FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549  




	(Mark one)
	( X ) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
	THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

OR

	(  ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
	THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the transition period from _________ to _________


Commission file number  0-22462  

	   Gibraltar Steel Corporation                      
     (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

	   Delaware         	16-1445150   
	(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
	incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

	3556 Lake Shore Road, P.O. Box 2028, Buffalo, New York 14219-0228   
	(Address of principal executive offices)    

	   (716)  826-6500
	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X .  No    .


As of September 30, 1996, the number of common shares outstanding was:
12,319,900.






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GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

INDEX  

                           
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

	    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
	    September 30, 1996 (unaudited) and
	    December 31, 1995 (audited)	                   3

	    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
	    Three months and Nine months ended 
  		 September 30, 1996 and 1995 (unaudited)	       4

	    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	
	    Nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
	    (unaudited)	                                   5             
	    
  		 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
	    Statements (unaudited)	                       6 - 8


Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
   	    Financial Condition and Results of Operations	     9 - 10               



























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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET  
                                (in thousands)

                              			September 30,      December 31,
			                                  1996               1995                 
	                               		(unaudited)        (audited)                 
Assets

Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents       	$   5,025         	$   4,123
	Accounts receivable	                46,725             35,634
	Inventories                     	   54,685         	   45,274
	Other current assets	                1,763    	         1,964

		Total current assets	             108,198         	   86,995

Property, plant and equipment, net   87,243             67,275

Other assets                     	   25,616  	          13,153

                               			$ 221,057         	$ 167,423
			                                ========          	 ========

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable                	$  30,141         	$  25,845
	Accrued expenses	                    5,356	             2,367
	Current maturities of long-term deb  1,218              1,214
	Deferred income taxes	                  -  	               54 
	
		Total current liabilities	         36,715         	   29,480

Long-term debt	                      52,927             57,840

Deferred income taxes	               12,907	             9,251

Other non-current liabilities    	      867	               608

Shareholders' equity
	Preferred shares	                       -	                  -
	Common shares	                         123	               102
	Additional paid-in capital	         64,276	            28,803
	Retained earnings               	   53,242         	   41,339

		Total shareholders' equity     	  117,641  	          70,244

                               			$ 221,057         	$ 167,423
		                               	 ========         	 ========



See accompanying notes to financial statements

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                          GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                 (in thousands, except share and per share data)   

  
                   			   Three Months Ended 	   Nine Months Ended            
                            September 30,  	       September 30,    
			                       1996         1995       1996       1995   
     			                    (unaudited)             (unaudited)

Net sales            	$   87,994	$   74,691  	$  256,504 $  209,793   

Cost of sales	            72,015	    64,672  	   210,629    178,348 

	Gross profit	            15,979     10,019       45,875     31,445    

Selling, general and
  administrative expense   7,708      5,474       22,676     15,812

	Income from operations    8,271      4,545  	    23,199	    15,633       

Interest expense	            852      1,181  	     3,195      2,980 

	Income before taxes       7,419      3,364	      20,004     12,653

Provision for income taxes 3,005       1,362       8,101      5,170

	Net income          	$    4,414 	$    2,002 	$   11,903	$    7,483
                      		 ========= 	 ========    ========  ======== 
Net income per share	$      .36  	$      .20 	$     1.09	$      .74
		                    	 ========= 	 ========= 	 =========	 =========  

Weighted average number
  of shares outstanding	12,239,607 	10,162,900 	10,904,904	10,162,900  
		                     	==========	 ========== 	========== ==========





















             See accompanying notes to financial statements

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GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS  
(in thousands) 

                                    			      Nine Months Ended
			                                            September 30,
	                                      		   1996           1995
                                      			       (unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities
Net income                               	$ 11,903     	$  7,483
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	               4,579     	   3,247
Provision for deferred income taxes	           556	          568
Equity investment income	                     (486)	        (531)
Dividends from equity investments	               5 	         275
(Gain) loss on disposition of property                  
	and equipment	                                  7	         (161)
Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from                                      
	changes in (net of effects from 
	acquisitions):
  Accounts receivable	                      (7,844)	      (3,865) 
  Inventories	                              (9,411)	      16,799 
  Other current assets	                         86 	        (228)
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses	     6,686 	         686 
  Other assets	                               (201)	          90 

