SUBCONTRACT WELDING / NEW ENGLAND
AWS D1.1 · D1.6 · FULLY INSURED
42.9531° N / 72.4570° W
WESTMORELAND, NH
— PLUG-IN PRODUCTION FOR SHOPS, GCs & ERECTORS

Certified
subcontract
welding.

FeC Ironworks runs a lean, mobile, fully-insured operation built to plug directly into your shop's workflow or your jobsite. Show up with own gear, hit the production rate, move on. Fillet, PJP, CJP — priced per piece or per hour. Rework included until passing inspection.

Cert / 01
D1.1.
FCAW & SMAW · All-position · Unlimited
Cert / 02
D1.6.
SMAW Stainless · All-position · ≤ 3/8"
Coverage
100%
General liability · Commercial auto · WC
Mobility
3-State
NH · VT · MA tri-state operating area
Shop Subcontract / Field Welding / Erection Support / Bolt-Up · Plumb · Weld / CJP & PJP Production / Equipment Repair / Stainless SMAW / Overflow Capacity / Shop Subcontract / Field Welding / Erection Support / Bolt-Up · Plumb · Weld / CJP & PJP Production / Equipment Repair / Stainless SMAW / Overflow Capacity /

Three ways
to put me to work.

Most of my work is subcontract. I'm built to slot into your existing operation — your prints, your WPS, your schedule — without the overhead of bringing on full-time labor.

01 / SHOP

Shop Subcontract

An extra certified hand on the production floor when your bid cycle is heavy or you're behind on a fab package. Fitting and welding to your prints and WPS, hourly or per-piece.

  • Overflow production for fab shops
  • Per-piece fillet, PJP, CJP runs
  • Fit-up + weld to shop drawings
  • Net 30 PWP terms · COI on file
02 / FIELD

Field & Erection

Certified welder and ironworker, ready to hang iron through to project completion. Bolt-up, plumbing & aligning, moment connection field welding, base plates, misc steel — start to finish or any segment of it.

  • Bolt-up & connection work
  • Plumbing, leveling & aligning
  • Column splices, base plates & moment welds
  • Misc structural, embeds & final detailing
03 / GENERAL

Subcontract Hire

GCs, erectors, equipment operators, and developers needing certified welding on contract. Flexible engagement — labor-only, with equipment, or full turnkey including consumables.

  • Equipment repair & modification
  • Emergency on-call response
  • Hourly or per-piece options
  • CWI-backed quality control

Joints, processes,
positions — all of it.

Structural and stainless welding to AWS D1.1 and D1.6 procedures. All-position, all joint geometries, in shop or in the field.

01 ─ FIL
Fillet Welds
All-position fillet welding to AWS D1.1 — production-rate work, per piece or per hour.
D1.1 / FCAW / SMAWAll positions
02 ─ PJP
Partial Joint Penetration
PJPs of any configuration — single bevel, double bevel, J-groove, U-groove.
D1.1 / Any geometryPriced per piece or hourly
03 ─ CJP
Complete Joint Penetration
Full-pen moment connections — any joint geometry. Steel backing supplied by client unless arranged in writing; reusable copper backing available.
D1.1 / Moment conn.CWI-inspected
04 ─ SST
Stainless SMAW
All-position stainless steel stick welding within limited thickness range. Perfect for precast erection welding.
D1.6 / SMAW SSLimited thickness ≤ 3/8"
05 ─ FLD
Field Installation
On-site structural welding — column splices, base plates, embeds, misc steel, and post-erection detailing.
Engine-driven welderEquipment & Tools
06 ─ ERC
Erection Support
Full ironworker scope — hanging iron from bolt-up through plumbing, aligning, and final weld-out. Step in for any phase or carry the package through to project completion.
Bolt-up · Plumb · WeldStart to finish
07 ─ EQR
Equipment Repair & Mod
Heavy equipment repair, structural modification, attachment fabrication, and emergency on-site response for equipment failures.
Carbon & stainlessOn-call / emergency OK
ALL WORK INCLUDES REWORK UNTIL PASSING CWI INSPECTION
STEEL & CONSUMABLES PER ENGAGEMENT MODEL — SEE § 03

Bill my way
or yours.

