Potts Welding

What Potts Welding does

Potts Welding & Boiler Repair is a US-based metal fabricator headquartered in Newark, Delaware, founded in 1929 and operating since 1999 as a 100% employee-owned ESOP. The company specializes in the custom fabrication, repair, and reverse-engineering of boiler components and pressure parts, serving OEMs, utility and power-generation operators, mining, pulp and paper, petrochemical, marine, and heritage-restoration customers. Capabilities include tube bending (hot and cold rotary, offset, hot squeeze and size, gang bends), welding (GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, SAW, resistance stud), large-capacity CNC turning and milling (up to 84" diameter × 60" height), heat treating, and a full non-destructive examination lab (hydrostatic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant, ultrasonic, hardness, radiography). All products are stamped to ASME Code Sections I, IV, and VIII.

Operations run from a 180,000 sq ft manufacturing facility on a 16.5-acre campus, with a 60-ton single-lift capacity, a 20,000 sq ft warehouse, 3 acres of outside storage, and an inventory of 500,000 feet of boiler and heat-exchanger tubing spanning 1,300 size/spec combinations. Potts completes roughly 1,200 fabrication projects per year at 5-15,000 labor hours per project and ships globally.

The revenue model combines one-time custom fabrication projects, hardware sales of tubing and boiler parts, professional services for machining and NDE, and 24/7 emergency repair dispatch. Pricing is quote-based; marketing is primarily direct field sales to industrial accounts plus organic social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Customers include major OEMs, utility fleets, mining majors such as Newmont, and specialized projects such as the Mystic Seaport Sabino steamship boiler restoration. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and there is no parent company, venture or private-equity backing, or external acquisition activity on record.

Name

Potts Welding

Legal name

Potts Welding & Boiler Repair

Website

https://pottswelding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Potts Welding & Boiler Repair is a 1929-founded, ESOP-owned US metal fabricator in Newark, Delaware, producing ASME-certified boiler components, pressure parts, and repair services for utilities, OEMs, mining, pulp and paper, marine, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Boiler Fabrication

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241), Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996)

SIC

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Boiler fabrication services
• Industrial boiler repair
• Boiler component manufacturing
• Metal welding services
• ASME code fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Boiler Component Fabrication: Custom fabrication of boiler components including tubing, superheaters, reheaters, economizers, headers, waterwall panels, and burner panels to customer specifications. Services major OEMs, utilities, and industrial facilities.
2. Boiler Parts and Tubing Sales: Sale of boiler parts and heat exchanger tubing. Extensive inventory of 1300 sizes and specs totaling 500,000 feet of tubing, shipped to customers globally.
3. Boiler Repair Services: Emergency and scheduled boiler repair services with 24/7 on-call personnel. Includes field service and installation support for boiler systems.
4. Machining Services: CNC turning and milling services, large capacity machining for headers, tube sheets, and machine parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Potts Welding is a metal fabrication and machine shop that designs, engineers, fabricates, tests, and ships custom boiler components — including boiler tubing, superheaters, reheaters, economizers, waterwall panels, headers, and heat exchangers — primarily to OEMs, utilities, and industrial facilities. The company also sells an extensive inventory of boiler and heat exchanger tubing, performs on-site and in-shop boiler repair services, and offers emergency 24/7 response. All work is stamped to ASME Code Sections I, IV, or VIII.

