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EDITOR’S NOTE: Tis feature is the second in a series of recurring California Constructor spotlights on AGC of California-member small/underrepresented businesses (SUBs).


Nick and Daniella Colina represent the third generation of family leadership of Anco Iron & Construction.


Anco Iron & Construction


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ince its founding over half a century ago, Anco Iron & Construction has prided itself on being a community


builder – one that supports and works to improve the local community that has helped it prosper as a minority, small, dis- advantaged, and local business enterprise. Established in 1969 by brothers Wil- liam and Tony Colina, who moved to San Francisco from their native Vera- cruz, Mexico armed with construction


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skills and an entrepreneurial spirit, the company began as a simple handrail contractor operating out of a garage. As word spread about the quality of their work, Anco won more residential projects and then expanded into the commercial market. Over the years, the company evolved


into a highly capable steel fabrication and installation contractor that has worked on some of the most recognizable


projects in the City of San Francisco. Its largest project to date involved sup- plying the structural steel beams for the new Chase Center. Te Candlestick redevelopment project, Fire Station 35 (the City’s first floating fire station), the Ferry Building, Hetch Hetchy Dam, and currently, Mission Rock & Biosolids Di- gester projects are just a few of the other high-profile jobs Anco has been involved with as a recognized leader in the local minority-owned, small-business field. Te company takes its role as a com-


munity builder seriously, employing a large portion of its workforce locally from San Francisco. In 2019, Anco won official certification as a Legacy Busi- ness with the City and County of San Francisco, an honor that acknowledges that “longstanding, community serving establishments are valuable cultural assets” and critical to preserving the character of the City.


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