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Precision Milling & Machining Shop

Over 75 years of aerospace and defense precision machining with long-term production contracts, AS9100 certification, and individual part programs in continuous production since the 1970s and 1980s.
Price$4.8M
Revenue$5.9M
EBITDA$730K

Metal Fabrication / Welding Company

Nine-year-old metal fabrication and welding operation in South Florida covering structural steel, fencing, railings, and custom metalwork with recurring general contractor relationships and a fully equipped workshop ready for an operator to step in.
Price$450K
Revenue$746K
EBITDA$97.5K

Aluminum Product Manufacturer

Aluminum extrusion manufacturer producing $14.1M in annual revenue at 65-70% capacity, with an unused press, zero debt, and a three-entity sale including 70,000+ square feet of owned real estate.
Price$5M
Revenue$12.4M
EBITDA$495.7K

Precision CNC Contract Fabricator

A contract manufacturing job shop in Northern California with $1.1M in backlog, a blanket purchase order with a major national laboratory, and a GM already running day-to-day operations.
Price$1M
Revenue$2.8M
SDE$247.6K

Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing Company

Specialty cutting tool manufacturer with over 35 years in aerospace, automotive, and power generation, serving customers nationwide with custom-engineered precision tooling, reconditioning services, and established catalog product lines.
Price$800K
Revenue$3.3M
SDE$120.2K

High-Precision Industrial Technology Firm

ISO 13485-certified CNC Swiss screw machine shop with 19 machines, over $1.2M in backlog, and deep medical device customer relationships that take years to qualify and rarely churn.
Price-
Revenue$4.3M
EBITDA$731.2K

Precision Manufacturing / CNC Business

A precision machine shop with over 40 years of expertise in exotic materials and aerospace-grade work, operating at roughly 50% profit margins with nearly all equipment fully paid off.
Price$332.7K
Revenue$182.1K
SDE$110.9K

Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication

Custom sheet metal fabrication shop with owner earnings exceeding $180k in three of the last four full years and an 8,000 sq ft building included in the asking price.
Price$845K
Revenue$445K
SDE$112.4K

Manufacturers' Representative

Commission-based manufacturers' representative in commercial building products with no inventory, remote operations, and 70% recurring revenue from 15 to 20 core accounts across the Northeast.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1.5M
EBITDA$185.1K

Manufacturing Solutions Business

Manufacturing solutions provider specializing in assembly and automation processes for automotive, appliance, construction, and consumer goods sectors with a newly secured OEM contract adding $1.35M at 40% gross margins.
Price-
Revenue$5.3M
SDE$459K

Custom Overhead Crane Dealership

Asset-light overhead crane dealership with 40-year manufacturer relationships, zero inventory, and a fully remote operation generating $4M+ in annual revenue through consultative, direct-to-customer sales across heavy industry.
Price-
Revenue$4.1M
SDE$573.4K

Tubular Component Manufacturer

Precision tube fabrication facility with robotic welding, CNC bending, laser cutting, and in-house powder-coating serving automotive, furniture, and home and garden manufacturers, operating under a labor-only contract model with eight 25-ton overhead cranes in an owner-owned industrial building.
Price$5.8M
Revenue$700K
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Speciality Machining Company

Precision machining operation serving the blow molding industry with revenue growth from $850k to $1.7M over seven years.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1.7M
EBITDA$250K

Iron / Steel Product Fabricator

Steel fabrication and ornamental ironwork operation generating $7.4M in revenue with a 50-person workforce and diversified government and private-sector contracts across California.
Price-
Revenue$7.4M
EBITDA$1.5M

Scrap Metal Processor

Scrap metal recycling operation handling the full lifecycle — evaluation, purchasing, processing, and resale — of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, with $4.6M in annual revenue and a 15-person team operating from state-certified facilities.
Price-
Revenue$4.6M
EBITDA$146.6K

Steel Fabricator / Cut-and-Sew Service Provider

Custom steel fabrication and cut-and-sew manufacturer with production infrastructure proven to support over $5M in annual revenue, serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and construction sectors.
Price$1.1M
Revenue$1.5M
SDE($625.6K)

Specialized Hardware Manufacturing Company

Patent-protected structural tie-down systems for seismic and high-wind applications with no dedicated sales force — revenue built entirely on long-term contractor relationships in a market with only two competitors manufacturing screw-type devices.
Price-
Revenue$692.4K
SDE$281.2K

Custom Industrial Machinery Fabricators

Custom assembly and material handling machinery builder with 50% recurring revenue from CNC machining and a multi-year owner transition included.
Price$1.3M
Revenue$651.9K
EBITDA$2.3K

Welding Company

Structural and architectural steel fabricator generating $2.4M in revenue with $500k in consistent annual earnings across four consecutive years.
Price$2.5M
Revenue$2.4M
SDE$500K

Irrigation System Track Manufacturer

Manufacturer of proprietary tracks that prevent center pivot irrigation systems from getting stuck in soft terrain, with revenue growing from $600k to $1M between 2023 and 2024.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1M
EBITDA$200K

Manufacturer of Agricultural Machine Components

An exclusive product development and distribution agreement with a major OEM drives high-margin revenue with minimal sales overhead, generating $1.3M in annual earnings on $5M in revenue.
Price$14M
Revenue$5M
EBITDA$1.3M

Aggregate Supplier & Steel Fabricator

Ready-mix concrete, aggregate, and steel fabrication operation with over ninety years of family ownership, on-site production, and a diversified revenue base spanning commercial, industrial, and government infrastructure projects.
Price-
Revenue$3.9M
SDE$400K

