The company B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools (B&B) was originally founded in Houston, Texas, USA in the 1990’s, offering initially mainly the standard pipe rollers and applications, sold into petrochemical construction projects along the Texas Gulf Coast. Over the years B&B became an important player in the U.S. market.
With the merger in 2019 of B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK) and the recent addition in 2022 of AXXAIR (France) into Specialized Fabrication Equipment (S.F.E.) Group, the various product groups offered by the original manufacturers have been re-aligned and integrated into the overall S.F.E. Group product range whilst keeping their own brand identity.
Backed by nearly 30 years of development, today S.F.E. Group’s B&B brand is dedicated to and covering pipe handling pipe machines & equipment, pipe fixtures, applications and solutions. With the B&B brand, S.F.E. Group not only wishes to highlight the focus on this particular product line, but also supply the growing demand and diverse applications in the industries that it already serves and intertwine with other product applications within S.F.E. Group.
As an OEM, S.F.E. Group prides itself on being renowned for its innovations, ground-breaking developments and creative designs within the B&B product range. With its engineering capabilities, customer-oriented focus and flexibility, the B&B brand provides the possibility to design out-of-the-box pipe handling solutions to fulfill customers’ projects’ specific needs in particular and to cater for an ever-evolving industry in general.
The B&B brand portfolio consists of a comprehensive range of pipe purging equipment: pipe fixtures, pipe jacks and stands, mega rollers and stands, and material handling carts.
B&B products are available from the international S.F.E. Group branches on 4 continents, as well as from S.F.E. Group’s extensive and continuously expanding global network of partners and distributors.
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The Specialized Fabrication Equipment Group (in short: S.F.E. Group) was founded in 2019 after the merger of three world leading OEM’s in the field of pipe fabrication tooling and machinery: B&B Pipe and Industrial Tools LLC (USA), Mathey Dearman Inc. (USA) and TAG Pipe Equipment Specialists (UK). In a time span of 4 years, another 3 renowned and market leading companies were acquired and added to the S.F.E. Group portfolio: Axxair (France, 2022), Magnatech (USA, 2023) and Climax (USA, 2023).
The vision and philosophy of the S.F.E. Group is to offer globally a comprehensive innovative and cost-effective range of specialized fabrication, welding and machining equipment and derived rental solutions, for a wide range of applications within all critical industries, whilst optimizing performance, efficiency and safety.
Leveraging over 200 years of combined experience in engineering, manufacturing, and field applications, the S.F.E. Group is committed to driving innovation. Through continuous product development and strategic acquisitions, the S.F.E. Group is actively growing its portfolio and expanding its global presence to meet the demands of industries around the world. Currently, the S.F.E. Group consists of 11 complimentary brands, each supporting the others in delivering cutting-edge solutions.
With offices and warehousing on 5 continents, 300+ employees and more than 350 partnerships and distributors worldwide, S.F.E. Group prides itself on consistently offering the highest standards of both product quality and service locally to all its customers.
S.F.E. Group looks forward to welcoming you into its global network as a partner,
distributor or end user customer and remains at your disposal at any time.
Contact Americas: sales@sfe-brands.com
Contact International: sales-int@sfe-brands.com
S.F.E. Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of CLIMAX Portable Machining & Welding Systems, based in Newberg, Oregon, USA.
(October 2023)
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