Manufacturing Today Issue - 226 July 2024 | Page 51

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Anchor
Fabrication

Expanding horizons

Through strategic acquisitions , Anchor Fabrication is reaching new heights across the US

From idea inception and production engineering to tool design and fabrication , cutting , bending , powder coating and assembly , Anchor Fabrication ( Anchor ) can meet all light , medium , and heavy metal fabrication requirements . Established in 1990 , the business has grown from humble beginnings to its current position , occupying more than 1.25 million square feet of engineering and manufacturing space across nine facilities in the US .

To learn more about Anchor ’ s evolution , we sit down with Greg Frye , Anchor Partners COO and Anchor Fabrication CEO and President . “ Anchor began more than 30 years ago as a single facility in Fort Worth , Texas , headed up by John Willbanks , Jr ,” Greg begins . “ When his son , Tra , purchased the business from John in 2008 , he adopted a
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