Value in Blue-Collar Businesses.

Blue Collar Operating Partners helps private equity firms maximize their investments in trades, construction, and industrial services. Our fractional operating partner model delivers expert guidance and drives measurable growth.

 

Have you heard :

 “That doesn’t work in construction”

 “Our company is unique” 

 “Best practices don’t work”

We can help. We’ve been there. 
Let us help you get results.

Deep Expertise in Blue-Collar Business Operations and Growth Strategies

At Blue Collar Operating Partners, we bring decades of hands-on experience to private equity firms investing in trades, construction, and industrial service businesses. Our experience includes turnarounds, best practices, growth strategies, and more, ensuring your investments achieve their full potential. We are committed to driving measurable results and creating lasting value.


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Operational Excellence
We drive operational improvements by streamlining processes, optimizing resource allocation, and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Our hands-on approach ensures sustainable results. This includes: Project Controls, Risk Management, Project Management, Contract review, Productivity/Profit enhancement, Purchasing Optimization, and Prefabrication.
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Strategic Support
Our strategic services help businesses identify growth opportunities, develop market entry strategies, and create long-term value. We've developed sales teams and market strategies for the leading contractors, with profitable organic growth. We work closely with management teams to align goals and execute plans effectively. This includes: growth strategies, adding lines of business, new offices, building recurring revenue models and full M&A support.
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Financial Performance
We improve financial performance by implementing cost-saving measures, increasing revenue streams, and optimizing capital allocation. Our financial expertise ensures sustainable profitability and enhanced shareholder value. As fractional CFOs, we've turned around accounting departments. This includes costs to complete, benchmarking, lead to cash, AR/retention issues, advisory board support and more.
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Meet Our Experts

Experienced Leaders

Our team brings decades of experience in blue-collar industries, driving growth and operational excellence.
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Jim Schug

CEO & Managing Partner

Jim has over 25 years of experience in the trades, leading successful turnarounds and driving growth in blue-collar companies.

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John Murphy
Operating Partner

John is a seasoned business operator with a proven track record of optimizing operations and streamlining processes in industrial service businesses.

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Email Us

For inquiries and more information, please email us at [email protected]. We are committed to providing prompt and personalized responses to all potential clients and partners.

Call Us

Reach out to our team by phone at 254-681-7867. We will listen, learn, then lead.