Tate
Tate is a privately held US manufacturer of raised access floors, liquid cooling systems, and integrated data center infrastructure serving hyperscale/enterprise data center operators and commercial office developers, with global sales across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1904
- HeadquartersJessup, United States
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Tate does
Tate (legal entity Tate Access Floors, Inc.) is a privately held US-headquartered manufacturer of data center infrastructure and raised access flooring, with roots dating back to 1904 and operational headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. The company's product portfolio spans raised access floor systems (ConCore 1000–4000 and All Steel 1250 load ratings, plus Posilock and bolted stringer configurations), liquid cooling systems (stainless-steel manifolds for ceiling-supported, floor-mounted, underfloor, and custom configurations, rated for 40kW to over 1MW per rack), structural ceilings (Tate Alustra, Duo, Grid, Grid+ LEC, Strut), aisle containment (hinged and sliding doors, hard partitions), airflow panels and controls (DirectAire family, GrateAire, HD GrateAire, perforated panels), and architectural finishes. Its flagship integrated solution is KONNECT, a pre-integrated modular hybrid cooling system engineered for high-performance computing and mission-critical deployments.
Tate serves two primary segments: data center operators (hyperscale and enterprise, including Microsoft) and commercial office buildings, with the data center segment treated as the primary growth vertical tied to rising rack densities and AI/HPC workloads. The company sells predominantly through a direct enterprise field-sales motion supplemented by regional dealer networks across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA, with quote-based pricing and bundled specification, design engineering, sustainability advisory, and project management services from concept through completion. Marketing is technical and content-driven, including case studies, Tate Academy (a free on-demand learning platform), technical documentation, the NeoCon Sustainability Lab, and thought-leadership placements in industry publications.
The business is in an active US capacity build-out phase: a $4 million Pocahontas, Arkansas steel-frame fabrication facility (opened December 2025, 200 employees), a $10 million New Markets Tax Credit-financed renovation of a St. Paul, Virginia manufacturing site (announced February 2025, 170+ jobs), and a planned $61.2 million Glasgow, Kentucky facility for thermal management and airflow solutions (announced 2025, 400 planned jobs). Revenue, ownership structure, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed; the company appears to be independently held, likely by founding family or private investors.
Tate firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tate
- Legal name
- Tate Access Floors, Inc.
- Website
- https://tateinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1904
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Tate is a privately held US manufacturer of raised access floors, liquid cooling systems, and integrated data center infrastructure serving hyperscale/enterprise data center operators and commercial office developers, with global sales across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Tate industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Data Center Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)
- SIC
- Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Raised Access Flooring Systems (IMADAJAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD)
Keywords
Where Tate is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Jessup
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Tate business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Data Center Infrastructure Products: Sale of hardware products including raised access floors, liquid cooling systems, structural ceilings, containment solutions, and airflow management products for data center and commercial building applications. Products are sold directly to enterprise customers with specification and project management services.
- Specification & Project Management Services: Professional services including design engineering support, sustainability advisory, cost analysis, project management, and technical assistance throughout project lifecycle from concept through completion.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Tate product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tate manufactures and sells physical data center infrastructure products including raised access flooring systems, liquid cooling manifolds and distribution systems, structural ceilings, aisle containment, and airflow panels and controls. The company also provides specification services, design engineering, sustainability advisory, and project management to support enterprise customers from concept through completion.
Product overview
Tate is an industry leader in data center infrastructure and raised access flooring solutions with over 120 years of history. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into core categories: Raised Access Floors (ConCore series, All Steel panels with load ratings from 1000-4000 lb), Liquid Cooling systems (manifolds in ceiling-supported, floor-mounted, and underfloor configurations), Structural Ceilings (Tate Alustra, Tate Duo, Tate Grid, Tate Grid+ LEC, Tate Strut), Containment (hinged and sliding doors, hard partitions), Airflow Panels & Controls (DirectAire, DirectAire AL, DirectAire X2, DirectPerf32, GrateAire, HD GrateAire), and Finishes (wood, carpet, vinyl, HPL, LVT, linoleum, porcelain, rubber, terrazzo). Tate's flagship solution is KONNECT, a pre-integrated modular hybrid cooling system for high-performance computing. The company also provides specification services, project management, and the Tate Academy learning platform. Recent expansion includes new manufacturing facilities in Pocahontas, Arkansas and Glasgow, Kentucky for data center steel frame fabrication.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Raised Access Floors
- Liquid Cooling Liquid cooling solutions including manifolds and cooling distribution systems for direct liquid cooling of high-density server racks, sold to data center operators.
