What Midland Industries does

Midland Industries is a privately held value-added distributor and manufacturer of industrial pipe, valve, and fittings (PVF) products, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and operating as a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital. The company operates as a multi-brand platform comprising Anderson, Buchanan Rubber, Amiflex, MAF/USA, Stainless Adapters, Champion, Century Brass, Gruner, Cerro Brass, ISM, and TSI, serving Industrial, Plumbing/PVF, Waterworks/Irrigation, Marine, OEM, Medical Device, and HVAC end markets across the United States and Canada. Its product portfolio spans brass fittings, valves, hose, clamps, hydraulic adapters, pneumatic and vacuum components, sheet rubber, and related accessories, with 40,000+ items accessible through its private label shipping program and 5 regional warehouses supporting distribution.

The company's business model combines distribution of third-party manufactured product with captive manufacturing at sites in Brooklyn, DeSoto, Overland Park, Kerman, and Houston. It generates revenue through one-time product sales to industrial distributors and OEM customers, with quote-based pricing for most transactions, account-gated net pricing on its e-commerce platform, and an 8% portfolio-wide price adjustment implemented in June 2025. Differentiated service offerings include a private label shipping program (40,000+ SKUs, 17,000+ packages shipped in 2019), Bin Labels on Demand (customized barcoded labels enabling scan-to-order replenishment), and Midland OEM Solutions (globally sourced components from US, Asia, and Europe).

Midland has executed an aggressive acquisition strategy since 2018, completing roll-up acquisitions annually through 2022, then resuming with Cerro Brass in August 2025, ISM in March 2026, and TSI in April 2026. The go-to-market motion is sales-led B2B with account-based direct sales, e-commerce ordering, and a content marketing layer via the Midland Monthly blog and downloadable catalogs. No revenue figures, founder equity, or board composition are publicly disclosed.

Name

Midland Industries

Legal name

Midland Industries

Website

https://midlandindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Midland Industries is a privately held, Gemspring Capital-backed value-added distributor and manufacturer of industrial pipe, valve, and fittings products, operating a multi-brand platform across Industrial, Plumbing, Waterworks, Marine, OEM, Medical Device, and HVAC end markets in the US and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution and Manufacturing: Sale of industrial pipe, valve, fittings, hose, clamps, and related components to distributors and OEM customers. Revenue generated through direct product sales with online ordering and account-based sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Midland Industries is a B2B value-added distributor and manufacturer of industrial pipe, valve, and fittings products, including brass fittings, valves, hose, clamps, hydraulic adapters, pneumatic components, stainless steel fittings, and sheet rubber. Products are sold through a family of brands (Anderson, Buchanan Rubber, Amiflex, MAF/USA, Stainless Adapters, Champion, Century Brass, Gruner, Cerro Brass, ISM, TSI) to industrial distributors and OEM customers across industrial, plumbing, waterworks, marine, HVAC, and medical device markets in North America.

Product overview

Midland Industries is a family of industrial pipe, valve, and fittings brands operating as a value-added distributor and manufacturer. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio spanning brass fittings, valves, hose products, hydraulic adapters, pneumatics, and related accessories across multiple sub-brands including Anderson, Buchanan Rubber, Amiflex, MAF/USA, Champion, Century Brass, Gruner, and the acquired Industrial Specialties Manufacturing (pneumatic, vacuum, fluid-control components) and Trading Services International (HVAC fittings). Products serve Industrial, Plumbing, Waterworks, and Marine end markets through comprehensive catalogs covering fluid power, truck & trailer, plumbing & PVF, waterworks & irrigation, and marine applications. The company also provides OEM solutions, private label shipping, and bin label marketing tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anderson: Brass fittings manufacturer and supplier specializing in packaging, merchandising and retail programs and services
• Buchanan Rubber
• Amiflex
• MAF/USA
• Stainless Adapters
• Champion
• Century Brass
• Gruner

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to 40,000+ additional items through private label program without inventory investment
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trading Services International (TSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Midland Industries acquired Trading Services International, LLC, a specialist distributor of aluminum, copper, and brass fittings and valves for the HVAC market, founded in 1988 and headquartered in New York. TSI brings technical expertise and longstanding OEM customer relationships supported by a global supply chain network.
• Industrial Specialties Manufacturing (ISM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Midland Industries acquired Industrial Specialties Manufacturing, a Colorado-based value-added distributor and assembler of pneumatic, vacuum, and fluid circuitry components founded in 1982. ISM brings over 3,000 active SKUs serving industrial, commercial, automotive, and medical device markets.
• Cerro Brass / Cerro Flow ProductscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2025Midland Industries acquired Cerro Brass from Cerro Flow Products, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway's Marmon Holdings. The acquisition expands Midland's brass product capabilities and enters a growing market for brass fittings valued at $1.2 billion in 2024.
• Berkshire Hathaway Marmon HoldingsminorOthers · 9 August 2025Parent company of Cerro Brass, from which Midland Industries acquired the business. Cerro Flow Products is the subsidiary from which Cerro Brass was acquired.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ferguson Enterprises: Largest North American distributor of plumbing, PVF, and waterworks products serving contractors and OEMs. Closest scaled direct competitor to Midland's distributor-plus-OEM model across the same plumbing, waterworks, and industrial end markets.
• Hajoca Corporation: Large independent US PVF and plumbing distributor with a decentralized branch network. Comparable in end markets (plumbing, waterworks, HVAC) and customer base (distributors, contractors), but operates at meaningfully larger scale.
• Winsupply: B2B distributor of plumbing, HVAC, industrial, and waterworks products via a decentralized owner-operator model. Directly comparable in product categories, customer base, and acquisition-driven growth strategy.
• Watts Water Technologies: Manufacturer and distributor of water and plumbing products including valves and fittings. Comparable as a hybrid manufacturer-distributor in overlapping plumbing, waterworks, and OEM channels, with a public-market benchmark.
• MRC Global: Largest global distributor of pipe, valves, fittings, and pipeline products to the energy and industrial sectors. Closest publicly traded pure-play PVF peer, comparable in product breadth and industrial/OEM customer overlap.
• NIBCO: Manufacturer of flow-control solutions including copper, brass, and plastic fittings and valves sold through distributors. Directly comparable as a brass/PVF manufacturer-distributor serving plumbing, HVAC, and industrial markets.
• Mueller Industries: Manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products serving plumbing, HVAC, and industrial markets. Closely comparable in product portfolio (brass fittings, valves, tubular products) and end-market exposure.
• Reliance Worldwide Corporation: Manufacturer of plumbing and water-management products (fittings, valves, push-to-connect). Comparable as a branded fittings manufacturer selling through distribution channels in the same plumbing/PVF space.
• Morrison Supply Company: Independent US distributor of plumbing, HVAC, and waterworks products serving contractors through regional branches. Comparable distributor business model and product mix, though with a more decentralized branch structure.

Broad incumbents

• MSC Industrial Direct: Large national distributor of metalworking and MRO supplies to industrial customers. Adjacent peer with overlap in industrial fittings, hose, and clamps, but operates a much broader MRO catalog at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MidlandMetalMfg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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