American Metal Fabricators Company History
American Sheet Metal was founded by James Everard Poole in 1946 in the basement of his house on Edsall Rd. in Lincolnia Va. The company was moved to a rented garage on Potomac St. in Georgetown in 1947 and then moved to 14th St. in S.E. D.C. after the purchase of property and construction of a 4,000 square foot building in 1951.
In 1953, James retired and his oldest son Dick took over the company. The name of the company was changed by Dick to American Metal Fabricators in 1959. The company moved to Marlow Heights, MD. in 1963 after the purchase of one acre of land, and the construction of a 10,000 square foot building. American Metal Fabricators incorporated in the State of Maryland in March of 1964.
In 1975, Dick retired and sold his interest to his remaining brothers Allan, Phillip and Tom. With the combined effort of the three remaining brothers and wise business practices, the size of the complex increased to cover 4.5 contiguous acres with manufacturing facilities and offices covering over 40,000 square feet. In 1977 a relationship with Burdette Woodworking Company (B.W.C.) owned by Larry and Karen Burdette was entered to give us the capability to combine our metal working skills with their woodworking skill to produce food service equipment with un-equaled quality and craftsmanship.
The three brothers ran the company until 1986 when Allan retired and sold his interest to his two remaining brothers. In 1996, Tom retired and sold his interest in the company to the sole remaining original brother and President of the company James "Phillip" Poole.
The company was relocated to the Calvert County Industrial Park in Prince Frederick, MD. in the summer of 1998. The new facility now encompasses 8.84 contiguous acres with offices and manufacturing facilities covering 92,000 square feet.
In the summer of 2000 AMFAB bought Burdette Woodworking Company (BWC) and changed the name to Blue Water Cabinetry.
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