Gibbs Wire & Steel

What Gibbs Wire & Steel does

Gibbs Wire & Steel Company LLC, doing business as Gibbs Interwire, is a US-based processor and distributor of precision strip coil and wire products in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and red metals, founded in 1956 and headquartered in Southington, Connecticut. The company operates 10 North American Service Centers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brampton, Ontario (Gibbs Wire and Steel Company of Canada Ltd.) and Queretaro, Mexico (Gibbs Metals de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.). The company is a subsidiary of Combined Metals Company (CMC), a diversified metals conglomerate based in Chicago, IL.

The core product portfolio is organized into two principal lines. Strip and slit coil products include precision-width tempered stainless (grades 201, 301, 302, 304, 305, 316, 17-7PH, 420), high-carbon steel (1008 through 1095), red metals (phosphor bronze, beryllium copper), and specialty metals (Inconel 600/625/X750, Hastelloy B3, Incoloy 825, Duplex 2205, titanium). Wire products span stainless and carbon spring wire (including music wire, oil-tempered MB, hard-drawn MB, and galvanized variants), phosphor bronze and Inconel spring wire, flat/shaped/square wire, strand and cable, slickline/wireline for oil and gas, brush/staple wire, and shot peen media. The company advertises precision narrow-width slitting down to 0.024" widths and 0.002" thicknesses, traverse/oscillate winding for longer runs, special edge conditioning (round, slit, deburred, square), and toll processing of customer-owned materials as distinct technical capabilities.

The business model combines product distribution with value-added processing on a quote-based, project-by-project basis. Pricing is not published; instead customers request quotes and the company publishes current alloy surcharges as a reference. Revenue is generated from one-time product sales across multiple industrial verticals (spring manufacturing is the primary focus, with secondary exposure to automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, oil and gas, and brush manufacturing) and from contract toll processing services. Go-to-market is direct sales through the regional service center network, supported by a website with technical datasheets, a conversion calculator, and quote request functionality, plus email, social media, and webinar touchpoints. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (Bureau Veritas) and is a member of SAE International, ASTM International, CASMI, PMA, ABMA, NESMA, SMI, and the Air Duct Council.

Name

Gibbs Wire & Steel

Legal name

Gibbs Wire & Steel Company LLC

Website

https://gibbswire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gibbs Wire & Steel, doing business as Gibbs Interwire, is an ISO 9001:2015 certified processor and distributor of precision strip coil and wire products in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and red metals, operating 10 North American service centers across the US, Canada, and Mexico and serving spring, automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, and oil and gas manufacturers.

Ownership category

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Product category

Specialty Metals Processing and Distribution

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)

SIC

Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677)

akta.pro primary industry

Electromechanical Components (Relays, Switches, Potentiometers, Encoders) (IMAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Precision strip coil
• Specialty wire products
• Metal slitting services
• Toll processing
• Spring wire supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Southington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strip Coil and Wire Product Distribution: Revenue generated from processing and distributing precision strip coil and wire products in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and red metals. Products are sold directly to customers through service centers.
2. Toll Processing Services: Contract processing services where Gibbs processes customer-provided materials for a fee, including precision slitting and narrow width capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gibbs Wire & Steel (DBA Gibbs Interwire) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified processor and distributor of precision strip coil and wire products in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and red metals. The company provides narrow-width slitting (as thin as 0.024" width and 0.0019" thickness), traverse/oscillate winding, edge conditioning, and toll processing services through 10 service centers across North America, with a primary focus on the spring industry.

Product overview

Gibbs Interwire (Gibbs Wire & Steel) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified processor and distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of strip coil and wire products in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and red metals. The company operates 10 North American service centers across the US, Canada, and Mexico. The core product lines include precision-width tempered stainless steel strip and slit coil (grades 201, 301, 302, 304, 305, 316, 17-7PH, 420), carbon steel strip and slit coil (grades 1008, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1095), red metals strip (phosphor bronze, beryllium copper), and specialty metals strip (Inconel 600/625/X750, Hastelloy, Incoloy, titanium). The wire portfolio encompasses stainless steel spring wire (Type 302, 316, 17-7PH), carbon spring wire (music wire, oil tempered, hard drawn), galvanized hard drawn MB wire, Inconel 600 and X750 spring wire, and phosphor bronze spring wire. Add-on processing services include narrow width slitting, traverse/oscillate winding, custom edging and skiving, and toll processing. The primary focus is narrow, precision-width tempered products with capabilities for custom edging, skiving, and oscillate winding.

