Swan Island Sheet Metal Works

What Swan Island Sheet Metal Works does

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works is a privately held custom metal fabrication shop headquartered at 10175 N Portland Rd, Building 15, Portland, Oregon, operating continuously since its 1938 founding. The firm serves industrial and commercial buyers in and around Portland — including paper mills, foundries, grain handling facilities, food processing companies, engineering firms, manufacturers, machine shops, and contractors — with project-based custom fabrication, installation, repair, and maintenance work in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, and wrought iron.

Its core capability set centers on a single integrated shop equipped with High Def CNC plasma cutting (capable of cutting through 1-inch metal plates), laser cutting, press brake, shearing, forming, punching, rolling, tube and pipe bending, and MIG/TIG/general welding, staffed by unionized Local 16 metalworkers. The offering is organized under three primary service lines — Fabrication & Installation, Repair & Maintenance (including 24/7 emergency and off-hours industrial service), and High Def CNC Plasma Cutting — and is supported by a broad catalog of specialized capabilities including structural steel, industrial ventilation and baghouses, conveying systems, tanks/bins/chutes, catwalks/handrails/ladders, food processing equipment, architectural and decorative iron work, tube and pipe fabrication, and contract manufacturing.

The business operates a direct, sales-led B2B motion with quote-based per-project pricing (no public price list), typical lead times of 7–10 working days, and revenue generated through custom fabrication projects, scheduled and emergency maintenance, contract manufacturing, and CNC plasma cutting services. The firm is licensed in both Oregon (CCB 205968) and Washington (WA SWANIIS856D7), holds AISC Certified Fabricator, SMACNA, and ISN certifications, and is licensed, bonded, and insured.

Name

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works

Legal name

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works

Website

https://swanislandsheetmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works is a privately held, unionized custom metal fabrication shop in Portland, Oregon, serving paper mills, food processors, foundries, and manufacturers with CNC plasma cutting, welding, and 24/7 industrial repair services across Oregon and Washington since 1938.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication & Installation: Project-based, one-time revenue from custom fabrication and installation of carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, decorative iron, and wrought iron products. Includes fabricated pipe & fittings, trailer repair & customization, catwalks/handrails/ladders, structural steel, industrial ventilation, advertising & marketing fabrication, tanks/bins/chutes, food processing equipment, conveyors, bucket elevators, architectural fabrication, restaurant metal fabrication, and decorative iron works.
2. Industrial Repair & Maintenance Services: Scheduled and emergency maintenance, repair, and equipment service for industrial facilities, often delivered off-hours to minimize customer downtime. Includes emergency and same-day service options.
3. Contract Manufacturing: Contract manufacturing services for clients across multiple industries, leveraging CNC plasma, laser cutting, press brake, shearing, forming, punching, rolling, tube/pipe bending, and welding capabilities.
4. High Def CNC Plasma Cutting Service: Plasma cutting service work for custom screens, intricate fabrications, architectural & decorative screens, and custom perforation across multiple metal types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works is a custom metal fabrication shop in Portland, Oregon, providing project-based fabrication and installation in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, decorative iron, and wrought iron; industrial repair and maintenance (including emergency/off-hours service) for conveyors, catwalks, handrails, tanks, bins, chutes, and air pollution systems; and High Def CNC plasma cutting for custom screens, intricate fabrications, and architectural/decorative work. The firm also offers MIG/TIG welding, structural steel fabrication, conveying systems, industrial ventilation, food processing equipment, and contract manufacturing for paper mills, foundries, grain handling, contractors, engineering, manufacturing, and machine shops.

