# Wellfleet Steel Works **Trade:** Specialty Services · **Address:** 15 Kear Cir, Wellfleet, MA 02667 · **Phone:** (508) 349-9686 · **Website:** https://wellfleetsteelworks.com/ · **Languages:** English **Rating: 3.5/5** (low confidence) — from 2 reviews across 5 sources. ## The honest read Wellfleet Steel Works is a custom metal fabrication shop on Cape Cod, run out of 15 Kear Circle in Wellfleet since Matt McPartland founded it in 1986 after starting out welding steel for commercial fishing boats while working as an offshore fisherman himself. The shop does structural and architectural steelwork for architects and custom builders — staircases, railings, trusses, facades and custom furnishings — alongside boat-building and gear fabrication for the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries, plus milling, machining, welding, metal finishing, crane service and waterjet cutting. The handful of written reviews on file are strongly positive: in a 2016 review a customer said Matt had "helped me out of a jam more than once" with "excellent work and customer service," and in a 2017 review another called him "knowledgeable, friendly, and more than capable" for metal fabrication work anywhere on the Cape. Google's own listing shows a 5-star rating, though from just 2 ratings. Anyone considering Wellfleet Steel Works should ask directly about current pricing, timelines and availability, since the written record on file is limited to two older reviews and doesn't speak to recent turnaround or workload. For structural, architectural or marine metal fabrication on the Cape, this is a long-tenured, owner-run specialist with a positive but thin public track record worth confirming directly. **Strengths:** - Established shop — family-run since 1986 under founder Matt McPartland - Repeat customer praise — one reviewer says Matt helped multiple times - Skilled craftsmanship — reviewers call the work knowledgeable and capable **Concerns:** - Thin, dated reviews — only two Google reviews, both from 2016 and 2017 **Where sources disagree:** - Discovery filed this contractor under fencing, but no source shows any fencing work; the business is a metal fabrication and welding shop (structural, architectural and marine metalwork) so services reflect the trade actually practiced, not the discovery category ## Claims & citations Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication. - Founded in 1986 by Matt McPartland, a Cape Cod metal fabrication shop still run by him today _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com) — “Company history (self-reported): Matt McPartland started Wellfleet Steel Works in 1986, having begun welding steel for commercial fishing bo…” - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com) — “Ownership (self-reported): Founded and run by Matt McPartland since 1986” - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com) — “Self-reported 40 years in business” - Practices structural and architectural steel fabrication, marine/boat metalwork, welding, milling, machining, waterjet cutting and crane service _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com) — “Wellfleet Steel Works is a Cape Cod custom metal fabrication shop doing structural and architectural steelwork for architects and custom bui…” - Customers describe Matt as knowledgeable, capable, and going above and beyond on repeat jobs _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Matt has helped me out of a jam more than once. He has always gone above and beyond to help me out. Excellent work and customer service…” - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Knowledgeable, friendly, and more than capable. If you have a job that needs metal fabrication anywhere on the Cape, Matt is your man!” - Two 5-star Google reviews (2016, 2017) and a 5.0 Google source rating from 2 ratings anchor a strongly positive but very thin, dated review base _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wellfleet%20Steel%20Works&query_place_id=ChIJqaKX1vVm-4kRrFUXPAFzgBw) — “Google: 5★ from 2 ratings” - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Matt has helped me out of a jam more than once. He has always gone above and beyond to help me out. Excellent work and customer service…” - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Knowledgeable, friendly, and more than capable. If you have a job that needs metal fabrication anywhere on the Cape, Matt is your man!” - Only two written reviews exist on file, both from 2016–2017, so recent customer experience is not documented _(confidence: medium)_ - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Matt has helped me out of a jam more than once. He has always gone above and beyond to help me out. Excellent work and customer service…” - [Google Reviews](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2053767879221269932&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) — “5★ Knowledgeable, friendly, and more than capable. If you have a job that needs metal fabrication anywhere on the Cape, Matt is your man!” - Specializes in Specialty Services _(confidence: high)_ - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com) — “Wellfleet Steel Works is a Cape Cod custom metal fabrication shop doing structural and architectural steelwork for architects and custom bui…” - [Procore Construction Network](https://network.procore.com/p/wellfleet-steel-works-inc-wellfleet) — “Services offered (Procore Construction Network): Metal Fabrications” ## License Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported. Re-check at the official registry: https://contractorhub.mass.gov/s/hic-contractor-search ## Sources - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wellfleet%20Steel%20Works&query_place_id=ChIJqaKX1vVm-4kRrFUXPAFzgBw): 5.0★ from 2 ratings - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wellfleet%20Steel%20Works&query_place_id=ChIJqaKX1vVm-4kRrFUXPAFzgBw): Listed on this source - [Official Website](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com): 40 yrs in business · Self-reported profile and service details - [Procore Construction Network](https://network.procore.com/p/wellfleet-steel-works-inc-wellfleet): Listed on this source - [Exa](https://wellfleetsteelworks.com/): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source) ## Recent reviews - **5/5 · Google Reviews · Brian Mcpartland · 2017-09-12**: Knowledgeable, friendly, and more than capable. If you have a job that needs metal fabrication anywhere on the Cape, Matt is your man! - **5/5 · Google Reviews · Ryan Surprenant · 2016-09-06**: Matt has helped me out of a jam more than once. He has always gone above and beyond to help me out. Excellent work and customer service! --- Data freshness: last scanned 2026-08-22T19:05:01.271Z. Cite as: Wellfleet Steel Works — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/wellfleet-steel-works-wellfleet) Source: https://tavlee.com/contractor/wellfleet-steel-works-wellfleet