Two ways to engage: hourly (machine and consumables negotiable per scope) or fixed per-piece for production runs. Same-day rate cards and bid letters. Full rate sheet available on request.

OPTION 01 / HOURLY

By the hour

Scope-based hourly billing. Machine, consumables, and PPE supplied by client or FeC — negotiated up front, single line on your PO. Best for shop overflow, field work, and one-off calls.

Machine Client / FeC
Consumables Client / FeC
PPE FeC
Minimum 8 hr mobilization
OPTION 02 / PER-PIECE

Production pricing

Fixed per-piece rates for fillet welds, CJP moment connections, and column splices. Predictable for shop production runs where the print is locked. Build your quote live with the calculator.

Fillet welds per piece
CJP / PJP per piece
Materials Client / FeC
Live calculator see below
Build a Quote →
Minimum Mobilization
8 hr.
Per mobilization unless waived in writing.
Per Diem Threshold
60 mi.
From Westmoreland, NH. GSA standard rate.
Terms
Net 30 PWP
Pay-when-paid. Standard for sub work.

One operator.
Zero overhead.

FeC is owner-operated by Diego Freitas-Bell. No layers, no dispatchers, no markup on subcontracted bodies. You talk to the welder doing the work.

— OWNER · OPERATOR · WELDER —
D.F-B / 2025

Diego A.
Freitas-Bell

AWS D1.1 certified (unlimited thickness, all-position, FCAW & SMAW) and AWS D1.6 certified (limited thickness, all-position, stainless SMAW). Owner-operator of FeC Ironworks since 2025.

I'm a welder and ironworker, ready to hang iron, bolt up, and plumb steel all the way through to project completion. Step in for one part of the sequence or carry the whole package.

Full-penetration moment connections are my bread and butter. CJP welds are the most demanding joints on the structure: fully inspected, zero margin for a buried defect, and usually sitting right on the critical path of erection. I run them fast and I lay them clean, so they pass UT the first time. No rework on my welds, no inspector holding up your schedule.

Years of structural welding experience across commercial buildings, healthcare, education, and industrial work. Base plates, column splices, deck welding, miscellaneous steel. I've taken structural steel from drawings to topping off: cut, fit, and fabricated. On the shop side, I design and build from scratch and have a love for the game.

If you need a certified hand for a heavy bid cycle, CJP and PJP work on site, or punch-list and field-fix work after erection, I can fill that gap without the overhead of bringing on full-time labor.

Cert / Structural
AWS D1.1
Unlimited · All-position · FCAW & SMAW
Cert / Stainless
AWS D1.6
Limited thickness · All-position · SMAW
Insurance
GL + Excess + Auto + WC
General liability, excess, commercial auto & workers' comp on file
Entity
LLC · NH
Registered, W-9 ready, COI on request
VT NH MA WESTMORELAND HQ · 42.95°N N — PRIMARY COVERAGE: 60 MI — EXTENDED: PER DIEM APPLIES

Servicing the
New England
tri-state.

Primary operating area covers New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts — concentrated within a 60-mile radius of Westmoreland, NH (Cheshire County). Hotel per diem applies beyond 60 miles at GSA standard rate.

Jobs further afield negotiable. Multi-day mobilizations and short-cycle emergency calls both handled. If your project is on the edge of the map — ask.

Primary
60 mi
Extended
+ Per Diem
States
NH · VT · MA
Diego's a heavy hitter. Welds clean, welds fast, and works to our procedures. CJPs, fillet welds, no rework, no excuses. He's on my list.
Ryan Surette
Owner / RMS Ironworks LLC

A few representative jobs.

Mobile field welding — FCAW to AWS D1.1, all positions, on site. References available on request; full project list provided with formal bid.

P / 01
Field · FCAW

Vertical Fillet

P / 02
Field · FCAW

Base Plate

P / 03
Field · FCAW

Vertical & Overhead

P / 04
Field · CJP

Moment Connection

P / 05
Field · FCAW

Vertical & Overhead

P / 06
Field · FCAW

Column Splice

Got a
weld that
needs running?

Send the print, the weld detail, or just call. Same-day rate cards and bid letters. No-charge walkthroughs within service area.

Phone / Text+1 (323) 449-1660 Emaildiego@fecironworks.com
Hours (M–F)9:00 — 20:00 ET
HQWestmoreland, NH
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