need to make.
What Drives Us
Safety. Quality. Production.
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Safety First. Always.
1,000,000+ hours and zero injuries. That's not luck — it's a hiring filter, a daily jobsite standard, and a non-negotiable culture. Our 0.71 EMR protects your insurance rate, keeps OSHA off your site, and keeps your schedule alive.
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Quality You Can Measure.
Every PEMB erector is tiered and assessed before deployment — Level 1 through Senior Foreman. We don't send warm bodies. We send people who know the difference between a girt and a purlin, can read an erection drawing, and execute without supervision.
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Production That Shows.
We don't just send people — we make sure your project is healthy. Field operations managers with 10+ years in PEMB oversee every deployment. When you tell us your problem, we already know the answer. We've lived it.
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How We Build
From anchor bolts to close-out.
01Primary & Secondary Steel
The skeleton goes up.
Rigid frames bolt to anchor bolts bay-by-bay. Purlins, girts, eave struts, and cable bracing lock the structure into square before the next bay goes up.
A staffing company that acts like a subcontractor.
On paper, yes — we're a staffing company. In practice, that's where the resemblance ends. Traditional staffing throws bodies at the wall until something sticks.They send you ten people and you're lucky to keep four. The other six wash out in a week, and your schedule slips while you re-interview.
We send you ten. You keep ten.Every crew we put on a job is intact, vetted, and led by a foreman who's run this exact scope before. No training on your dime. No babysitting. No turnover. You get the throughput of a subcontractor without locking yourself into a sub's contract — the speed, the accountability, and the muscle to hit a date the original schedule said was impossible.
If your GC needs bodies, call anyone.
If your GC needs to put the building up, call Alpha Labor.
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Data Centers
Multi-building data center campuses from slab to skin. Tilt, PEMB, hybrid — whatever the shell system, we've erected it on an active data center site. Tier-III, Tier-IV, edge, colo. We've been on all of them.
SHELL ▸ PEMB + TILTSCALE ▸ 25K–10M sq ft
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Speed to MEP.
Data center GCs live and die by the handoff date to the electrical and mechanical trades. We stage, sequence, and erect to hit that date — not the one on the original schedule.
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Site-aware crews.
Badged, backgrounded, briefed. Our foremen know what a confidential site looks like, what doesn't get photographed, and how to keep a 200-person deck clean.
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Multi-phase ready.
Data center builds almost never end at Phase 1. We staff for the next phase while still finishing this one — same crew, same leadership, no re-onboarding cost.
17M+sq ft erected
~60%on data center projects
The 60′ × 100′ building you just scrolled through is 0.035% of one of our average data center scopes. We lead with it because you can see it in one screen. Everything we actually do, you'd have to fly over.
Core Services
PEMB. Start to finish.
Every scope below, executed hundreds of times. No generalists. No learning curve on your schedule.
01Primary Scope
PEMB Erection
Primary and secondary structural steel, anchor bolts to ridge cap. Butler, Nucor, BlueScope, Varco Pruden, Chief, Robertson-Ceco.
IMP installation on a hyperscale data center is not the same as hanging panels on a warehouse. Tighter tolerances. More complex sequencing. Vacuum lifters, crane coordination, and joint sealing to commissioning spec.
Our IMP crews have worked production schedules on hyperscale builds across the country. We know OCIP enrollment, site-specific safety inductions, and how to onboard fast into a GC-controlled site.
PEMB erectors experienced with OCIP and CCIP enrollment on owner-controlled and contractor-controlled job sites.
Field Management
We go onsite. We make sure you win.
Our management team doesn't sit in an office and hope for the best. We go onsite. We show up to confirm you're getting the best fit for what we have to offer — because we only win when you win.
Our field operations managers have 10+ years in PEMB. They know every manufacturer system, every erection sequence, and every challenge before it comes up. They don't just send crews. They manage the health of your project.
Management physically visits job sites to evaluate crew fit and assess project health in real time.
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10+ Year Managers
Every operations manager has a decade-plus in PEMB. They speak your language.
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We Win Together
We don't just fill headcount. We ensure your project succeeds — reputation tied to outcome.
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Flexible Deployment
Alongside your crew. Fully independent. Targeted scope. We scale to what you need.
The Team
Field-proven leadership.
Matthew Johnston
President & Founder
Founded Alpha Labor after years as a PEMB erector in the field. Built the company on a simple insight: erecting companies need qualified, reliable crew — not generalist labor.
Mimi Osborn
Office Manager
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist turned operations leader. PMP certified. Spearheads all office operations and ensures Alpha Labor exceeds its operational goals.
Brandon Thompson
VP of Operations
Started as a laborer in the metal building industry 10+ years ago and worked up to Senior PM. Oversees all PEMB and structural steel deployments.
Demarcus Lewis
Field Operations Manager
Began in construction straight out of high school. Work ethic, detail orientation, and field expertise make him the kind of manager every crew wants.
Employee & Management Portal
Built for the crew & the team.
Our internal portal keeps Alpha Labor crews connected to management from anywhere in the country — timesheets, leaderboards, time-off requests, and direct communication.