Grip-Rite

What Grip-Rite does

Grip-Rite is a 50-plus-year-old brand of construction fasteners and building products owned by PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., a privately held corporation based in Irving, Texas. The company manufactures and markets a portfolio of more than 20,000 products spanning hand-drive nails and screws, collated nails, screws and staples, building envelope solutions (house wrap, roofing underlayment, flashing tapes), interior construction products (backer board, drywall accessories), concrete and masonry accessories, fencing, sealants and adhesives, and pneumatic tools and accessories. Technical differentiation centers on proprietary branded systems including the PrimeGuard, PrimeGuard Plus, and PrimeGuard Nano coating chemistries for corrosion resistance (exceeding ASTM B-117 standards), the Jam Free Guarantee quality program for collated fasteners, DeckGrip EVA-coated backing on synthetic underlayments, and trade-specific innovations such as the SpeedSpike collated nail for high-R-value continuous insulation systems and the DeckForce and Ninja exterior fastening lines.

The company operates a pure-channel go-to-market selling exclusively through third-party distribution: leading construction supply houses, independent dealers, and major home improvement retailers, with claimed availability across more than 18,000 dealer locations nationwide. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers are directed to a 'Where to Buy' locator on the company website. End customers are primarily professional contractors across trade segments (framing, roofing, decking, drywall, fencing, concrete) and architects specifying building envelope products, with DIY consumers served as a secondary segment via retail channel partners. Recent strategic emphasis has been on launching higher-value differentiated products (PTIA 2025 award winners DeckForce screws and MORE backer board, ProWrap-SA self-adhered house wrap), content and continuing-education marketing targeted at architects, and a ProTection System 15-year warranty that bundles Grip-Rite weather resistive barriers, flashing tapes, and partner-specified sealants (Franklin Titebond) into a system sale.

Grip-Rite is a privately held, privately funded entity that operates as a brand portfolio of parent PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. with 501-1000 employees, an active careers portal at PrimeSource, and no disclosed venture, private equity, or public ownership. There are no disclosed financials, no M&A history, no regulatory actions, and no subsidiary structure in source materials. The overall positioning is that of a long-tenured mid-market building products manufacturer monetizing through distributor and retail channel relationships, with active product-line extension into higher-margin building-envelope and system-solution categories.

Name

Grip-Rite

Legal name

PrimeSource Building Products, Inc.

Website

https://grip-rite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Grip-Rite is a 50-plus-year-old brand of construction fasteners and building products owned by PrimeSource Building Products, Inc., serving professional contractors, architects, and DIY consumers through 18,000+ dealer locations across supply houses, independent dealers, and home improvement stores in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Fasteners and Building Products

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing (339993), Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing (333991)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Anchors & Connectors (Bolts, Weld Studs, Plates) (IMADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tools & Tool Accessories Retail (Hand, Power, Pneumatic) (CRAIADAB)

Keywords

• Construction fasteners
• Building envelope products
• Collated nails screws
• Roofing underlayment
• Pneumatic nailers tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Irving

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Construction Fasteners and Building Products Sales: Grip-Rite generates revenue through the sale of construction fasteners (nails, screws, staples) and building products (building envelope, interior construction, fencing, concrete accessories) through dealer and distributor channels. Products are sold as one-time purchases for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grip-Rite manufactures and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of construction fasteners (hand-drive and collated nails, screws, and staples) and building products (building envelope solutions, roofing underlayment, house wraps, flashing tapes, interior construction products, concrete and masonry accessories, fencing, and sealants), along with compatible pneumatic tools and accessories. The offering targets professional contractors, architects, and trade specialists in residential and commercial construction through leading supply houses, independent dealers, and home improvement stores.

Product overview

Grip-Rite is a building products company offering a comprehensive portfolio of fasteners, building products, and tools for residential and commercial construction. The product lineup includes three main categories: Fasteners (hand drive nails, hand drive screws, collated nails, collated screws, and staples in various types for framing, roofing, decking, drywall, and specialty applications), Building Products (building envelope products including house wraps and roofing underlayment; interior construction products; concrete and masonry accessories; fencing; sealants and adhesives; contractor supplies; metal building accessories; and coatings), and Tools and Accessories (pneumatic nailers, staplers, compressors, air hoses, saw blades, and miscellaneous accessories). The company emphasizes innovation with branded product lines including PrimeGuard coating technology, SpeedSpike collated nails, Ninja deck clip systems, DeckForce exterior screws, ProWrap weather resistive barriers, and ShingleLayment roofing underlayment. Grip-Rite serves professionals nationwide through leading supply houses, independent dealers, and home improvement stores with products recognizable in signature red, black, and white packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SpeedSpike: First widely available 4-1/2 inch collated nail engineered for high R-value continuous insulation systems
• MORE (Grip-Rite MORE)
• ProWrap
• DeckForce
• Ninja
• ShingleLayment
• PrimeGuard
• The RED Promise
• Jam Free Guarantee

