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Architectural Sheet Metal Fabricator & Installer For Sale

Illinois, US
Asking Price:
On request Furniture / Fixtures and Inventory / Stock included
Sales Revenue:
$6,948,464
Cash Flow:
$2,253,279

The owner founded the company in 2010 and has now decided to retire. Price: open to offers.

WORK OTHERS WON'T BID
The company fabricates and installs historical copper roofing, custom sheet metal, standing seam, column covers, wall panels, and domes, steeples and minarets. About 95% of work is commercial and institutional and about 98% is self-performed by its own union crews. On complex jobs it is often the only sheet metal bidder, and competitors have asked for its pricing because they could not do the work. Jobs come in at or better than estimate on about 90% of projects.

A TEAM THAT ALREADY RUNS THE WORK
A chief estimator with a 35-year working relationship with the owner prices jobs without owner sign-off and manages projects. A second estimator programs the CNC and draws shop drawings. The superintendent ran a $3M stadium job largely on his own. The office manager, a former 20-year business owner, runs QuickBooks, billing and union reporting and scored 100% on the latest union audit. The owner rates his role as fairly easy for an experienced leader to step into, and is committed to a full, supported transition.

DEMAND AND VISIBILITY
About $5.5M of contracted work remained to bill at September 14, 2026, across 24 jobs, and a multi-million-dollar stadium project is expected to be awarded. Bid invitations arrive daily from general contractors and roofing contractors; the company bills more than 40 contractors a year and has about 70 active relationships. The mix changes with large projects.

GROWTH
Estimating capacity is the main lever: the company turns away bids today. Add one to two estimators, a dedicated business development person, an interior metals division, a water jet, or use the company as a base for trade add-ons.

FACILITY
About 7,000 sq ft across two adjoining units with CNC folding, shear, turret punch and roll-forming equipment. Long-term lease available.

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Property Information

Real Estate:

Lease

Location:

Greater Chicago Area. Serves general contractors and roofing contractors across the Chicago metro, with union shop operations in the Cook and Lake county territory and field work completed in Wisconsin, Virginia and Texas.

Premises Details:

About 7,000 sq ft of shop and office space across two adjoining 3,500 sq ft units, leased. The landlord is supportive of a long-term lease to a buyer. Equipment includes a 10-foot CNC folding machine, shear, turret punch, roll-forming machines, brakes, welders and a forklift. No real property is included.

Size in square feet:
7,000

Business Operation

Management type:
This business is owner operated.
Expansion Potential:

Estimating capacity is the main growth lever: bid invitations arrive daily and the company turns work away. Add one to two estimators; add a business development role to reach municipalities, churches, institutions and maintenance departments; open an interior architectural metals division; add a water jet (about $150K) for fabrication and outside cutting services; add slate and tile roofing; expand field work beyond the home market; or use the company as a platform for trade add-ons.

Competition / Market:

Most sheet metal shops in the region compete on price for simpler work, and some roofing contractors are building their own sheet metal crews. Few can fabricate and install historical copper, ornamental and complex architectural metal. On those jobs this company is often the only sheet metal bidder, and competitors have asked for its pricing because they could not perform the work.

Reasons for selling:

The owner founded the company in 2010 and is retiring. His children live out of state and are not involved in the business.

Trading hours:

Standard business hours. Bidding peaks January to March; field work peaks June to December; wall panel work carries crews through winter.

Employees:
Approximately 17 full-time, plus the owner (union field crews flex with project load)
Years established:
16

Other Information

Support & training:

The owner is committed to a full, supported transition: introductions to contractor partners and key relationships, and a hands-on handover of estimating oversight and operations. The chief estimator, superintendent, second estimator and office manager run the work today, and the adjusted EBITDA already carries a $125,000 general manager salary.

Financing available:

Price open to offers. Strong cash flow and no funded debt support conventional, SBA or equity-backed financing. Terms to be discussed with qualified buyers.

Inventory / Stock value:
$120,000 - included in the asking price
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