Family owned and operated since 1969.
Our History
1969: Elmer “Bud” Roth (pictured) starts the business known as Northwest Pole Buildings. Dan Roth begins working for his Uncle Bud in the summers at age 14.
1977: Dan Roth graduates from college and gets married. Unable to find work using his Biology Degree, he goes to work as a foreman for Northwest Pole Buildings.
1979: Bud Roth retires from Northwest Pole Buildings.
1983: Just months after the birth of Ryan, Dan and his brother Doug decide to restart the business, despite tough economic times.
1994: Oldest son, Steve begins to work for the business in the summertime at age 14.
1997: Dan and Doug mutually agree to run their own businesses. Doug begins our “brother” company, Premium Pole Buildings. Ryan also begins working during the summers and sadly our founder Bud Roth passes away.
2003: Ryan finishes his two year schooling and goes into the family business full time.
2007: Ryan gets married, moves to Bellingham for seven months and works for a separate pole building company. As it turns out, older son Steve returns to work for NW Pole for three months before taking a job using his PhD in chemistry.
2009: Seeing the need in a world full of technology and after 40 years in business, nwpole.com is created. Ryan both created and to this day maintains our site.
2012: Due to upcoming birth of his first child, Ryan looks for ways to expand business
and sells the first few DIY “kit” in our history.
2016: Ryan starts his own crew, expanding the business to a two-crew firm in order to provide more clients with a Roth built pole building.
2021: Ryan finishes the first draft of our how-to manual as an aid to our DIY kits customers.
2024: After nearly building pole barns for 50+ years, Dan Roth retires and Ryan takes over as primary owner of NW Pole Buildings.
Today: We continue to strive to put out the utmost quality buildings by ensuring that Ryan is heavily involved in each building that we sell and construct.
Why Choose NW Pole Buildings?
With so many pole building contractors to choose from, finding the right company for your project can feel like a big decision. At NW Pole Buildings, we believe the choice comes down to a few important things: quality construction, attention to detail, honest communication, and experience you can trust.
A pole building is a long-term investment, and you deserve a team that takes pride in getting the details right. Here are a few things that set NW Pole Buildings apart.
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There are plenty of contractors who offer pole buildings alongside a long list of other construction services. At NW Pole Buildings, pole buildings are what we do.
Specializing in one type of construction allows us to focus our experience, knowledge, and attention to detail on building the best possible product for our customers. From barns and shops to arenas and other agricultural or commercial structures, we understand what goes into designing and constructing a durable, functional pole building.
When you choose a company that specializes in the product you’re investing in, you can feel confident that your project is in experienced hands.
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We may not be the biggest pole building company in the area, and that's exactly how we like it.
Instead of a large sales team and a high-pressure sales process, you'll work directly with Ryan Roth, a local business owner who believes in treating customers honestly and doing things the right way. When you're ready to talk about your project, Ryan will meet with you, answer your questions, and help you determine the best approach for your building.
NW Pole Buildings has been serving customers for many years, growing primarily through our reputation and the quality of the work we provide. We're here to make an honest living while building structures we're proud to put our name on—and to make sure our customers are happy with the finished product.
Our roots run deep in the local community. The Roth family has called Ridgefield, Washington, home since the early 1920s, and we're proud to continue serving the area today.
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We believe quality starts with the details.
From the initial layout to the final construction, we take care to build your pole building accurately and with lasting quality in mind. When we establish the building layout, it's uncommon for our strings to be more than 1/16 of an inch out of square. That level of precision may seem small, but those details matter when you're building a structure that you may own and use for decades.
We also use a more durable, harder-to-dent metal siding featuring a Tuff-Rib profile, providing a strong and attractive exterior designed to stand up to everyday use and the Pacific Northwest climate.
For customers looking for an upgraded finish, we also offer options for thicker-gauge metal or standing seam metal roofing and siding for an even more durable, premium product.
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At NW Pole Buildings, we don't believe in cutting corners to get a project finished faster. We believe in building it right, paying attention to the details, and giving every customer a structure they can be proud of for years to come.
Ryan Roth - Current Owner
Ryan is the second child of Dan and Donna Roth. He first began to work for Northwest Pole Buildings in the summer of 1997 at the age of 14. He is happily married to his wife Jubilee. Ryan & Jubilee have two wonderful children Rylee and Josiah.
After finishing up his schooling in 2003 and getting an AA degree in Computer Technology, he decided to trade the keyboard and mouse for a hammer and saw. When he was three years old, he would visit his dad on job sites. In a span of seconds, he would be climbing on the wall and roof framing giving his parents a scare. Needless to say, pole buildings are in his blood.
If you are the Do-It-Yourself type, Ryan’s experience and expertise will help guide you along the way. Most kits in the local area include a site visit by Ryan to ensure that your material is correct and a chance for you to have any of your questions answered.
Dan Roth
Former Owner, Retired
Dan spent his entire working career building pole barns, retiring in 2024. He has been married to his wife Donna since 1977. They have three children. Steve, Ryan, & Alyssa. They also have three grandsons and two granddaughters. Dan grew up in Ridgefield, WA and has lived there most of his life. He learned to build pole buildings from his dad and uncle. Dan has a passion for the outdoors, and loves to camp, hunt, and kayak. Dan’s “old school” approach to building is still carried on to this day and part of what makes our business unique among our competitors.
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