The management team and owners of Atlantic Fabrication and Boiler Services, Inc. (AFBS), consists of President - Mike Dunn, , Vice President/ Production Manager – Bill Slade, and Treasurer/ Planner & Estimator – Robert “Mac” McMillion. With combined experience in the commercial, government and marine industry, they have worked together for the last thirty years and collectively have unique and vast experience in the ship repair industry including Production, Supervision, Production Management, Planning & Estimating, Contracting and Negotiating, Quality Assurance and Management.
Our management control expertise has cultivated many relationships over the years as a dependent source for many Government agencies, (i.e. – U.S. Navy, U.S.C.G., Military Sealift Command, Marad, NOAH, Federal Industrial Supply Center, NASA ) and many commercial accounts such as Maersk Lines, Mormac Marine, Amsea, Patriot Shipping, Steris Corporation and Crowley Marine. Contracting with the various firms has ranged from several hundred dollars to several million dollars.
Our employees are regularly trained and tested on their abilities to read and comprehend the requirements of specifications, drawings, GTR’s, Standard Items and other applicable documents. These skills enable them to be extremely responsive and quickly adapt to changes required by our customers.
Our Management philosophy is centered on meeting our customers’ goals, objectives and requirements while delivering a quality product at a competitive price.
AFBS currently has over 12,000 square feet of covered and heated shop space equipped with extensive rigging gear and testing and certifying weights, as well as substantial sheet metal fabrication equipment. The facility, which also includes over two (2) acres of fenced storage space, is centrally located on the East Coast with the ability to acquire substantial contracts in other ports across the country.