GWY

Name

GWY

Legal name

GWY, LLC

Website

https://gwyinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Bolt Installation Tools

NAICS

Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing (333991), Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420), Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Structural bolt tools
• Tension control wrenches
• Structural steel tooling
• Bolt tension calibrators
• Torque control wrenches

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenfield

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tool Sales: GWY sells a variety of manual, electric, and hydraulic tools for TC and hex-head bolts, including their own branded products and third-party brands like TONE, Makita, Norbar, and Enerpac.
2. Tool Rentals: GWY offers rental fleet with a plethora of tools and accessories available for short-term project needs. Rentals are typically billed by the week.
3. Repair Services: Industry-leading repair services for all tool brands they sell. Typical turnaround time of 1-2 days.
4. Calibration Services: Calibration services for torque wrenches, Skidmore Wilhelm equipment, Norwolf Calibore devices, and hydraulic torque wrenches. They can provide same-day calibration for urgent needs.
5. Engraving Services: Laser engraving services for tools and equipment.
6. Training Services: Training services with dedicated instructors for proper tool usage and safety.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GWY designs, manufactures, distributes, rents, and services structural bolt installation tools used to tighten high-strength bolts in steel structures. Its product portfolio spans TC (tension-control) shear wrenches (electric and cordless), turn-of-nut wrenches, electric torque wrenches (nutrunners), manual torque wrenches, torque multipliers, digital torque meters, cordless impact wrenches, bolt tension calibrators, hydraulic products, and the proprietary Absolute Safety® product line, supported by a full stack of repair, calibration, laser engraving, training, and weekly rental services.

Product overview

GWY is a global leader in Turn-of-Nut, TC Shear, and Torque Control Wrenches, offering a comprehensive portfolio of precision fastening tools for structural bolt installation. The product portfolio is organized around three core product categories: (1) TC Shear Wrenches including corded models (S-61EZ, GS-91EZ, GS-111EZ, GV-301ZA, GX-361ZA), cordless models (CSS60, CSS90, CSS110), and minimal clearance variants (GMC-221EZ, GHC-241EZ, GVC-301EZ, USS-221EZ); (2) Turn-of-Nut Wrenches including TN series (TN-20EZ, TN-22EZ, TN-24EZA, TN-30EZ, TN-33EZ, TN-39EZ) and TNC minimal clearance series; and (3) Electric Torque Wrenches including GNR nutrunner series, CNR cordless series, PDX digital readout series, and GNBC minimal clearance series. The portfolio also includes hydraulic products, bolt tension calibrators (Skidmore Wilhelm and Norwolf Calibore), manual torque tools, torque multipliers, digital torque meters, safety products (Absolute Safety line), and comprehensive services including repair, calibration, laser engraving, training, and rental. GWY serves the structural steel and construction industries with products from brands including TONE, Makita, Enerpac, Norbar, Norwolf, and Milwaukee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TC (Tension Control) Shear Wrenches — Electric Electric-powered tension-control shear wrenches that tighten structural bolts by shearing off the spline tip once target tension is reached; designed for shop and field installation of high-strength structural bolts by steel fabricators and erectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• No tool calibration necessary for TC bolts - TC bolts come with mill certificates to prove calibration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered primary, secondary and minor.

• TONE (TONE Tool Co., Ltd.)primaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY is an authorized distributor for TONE products, which constitute a significant portion of their product offerings including shear wrenches (S-61EZ, GS-91EZ, GS-111EZ, etc.), turn-of-nut wrenches (TN-20EZ, TN-22EZ, etc.), and torque wrenches (GNR series, CNR series).
• MakitasecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Makita products including the 6922NB TC Bolt Wrench and XTW01PT Cordless Shear Wrench Kit.
• Enerpac Tool GroupsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Enerpac products including the BTW1000B Battery Torque Wrench.
• Norbar Torque ToolssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Norbar products including EBT-C 1100 and EBT-72 Battery Torque Wrenches, as well as professional and industrial series manual torque wrenches.
• Skidmore WilhelmsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Skidmore Wilhelm bolt tension calibrators (Models MZ, HS, K) and provides calibration services for Skidmore equipment.
• Norwolf ToolssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Norwolf products including Calibore bolt tension measuring devices (100, 125, 150, 200, 250), Norwolf Missing Link and XCELink torque multipliers, and provides calibration services for Norwolf Calibore.
• Pelican ProductsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY offers Pelican cases (IM2400, IM2700, 1555 Air) as accessories for their tools, providing protective storage and transport solutions.
• Milwaukee ToolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGWY distributes Milwaukee cordless impact wrenches (models 2758-22CT, 2759-22, 2767-22, 2864-22, 2867-22) as part of their torque tools product line.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Makita: Major power-tools OEM whose 6922NB TC Bolt Wrench and XTW01PT Cordless Shear Wrench GWY distributes. Makita sells directly and through many other distributors into overlapping structural-bolt end users.
• Enerpac Tool Group: Global manufacturer of high-force tools including hydraulic torque wrenches (BTW series) that GWY distributes. Enerpac sells directly and through other distributors into the same industrial bolting customers as GWY.
• Atlas Copco Industrial Tools: Large industrial tools manufacturer with electric and cordless nutrunners, tightening controllers, and assembly solutions serving aerospace, automotive, and heavy-industry bolting applications. Overlaps with GWY's torque-wrench portfolio at the enterprise level.
• Milwaukee Tool: Leading cordless impact and power-tools OEM whose high-torque cordless impact wrenches GWY resells. Milwaukee competes in adjacent categories (heavy-duty impact fastening) that increasingly encroach on traditional structural-bolt tooling.
• Stanley Black & Decker (Industrial Tools): Diversified industrial-tools conglomerate offering assembly, fastening, and torque-control solutions (e.g., ProVario, Stanley assembly technologies) to construction and manufacturing customers overlapping GWY's base.

Direct peers

• TONE Tool Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of TC bolt and turn-of-nut wrenches (S, GS, GV, GX, TN, GNR series) that constitute the bulk of GWY's catalog. Direct peer because TONE itself sells comparable structural-bolt installation tools globally and is both supplier and competitor to GWY.
• Hytorc: Specialist in industrial bolting tools including hydraulic, pneumatic, and electric torque wrenches targeted at the same structural and industrial bolting end markets as GWY, with direct sales and rental channels.
• Norbar Torque Tools: UK-based manufacturer of professional and industrial torque wrenches (Pro Series, Industrial Series, EBT battery torque wrenches). Comparable to GWY's manual and battery torque wrench offerings, serving overlapping structural bolting customers.
• Skidmore Wilhelm: Manufacturer of bolt tension calibrators (Models MZ, HS, K) used to verify installed bolt tension. GWY distributes and calibrates Skidmore equipment, making it a tightly adjacent peer in the bolt-installation quality-control workflow.
• Norwolf Tools: Maker of Calibore bolt tension measuring devices and Missing Link / XCELink torque multipliers. GWY distributes and services Norwolf products, putting it in direct overlap on bolt tension verification tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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