Products and services

• Hand Drive Nails Hand-driven nails including exterior, framing, roofing, masonry, drywall, interior, siding and fencing, and finishing nails for professional construction trades and DIY projects.
• Hand Drive Screws Hand-driven screws for deck, drywall, exterior, interior, framing, specialty, and roofing applications serving professional contractors and DIY users.
• Collated Nails Collated nails in framing, roofing, siding, finish, flooring, and metal connector variants, designed for use with pneumatic nailers and backed by Grip-Rite's Jam Free Guarantee.
• Collated Screws Collated screws for exterior construction, drywall, and subfloor applications used with compatible screw guns and pneumatic systems.
• Staples Collated staples including roofing staples, tacker staples, flooring staples, and narrow/medium/wide crown staples in various gauges for professional fastening applications.
• Grip-Rite SpeedSpike First widely available 4-1/2 inch collated nail engineered specifically for high R-value continuous insulation systems, claimed to make installations over 5x faster.
• DeckForce Exterior Wood Screws Exterior wood screws with proprietary PrimeGuard Nano coating formulation that exceeds ASTM B-117 corrosion resistance certification standards for decking and exterior construction; PTIA 2025 Award Winner.
• Grip-Rite Ninja Hidden Deck Clip Hidden deck clip system designed for the installation of composite and PVC decking, providing concealed fastening of deck boards.
• Grip-Rite Ninja Starter Clip Starter clip engineered for securing the first and last composite deck boards during deck installation.
• House Wrap Products Weather-resistive barriers including WeatherResistor-HP non-woven house wrap with 98% drainage efficiency, House Wrap-LWE, Commercial Grade-D, and ProWrap-SA self-adhering house wrap that serves as a weather resistive barrier, air barrier, and drainage wrap.
• Grip-Rite ProWrap-SA Self-Adhering House Wrap Self-adhering house wrap that functions as a weather-resistive barrier, air barrier, and drainage wrap with primerless installation down to 20°F and greater than 90% drainage efficiency; award-winning in industry recognition as a 3-in-1 water, air, and vapor barrier solution.
• Roofing Underlayment Synthetic roofing underlayment line including ShingleLayment-HT, ShingleLayment Premium, ShingleLayment-15 Pro (with DeckGrip traction technology), ShingleLayment-LWE, and Eave & Valley Protector for residential and commercial roof applications.
• Flashing & Tapes Flashing tapes for window, door, and building envelope flashing including butyl and flexible variants, tested to AAMA 711 level 3 standards for professional installation.
• Grip-Rite ProWrap BUTYL Flashing Tape Butyl adhesive flashing tape for door and window installations offering one-step, primerless installation and tested to AAMA 711 level 3 standards.
• Grip-Rite ProWrap FLEX Flashing Tape Flexible flashing tape engineered for sealing curved and hard-to-seal corners in window, door, and building envelope applications.
• Grip-Rite MORE Backer Board & Underlayment Backer board and underlayment product for interior construction applications, recognized as a PTIA 2025 Innovation Award winner.
• Interior Construction Products Interior construction products including backer board and underlayment, drywall accessories such as shims, joint tape, hanger wire, and corner bead, and floor protection.
• Concrete & Masonry Accessories Concrete and masonry accessories including anchor bolts, ties and wires, curing blankets, rebar support, steel stakes, and forming tools and accessories for concrete construction.
• Fencing Products Fencing products including agricultural fencing (hardware cloth, galvanized wire, electric fence wire, poultry netting, aviary netting, welded wire fence), general-purpose fencing (barrier tape, barrier fence), construction and temporary fencing (fence staples), and posts and stakes (T-posts, T-post clips, plate washers).
• Sealants & Adhesives Sealants and adhesives including all-purpose silicones and painter's all-purpose acrylic latex caulk for construction and finishing applications.
• Contractor Bags Contractor bags including 55 gallon contractor bags, heavy-duty contractor garbage bags, and all-purpose bags for jobsite cleanup.
• Tarps Tarps including economy, multi-purpose, and heavy duty variants for jobsite protection and weather coverage.
• Polyethylene Sheeting Polyethylene sheeting for vapor barriers and site protection, including reinforced poly film.
• Metal Building Accessories Metal building accessories including roll flashing, copper deck flashing and termite shield, and EIFS mesh for metal and stucco building construction.
• Coatings Roofing coatings including wet or dry plastic roof cement, plastic roof cement, and aluminum roof coating (fibered) for roof repair and maintenance.
• Nailers Pneumatic nailers including brad nailers (18 gauge), finish nailers (15 and 16 gauge), framing nailers, siding and fencing nailers, roofing nailers, metal connector nailers, and micropinners (23 gauge).
• Staplers Pneumatic staplers including wide crown staplers, finish staplers (18 gauge), medium crown construction staplers (16 gauge), and plastic cap staplers.
• Air Hoses Air hoses including Flex-Rite air compressor hose, PVC air hoses, premium rubber air hoses, and polyurethane air hoses for pneumatic tools.
• Compressors Air compressors for pneumatic tool operation including 1.5 gallon ultra quiet, 4 gallon ultra quiet, 9 gallon gas (5.5 HP and 9 HP), and 9 gallon electric wheelbarrow compressor models.
• Blades Saw blades including carbide saw blades, segmented diamond blades (premium, industrial, masonry/concrete/stone pattern), continuous rim tile diamond blades, combination blades, and steel-cutting blades.
• Tool Accessories Tool accessories including service and repair kits, air chucks and gauges, blow gun and accessory kits, hose ends, drain cocks, adapters, coupler and plug kits, air hose fittings, barbed splicers and clamps, manifolds and splitters, plugs, and couplers for pneumatic tool systems.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Franklin TitebondcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranklin Titebond WeatherMaster Sealant is specified as part of the Grip-Rite ProTection System Warranty program, which requires installing one product from each of three categories (weather resistive barriers, flashing/tapes, and adhesive) to qualify for the 15-year warranty.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stanley Black & Decker: Stanley Black & Decker is a large diversified tool and fastener company (DEWALT, Craftsman, Powers) that competes with Grip-Rite across both fasteners and pneumatic tools, though as one of many product categories in a much broader portfolio.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW owns multiple fastener and construction brands including Paslode and Duo-Fast that directly overlap with Grip-Rite's pneumatic and collated fastener lines, as part of a large diversified industrial portfolio.
• Hilti Group: Hilti is a global manufacturer of professional-grade power tools, fasteners, anchors, and firestop systems serving commercial construction, competing with Grip-Rite in pro-grade fasteners, anchors, and tools.