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Products and services

• Stainless Steel Strip & Slit Coil Precision-width tempered stainless steel strip and slit coil in grades 201, 301, 302, 304, 305, 316, 17-7PH, and 420, with custom edging and skiving options. Used by OEMs in spring manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and electronics.
• Carbon Steel Strip & Slit Coil High carbon steel strip and slit coil in grades 1008, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1074, 1075, and 1095 for spring and industrial applications.
• Red Metals Strip & Slit Coil Strip and slit coil products in phosphor bronze and beryllium copper for applications requiring corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity.
• Specialty Metals Strip & Slit Coil Strip products in nickel alloys including Inconel 600, Inconel 625, X750, 800H, titanium grade 2, Hastelloy B3, Incoloy 825, Duplex 2205, and Alloy 20 for high-temperature and corrosion-resistant applications.
• Stainless Steel Spring Wire Stainless spring wire including Type 302, Type 302 Nickel Coated, Type 316, and Type 17 Chrome-7 Nickel (both standard and nickel coated variants) for spring manufacturing.
• Carbon Spring Wire Carbon spring wire including phosphate coated music wire, Corrostan music wire, Preco Z and N variants, oil tempered MB spring wire (Class I and II), oil tempered chromium-vanadium wire, and oil tempered chrome silicon wire in valve spring quality.
• Red Metals Spring Wire Phosphor bronze spring wire (Alloy 510) providing corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity for spring making applications.
• Specialty Metals Round Wire Nickel alloy spring wire including Inconel X750 Spring Temper and Inconel 600 Spring Wire for high-temperature and corrosion-resistant applications.
• Flat, Shaped & Square Wire Flat, shaped, and square wire products in various alloys and tempers for specialized wire form applications.
• Strand & Cable Strand and cable wire products for industrial applications.
• Slickline & Wireline Slickline and wireline products for oil and gas industry applications.
• Shot Peen Wire Shot peen wire products for surface stress treatment of metal components.
• Brush & Staple Wire Brush and staple wire products for brush manufacturing applications.
• Narrow Width Slitting Services Precision slitting services for narrow-width strip products with minimum widths of 0.024 inches, provided as a stand-alone processing service.
• Traverse/Oscillate Wound Strip Services Oscillate winding services for longer strip runs with thickness 0.0019 to 0.062 inches, width 0.024 to 1.500 inches, and spool sizes from 5 to 1100 pounds.
• Coil Edging and Skiving Services Special edge conditioning including fully round edge, slit edge, deburred edge, and square edge options offered as a processing service.
• Toll Processing Services Custom toll slitting and coil processing services including precision width slitting for customer-provided materials, sold as a contract processing service.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Combined Metals Company (CMC)coreOthersCombined Metals Company (CMC) is the parent company of Gibbs Interwire. CMC handles privacy policy and data protection for the Gibbs Interwire family of companies. The primary data controller is Combined Metals Company with registered offices at Chicago, IL, USA.
• CSC (Combined Steel Company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSC is an affiliate company of Gibbs Interwire, displayed as a logo partner on the website.
• Elgiloy Specialty MetalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElgiloy Specialty Metals (ESM) is an affiliate company of Gibbs Interwire, displayed as a logo partner on the website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ryerson Holding: Large North American metals service center and processor distributing carbon, stainless, aluminum, and alloy products. Directly comparable to Gibbs in the strip coil and wire processing/distribution business, with broader scale and public-market visibility.
• Olympic Steel: Mid-cap metals service center specializing in flat-rolled steel processing, including slitting and cut-to-length. Direct competitor in precision strip processing with similar toll-processing and value-added service offerings.
• Mill Steel Company: Flat-rolled steel service center with slitting, cut-to-length, and toll processing capabilities. Direct competitor in precision strip processing and distribution across the Midwest and broader U.S. market.
• Kloeckner Metals: Global metals service center and distributor with a significant North American footprint. Comparable in product mix (carbon, stainless, aluminum) and processing capabilities such as slitting, cut-to-length, and plate processing.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Largest North American metals service center operator with a network of over 300 locations. Highly comparable to Gibbs as a multi-metal processor/distributor with strong geographic reach and processing capabilities.
• Penn Stainless Products: Stainless steel service center and distributor with plate, sheet, bar, and processing capabilities. Comparable to Gibbs in stainless steel strip and wire distribution to industrial and OEM customers.
• National Material Company: Specialty metals processor and distributor serving automotive, appliance, and industrial customers with stamping, slitting, and other value-added services. Comparable in toll processing and precision strip offerings.
• Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals: Specialty stainless steel and special metals processor and distributor offering precision strip and wire. Closely comparable to Gibbs' specialty alloy and narrow-width precision slitting business serving spring and electronics end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Elgiloy Specialty Metals: Specialty metals producer of strip and wire including cobalt and nickel alloys. An affiliate of Gibbs under Combined Metals Company and a natural adjacent player in the same specialty alloy space.

Regional players

• Jemison Metals: Carbon and stainless steel service center with multiple U.S. locations focused on flat-rolled processing. Comparable in slitting and processing capabilities, primarily serving the southeastern U.S.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GibbsMetals
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• Facebookfacebook.com/GibbsMetals
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gibbs-wire-&-steel-co-inc-

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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