Forfend Industries brings an ecosystem of excellence to support and catalyze niche-leading businesses…

About Forfend

We believe a long-term approach enhances alignment as we partner with ownership and management teams to drive sustainable growth in profitability. Our focus centers on acquiring and nurturing mission-critical manufacturing and product businesses, where we work to ensure sustainable growth and operational excellence. While our portfolio companies operate with a high degree of autonomy, they benefit from the thoughtful allocation of shared resources across our group, creating value through both independence and collaboration.

Sustainable business development with Forfend as a partner:

 

Focus on true partnership and alignment
Our partnership-centric mindset underpins our successful long-term partnerships with companies and owners, and is a key component not to be looked on the path to value creation. Whether ownership and management wishes to continue in an operational role (or not) and remain as a minority owner for a period (or not), we will work collaboratively to “paint the picture” of what an optimal transition looks like.
Long-term mindset
We have a patient, strategic growth mindset; our long-term holding mentality alleviates any correlation and conflict between growth planning, and exit planning.
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Forfend Industries

A permanent, patient partner

We focus on a proactive, fact-driven, team-first approach; Forfend supports management teams through a comprehensive network of seasoned resources, providing a bespoke catalyst to each company’s engine.

Joining Forfend means being a part of an ecosystem via an ever-growing network of sibling companies, each with its own industry and operational experts across whom we foster knowledge and experience sharing.

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Our Companies

We invest in differentiated, niche-leading businesses

Billy Pugh has been an industry leader for over 67 years, with a reputation built on innovation, and delivering the highest quality equipment available in the world.
The original push-pull tool company, specializes in high-quality push-pull tools designed to enhance safety in offshore and industrial environments.
forfend our companies
We invest in differentiated, niche-leading businesses

First Article after GoLive

Billy Pugh Company Announces Acquisition of Stiffy Safe Hand Tools Product Line

Forfend Industries Inc. Launches with Acquisition of Billy Pugh Company