Colonial Welding

What Colonial Welding does

Colonial Welding, LLC is a custom metal fabrication and welding shop headquartered at 5801 Curlew Drive, Norfolk, Virginia, operating as a subsidiary of Elite Management Group, LLC. Its single 20,000+ square foot facility is equipped with four overhead cranes and a broad modern equipment fleet — including an 87K Flow Water-Jet with Dynamic Cutting Head, a 4KW Fiber Laser capable of cutting 1" steel, CNC Cincinnati 230-ton hydraulic press brakes, and a 200-amp plasma cutting table — enabling fabrication across carbon steel, galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and titanium from 28 gauge to 4" thick plate, with tolerances under 35 thousandths of an inch. The company complements core welding and fabrication with special coatings (anodizing, galvanizing, powder coating), light machining, and industrial piping and ventilation services, and provides engineering and design assistance led by mechanical engineers; production staff includes AWS- and MIL-certified welders.

The company operates a project-based, quote-driven (RFQ) business model, engaging directly with customers on both production runs and one-of-a-kind prototypes across the Marine, Construction/Equipment, HVAC, Manufacturing/Food Processing, Shipboard/Structural, and Architectural verticals, and serves "hundreds of companies throughout the area and abroad." Customer acquisition is largely direct — via the company website and phone/email ([email protected]) — with no disclosed recurring contracts, subscription pricing, or public rate card. Leadership is Justin Stern (President), Dan McAdoo (Vice President), Kevin Krug (Operations Manager), and Brandon Dozier (Production Manager). Revenue, headcount, founding date, and ownership equity are not disclosed in the source material.

Name

Colonial Welding

Legal name

Colonial Welding, LLC

Website

https://colonialwelding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colonial Welding, LLC is a Norfolk, Virginia custom metal fabrication shop offering cutting, forming, welding, machining, and specialty coatings across multiple metals for marine, construction, HVAC, manufacturing, and architectural customers via project-based RFQ work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Metal Fabrication and Welding Services

NAICS

Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing (33232), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Steelwork & Fabrication Facilities (Plate/Section Processing, Welding Lines) (IMAJALAH)

Keywords

• Metal fabrication services
• Custom welding services
• Structural steel fabrication
• Industrial metal cutting
• Precision machining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Norfolk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Services: Production runs and one-of-a-kind prototype fabrication services for various metals including cutting, forming, rolling, welding, and finishing. Services include light machining, industrial piping and ventilation, and engineering/design assistance.
2. Specialized Coatings: Application of specialized coatings including anodizing, galvanizing, and powder coating on fabricated metal products.
3. Engineering and Design Services: Engineering and design assistance provided as part of fabrication projects, including materials science, ventilation and piping systems, structural designs, and architectural applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Colonial Welding, LLC provides custom metal fabrication and welding services for production runs and one-of-a-kind prototypes, working with carbon steel, galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and titanium from 28 gauge to 4-inch thick plate. Services span cutting, forming, rolling, welding, and finishing, complemented by special coatings (anodizing, galvanizing, powder coating), light machining, industrial piping and ventilation, and engineering and design assistance for marine, construction, HVAC, manufacturing, and architectural customers.

Product overview

Colonial Welding offers a comprehensive suite of metal fabrication and welding services as its core offering, complemented by value-added processing services. The company operates as a single integrated fabrication platform serving industries including marine, construction, HVAC, manufacturing, food processing, shipboard, structural, and architectural sectors. The core product is welding and fabrication services, which is augmented by special coatings (anodizing, galvanizing, powder coating), light machining, and industrial piping and ventilation services. Engineering and design assistance is also provided, with management staff led by mechanical engineers. The facility can work with metals from 28 gauge to 4 inch thick plate including carbon steel, galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and titanium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Welding and Fabrication Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Fabricators build to tolerances of less than 35 thousandths of an inch
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Elite Management Group, LLCparent_companyOthersColonial Welding, LLC is a subsidiary of Elite Management Group, LLC, operating as a subsidiary company within the parent organization's portfolio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Xometry: Xometry runs an on-demand manufacturing marketplace for custom metal fabrication, machining, and finishing — the same RFQ-driven, multi-process workflow Colonial Welding provides, but at vastly greater scale and via a digital platform.
• Hubs: Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs) is an on-demand custom manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and finishing — directly comparable service portfolio and digital RFQ model.
• LeJeune Steel Company: LeJeune Steel is a structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator serving commercial construction and industrial customers — directly comparable to Colonial Welding's structural steel, plate, and miscellaneous metal fabrication work.
• SendCutSend: SendCutSend specializes in online custom sheet metal cutting (laser, water-jet, plasma) with rapid turnaround — overlapping Colonial Welding's core cutting capabilities and RFQ workflow, though with a fully digital storefront.
• Protolabs: Protolabs operates a global custom on-demand metal fabrication service with online quoting and quick-turn production runs — directly comparable to Colonial Welding's RFQ-driven, prototype-to-production model across CNC cutting, bending, and finishing.
• Fictiv: Fictiv operates an on-demand custom manufacturing platform for mechanical parts, including sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining — comparable to Colonial Welding's custom-fab model with the same quote-based, multi-vertical customer base.

Broad incumbents

• O'Neal Manufacturing Services: O'Neal Manufacturing Services is a large full-service custom metal fabricator with multiple U.S. facilities serving heavy industrial, construction, and OEM customers — overlapping with Colonial Welding's fabrication and value-added processing capabilities, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• MetalTek International: MetalTek International is a long-standing custom metal casting and fabrication house serving industrial, marine, and architectural markets — comparable vertical mix to Colonial Welding (marine, structural, architectural) with overlapping materials expertise.
• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): MEC is a publicly traded custom metal fabricator serving heavy truck, construction, agriculture, and industrial markets — comparable custom fabrication and value-added processing capabilities to Colonial Welding, but with a broader geographic and end-market footprint.
• Kloeckner Metals: Kloeckner Metals is a major metal service center and processor with value-added cutting, forming, and fabrication capabilities — overlapping with Colonial Welding's sheet/plate processing and coated-products offering, but at national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colonial-welding-llc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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