Mark Richards founded Alphidia in Charleston in 2012 after decades in product development and manufacturing. He built it around a simple belief — the Lowcountry deserved a fabrication partner that could handle the hard jobs, not just the easy ones.
 

We've engineered solar-powered HVAC systems from scratch, designed radar reflectors for SC DNR offshore buoys, built interactive museum installations, and fabricated complete industrial assemblies delivered ready to run. All in Charleston. All under one roof.
 

When you call us you get a same-day response from a shop that will actually engage with your problem — not pass it off, not quote it into oblivion, not tell you it's too complicated.
 

Our name says it all. Alphidia combines alpha and idea — the original idea, the first solution, the thing that didn't exist until someone built it. That's been the philosophy since day one.
 

The answer to most engineering problems is simple: find someone willing to figure it out and build it. That's us.