Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

12 businesses in machine shops & fabrication in Tulsa show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
BORN, INC Tulsa · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · Owner: Dr. Sidney Born Jr. In business 109 years (since 1917) Founder still runs it after 109 years No family successor named on its website Headcount down 45% since 2020 (retirement plan filings)	$16.6M	$8.3M	75
THERMAL WINDOWS, INC Tulsa · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · Owner: Bob G. Pool In business 47 years (since 1979) Founder still runs it after 47 years No family successor named on its website	$57.2M	$36.3M	60
EBSCO SPRING CO INC Tulsa · Spring Manufacturing · Owner: Ed Babb In business 86 years (since 1940) Founder still runs it after 86 years No family successor named on its website	$29.7M	$18.4M	60
R.W. HOLLAND I, LLC Tulsa · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · Owner: Richard Holland In business 57 years (since 1969) Founder still runs it after 57 years No family successor named on its website	$29.7M	$18.4M	60
QUALITY PLATING COMPANY OF TULSA, INC. Tulsa · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · Owner: Reginald Collins In business 47 years (since 1979) Founder still runs it after 47 years No family successor named on its website	$12.0M	$6.0M	60
Wiemann Metalcraft Tulsa · Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing · Owner: Ernest Wiemann In business 86 years (since 1940) Founder still runs it after 86 years No family successor named on its website	$3.0M	$1.3M	60
HOLLAND TRANSPORTS LLC Tulsa · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · Owner: Richard Holland In business 57 years (since 1969) Founder still runs it after 57 years No family successor named on its website	$691K	$283K	60
Production Manufacturing Co Tulsa · Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing · Owner: Eric Keeler In business 68 years (since 1958) No family successor named on its website Headcount down 28% since 2020 (retirement plan filings)	$2.0M	$1.3M	55
TEK-FINS, INCORPORATED Tulsa · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · Owner: James (Jim) Rainey In business 37 years (since 1989) Founder still runs it after 37 years No family successor named on its website	$55.3M	$35.1M	52
CARLSON COMPANY Tulsa · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · Owner: Joel and JoAnn Carlson In business 68 years (since 1958) Founder still runs it after 68 years	$17.9M	$8.9M	50
MIKE CLINE, INC Tulsa · Machine Shops · Owner: Mike D. Cline In business 37 years (since 1989) Founder still runs it after 37 years	$3.0M	$1.2M	42
CUSTOM CRAFT AWARDS LLC Tulsa · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · Owner: Harry Duff In business 43 years (since 1983) No family successor named on its website	$1.0M	$383K	40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.