Bayou Metal Supply

What Bayou Metal Supply does

Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing, LLC is a privately held, Louisiana-based aluminum and stainless steel distributor with vertically integrated precision fabrication services, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Slidell, LA. The company stocks more than 30 aluminum grades (including marine-grade alloys 5083, 5086, 5456) across over 225,000 sq ft of warehouse and manufacturing space, and operates large-format capital equipment including the longest friction stir welding production line in the USA at over 175 feet, a 12' x 68' CNC router, a 1,000-ton press brake, and waterjet tables cutting up to 6 inches thick. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Bayou Manufacturing Services (formed 2018) houses the FSW and weld shop operations on the same property.

The company sells raw materials, fabricated components, sub-assemblies, and build-ready modular kits to US defense prime contractors (Huntington Ingalls Industries, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Bollinger, BAE Systems, Metal Shark, Textron, Gulf Island, L3Harris), with end-customers including the US Navy and US Coast Guard on programs such as LCS, the Offshore Patrol Cutter, and the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel. Additional revenue comes from rail, trailer, recreational boat, and industrial OEM buyers. Revenue mechanics are project-quoted with 24-hour quote turnaround, volume and small-order unit pricing, and just-in-time delivery via a 15-truck regional fleet supplemented by national freight partnerships.

The business is led by CEO William Stout (promoted October 2025 from Head of Business Development) and owner Christopher Fernandez. Certifications include ISO 9001:2015, AWS, ABS, NAVSEA weld, and DLA QSLD approval with CAGE Code 3V5Q1, enabling federal and prime defense contracting. The company holds no disclosed outside funding and operates without resellers or third-party distributors.

Name

Bayou Metal Supply

Legal name

Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing, LLC

Website

https://bayoumetalsupply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing is a Louisiana-based aluminum and stainless steel distributor with integrated precision fabrication, operating the longest friction stir welding line in the USA and serving US defense shipbuilders, the Navy, Coast Guard, and industrial manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Manufacturing & Distribution

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (33661), Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Steelwork & Fabrication Facilities (Plate/Section Processing, Welding Lines) (IMAJALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Fabrication & Marine Engineering (Custom Fabrication, Modifications, Conversions) (TLAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Marine-grade aluminum supply
• Metal fabrication services
• Friction stir welding
• Modular shipbuilding components
• Precision CNC machining

Headquarters

HQ city

Slidell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Raw Material Distribution: Sale of aluminum and stainless steel products including plate, sheet, extrusions, pipe, tube, bar, angles, channels, and beams. Revenue generated from direct product sales at competitive pricing with volume discounts available. Customers include shipyards, defense contractors, manufacturers, and OEMs purchasing in full-skid and truckload quantities.
2. Precision Fabrication Services: Value-added fabrication services including CNC routing, machining, welding (including FSW), bending, shearing, sawing, and assembly. Services are quoted per project and billed based on complexity, material volume, and processing requirements.
3. Kitting, Prefabrication & Assembly: Organized kitting services that separate, sort, and package parts into ready-to-assemble kits, along with super-kitting and partial/full assembly of components. Components are delivered as build-ready modular kits matching customer build sequences.
4. Just-In-Time Delivery & Inventory Management: Managed delivery of materials and fabricated parts exactly when needed according to customer production schedules, supported by proprietary inventory management services. Fleet of 15 trucks enables reliable regional delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing is a marine-grade aluminum and stainless steel distributor with integrated precision fabrication services. The company stocks over 30 aluminum grades and a wide range of stainless steel products, then provides CNC routing (up to 12' x 68'), CNC machining, friction stir welding on the longest production line in the USA (175+ feet), bending/forming up to 1,000 tons, waterjet cutting, and full kitting, sub-assembly, and just-in-time delivery capabilities. It serves defense shipbuilders, marine manufacturers, OEMs, and industrial fabricators from its 225,000+ sq ft Slidell, Louisiana facilities.

Product overview

Bayou Metal Supply & Manufacturing operates as a marine-grade aluminum and stainless steel distributor with integrated precision fabrication services. The company's offering combines raw material supply (thousands of aluminum and stainless steel products in various forms and alloys) with advanced manufacturing capabilities including the nation's longest friction stir welding line (172+ feet), large-scale CNC routing (up to 12' x 68'), precision machining, bending/forming, and welding services. These capabilities are organized into turn-key solutions encompassing just-in-time delivery, kitting, prefabrication, sub-assembly, and modular shipbuilding components. The product portfolio includes Aluminum Products (plate, sheet, tube, pipe, channel, beams, angles, extrusions), Stainless Steel Products (angles, channels, beams, rods, pipes, tubes, sheets, plates), and service offerings for modular shipbuilding, sub-assemblies, and comprehensive manufacturing solutions serving the marine, defense, rail, trailer, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine-Grade Aluminum Products (Plate, Sheet, Tube, Pipe, Channel, Beams, Angles, Extrusions)

Quantifiable outcome

• FSW reduced manufacturing time from 23 to 6 days for Boeing Delta IV rockets, achieving 60% cost savings
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026HII (America's largest military shipbuilder) selected Bayou Metal Supply as a strategic aluminum supply and fabrication partner for the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV) program. Bayou established a dedicated production line at its Slidell, Louisiana facility to compress delivery timelines and increase throughput for the Navy's growing unmanned maritime program. The partnership provides precision cutting, bending, welding, and assembly of major structural components for ROMULUS hulls, shipped to Breaux Brothers Enterprises for final integration.
• Breaux Brothers EnterprisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Breaux Brothers Enterprises is the shipbuilder performing final integration of ROMULUS USV hull structures fabricated by Bayou Metal Supply. HII announced plans for four ROMULUS 151 vessels to be built by Breaux Brothers, with Bayou supplying hull structures from its dedicated Louisiana production line.
• Eastern Shipbuilding GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Eastern Shipbuilding Group awarded Bayou a contract in 2019 to provide material and labor to cut and fabricate aluminum superstructure sub-assembly panels for the four Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs). This exclusive partnership provides materials at competitive cost and a streamlined production process proven in early construction. Bayou secured the supply of all aluminum plate and extrusions needed for all four ships under construction and in fabrication.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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