Product overview

Potts Welding & Boiler Repair is a metal fabrication facility with full machine shop capabilities serving the boiler and power generating industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of boiler-related products and services including: boiler tubing, bent tubes, superheaters/reheaters, economizers, heat exchangers, waterwall panels, burner panels, headers, and machined parts. Services span from engineering through final assembly and shipment, including welding (GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, SAW), tube bending and swaging, CNC machining, heat treating, and non-destructive testing. The company maintains a 500,000+ foot tubing inventory in 1,300 sizes and provides 24/7 emergency service for customer urgent needs. All products are fully engineered, fabricated, tested, and stamped in accordance with ASME Code Sections I, IV, and VIII.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boiler Tubing and Heat Exchanger Tubing Boiler and heat exchanger tubing products for power generating and industrial boiler applications, fully engineered and stamped to ASME Code specifications, stocked in 1,300 sizes totaling 500,000 feet and shipped worldwide.
• Loose Bent Tubes (Hot & Cold Bends) Bent tubes for boiler installations in hot and cold bend configurations, including Hot & Cold Rotary Bends (½" to 4.5" OD with radii from 1× tube diameter to 28"), Offset Bends, Hot Squeeze & Size, and Panel Gang Bends.
• Superheaters and Reheaters Superheater and reheater assemblies for industrial boiler systems, engineered for optimal heat transfer performance and supplied to OEMs, utilities, and industrial customers (e.g., Newmont superheater/reheater assemblies).
• Generating Banks and Economizers Boiler generating bank components for steam generation and economizer assemblies that recover waste heat from boiler flue gases to improve overall efficiency.
• Bifurcates and Dissimilar Metal Welds Bifurcate tube assemblies for boilers requiring directional flow changes, and specialized welding services joining dissimilar metals for boiler and pressure vessel applications.
• Desuperheaters and Spray Nozzle Assemblies Desuperheater components (shells, liners, and complete assemblies) for steam temperature control, plus spray nozzle parts and assembled units for boiler and industrial process applications.
• Orifice Plates, Mounts and Assemblies Orifice plates, mounting hardware, and complete assemblies used for flow measurement and control in boiler and process applications.
• Heat Exchangers and Condensers Heat exchangers and condensers fabricated for industrial heating and cooling applications.
• Waterwall Panels Waterwall panels forming the walls of boiler combustion chambers for heat transfer and containment.
• Burner Panels Burner panels for industrial boiler combustion systems.
• Headers Boiler headers for distributing steam and water throughout boiler systems.
• Machined Parts Precision machined parts produced on CNC turning (up to 84" diameter x 60" high) and CNC milling/drilling equipment for headers, tube sheets, and industrial applications.
• Boiler Accessories (Castings, Handhole Plates, Tube Shields, Blind Tube Nipples, Tube Plugs) Boiler casting components, handhole plates for inspection/maintenance access, tube shields (for radiant heat protection and extended tube life), blind tube nipples (for sealing tube openings), and tube plugs (temporary or permanent tube sealing).
• Prefabricated Power Piping Prefabricated power piping assemblies for power generation and industrial facilities.
• Welding and Fabrication Services Metal fabrication services including GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, SAW, resistance stud welding, tube-to-tube, tube-to-membrane, and tube-to-membrane panel welding, plus tube bending, swaging, beveling, assembly, and plate/bar processing for the boiler and power generating industry.
• Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) and Testing Services Inspection and testing services including hydrostatic testing, magnetic particle testing, dye penetrant testing, ultrasonic thickness testing, hardness testing, and radiography (x-ray).
• 24/7 Emergency Boiler Service 24/7 on-call emergency boiler repair and field service with stocked inventory of tubing and components for urgent customer needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200 average projects per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cleaver-Brooks: One of the largest US manufacturers of boilers and boiler-room equipment, with full ASME-stamped fabrication and a network of aftermarket parts and service — directly comparable to Potts' core offering but at much greater scale and broader product line.
• Hurst Boiler & Welding Company: Manufacturer of commercial and industrial boilers and related welded pressure vessels, serving many of the same OEM, utility, and industrial end markets as Potts, with overlapping ASME-stamped product capability.
• Superior Boiler Works: Manufacturer of watertube and firetube boilers for industrial and commercial applications, with custom fabrication and ASME-stamped capabilities that directly overlap Potts' core fabrication and repair work.
• Victory Energy Operations: Designer and manufacturer of industrial watertube boilers and heat-recovery equipment, serving power, refining, chemical, and pulp-and-paper customers — closely matching Potts' industrial customer base and ASME-coded pressure-parts offering.
• Johnston Boiler Company: Family-owned US manufacturer of firetube and watertube boilers for commercial and industrial customers, with custom ASME-stamped fabrication — a near-twin in size, ownership structure, and end-market mix to Potts Welding.
• Nationwide Boiler Inc. Supplier of new and rental boilers, mobile boiler rooms, and aftermarket boiler services across the US, with overlap in emergency boiler support and parts — comparable to Potts on the emergency-service and customer-coverage axis.

Broad incumbents

• Babcock & Wilcox: A long-established incumbent in utility-scale boiler design, manufacturing, and service for power generation and industrial markets. Competes with Potts on pressure parts and boiler components, but operates at a much larger scale and across broader geographies.
• Burnham Holdings: Parent of multiple heating and boiler brands (Burnham, U.S. Boiler Company, New Yorker, etc.), manufacturing cast iron and steel boilers and pressure vessels. Comparable to Potts in product category but larger, brand-portfolio-driven, and more retail/channel oriented.
• Foster Wheeler (now part of Worley): Global engineering firm historically known for designing and fabricating utility and industrial boilers and heat exchangers. Larger, more diversified, and project-EPC focused, but competes with Potts for industrial boiler-component and heat-exchanger work.

Emerging players

• Power Flame (a subsidiary of Burnham Holdings): Manufacturer of industrial burners and packaged boiler-burner equipment, serving many of the same industrial customers as Potts. More focused on burner systems than full boiler fabrication, but adjacent in the boiler-room value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PottsWelding
• Facebookfacebook.com/PottsWelding
• Instagraminstagram.com/explore/locations/181363019/potts-welding-boiler-repair-co/?hl=en

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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