Direct peers

• CAMO Fasteners (National Nail): CAMO is a leading brand of hidden deck fastening systems and specialty deck screws, directly competing with Grip-Rite's Ninja hidden deck clip and DeckForce exterior screw products in the decking segment.
• Hillman Solutions Corp. Hillman is a major US distributor and manufacturer of fasteners, hardware, and personal protection products sold through home improvement and hardware retailers, with a comparable product breadth and channel mix to Grip-Rite's fasteners and hardware accessories business.
• Senco (Kyocera Senco): Senco manufactures pneumatic nailers, staplers, and collated fasteners for professional construction users, directly mirroring Grip-Rite's collated fastener and pneumatic tool offering.
• OMG Roofing Products (FastenMaster): FastenMaster, a brand of OMG, manufactures specialty fasteners for decking, framing, and roofing applications, overlapping with Grip-Rite's DeckForce and collated screw product lines for professional contractors.
• National Nail Corp. National Nail manufactures and distributes branded nails, screws, and specialty fasteners (Pro-Fit, CAMO) through dealer and home center channels in the US, directly competing with Grip-Rite across framing, decking, and collated fastener categories.
• Simpson Strong-Tie Company: Simpson Strong-Tie is a leading manufacturer of structural connectors, fasteners, and anchoring systems for construction, overlapping directly with Grip-Rite's connector, anchor bolt, and framing fastener lines sold through professional channels.
• Maze Nails: Maze Nails manufactures specialty and standard nails (including collated and siding nails) primarily for the lumber, roofing, and building material dealer channel, overlapping with Grip-Rite's core nail product lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GripRiteUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/gripritebuildingproducts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grip-rite

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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