Trade Show Report · IBS 2025 · Las Vegas

Double Building Materials at IBS 2025 in Las Vegas

The NAHB International Builders’ Show is the largest construction event in the United States. In 2025 it filled the Las Vegas halls, and we took booth SU5171. We brought staircase models and a row of railing samples, and behind them we hung a world map of our finished projects.

By Double Building Materials — the staircase & railing manufacturer in Guangdong, China. We have manufactured stairs and railing for projects in 60+ countries, and the photographs here are from our own stand at IBS 2025 in Las Vegas. Published June 2026.

• We exhibited at IBS 2025 in Las Vegas, at booth SU5171, the biggest builders’ show in the United States.
• On the stand we showed a gold spiral model, a floating wood staircase with glass, and railing samples.
• We draw, trial-assemble and crate every order in Guangdong, and on site the client’s own installer fits it.

Three days on the Las Vegas show floor

IBS brings the American building trade together for three days each winter. Builders, contractors and remodelers walk the aisles to source for the year, and the pace barely slows. We held booth SU5171, near the centre of the staircase and railing aisle. You can still find us listed in the official IBS exhibitor directory.

Behind the counter we hung a world map studded with our finished projects. It is the honest version of a sales pitch. We are a manufacturer in Guangdong that already ships to more than sixty countries. Visitors traced the pins to their own region, then turned to the models on the table. For an exporter, a show like this is the most efficient introduction a manufacturer can make. A few thousand professional buyers gather in one building, and every one of them is building something.

How we explained the way we work

American builders are practical, and the same worry came up at the table all day: can a custom stair cross the Pacific and still land square? We answer with the order of work, and we keep the words the same. Drawing-First Coordination means we draw the complete stair and get it approved before any metal is cut. Trial Assembly Before Packing means we stand the finished stair up in our workshop, then take it apart. Export-Ready Crating means each part ships in a braced timber crate, labelled to the sequence the site rebuilds in.

The models and samples on the stand

The eye-catcher was a gold spiral-staircase model, coiled tight as a spring. A spiral compresses a full storey of rise into a minimal footprint, revolving around a central column. That geometry suits a tight entry or a compact loft, where a straight flight would never fit. The model lets a builder hold the proportions in one hand, well before we cut a single part.

Next to it stood a floating wood staircase with a frameless glass balustrade and a light strip under the treads. A separate model showed the same configuration on a black steel frame. The purpose of both is identical. Open risers and a clear balustrade keep the proportions generous, so a room feels more open than it measures.

The railing samples represented the full range in a single line. Each post carried a different material and finish, from galvanised steel to brushed stainless. At one end stood an ornate cast-iron baluster under a timber handrail, the traditional look. At the other end were stainless cable infills and clean powder-coated posts in different finishes. A builder could point at any style, and we could talk through the glass railing systems, cable railing and spiral staircase options immediately.

A note on scope: we draw, make, trial-assemble and crate. We do not fit on site. The client’s own contractor handles the fitting, and we supply assembly drawings and a step-by-step guide. Where local installation is available, we can help you find a vetted installer.

Questions about IBS and ordering from us

Did Double Building Materials exhibit at IBS 2025?

Yes. We exhibited at the NAHB International Builders’ Show 2025 in Las Vegas, at booth SU5171. We brought spiral and floating staircase models, a row of railing samples, and a world map of our finished projects.

What did you show on the stand?

A gold spiral-staircase model, a floating wood staircase with a glass balustrade, and railing samples in cast iron, stainless cable and powder-coated steel. The samples let a builder evaluate the styles side by side.

Do you ship custom staircases and railing to the United States?

Yes. We are a Guangdong factory and export to 60+ countries. We draw each order to your dimensions, trial-assemble the whole assembly in our own workshop, then crate it for sea freight to your US project.

Do you install on site in the United States?

No. We manufacture, trial-assemble and crate the parts. On site, the client’s own contractor or installer fits them together. We supply the assembly drawings and a step-by-step guide, so a local crew can follow the sequence.

How do I start a staircase or railing project with you?

Send us your drawings or site dimensions, together with a few photographs of the opening. We turn them into shop drawings for your sign-off, and then quote. Most projects begin from a simple sketch and one measured height.

Planning a staircase or railing for a US or overseas project?

Send your drawings and we’ll draw it up, trial-assemble it, and crate it to fit.