Sheet Metal Fabricator

Sheet metal design, fabrication, and installation operation with over seventy years of history, $1.5M in annual revenue, and 30% SDE margins sustained across four consecutive years.
Price-
Revenue$1.5M
SDE$450K

Tower Engineering & Manufacturing Company

Vertically integrated tower engineering, manufacturing, and construction firm with a ten-year federal contract, a master agreement with a major California utility, and patent-pending construction technology.
Price-
Revenue$5M
EBITDA$500K

Machine Component Manufacturer

Sole authorized machine shop for a major helicopter OEM's platform, with over 30 years of precision machining expertise, 12 tool patents, and a nine-person team operating across 12 CNC machines.
Price-
Revenue$2.5M
EBITDA$375K
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Due diligence

What to Look For

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Customer Relationship Depth

  • Ask for a breakdown of your top ten customers by revenue and tenure, and ask how many individual contacts you have at each major account.
  • Long-established shops often earn work through engineer-to-engineer referrals and approved vendor lists rather than through a sales team.
  • Relationships that run through multiple contacts at a customer are far more durable through an ownership change than ones tied to a single person.
  • Ask how the business first won each major account and what keeps them coming back.

Customer Industry Diversification

  • Ask for revenue by industry going back three years so you can see how the business performed when any one market softened.
  • Shops serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and general industrial customers are far more resilient than those concentrated in a single end market.
  • The trend of work returning to U.S. manufacturers from overseas supply chains is real and adding demand across sectors.
  • Diversification across those growing sectors makes the existing customer base even more valuable.

Equipment Condition and Capability

  • Ask for a complete list of major machines with age, hours, maintenance logs, and condition.
  • In-house capabilities like heat treatment, tight-tolerance grinding, or custom fixture work are a meaningful reason customers stay rather than going elsewhere.
  • Ask what replacement costs look like in the next three to five years so you can plan capital needs going into the deal.
  • A well-maintained older machine with complete service logs is often more valuable than a newer one with no maintenance history.

Shop Floor Leadership

  • Ask who runs the shop when the owner is unavailable and how long that person has been in their role.
  • A shop manager who handles quoting, scheduling, and quality sign-off without the owner is the difference between an operational business and a one-person show.
  • Machinists and welders with long tenure are a meaningful part of the value you're acquiring, skilled metal workers are genuinely hard to hire.
  • Ask about overall floor team tenure and whether anyone is close to retirement or has indicated they might leave.

Valuation

What Should You Expect to Pay?

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EBITDA

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Metal manufacturing multiples are driven by customer diversification across end markets, equipment condition and documentation, the presence of in-house capabilities that competitors lack, and whether the shop runs with a management layer or depends on the owner handling production and quoting.

What drives a premium

Customers spread across automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial end markets with multi-year order history

In-house capabilities like tight-tolerance machining, custom fixture work, or specialized fabrication that competitors outsource

Shop manager with multi-year tenure handling quoting, scheduling, and quality independently

Well-maintained equipment with documented service history and predictable near-term capital needs

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Metal Manufacturing Business Acquisition

Start with three things: how the customer base is distributed across industries, who runs the shop when the owner is not there, and what the equipment maintenance history looks like. A shop with customers spread across automotive, aerospace, and industrial work, a shop manager who has been in their role for years, and well-maintained equipment with documented service records is a strong acquisition candidate. Browse metal manufacturing businesses for sale on Rejigg.
Most metal manufacturing businesses sell for 3 to 7 times annual profit. Shops with diversified customers, experienced tenured crews, in-house specialty capabilities, and strong equipment documentation tend to command the upper range. Customer concentration and founder dependency pull valuations lower. Use the SBA loan calculator to model what monthly payments look like at different price points.
Ask for three years of financial statements with revenue broken out by customer and end market. Request a complete equipment list with maintenance logs and hours. Plan for an on-site visit where you can walk the floor, talk to the shop manager, and observe how production and quoting actually flow. Ask specifically about any in-house capabilities that competitors typically outsource and about any outside processes the shop relies on, like heat treatment or coatings, to understand the supply chain.
Good starting questions: What percentage of revenue comes from the top three customers, and how long has each been ordering? What end markets does the business serve and how has each performed over the last three years? Who handles quoting and scheduling when the owner is unavailable? What are the major equipment items, and what does maintenance history and near-term replacement look like? Are there any outside processes relied on regularly, and are there backup vendors for each?
Rejigg lists metal fabrication, machining, and precision manufacturing businesses that have been individually sourced and vetted. You can browse metal manufacturing businesses for sale on Rejigg and connect directly with owners. Listings include customer mix, financials, and equipment details so you can filter efficiently for what fits your background.
Condition and maintenance documentation matter more than age alone. A well-maintained older machine with complete service logs is more valuable than a newer one with no maintenance history, because a buyer can underwrite it with confidence. Ask for the full equipment list with hours, last service date, and an honest view of what might need attention in the first two to three years. Having that picture going into a deal lets you plan capital needs and negotiate from an informed position.
Shops where revenue is spread across many customers in different industries consistently command stronger offers and financing. If you find one where a single customer makes up 25 to 30 percent or more of revenue, it does not need to be a dealbreaker, but it is worth understanding thoroughly. Ask how long that customer has been ordering, how many contacts you have across the account, what the on-time delivery track record looks like, and whether the relationship is tied to the owner or to the shop's capabilities broadly.