Incorporated in 1979, Universal Marine & Industrial Services Inc. is one of the leading providers of custom metal fabrication services. Based in Mobile, Ala., it specializes in customization of small fabricated solutions to large fabricated assemblies. The firm offers an array of products, such as buoys, pulp\ paper mill equipment, hydraulic compactors, structural metal products, inert gas system components, material handling accessories, cable reels, chip components, work barges, ladders, platforms, hand rails, assemblies\ machine bases, large-scale paint application equipment and other miscellaneous fabricated products.