- Structural Ceilings Suspended ceiling grid and strut systems for data centers that provide structural support for cabling, lighting, and overhead equipment.
- Containment Aisle containment systems including hinged and sliding doors and hard partitions for hot/cold aisle containment in data centers.
- Airflow Panels and Controls Perforated panels and airflow control devices that deliver precise airflow directly to data center equipment for cooling.
- Finishes High-end architectural floor finishes for raised access floors, including wood, carpet, vinyl, HPL, LVT, linoleum, porcelain, rubber, and terrazzo options for commercial interiors.
- KONNECT Integrated Power and Cooling Systems Pre-integrated modular hybrid cooling and power infrastructure for high-performance computing and mission-critical data center facilities, designed to streamline deployment.
- Liquid Cooling and Retrofit Solutions Engineering solutions and products for retrofitting existing data center sites with liquid cooling to support higher density workloads.
- Specification and Project Management Services Design engineering, sustainability advisory, cost analysis, and project management services delivered alongside product sales from concept through completion for data center and commercial building customers.
Quantifiable outcome
- Lower energy costs by about one-third through UFAD systems
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Tate
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Tate technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Tate partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Tate competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Vertiv: Public data center infrastructure specialist providing thermal management (liquid and air cooling), power, and IT management solutions. Directly competes with Tate in liquid cooling and overall data center physical infrastructure for hyperscale and colocation customers.
- CoolIT Systems: Specialist liquid cooling solutions provider for high-performance computing and AI workloads. Directly competes with Tate's liquid cooling product line, with comparable rack density claims and similar hyperscaler customer targets.
- Asetek: Liquid cooling specialist serving gaming, HPC, and data center markets. Comparable focus on direct liquid cooling solutions for high-density server racks, overlapping with Tate's stainless steel cooling offerings for AI/ML workloads.
- Kingspan Group: Global building materials leader with Kingspan Access Floors division directly competing in raised access flooring. Highly comparable product portfolio targeting data centers and commercial office applications, with similar spec-driven enterprise sales model.
Broad incumbents
- Eaton: Diversified power management company with significant data center infrastructure presence including UPS, power distribution, and increasingly thermal management. Competes with Tate via broader data center power/cooling bundles targeting enterprise and hyperscale customers.
- Legrand: Global electrical and digital building infrastructure company with data center offerings through Ortronics and Raritan brands. Overlaps with Tate on data center physical infrastructure including cabling, racks, and connectivity for commercial and DCF environments.
- ABB: Global electrification, robotics, and automation leader with data center infrastructure products including power distribution, UPS, and cooling. Competes as a broad incumbent serving hyperscale and enterprise data center buildouts with integrated solutions.
- Rittal: Global enclosure, power distribution, and climate control manufacturer (Friedhelm Loh Group). Directly comparable to Tate on data center cooling, containment, and IT infrastructure products with similar enterprise spec-driven sales model.
- Schneider Electric: Global energy management and automation leader with comprehensive data center infrastructure portfolio (power, cooling, racks, DCIM). Broad incumbent competing with Tate through integrated solutions and global service network, particularly in hyperscale builds.
- nVent Electric: Electrical connection and protection solutions provider with data center offerings through nVent Schroff and ERIFLEX brands. Overlaps with Tate on data center rack, enclosure, and cooling distribution infrastructure serving colocation and enterprise customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Tate social profiles
Digital presenceTate financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Tate leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Tate funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
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Tate M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Tate
What does Tate do?
Tate manufactures and sells physical data center infrastructure products including raised access flooring systems, liquid cooling manifolds and distribution systems, structural ceilings, aisle containment, and airflow panels and controls. The company also provides specification services, design engineering, sustainability advisory, and project management to support enterprise customers from concept through completion.
Is Tate a public or private company?
Tate is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Tate founded?
Tate was founded in 1904. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Tate based?
Tate is headquartered in Jessup, United States, in the North America region.
How does Tate make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Data Center Infrastructure Products are the primary driver. The others are specification & Project Management Services.
Who are Tate's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Vertiv, CoolIT Systems, Asetek and Kingspan Group. Broad incumbents are Eaton, Legrand, ABB, Rittal, Schneider Electric and nVent Electric.
Does Tate have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tate.
What industry is Tate in?
Tate's product category is Data Center Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADAJAJ, Raised Access Flooring Systems, with a secondary code of HDABAKAD, Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling). Its NAICS code is 33341 and its SIC code is 3590.