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Rochester Rigging & Erectors, Inc. (RR&E) is a certified “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” (DBE) and “Woman Business Enterprise” (WBE) steel contractor, fabricating and installing miscellaneous and structural steel systems since 1989. The company is fully bonded and insured, is committed to a safe workplace, and cares about the environment.


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Featured Projects

Our people work hard, and we love to show off their work.

2023
Strong Museum of Play
2023
RIT – Saunders College of Business
2022
Genesee County Jail
2021
Union Square Apartments
2021
Helen Wood Hall
2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific Clean Room

Structural steel, handrailings and stairs for a fast track steel clean room project to support the COVID19 effort.

2020
Highland Hospital Vertical Expansion
2019
RIT Cyber Security
2019
US Customs – Ithaca Thompkins Regional Airport
2018
Edith B. Ford Memorial Library

Furnish and install structural steel and miscellaneous metals.

2018
YMCA – Regional Campus for Healthy Living

Furnish and Install structural steel and miscellaneous metals for the YMCA Regional Campus for Healthy Living in Pittsford, New York. This will be the largest regional facility and second largest in the country.

2018
Point Place Casino

65,000 sf floor plan with approximately 400 ton of steel. 

2017
SUNY Brockport Residence Hall

78,000 sf, 4-story structural steel residence hall.



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What We Do

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Structural Steel
Rochester Rigging
& Erectors, Inc.

Rochester Rigging & Erectors has the ability to manage any size or type of project, whether new, addition, or renovation.


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Management Team

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Kelly Gilligan

President, Co-founder 1990

Michael Hansen

Senior Project Manager / Estimator, 1997 – Present

David Prest

Project Manager / Estimator, 2012 – Present


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Testimonials

We take pride in what we do, and we love hearing how we we’re able to serve you.

These guys have done a great job putting their safety plans together, and they are an awesome group to work with.

LeChase Construction Services, LLC

...Rochester Rigging continues to accomplish their work as it should be done. I typically find that a contractor’s field performance is in direct proportion to the status of their written program, but that is not the case with your personnel. I look forward to the day your written program catches up with the current performance of your field personnel.

Your responsiveness and attention to detail helped us to finish this project within budget and deliver the headquarters building on time to the Owner. It is because of this, that I can honestly say that I look forward to working with you and your firm on future projects. Keep up the good work!

LeChase Construction Services, LLC

We have found Rochester Rigging professional, easy to work with, accommodating of project changes and competitively priced. Their field operations runs to high safety standards and provides quality installations.

LeChase Construction Services, LLC

News

What we’ve been doing since 1989.

Jun 2, 2023
WBE Recertification “DENIED”

“My WBE certification has been DENIED as per a letter received April 10, 2023. The Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development of the New York State Department of Economic Development has denied my certification after 30 years! Apparently, I do not meet the eligibility criteria enumerated in Article 15A of the NYS Executive Law. They claim that my resume, “is devoid of the expertise and experience needed to perform the core revenue generating function of the firm”. They go on to say that “there is no indication that the owner (me)… performed any of the tasks that would be considered the critical function of the firm”. Continuing to state, that “the woman relied upon for certification, has failed to demonstrate and possess adequate, industry-specific competence to make critical business decisions without relying upon other persons”.

I have been President, and sole officer of Rochester Rigging & Erectors, Inc. since 1990. I’ve devoted my career to this company and have never taken more than a week off in all that time. I have managed this company’s growth over the 33 years to a 10M dollar firm with an A+ customer list and reputation. I have continued to employ the best employees in the business and the keenest advisors to help me make the best decisions possible. But this is “devoid of expertise and experience”! I’m appalled, I’m angry and mostly I’m insulted. As a woman, I feel I have just been discriminated against from a State agency that is mandated to propagate and prop up Woman Business Owners. Is this just not the irony of it all? All I know is that I have already appealed this ruling to rectify this situation. I know what I have accomplished and I’m proud of my company and my people. We did it together! I will not allow the Department of Economic Development to tear down my career and my self-worth.

I’m sorry to all my customers. I have this certification for you. It has assisted you to meet ever increasing minority goals with a company you can depend on. We sincerely appreciate your business, and we hope to continue to be your steel fabricator and erector of choice, regardless of what the State of New York thinks”.

Kelly Gilligan, President

Apr 4, 2023
Rochester Rigging – Woman-Owned Business

Rochester Rigging & Erectors, Inc. is proud to announce that they have been selected to be on the Rochester Business Journal (RBJ), Woman-Owned Business List. Out of 50 selected, Rochester Rigging was ranked at #26!

Mar 17, 2023
We welcome a new Shop Supervisor

Toward the end of March we welcome a new Shop Supervisor to our team. Brandon Pfeifer, had been selected from a talented and experienced pool of job candidates. We are pleased to announce that Brandon will be directly responsible for all fabrication shop operations, with an emphasis on ensuring, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), fabrication quality standards and procedures. Brandon’s extensive experience with welding procedures and management of production floor operations prove to be a great fit for our company.



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