Parker Steel

What Parker Steel does

Parker Steel International, Inc., operating commercially as Metric Metal, is a privately held, Ohio-incorporated metal service center founded in 1955 and headquartered at 1625 Indian Wood Circle, Maumee, OH. The company specializes exclusively in metric-dimensional metals, stocking carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and tool steel across bars, tubes, sheets, plates, and other forms, and claims to operate the largest dedicated metric-metal inventory in North America with over 5,000 line items held in a 120,000+ square foot warehouse. Customers include manufacturers in aerospace, industrial tooling, automotive and transportation, marine, and plumbing, all of whom require metric-specification stock to avoid re-sizing work or to comply with international specifications.

The core technology is the curated inventory itself, supported by an e-commerce quoting flow on metricmetal.com, an inside-sales phone operation (800-333-4140), global drop-shipping arrangements, and value-added services including production saw cutting, precision cutting, packaging, and material certification. Parker Steel holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification and C-TPAT customs-security certification, holds an A+ BBB rating, and was nominated for the AMM Steel Service Center of the Year Award, supporting credibility with engineering and aerospace procurement teams.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from one-time product sales priced via quote, supplemented by professional-service fees for cutting, packaging, and certification. Distribution is direct via the website and phone, with no third-party reseller network documented. The company maintains organic marketing through a blog and social profiles, trade press placements (Aero Magazine, Today's Medical Developments, Modern Machine Shop), and memberships in American Iron and Steel Institute, ASTM, MSCI, Steel Tube Institute, NFIB, and regional Ohio chambers. No external funding, M&A activity, or leadership transitions are disclosed.

Name

Parker Steel

Legal name

Parker Steel International, Inc.

Website

https://metricmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parker Steel (dba Metric Metal) is a 1955-founded, privately held Ohio metal service center that distributes exclusively metric-sized carbon, stainless, aluminum, copper, brass, and tool steel to aerospace, industrial, automotive, marine, and plumbing customers worldwide via direct e-commerce and phone sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Distribution

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ), Aluminum Value-Added Components (Automotive, Aerospace, Packaging, Building Systems) (IMAKACAM)

Keywords

• Metric metal supply
• Steel distribution
• Aluminum products
• Industrial metals sales
• Metal cutting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Maumee

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. Metal Product Sales: Direct sale of metric-sized metal products including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and tool steel in various shapes (bars, tubes, sheets, plates). Customers submit quote requests for specific materials, grades, and quantities.
2. Value-Added Services: Additional revenue streams include cutting services (production saw cutting and precision cutting), packaging services, and material certification. These services are offered alongside product sales to provide complete solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Parker Steel distributes metric-sized metal products including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and tool steel in various shapes (bars, tubes, sheets, plates). The company operates a 120,000+ square-foot warehouse in Maumee, Ohio stocking over 5,000 metric metal line items and serves industrial customers in aerospace, manufacturing, automotive, marine, and plumbing sectors. Value-added services include production saw cutting, precision cutting, and material certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metric Metal: Metric-sized metal products brand specializing in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and tool steel in metric dimensions

Products and services

• Carbon Steel (Metric) Metric-sized carbon steel products supplied in various shapes and forms for industrial manufacturing, construction, and fabrication applications.
• Stainless Steel (Metric) Metric-sized stainless steel products for industrial applications requiring corrosion resistance.
• Aluminum (Metric) Metric-sized aluminum products for aerospace, automotive, and transportation manufacturers requiring lightweight metals in metric specifications.
• Copper (Metric) Metric-sized copper products for electrical wiring, musical instruments, and decorative applications.
• Brass (Metric) Metric-sized brass products for marine equipment, plumbing fixtures, and decorative applications requiring corrosion resistance.
• Tool Steel (Metric) Metric-sized precision-ground tool steels for tool manufacturing, hand tools, machine parts, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, and dies.
• Metal Cutting Services Production saw cutting and precision cutting services offered alongside metal product sales to deliver custom-sized metric metal to customer specifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest metric metal inventory in North America
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• McMaster-Carr: Catalog/online industrial supplier with a deep metals assortment and frictionless checkout; the dominant benchmark for small-quantity metals and industrial supply purchasing, including metric sizes.
• Midwest Steel & Aluminum: Independent metals service center distributing carbon steel, aluminum, stainless, and specialty metals with cut-to-size processing; comparable in product mix and small/mid-market customer orientation.
• Speedy Metals: Online metals service center offering cut-to-size steel, aluminum, stainless, tool steel, and other metals with instant quoting; overlaps directly with Parker Steel's product mix and customer profile.
• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based small-quantity metals service center serving walk-in and business customers with cut-to-size steel, aluminum, stainless, and specialty metals; directly comparable in customer use case to Parker Steel.
• OnlineMetals.com (ThyssenKrupp Materials NA subsidiary): Direct online peer offering cut-to-size metals in small quantities with instant online pricing; competes head-on with MetricMetal.com for self-serve buyers of carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, and other metals.
• TW Metals: Specialty metals service center focused on stainless, aluminum, and high-performance alloys for aerospace, medical, and industrial customers; directly comparable in customer base and value-added processing.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Largest U.S. metals service center company, offering a comprehensive metals portfolio across multiple geographies; competes with Parker Steel primarily in larger-volume accounts rather than metric-niche small orders.
• Ryerson: Large, public North American metals service center and processor with broad carbon, stainless, and aluminum product lines; competes with Parker Steel in many of the same end-markets at a much larger scale.
• Kloeckner Metals: Global metals service center with a strong digital-commerce push (Kloeckner Direct); comparable as a broad-line distributor overlapping in carbon, stainless, and aluminum while operating at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Admiral Metals: U.S. metals service center focused on small-to-mid-volume orders of bar, sheet, plate, and tube products; comparable in target customer and order profile, though not metric-specialized.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/metricmetal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ParkerSteelCompany
• Facebookfacebook.com/MetricMetal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/25072590
• Instagraminstagram.com/metric_metal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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