Finding the unfindable. Solving the unsolvable.
Fisher Specialty Advising is a leading advising firm specializing in all aspects of the specialty chemical industry. We leverage our decades of connection and experience to solve problems considered unsolvable by others, whether it's sourcing an unfindable chemical or solving a business problem deemed impossible to solve by others.
What we offer
We offer comprehensive services across the specialty chemical space, including contract manufacturing, supply chain design, portfolio optimization, importing simplification, and more. Our team leverages a proven process and decades of on-the-ground industry experience to turn complex challenges into successful outcomes.
Portfolio Optimization and Sourcing Solutions
We help businesses optimize their chemical portfolios, both for cost savings and risk mitigation. Finding your business single-sourced in business-critical chemical? Wondering if a certain source exists (or can exist) We can help you!
Due Diligence and Contract Manufacturing
Knowing whether a supplier is the right partner for your business can be challenging. We help businesses navigate the complex due diligence process and manufacture contracts that can mitigate business risks and set both parties up for success.
Import, Packaging, and Warehousing Solutions
You do not have to be an expert on importing, packaging, storage, and warehousing for dangerous or regulated chemicals. That's where we come in with expertise to help you make the right decision for your business and customers.
Merger, Acquisition, and Integration Strategy
Mergers, acquisitions, and integrations are critical times in a business's life. We can assist in every step of the process, from due diligence to supply chain design to effective integration strategies.
Industry experience makes all the difference
The specialty chemical industry has many nuances and intricacies, from complex chemical properties to stringent regulatory requirements to supply chain and sourcing limitations. In all of these cases, expertise is not only beneficial for success—it's essential. Fisher Specialty Advising is a firm of seasoned professionals with decades of high-intensity enterprise experience. We're focused on delivering game-changing insights and sophisticated solutions, and we thrive when presented with a complex challenge or high-stakes crisis.
Insights for a more confident future.
Our team has in-depth chemical industry experience and a comprehensive global network of niche industry experts, specialty suppliers and resources, industry innovators, and business connections—all of which we leverage for our customers' benefit. This strategy has paved the way for a confident and forward-thinking future.
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A trusted industry partner
As a trusted industry partner, our expertise spans across a diverse range of sectors including silicones, oil and gas, polyurethane, agriculture, distribution/sourcing, and adjacent industries. Our deep understanding of each field allows us to provide tailored solutions that meet the unique challenges and opportunities these industries face.
Meet the Partners
When you partner with Fisher Specialty Advising, you will work with one, or both, of our senior partners.
Managing Partner & Advisor
Frank Fisher
Frank is our senior advisor with a PhD in Chemistry and 30 years in manufacturing, specializing in new business development, international sourcing, and supply chain design. During his career, Frank has managed over $1BN in sourcing spend, with a history of presenting at global conferences and leading negotiation workshops worldwide. Experienced in building international teams and negotiating supply agreements in over 20 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, China, and Germany.
Partner & Advisor
Grant Weatherford
Grant Weatherford is a seasoned professional in the supply chain sector, specializing in the chemical industry for over a decade. An alumnus of Virginia Military Institute with a Bachelor of Science, he is currently furthering his academic prowess by pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. With his extensive experience and ongoing advanced education, Grant stands at the forefront of industry expertise and innovation.
