What Shor-Line does

Shor-Line is a U.S.-based manufacturer of customizable animal care and veterinary equipment, founded circa 1927 and headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas. The company designs and builds stainless steel cages, kennel runs, cat condos and feline comfort suites, plus adjacent products including exam tables, scales, lighting, critical care equipment, and grooming tables. Core technology centers on welded stainless steel and galvanized steel framing (notably the T-Kennel system using 1-inch tubing) and proprietary fine-celled foam board used in feline housing, with products sold through an enterprise field-sales motion that includes free design consultations, layout planning assistance for roughly 1,100 facilities per year, and online product configurators that allow buyers to specify dimensions, materials, drainage, and accessories before requesting a quote. Pricing is quote-based rather than list, and product configurators expose hundreds of standard options, many bundled at no incremental cost.

Shor-Line serves a diversified vertical customer base including veterinary clinics and hospitals, boarding and daycare facilities, animal shelters, grooming operations, and architects/design-build professionals working on animal care projects. The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Midmark, a healthcare technology company, since 2023, and its equipment is now marketed alongside Midmark's broader veterinary portfolio. Distribution is direct-to-customer in the United States and extends to twelve countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and South America. The company employs 101-250 people and operates with sales representatives averaging 14 years of industry experience, positioning it as a specialized, consultative mid-market industrial manufacturer within the veterinary capital equipment value chain.

Name

Shor-Line

Legal name

Shor-Line

Website

https://shor-line.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shor-Line is a U.S. manufacturer of customizable stainless steel animal care equipment — cages, kennels, cat condos, exam tables, and grooming tables — serving veterinary clinics, boarding facilities, shelters, and groomers via direct enterprise sales with free design consultations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary and Animal Care Equipment

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Equipment & Clinical Furniture (Tables, Cages, Lighting, Warmers) (HLAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animal Handling & Housing Equipment (Stalls, Headlocks, Chutes, Gates) (AFAAAIAK), Livestock Weighing, Sorting & Handling Facility Services (AFAEALAG)

Keywords

• Veterinary equipment
• Animal housing
• Stainless steel cages
• Kennel systems
• Veterinary clinic furniture

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animal Care Equipment Sales: One-time hardware sales of custom-built animal care equipment including cages, kennels, cat condos, grooming tables, exam tables, scales, lights, and critical care products. Products are custom-configured based on customer specifications through product configurators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shor-Line designs, manufactures, and sells modular stainless steel animal care equipment including cages, kennels, cat condos, exam tables, scales, lights, critical care products, and grooming tables. The company provides configurable equipment built to customer specifications, supported by free design consultation services and interactive product configurators, serving veterinary clinics, boarding/daycare facilities, animal shelters, and professional pet groomers.

Product overview

Shor-Line offers a comprehensive portfolio of animal care equipment with over 90 years of industry experience. The product line centers on modular housing solutions including Stainless Steel Cages (4ft-14ft assemblies), Cat Condos, Feline Comfort Suites, Shor-Line Kennels, and T-Kennel Kennels, complemented by Exam Tables, Scales, Lights, Critical Care equipment, and Grooming Tables. All major products feature extensive customization options available through online Product Configurators, allowing customers to specify dimensions, materials (stainless steel, PVC, glass), colors, door styles, drainage options, and accessories. The company operates as part of Midmark with facilities layout planning services and FREE consultations offered to customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• T-Kennel: A product line offering custom kennel configurations with multiple options for panel types, colors, and configurations including single and back-to-back kennels.

Products and services

• Stainless Steel Cages Modular stainless steel cages available in sizes from 4ft to 14ft assemblies, configurable with various door styles (grill, polycarbonate), back styles (stainless steel, glass), and accessories including bowls, shelves, dividers, and portals. Designed for veterinary treatment, exam, and hospital settings.
• Cat Condos Modular cat housing units available in various widths (4' to 10') with configurable door options including Tri-Door, Polycarbonate, and Full Grill designs. Part of the Feline Comfort Suite product line for veterinary and boarding facilities.
• Feline Comfort Suites Revolutionary feline housing system featuring fine-celled foam board construction that is durable and impervious to moisture. Features configurable width options from 3.5' to 12', with living units and litter areas, available with optional platforms, active ventilation, viewing bubbles, and pass-through portals.
• Shor-Line Kennels Customizable single kennels with standard widths of 30", 36", and 48" and lengths of 5' or 6'. Features stainless steel welded tubing gates (78" high), multiple door styles, side panels, and back panel options with drainage systems.
• T-Kennel Kennels Modular kennel runs constructed from 1" stainless steel or galvanized steel tubing with standard widths of 36", 42", and 48" and lengths from 8' to 16'. Features configurable panels in PVC, tempered glass, or grill materials with full or half T-cover drainage options that keep pets out of the drainage channel.
• Exam Tables Veterinary examination tables designed for professional animal care settings.
• Scales Animal weighing scales for veterinary and animal care facilities.
• Lights Lighting solutions for animal care facilities.
• Critical Care Equipment Specialized equipment for critical care and treatment of animals.
• Grooming Tables Adjustable grooming tables with configurable height, loop position, and side-to-side swivel arm positioning for comfortable grooming operations in professional pet grooming settings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 1,100 facilities helped annually with layout planning
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• MidmarkcoreOthersShor-Line is now a part of Midmark. The equipment is backed by more than 200 years of combined manufacturing excellence and design expertise. Midmark is a healthcare technology company, and this partnership brings additional resources and manufacturing capabilities to Shor-Line's animal health equipment business.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Snyder Manufacturing Company: Long-established U.S. manufacturer of stainless steel veterinary cages, kennels, and animal housing — directly competing with Shor-Line across the same product categories, materials, and customer segments (vet clinics, shelters, boarding).
• TriStar Vet: Specialty veterinary equipment manufacturer offering animal care cages, treatment tables, and housing solutions; competes head-to-head with Shor-Line for veterinary practice buildouts and is also part of the Midmark family.
• Mason Company: Manufacturer of animal handling and housing equipment (including kennel runs, cages, and shelter housing) serving veterinary clinics, shelters, and laboratory animal care — directly comparable in product and customer base.
• Suburban Surgical Company: Custom stainless-steel fabricator of medical, veterinary, and laboratory equipment including cages, surgical tables, and treatment units; competes for the same veterinary and research facility custom-build projects.
• Cloverdale Equipment: Supplier of commercial and veterinary kennels, animal cages, and pet boarding facility equipment targeting boarding/daycare and veterinary segments directly overlapping with Shor-Line's customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Midmark (Animal Health): Parent company and broader animal-health equipment provider offering veterinary exam tables, lighting, anesthesia, and full clinic environment solutions; overlaps with Shor-Line's portfolio while operating at significantly larger scale across more product categories.
• Patterson Companies: Large veterinary distribution and supply company providing animal health equipment and consumables at scale; while broader than Shor-Line, it sells into the same veterinary customer base and can offer competing equipment brands.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shor_line
• Facebookfacebook.com/shorline

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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