The Roots Of Woods Metal Works Date To 1963, When The Namesake Woods Family Moved To A Growing Fort Myers Area To Carry On A Sheet Metal Business Started In Tennessee Years Earlier. Through The 1960’S And 1970’S The Business Grew And Prospered, Becoming The Premier Sheet Metal Shop In The Fort Myers Area.

In the early 1970’s, Woods Metal Works began to diversify into heavier metal work to serve the flourishing sugar mills around the south end of Lake Okeechobee. The company’s expanded capabilities also led to jobs for the road building, power, and farming industries. The company thrived until Tom Woods retirement in 1979.

In 1986, the company was purchased by Ron and Deb Focht. The company’s efforts were refocused to furnish work for the sugar mill and road building industries. DOT concrete forms became a mainstay for the company through the early 1990’s.We have continued to update and expand its facilities, equipment and capabilities allowing Woods Steel Division to become one of Southwest Florida’s foremost job shops.     Recognizing a need for a local metal distributor, Woods Steel Division was founded in 1996. Woods Steel Division has grown to serve a wide range of industries.