Product overview

Swan Island Sheet Metal Works is a single, integrated custom metal fabrication shop — not a software platform — organized around three primary service lines: Fabrication & Installation, Repair & Maintenance, and High Def CNC Plasma Cutting. These umbrella services are supported by a broad catalog of specialized offerings including Welding Services (MIG, TIG, General), Conveying Systems Fabrication, Industrial Ventilation & Air Pollution Systems, Structural Steel Fabrication, Tanks/Bins/Chutes, Catwalks/Handrails/Ladders, Food Processing Equipment Fabrication, Architectural & Decorative Fabrication, Tube & Pipe Bending and Fabrication, Metal Forming/Shearing/Punching/Rolling, Trailer Repair & Customization, Advertising & Marketing Fabrication, and Contract Manufacturing. Project management with ongoing communication and around-the-clock emergency response bind these services together for industrial clients in the Portland, OR area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fabrication & Installation Primary custom metal fabrication and installation service working with carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, decorative iron, wrought iron, and screw conveyors; includes in-shop consultation and project management for industrial, architectural, and commercial customers.
• Repair & Maintenance Industrial maintenance and emergency repair service for drive guards, belt conveyors, catwalks, handrails, ladders, air pollution systems, baghouses, pipes, fittings, tanks, bins, and chutes, with off-hours and same-day availability to minimize customer downtime.
• High Def CNC Plasma Cutting CNC plasma cutting service capable of cutting through 1-inch metal plates, used for custom screens, intricate fabrications, architectural and decorative screens, and custom perforation, with optional powder coating, anodizing, cleaning, and degreasing.
• Welding Services (MIG, TIG, General) Welding offerings including MIG welding, TIG welding, and general welding, with roots in automotive racing and performance fabrication requiring high precision; also includes decorative iron works.
• Contract Manufacturing Contract manufacturing services leveraging the shop's fabrication, welding, and installation capabilities, with a typical 7-10 working day lead time on projects large and small.
• Structural Steel Fabrication Structural steel fabrication delivered under the company's AISC Certified Fabricator standards for safety, precision, and reliability in steel construction projects.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Schuff Steel (Schuff International): U.S. structural steel fabrication company with AISC-certified fabrication capabilities and project-based delivery model. Comparable because it competes for the same structural steel and industrial fabrication work Swan Island pursues, using similar AISC-certified processes.
• Vigor Industrial: Portland, Oregon-based industrial fabrication, ship repair, and metal manufacturing company. Comparable because it operates a similar metal fabrication model serving industrial and marine customers in the same Portland labor market and customer base as Swan Island, though at substantially larger scale.
• BTD Manufacturing: Midwest-based contract metal manufacturer offering fabrication, welding, powder coating, and assembly services. Comparable because it offers the same multi-metal, multi-process custom fabrication and contract manufacturing services Swan Island provides, serving industrial customers with similar project-based quoting.
• Met-Con Companies: Custom metal building and structural steel fabrication company. Comparable to Swan Island in offering custom structural steel fabrication under AISC-style quality frameworks, serving industrial and commercial customers with project-based contracts.

Regional players

• Northwest Pipe Company: Portland, Oregon-headquartered manufacturer of steel pipe and fabricated steel products for water infrastructure and industrial markets. Comparable because it shares Swan Island's Pacific Northwest industrial customer base and produces fabricated steel pipe and structural products from a Portland footprint.
• Cascade Steel Rolling Mills: Oregon-based steel producer and rolling mill in McMinnville, OR. Comparable because it operates in the same Oregon metal manufacturing ecosystem and supplies steel raw material and rolled products to fabricators like Swan Island, while also serving overlapping Pacific Northwest industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Olympic Steel: U.S. metals service center and fabrication company offering plate, sheet, and structural steel processing and contract manufacturing. Comparable because it competes in contract metal fabrication and finishing for industrial customers, though at national scale and broader product breadth than Swan Island.
• Valmont Industries: Global manufacturer of engineered metal structures and products including infrastructure, utility, and agricultural metal fabrication. Comparable in that Valmont's fabrication operations compete for structural and industrial metal work; however, Valmont operates at far larger scale and product breadth.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Largest U.S. metals service center operator with fabrication, processing, and value-added metal services nationwide. Comparable because Reliance's fabrication division competes directly for industrial custom metal work, though Reliance operates at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth than Swan Island.
• Precision Castparts Corp. Historically Portland, Oregon-headquartered global manufacturer of complex metal components and investment castings for aerospace and industrial markets. Comparable because it shares a Portland metal manufacturing heritage and serves industrial customers with fabricated metal components, though at massive scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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