PHOENIX, ARIZ. (June 25, 2025) – Internal growth and national recognition have dominated the news recently at the Magnum Companies, a Phoenix-based leader in custom metal manufacturing and architectural metalwork.
Magnum Companies was honored by the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) at the 2025 Top Job Awards, honoring projects completed in 2024 via a live webinar from Atlanta, Georgia, on May 27. Magnum Companies won a Bronze Award in Unusual Ornamental for “Octavia’s Garden” with Mary Lucking.
Greg Brockman
“In collaboration with Mary Lucking Studio, we brought hand-wrought iron to life, as tendrils ‘reclaimed’ the Shoreline Station in Shoreline, Washington,” said Magnum Companies Owner Greg Brockman, who, after being a member for 28 years, was named President of NOMMA for 2025.
“Winning this award was made sweeter by the company being ranked No. 5 among the Top 10 Public Art Fabricators around the world by CODAworx in CODAreview: The Power of Public Art,” Brockman said.
In other recent company accomplishments:
♦️Magnum Architectural flexed its muscle the past year by acquiring an entirely new fleet of installation and delivery trucks. It also acquired a new Spydercrane.
♦️Magnum Engineering continues to optimize its shop to bring more competitive pricing and lead times to the industry.
♦️Magnum Companies is now offering faster laser cutting services thanks to its new Amada Fiber Laser. It also added tube plasma cutting services and acquired a new electric press brake to reduce forming lead times. Magnum Companies also added a new in-house marketing and media team.
“Our continued growth and national recognition can be traced back to the company’s culture and the two-way relationships with vendors, suppliers, employees, and customers alike,” Brockman said. “One of those great collaborative recent partners is public art designer Joseph O’Connell with Creative Machines.”
In 2024, Magnum celebrated 45 years of crafting iconic masterpieces in Arizona and across the U.S. The company was founded in 1979 by Gary Brockman’s father, Glenn Brockman, who was previously an engineer for General Electric in Phoenix.
Magnum now boasts 60 full-time employees across its plant, offices, and field operations. Magnum’s buildings total 50,000 SF across 5 acres. Its manufacturing building is at 2439 S. 49th Ave., in Phoenix, with a post-production, powder coat, and assembly building nearby.
Drive around the Valley, and you will find Magnum Companies installations that stand out. They include the Rio Salado Pedestrian Bridge along the new Loop 202 freeway between Lower Buckeye and Broadway; Impulsion, the iconic stainless-steel horse by Arizona artist Jeff Zischke that graces the entrance to WestWorld in Scottsdale; Shadow Play, a series of sculptures along Roosevelt Row in Downtown Phoenix designed by Howler + Yoon; and a major renovation of the Royal Palms Resort & Spa in the 1990s.
For more information, visit magnumcompanies.net.
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Octavia’s Garden (above and below)
