Newbury Franklin Industrials
Manufactures and distributes consumable industrial components.
Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Newbury Franklin Industrials is managed by a team of experienced operators with deep expertise scaling businesses both organically and through acquisition. We empower entrepreneurial management teams to focus on what matters most: serving customers and building durable relationships. This approach has allowed us to develop best-in-class relationships with manufacturers, distributors, employees, and customers alike.
Considering a Sale? We'd Like to Hear From You.Our Industries.
Fasteners, Hardware & Fittings
Fasteners, hardware, and fittings are the small parts that hold bigger assemblies together, and NFI backs the asset-light manufacturers who supply them.
Electrical
Reliable electrical connections keep industrial and commercial systems running. NFI invests in the asset-light manufacturers and distributors behind them.
Plastics
Engineered plastic components show up in nearly every product our customers build. NFI partners with the asset-light manufacturers supplying them.
Rubber
Gaskets, seals, and molded rubber parts protect equipment from wear and the elements. NFI acquires the asset-light manufacturers that produce them.
Leadership
Meet Our CEO.
Al Franjoine is CEO of Newbury Franklin Industrials, a leading supplier of consumable industrial components to industrial and commercial markets across North America. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a single entity into an industrial conglomerate.
How We Operate
The NF Way.
We have been business leaders ourselves, not just investors, and that’s what we bring to the table as partners. We use a proven approach, The NF Way, to drive growth. We are dogmatic about building a cohesive firm (not a portfolio of disparate assets) using a consistent operating system, built on four enduring pillars.
Talent
“The best team wins.”
Business is all about the people: a conviction, not a platitude.
Accountability Map. Clear lines of responsibility, CEO to front line.
Talent Reviews & Development. Twice-yearly reviews on values, will, and skills.
Topgrading. Rigorous, scorecard-driven hiring and reference checks.
Strategy
“Remove the guesswork.”
A proven operating system aligned around how we intend to win.
Business Operating System. Scaling Up / Rockefeller Habits, run with fidelity.
Strategy Principles. Jim Collins tools: BHAG, Hedgehog, Flywheel.
Executive Coach. CEO resource to implement the operating system and strategy principles.
Execution
“Routine sets you free.”
We are on a 20-year march, systematic in what we control.
Essential Meeting Rhythm. A cadence from daily huddles to annual resets keeps us aligned.
World-Class Boards. Experienced directors challenge us every quarter.
Results
“What gets measured gets done.”
A scoreboard everyone understands and performs against.
KPI Scorecard. Critical numbers, reviewed daily, with a single owner for each.
Robust Reporting. Strong finance functions; timely, accurate numbers.
Annual Audit. Sharpen the sword every year with a review of fidelity to each pillar.
Contact Us.
Industrials is looking to acquire and scale businesses with growth potential. Let’s talk.
Kevin.brady@newburyfranklin.com
Phone
(978) 225-0663