Custom Welding & Fabrication

What Custom Welding & Fabrication does

Custom Welding & Fabrication, doing business as Karves Custom Welding, is a mobile welding and metal fabrication business founded in 2016 in North Ridgeville, Ohio. The company is owner-operated by Mike and runs from a physical shop at 661 Oberlin Elyria Rd, Elyria, OH. It serves commercial, residential, and automotive customers across 18 cities and towns in Northeast Ohio, including Cleveland, Lorain, Akron, Elyria, Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, Euclid, Fairview Park, Garfield Heights, Independence, Lakewood, North Olmsted, Parma, Rocky River, Vermilion, and Westlake.

The service portfolio comprises general metal fabrication (welding, bending, shearing, sawing, punching, drilling); custom-built BBQ smokers and smoker/grill combination units; custom handrails and stairs fabricated in stainless steel, aluminum, and carbon steel; full automotive welding and classic car restoration including frame rust repair, shock tower repair, body mount repair, floor board and quarter panel replacement, roll cage fabrication, and engine mount repair; and specialized bolt, stud, and tap extraction using solid thread inserts, heli-coils, and welding. Core technical capabilities cover TIG, MIG, and Stick welding across stainless steel, aluminum, and iron. CNC laser/water-jet cutting and powder coating are outsourced to third-party specialists rather than operated in-house. The mobile service operates on a 24×7 basis, including nights, weekends, and holidays, differentiating the business from shop-bound competitors.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project, one-time service basis with quote-based pricing determined through direct consultation with the owner; no fixed pricing tiers, subscription packages, or other published pricing exists. Go-to-market relies on a local-SEO-optimized website with city-specific landing pages for the 18 service-area cities, plus direct phone (440.637.1116), SMS, and email contact with Mike for quote requests. Customer acquisition emphasizes word-of-mouth referrals. The customer base is fragmented across three use-case segments: automotive and classic car owners, commercial and industrial businesses (including restaurant equipment), and residential property owners. The company has no disclosed revenue, no external funding, no parent entity, no app or SaaS product, and operates with 1–10 employees.

Name

Custom Welding & Fabrication

Legal name

Karves Custom Welding

Website

https://customweldingohio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Karves Custom Welding, doing business as Custom Welding & Fabrication, is a mobile welding and metal fabrication service based in Elyria, Ohio, serving commercial, residential, and automotive customers across 18 Northeast Ohio cities. Founded in 2016, owner-operated by Mike.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Welding and Metal Fabrication Services

NAICS

All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (33299), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Welding & Cutting Gases (IMAEACAH)

Keywords

• Welding fabrication services
• Mobile welding services
• Custom metal fabrication
• Automotive welding repair
• Metal fabrication shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Elyria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Welding Fabrication and Repair Services: One-time project-based welding and fabrication services for commercial and residential customers. Services include general fabrication, automotive welding, custom smokers, handrails and stairs, and bolt extraction. Jobs are quoted individually based on scope and materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Custom Welding & Fabrication (DBA Karves Custom Welding) is a mobile-based welding and metal fabrication service operating in Northeast Ohio. The company provides on-site and in-shop welding fabrication and repair using TIG, MIG, and Stick processes on stainless steel, aluminum, and iron, delivering general fabrication, custom smokers, handrails and stairs, automotive and classic car welding, and bolt extraction services 24x7.

Product overview

Karves Custom Welding offers a portfolio of welding and metal fabrication services, including general fabrication, custom BBQ smokers, handrails and stairs, automotive welding and classic car restoration, and bolt removal/extraction. The company operates as a mobile service (on-site 24/7) with a shop location in Elyria, Ohio, serving the Greater Cleveland, Lorain, and Akron areas. The core offering is skilled labor-based welding services rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 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 indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Air Products and Chemicals: Major industrial gases supplier providing oxygen, acetylene, argon, and shielding gas mixes for welding and cutting. Sits upstream of mobile welding services as an essential consumables vendor.
• Linde plc: Major global supplier of industrial gases including welding shielding gases (argon, CO2, argon/CO2 mixes) directly consumed in TIG, MIG, and Stick welding. Eclipsed steel industry customers; relevant as a key input supplier for any welding service business.
• Valmont Industries: Large diversified metal fabrication company producing engineered structures and components across infrastructure, agriculture, and industrial markets. Comparable fabrication capability though at vastly larger scale and B2B orientation.
• Lincoln Electric Holdings: The dominant global manufacturer of welding equipment, consumables, and automation solutions headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. While not a direct service competitor, it sets standards for weld quality and process training that any welding service business is implicitly benchmarked against.
• Trinity Industries: Major manufacturer of metal products including railcars, structural steel, and components requiring large-scale welding and fabrication. Comparable welding discipline at industrial scale.
• ESAB Corporation: Global manufacturer and supplier of welding and cutting equipment, consumables, and automation used widely in fabrication shops. Adjacent to Karves' operations as an upstream equipment/input supplier shaping the welding service economy.

Direct peers

• Poteet Welding & Iron Works: Custom metal fabrication and welding services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, including ornamental iron, structural work, and repair. Directly comparable business model and service mix to Karves Custom Welding.
• Tri-State Steel: Regional custom steel and metal fabrication provider serving contractors and end-customers with welding, structural metal, and custom ornamental work. Comparable service offering and customer base.
• Reliable Welding & Fabrication: Custom welding and metal fabrication shop serving automotive, commercial, and residential customers with comparable service breadth (fabrication, repair, on-site work).
• Mobile Welding Services Inc: A multi-location mobile welding service provider with similar on-site dispatch model for industrial, commercial, and emergency welding jobs. Operates as a service business in the same broad category as Karves Custom Welding, scaled to a substantially larger footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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