Our Strategy
Building a Group of Metal Fabrication Businesses
FMCP is building a group of metal fabrication and related manufacturing businesses with complementary capabilities, customers, and production skills. We seek established operations where experienced people, useful equipment, and durable customer relationships provide a foundation for growth.
Our Acquisition Strategy
What We Evaluate
We evaluate platform businesses with leadership and systems capable of supporting growth, along with smaller complementary acquisitions that add technical capabilities, customer relationships, or geographic presence. Our evaluation starts with sustainable earnings and cash generation. We review customer concentration, backlog quality, job profitability, equipment condition, management depth, and owner dependence. We assess real estate, working capital, and existing obligations separately from the operating business.
How We Support Growth
Operating Approach
Customer Development
We connect prospecting, customer coverage, estimating, and bid follow-up with actual production capacity. We prioritize work that can be priced, executed, and delivered reliably.
Estimating Discipline
Our approach considers materials, labor, purchased components, outside services, freight, installation scope, exclusions, and schedule. Comparing estimated and actual job results helps identify improvements in pricing, planning, and execution.
Production and Delivery
Production planning links material readiness, skilled labor, machine capacity, quality checks, and delivery commitments. Clear handoffs between estimating, purchasing, and the shop help managers identify constraints early.
Target Businesses
Acquisition Interests
We are actively seeking to acquire businesses in the following categories. These represent our acquisition targets — not existing capabilities within FMCP.
Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Fabrication
Custom and standard structural work for industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects.
Custom Industrial Fabrication
Specialized industrial components and assemblies for energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure customers.
Sheet Metal and Plate Fabrication
Custom fabrication and forming for industrial and commercial applications.
Precision Machining
Job shops and production machining serving industrial and energy customers.
Pipe Fabrication and Welding
Industrial and energy-sector pipe fabrication and welding services.
Modular Industrial Buildings and Equipment Enclosures
Prefabricated structures and enclosures for industrial and energy applications.
Our Commitment
What You Can Expect from FMCP
Metal Fabrication Focus
Our entire platform is built around metal fabrication and industrial manufacturing. We understand the work, the equipment, and the customer relationships that make these businesses run.
Clear Terms and Communication
We aim to agree clear terms early and communicate promptly if material diligence findings require adjustments. Final terms remain subject to diligence and definitive agreements.
Long-Term Ownership
Our strategy emphasizes long-term ownership and growth without a predetermined exit timetable — giving employees, customers, and sellers stability.
Flexible Transitions
Depending on the opportunity, we consider a full sale, phased ownership transition, continued owner involvement, or a growth partnership.