Our History
Alexander & Bebout, Inc. is Northwest Ohio’s premiere design-build general contractor! We’re family owned and operated. Together, Sylvia Alexander (Director and Co-Founder), Sara Zura (President and granddaughter of one of our founders), as well as Vice President, Brad Ream (who joined the ownership team in 2022), ensure we’re known for our quality, integrity, reliability and honesty. Pillars that were important to founders Tom Alexander & Gene Bebout.
Located in Van Wert in Northwest Ohio, Alexander & Bebout was established in March of 1965 with a focused specialty in farm silos and structures. We quickly expanded into building fertilizer plants and larger general construction projects. Today, we employ over sixty full-time employees who are skilled within the commercial and industrial fields.
We’ve been a design-build construction company for nearly all of our years in business. In 1970, Alexander & Bebout became a Butler Builder® – which makes our team your local, trusted (award-winning) Butler Career Builder for Butler Manufacturing and the pre-engineered building solutions that they offer. The strength of our relationship and our experience and expertise of their pre-engineered buildings has allowed us to service the needs of our clients wherever they arise. Although Alexander & Bebout, Inc. services primarily Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana regions; it has also provided buildings and projects in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Carolina, and New York.
We are proud of our many awards, but what we are most proud of is our staff. The Alexander & Bebout team recognizes and is committed to quality, integrity, reliability, and honesty. With an outstanding management team and outstanding seasoned skilled craftsmen, Alexander & Bebout, Inc. has grown continually for more than 50 years. Over 71% of our employees have been with the company for over ten years. We think that says a lot – about the experience you’ll receive while working with us and about the way we treat our team. Both are like family
Our Awards
Designated Butler Career Builder Since 1975
Career Builder, a designation bestowed on Butler Builders that have demonstrated total competence in the areas of Marketing, Construction Capability, Professional Design Services, Sound Business Management, Adequate Financial Resources, High Local Reputation and Career Dedication. As a Career Builder, A&B shares an added responsibility with Butler Manufacturing, working together to ensure that A&B customers receive only the very best construction products and services.
Indiana Concrete Council
1988 Outstanding Concrete Construction ~ Budd Corporation Project, Kendallville, IN.
High Performance Butler Builder
1985 – 1989, 1993 – 1995, 1997, 1999 – 2001, and 2003 – 2009, 2011-2014, 2016, 2022
This award is given to Butler Builders who have surpassed annual territory goals, and demonstrate excellence in marketing and selling Butler buildings.
Outstanding Builder of the Year by Butler Manufacturing™ for the Midwest (2011)
The designation is awarded to one Butler Builder® per region that excels in the sale of Butler® building and roof systems as well as demonstrates superior marketing skills.
Featured in Building Profit (Spring 2014)
Lester Building Award of Excellence
Butler Half Million Dollar Club
This award, presented during Butler Manufacturing’s™ annual sales meeting, is presented to Butler Builders who sold at least half million in Butler pre-engineered steel products within one year.
Butler One Million Dollar Club
1987, 2000, 2003, 2004,2011, 2016, 2022
This award, presented during Butler Manufacturing’s™ annual sales meeting, is presented to Butler Builders who sold at least $1 million in Butler pre-engineered steel products within one year.
Butler Twenty Million Dollar Club
This award, presented during Butler Manufacturing’s™ annual sales meeting, is presented to Butler Builders who sold at least $20 million in Butler pre-engineered steel products.
“Whatever your needs….. Whatever your budget…. Call on us …. We Can Help!”
– Tom Alexander