Category: Fab Shop Tips

Maybe the Yellow Pages? You are the owner or manager of a metal fabrication shop, and you want to grow and advertise your business. “If only more people knew what we offered,” you say to your staff. An old-timer in the shop might speak up and suggest, “Maybe try the Yellow Pages.” You dismiss that […]

A Bird’s Eye View Metal fabrication is the process of transforming metal workpieces into finished products. That simple definition doesn’t do justice to the depth and breadth of the topic, however. There are thick textbooks that delve into very small, specific fundamental segments of the industry. Even the most seasoned experts in the field find […]

Let’s Get Cultured As a metal fabrication shop owner or manager, you may have attended a business management seminar and heard the term “corporate culture” during your training. If so, you might have thought that it sounded like a fancy phrase that didn’t really apply to a small business like yours. The simple truth is […]