Industrial Downspout Machines: Several U.S. companies produce industrial-grade machines for roll forming downspouts. These machines are larger, heavier, and more expensive than portable roll forming machines. Artos produces standard pipe machines which can produce round pipe in sizes from 2-inch to 6-inch diameters, corrugated round pipe in 3-inch or 4-inch sizes, square corrugated pipe in 3-, 4-, or 5-inch sizes and 2x3 or 3x4 plain square pipe.
(Your seamless gutter machine probably produces about 30 feet per minute.)Jobsite’s CTMe Series machines can produce 2x3, 3x3, 3x4, or 4x5 profile downspouts, and elbows. Jobsite also produces the RTMe Series machines, which can produce round downspouts and elbows in 3- or 4-inch sizes. Elbow Machines: There are also few U.S. manufacturers producing elbow machines. Jobsite also produces a portable elbow-forming machine, the ELF, which can produce 2x3 or 3x4 elbows.
Starting a new business isn’t hard—thousands upon thousands of people do it every year. A major reason many new businesses fail is unrealistic expectations about what the business will produce. It is a mature product with a mature market. Lower prices (and lower profits), better quality, some specialized market niche? What? What is your business concept? How will you structure your business? Will you work alone, or hire employees to assist with the work? What equipment do you have to buy (trucks, trailers, gutter machine, other machines, hand tools, handling equipment, office equipment, supplies, gutter coil, other inventory, etc.)? General contractors? Homeowners? How are you going to make them aware of your company and get their business?
Realistically, it will take a while to capture business for your new company. What happens if the housing market slows down? You will need the help of a lawyer to determine the business structure (sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation) and handle the legal issues of setting up the business. What about Workmen’s Compensation and general business insurance?
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