Industry: Distributor; Metal Service Center

Location: Akron/Canton

Overview: This metal distribution business was listed for $1.75 million including real estate, generating $3.25 million in gross revenue and $325,000 in cash flow. Founded in 1999, the company specialized in aluminum and developed a solid reputation within its regional market.

Background: The business was built and operated by a husband-and-wife team who decided to sell after years of successful operation. Shortly after the sale, they set out to travel and, while on a cruise, happened to meet the owners of another metal service center. That introduction eventually led to another success story.

Result: A smooth transition and a positive outcome for both buyer and sellers, with the legacy of a well-established aluminum distributor continuing under new ownership.

Related Transactions

Metal Service Center processes & dropships customized orders of tubing stock to local manufacturers. Runs efficiently and profitably with 18 employees, 4 trucks & 2 bldgs., on 2 acres. Superior inventory control eliminates waste and unsalable inventory. Primary owner willing to stay aboard to assist Buyer, as negotiated. Not currently making use of marketing or social media. No website!

Environmental products manufacturer specializing in erosion control socks. Originally connected through an accountant, the deal involved a local private equity firm securing a 60% interest with no real estate included. Despite initial financing delays, a second bank was brought in to keep the deal alive. Post-acquisition, the PE firm scaled the business and sold it less than three years later for six times the original purchase price.

This profitable distributor sells springs, pins, bushings and other necessary parts for repairing machines or for manufacturing lines, typically to tool and die makers, injection molding companies, and those with assembly lines or automation components.

The owner built this from the ground up to a staff of 18 wall training and certified technicians. The business operated from an impeccable two-story building with 26,000 ft.² and included $25,000 in inventory and $250,000 in FF&E. There aren’t too many business owners who learn how to juggle both mechanical repair and collision repair in one well oiled machine.

The owner built this from scratch creating and converting all the systems and manuals and software into a well oiled machine with 50 employees. Operated out of leased office space.

One owner built this company from the ground up in 4k sf with three techs. Provided services to both state and local governments, as well as national companies.

Another case of a business owner building the business from the ground up. He had his original toolbox and tools from 1966 when he first started the company.

A shop full of stamping presses, memories and stories. The book of business and their tooling with presses sold to another Stamper and the remaining equipment and real estate went to an auction.

A Certified Financial Planner and Exit Planning Advisor who helps business owners grow, sell, and transition their companies with confidence. With years of experience as a financial advisor and business broker, he understands how the right strategy can turn a business into its owner’s greatest asset.

Specializing in guiding family-owned businesses through ownership transitions, he brings clarity, care, and strategic insight to every stage of the process. Whether a business owner is ready to sell or simply planning ahead, Gary is a trusted partner on the journey.

Book A Call With Him

Metal Service Center

Related Transactions

Meet Gary!