	Net cash provided by operating activities   5,880     	  24,363 

Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of CCHT, net of cash acquired	 (23,715)	          - 
Acquisition of Hubbell, net of cash acquired     -       (20,859)           
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (11,909)    	 (11,670)   
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	  137           260   

	Net cash used in investing activities   	 (35,487)	     (32,269)

Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of Hubbell bank debt at acquisition      -     	 (17,779)
Long-term debt reduction                 	 (65,891)	     (36,443)        
Proceeds from long-term debt             	  60,906        63,832
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   	  35,494	            -     

	Net cash provided by financing activities  30,509         9,610

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	     902     	   1,704    

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
 of year	                                    4,123 	       1,124

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,025     	$  2,828
                                       			 =======      	 =======



See accompanying notes to financial statements

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GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(Unaudited)



1.  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of September
30, 1996 and 1995 have been prepared by the Company without audit.  In the
opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the
financial position, results of operations and cash flows at September 30,
1996 and 1995 have been included.

Certain information and footnote disclosures including significant accounting
policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.
It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in
conjunction with the financial statements included in the Company's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1995.

The results of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 1996
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


2.  INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:
                                			     (in thousands)
	                              		September 30,	 December 31,
		                               	   1996       	   1995
		                              	(unaudited)   	 (audited)

Raw material                      	$ 38,514      	$ 28,307   
Finished goods and work-in-process	  16,171 	       16,967

Total inventories                 	$ 54,685      	$ 45,274 
			                                 =======	       ======= 


3.  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

During June 1996, the Company sold 2,050,000 common shares, in a public
offering, at $18.00 per share.  The net proceeds were approximately $34.4
million and were used to repay existing bank debt.  In July 1996, the
Company issued 11,000 of its common shares at $16.75 per share as a
contribution to one of its profit sharing plans.  In September 1996, 85,000
of previously issued stock options were exercised at $10 and $11 per share.

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The change in stockholders' equity consists of:
			                                           
                   			        (in thousands, except share data)
			                                           Additional  
 			                       Common Shares        Paid-in     Retained 
			                      Shares	    Amount      Capital     Earnings   
Balance at 
  December 31, 1995	  10,173,900  $    102	    $ 28,803  	  $ 41,339   
Net income	                   -         -	            -       11,903 
Public offering	       2,050,000        20	      34,365 	         -      
Profit sharing plan      
  contribution 	          11,000        - 	         184	          -
Stock options exercised   85,000         1          924           -

Balance at 
  September 30,1996 	  12,319,900 $    123     $ 64,276     $ 53,242
		                     ==========   =======     =======      =======


4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1996
and 1995 was computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding.


5.  ACQUISITION

On April 3, 1995, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital stock
of Wm. R. Hubbell Steel Company and its subsidiary and certain of its
affiliates (Hubbell) for an aggregate cash purchase price of $21 million.  In
addition, the Company repaid approximately $18 million of Hubbell's existing
bank indebtedness.

On February 14, 1996, the Company purchased all of the outstanding capital
stock of Carolina Commercial Heat Treating, Inc. (CCHT) for an aggregate cash
purchase price of approximately $25 million.  The funding for the purchase
was provided by borrowings under the Company's existing credit facility.
CCHT, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, provides heat treating,
brazing and related metal-processing services to a broad range of industries,
including the automotive, hand tools, construction equipment and industrial
machinery industries.

These acquisitions have been accounted for under the purchase method, and
Hubbell's and CCHT's results of operations have been consolidated with the
Company's results of operations from the respective acquisition dates. The
excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair market value of net
assets of Hubbell and CCHT approximated $10 million and $12 million,
respectively, and is being amortized over 35 years from the respective
acquisition dates using the straight-line method.






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The following information presents the pro forma consolidated condensed
results of operations as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 1995.
The pro forma amounts may not be indicative of the results that actually
would have been achieved had the acquisitions occurred as of January 1, 1995
and are not necessarily indicative of future results of the combined companies. 


