Meet Neal Jordan of Dirty Hands Fabrication in East Rino

Today we’d like to introduce you to Neal Jordan.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Neal. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I started creating metal structures in art school back in Georgia. I thought I was going to be an artist. The 07-08 recession squashed those hopes. I ran an art gallery in Philly for a couple of years and then when we moved out to Denver I started working as a welder. I began working as an apprentice and eventually moved up to foreman and then project manager. We had a workplace death and I decided to leave the heavy steel industry and start my own business.

I sold my first piece to a real estate agent named Kelly Brogan at the end of 2015. Since then the company grew and so did it’s outreach. In December of 2018, we had our first Women in Welding workshop. The class was made up of friends who had asked if they could come do some welding for a night. Since then it has turned into a philanthropic mission.

Since Dec 2018, we have done at least one class a month of about 4-6 women. A portion of the entry fee is used to pay for one woman to take the class for free. Those women come from either a domestic abuse shelter, a homeless shelter or another women’s organization.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
We started out with big clients, I built most of the inside of Linger restaurant in my garage. From then we have been growing as fast as possible, having upgraded shop locations twice. Sometimes bursting at the seams in terms of space. Since we do custom metal fabrication, it is always important to keep the quality very high.

Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Dirty Hands Fabrication – what should we know?
If you are looking through Instagram (or a magazine) and you see a fancy house that has a beautiful steel handrail/fireplace, that’s the kind of work we do.

We don’t specialize in handyman projects but instead operate more like an artist studio. We get a job, usually, it’s a description of something they have seen on Etsy/Pinterest, and we find a way to make it inside their budget. We bought a CNC plasma table last year so now we can make customs signs/backdrops for businesses.

I am proud of our reviews, we have 5-star reviews across the board, and I am very proud of that. Sometimes jobs are more challenging, but the way to still make that customer happy is to communicate and work with them. Our goal is that the customer always has a happy thought when they see our work. (So far that’s exactly what’s happened)

Is there a characteristic or quality that you feel is essential to success?
Creativity. For example, most of our competitors are just making something based on a specific need, like a fence.

The way we do it, and what we are known for, is to come out to your business/home and talk through your ideas. We utilize YOUR style and give you our interpretation of what’s possible.

So rather then just having a fence, the computer programmer customer has a custom CNC fence that has holes cut out in binary code. Something that his neighbors just think is a cool design but he sees every day and appreciates.

Pricing:

• $100/hr shop time
• $125/hr mobile jobs
• $500 minimum

Contact Info:

• Website: www.dirtyhandsfab.com
• Phone: 3037369206
• Email: dirtyhandsfab@gmail.com
• Instagram: @dirtyhandsfab
• Facebook: Dirty hands fabrication

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