Morgan Hill Plastics

What Morgan Hill Plastics does

Morgan Hill Plastics, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned precision plastic machining and fabrication company founded in 1972 and operated from a single facility at 8118 Arroyo Circle, Gilroy, California. The company manufactures custom plastic components and assemblies using CNC equipment (CNC Lathes, CNC Mills, CNC Routers) alongside processes including vacuum forming, hot air welding, strip bending, sawing, routing, bonding, sanding, polishing, and turnkey mechanical assembly. Its proprietary consumer product is the Portabote line of folding boats (Pro Series 10, 12, and 14), which it has manufactured for over 50 years.

The company operates a project-based, job-shop business model: customers submit engineered drawings or specifications and receive quote-based pricing, with Chet Hudson (CEO/President) acting as the primary point of contact for sales and quoting. Customers reach the firm via phone, email, and a website contact form, and the firm maintains a direct B2B relationship model with no disclosed resellers, distributors, or intermediaries. Served verticals include industrial and commercial businesses generically, with the medical device industry specifically cited via customer testimonial.

Revenue mechanics are entirely service- and product-based, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring revenue streams disclosed. The firm is led by the Hudson family — Chet Hudson (CEO/President, joined 1973), Jeff Hudson (COO/VP of Production), and Linda Hudson (CFO, 30+ years tax/bookkeeping experience) — with no external parent company, institutional investor, or holding company involvement. Marketing is minimal, limited to a Wix-based website and an Instagram profile, with no paid advertising or formal content marketing.

Name

Morgan Hill Plastics

Legal name

Morgan Hill Plastics, Inc.

Website

https://morganhillplastics.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Morgan Hill Plastics is a family-owned precision plastic machining and fabrication company in Gilroy, California, founded in 1972. It provides custom CNC machining, welding, fabrication, and turnkey assembly to industrial and medical device customers, and manufactures the proprietary Portabote line of folding boats.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Causeway Bay

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Precision Manufacturing Services: Job-shop style custom manufacturing of plastic components. Revenue is generated through project-based fabrication and machining services tailored to customer specifications. The company produces custom parts ranging from single prototypes to production runs, with pricing based on complexity, materials, and volume.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Morgan Hill Plastics operates a job-shop plastic manufacturing facility in Gilroy, California, producing custom precision-machined plastic components for business customers. It also manufactures the Portabote line of folding boats (consumer product) in three sizes (Pro Series 10, 12, and 14). Services span CNC machining, vacuum forming, hot air welding, strip bending, custom fabrication, and turnkey assembly across materials such as acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, polypropylene, and polyethylene.

Product overview

Morgan Hill Plastics is a precision machining and plastic fabrication company established in 1972, offering custom manufacturing solutions from a single facility in Gilroy, California. Their product portfolio centers on Portabote, a revolutionary line of folding boats (Pro Series 10, 12, and 14) that they have manufactured for over 50 years. Beyond their consumer boat product, they provide contract manufacturing services including custom precision machining (CNC Lathes, CNC Mills, CNC Routers), hot air welding, custom plastic fabrication, strip bending, assembly, and custom size cutting boards. The company serves customers across the United States and Silicon Valley, with services tailored to client specifications across diverse plastic materials including acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, polypropylene, and polyethylene.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• Portabote: Revolutionary folding boat product line - Morgan Hill Plastics is the original manufacturer of PortaBote boats, producing portable and convenient folding boats for outdoor adventures. Products include Pro Series 14 (14.5 ft), Pro Series 12 (12.2 ft), and Pro Series 10 (10.8 ft).

Products and services

• Portabote Folding Boats Portabote is a line of revolutionary folding boats manufactured by Morgan Hill Plastics at their Gilroy, California facility. The product line includes Pro Series 14 (14.5 ft), Pro Series 12 (12.2 ft), and Pro Series 10 (10.8 ft), offering portability and convenience for outdoor adventures.
• Custom Precision Machining CNC-based precision machining services using CNC Lathes, CNC Mills, and CNC Routers to produce custom plastic components to exact specifications and tolerances. Service is offered to business customers submitting engineered drawings for quotation.
• Hot Air Welding Hot air welding service for joining plastic materials including acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, polypropylene, and polyethylene. Offered as part of the company's fabrication capabilities for business customers.
• Custom Plastic Fabrication Custom plastic fabrication services including sawing, routing, bonding/glueing, and sanding/polishing for various plastic materials. Offered to business customers as part of the company's full-service manufacturing capability.
• Strip Bending Strip bending service for acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, ABS, and other plastics in various thicknesses. Offered to business customers as part of the company's fabrication capabilities.
• Turnkey Assembly Turnkey assembly services using fastening methods including screws, bolts, nuts, inserts, heli-coils, rivets, and adhesives. Completes the company's single-roof, start-to-finish manufacturing offering.
• Custom Size Cutting Boards Custom size cutting board manufacturing with design assistance and development support from customer sketches. Offered as part of the company's custom fabrication capabilities.

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plastic Design Inc. Plastic Design Inc. provides custom plastic parts manufacturing and fabrication for OEM customers, comparable to Morgan Hill Plastics in its job-shop model serving businesses with engineered drawings and small-batch production.
• Calsak Plastics: Calsak Plastics is a California-based plastics distributor and custom fabricator with machining and fabrication capabilities, directly comparable to Morgan Hill Plastics's Bay Area custom plastics operation.
• AIP Precision Plastics: AIP Precision Plastics is a custom manufacturer of precision-machined plastic parts using CNC equipment, very closely aligned with Morgan Hill Plastics's core CNC machining and custom plastic fabrication job-shop model serving industrial buyers.
• PLASTICS UNLIMITED: PLASTICS UNLIMITED offers custom plastic fabrication, machining, and assembly services for industrial and commercial customers, mirroring the one-roof, project-based custom manufacturing approach that Morgan Hill Plastics deploys.

Broad incumbents

• Professional Plastics: Professional Plastics is a national distributor and fabricator offering custom-cut plastic parts and assemblies, providing a broader alternative to Morgan Hill Plastics's custom fabrication services across a wider material catalog.
• Piedmont Plastics: Piedmont Plastics is a North American distributor offering custom plastic fabrication services across multiple materials — a broader incumbent serving the same custom plastics use cases as Morgan Hill Plastics, but at national scale with diversified industrial supply offerings.
• Cope Plastics: Cope Plastics is a full-service plastics manufacturer and distributor with custom fabrication, machining, and assembly capabilities — a broad incumbent that overlaps with Morgan Hill Plastics's custom precision machining and fabrication services as part of a wider industrial plastics portfolio.

Regional players

• Interstate Plastics: Interstate Plastics is a West Coast plastics distributor with custom cutting and fabrication services, comparable to Morgan Hill Plastics in the integration of distribution with custom part fabrication.
• Ridout Plastics: Ridout Plastics is a Southern California plastics distributor and fabricator offering custom cutting and fabrication services — a regional peer to Morgan Hill Plastics's Bay Area custom plastics business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/morganhillplastics
• Xx.com/mhillplastics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/morgan-hill-plastics

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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