	                       (in thousands, except per share data)
                            			   Nine Months Ended
			                                 September 30,
			                              1996          1995
			                                 (unaudited) 

Net sales                   	$ 258,749      	$ 243,751   
			                           ========      	 ======== 
Income before taxes         	$  19,735      	$  14,914
                          			 ========	       ======== 
Net income                  	$  11,725      	$   8,736
			                           ========	       ======== 
Net income per share        	$    1.08      	$     .86
		                          	 ========      	 ========






































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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
         and Results of Operations


Results of Operations


Net sales of $88.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 1996
increased 18% from sales of $74.7 million for the prior year's third quarter.
Net sales of $256.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996
increased 22% from sales of $209.8 million in the first nine months of 1995.
These increases primarily resulted from including nine months of net sales of
Hubbell Steel (acquired April 1995) for 1996 compared to six months in 1995,
including net sales of CCHT (acquired February 1996) and sales growth at
existing operations. 

Cost of sales decreased to 81.8% of net sales for the third quarter and to
82.1% of net sales for the first nine months of 1996.  Gross profit increased
to 18.2% in the third quarter and increased to 17.9% for the nine months from
13.4% and 15.0% in the comparable prior periods in 1995.  This increase was
primarily due to higher margins attributable to sales from CCHT and
improvements in margins at our existing operations.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales
increased to 8.8% for the third quarter and the nine months ended September
30, 1996 from 7.3% and 7.5% for the prior year comparable periods primarily
due to higher costs as a percentage of sales attributable to CCHT and
performance based compensation linked to the Company's sales and profitability. 

Interest expense decreased by $.3 million for the quarter and increased by
approximately $.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996.
These changes were primarily due to higher borrowings in the first half of
the year as a result of the CCHT acquisition in February 1996 offset by a
decrease in borrowings resulting from the repayment of debt in June 1996
with the net proceeds from the public offering.

As a result of the above, income before taxes increased by $4.1 million and
$7.4 million for the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 1996 to
$7.4 million and $20.0 million.

Income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 approximated $8.1
million and were based on a 40.5% effective tax rate in 1996.  











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Liquidity and Capital Resources                     

During the first nine months of 1996, the Company increased its working capital
to $71.5 million.  Long term debt was reduced to $52.9 million.
Additionally, shareholders' equity increased to $117.6 million at September
30, 1996.

The Company's principal capital requirements are to fund its operations,
including working capital, the purchase and funding of improvements to its
facilities, machinery and equipment and to fund acquisitions.

Net cash provided by operations of $5.9 million resulted primarily from net
income of $11.9 million and depreciation and amortization of $4.6 million.
Additionally accounts receivable and inventory increased by $7.8 million and
$9.4 million (net of the effect from the acquisition of CCHT) primarily due
to increased sales levels and were offset by an increase of $6.7 million in
accounts payable and accrued expenses.  The $5.9 million provided by
operations and an additional $30.5 million in net cash provided by long term
financing activities were primarily used for the $23.7 million acquisition of
CCHT and $11.9 million of capital expenditures.

In June 1996, the Company sold 2,050,000 shares of common shares in a public
offering.  The net proceeds from the offering which approximated $34.4
million were used to repay outstanding indebtedness.

At September 30, 1996, the Company's aggregate credit facilities available
totaled approximately $132 million.  The Company had borrowings of
approximately $54 million under these credit facilities and an additional
availability of approximately $78 million. 

The Company believes that availability under its credit facilities together
with funds generated from operations will be sufficient to provide the
Company with the liquidity and capital resources necessary to support its
operations and anticipated capital expenditures for the next twelve months.
                       





















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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.    





	      GIBRALTAR STEEL CORPORATION  
	          (Registrant)


	By   /x/ Brian J. Lipke           
	   Brian J. Lipke
	   President, Chief Executive Officer
	   and Chairman of the Board



	By   /x/ Walter T. Erazmus        
	   Walter T. Erazmus    
	   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
	   (Principal Financial and Chief    	    
	   Accounting Officer) 




Date    October 28, 1996


























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5 1000 US DOLLARS 9-MOS DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 SEP-30-1996 1 5,025 0 47,373 648 54,685 108,198 116,108 28,865 221,057 36,715 52,927 0 0 123 117,518 221,057 256,504 256,504 210,629 210,629 22,676 0 3,195 20,004 8,101 11,903 0 0 0 11,903 1.09 1.09