Steel and Pipe Supply

What Steel and Pipe Supply does

Steel and Pipe Supply Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned carbon steel distributor headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, with roots dating to 1933 and a legal founding date of 1959. The company operates five service and processing locations across the central United States (Manhattan, KS; Kansas City, MO; Jonesburg, MO; Tulsa/Port of Catoosa, OK; Houston, TX) and employs 501-1,000 people. Its product portfolio covers seven core carbon steel categories — angles, bars, beams, channel, sheet and plate, tube and pipe, and other products (expanded metal, rebar) — sourced from a broad set of North American mill partners including Nucor, Gerdau, SDI, CMC, Big River Steel, and others.

The company's service offering is built on three integrated layers. First, supply chain services anchored by an owned private fleet of late-model trucks delivering just-in-time to industrial, construction, and manufacturing customers. Second, value-added processing that uses Kinetic plasma cutters, tube lasers, flat lasers, CNC saws, and shot blasting equipment to deliver cut, drilled, bent, and finished steel to ISO guideline specifications, alongside computer-controlled cut-to-length, tension-leveling, slitting, and tempering coil processing lines at the waterway-located Tulsa and Houston facilities. Third, a digital services stack that provides EDI integration (FTP/SFTP, VAN, Web Services, AS2), a 24x7 self-service portal, and automated e-notifications for orders, invoices, MTRs, and shipment tracking.

Commercially, Steel and Pipe Supply runs a direct, sales-led B2B model with no channel partners, organized around dedicated sales teams for commercial, operations, sales, and purchasing functions. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and customer relationships are characterized as long-tenured across construction, infrastructure, steel fabrication, and trailer manufacturing segments. The company is a member of MSCI, AISC, and NATM, and remains independent with no disclosed venture, private equity, or institutional ownership.

Name

Steel and Pipe Supply

Legal name

Steel and Pipe Supply Company, Inc

Website

https://steelandpipe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held, family-owned carbon steel distributor and service center operating five locations across the central United States, serving construction, infrastructure, fabrication, and trailer manufacturing customers with deep inventories, value-added and coil processing, private-fleet delivery, and EDI-integrated digital services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Steel Distribution and Service Center

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051), Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB), Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI)

Keywords

• Carbon steel distribution
• Steel service center
• Value-added processing
• Structural steel products
• Coil processing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manhattan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Carbon Steel Distribution: Sale of carbon steel products including angles, bars, beams, channel, sheet, plate, tube, and pipe from deep inventories. Revenue generated through product sales with processing services as value-added components.
2. Value-Added Processing Services: Processing fees for sawing, blasting, drilling, burning, beveling, tapping, boring, etching, tempering, slitting, laser cutting, and bending operations performed on customer materials or inventory.
3. Logistics and Delivery Services: Transportation and delivery services provided through private fleet for just-in-time delivery of steel products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held carbon steel service center that distributes a deep inventory of structural carbon steel products including angles, bars, beams, channel, sheet, plate, tube, and pipe. The company complements its steel inventory with value-added processing (sawing, blasting, drilling, plasma and laser cutting, bending, slitting, tempering), coil processing, and a private fleet offering just-in-time delivery to industrial, construction, and manufacturing customers across the central United States.

Product overview

Steel and Pipe Supply is a privately held carbon steel distributor offering a unified portfolio of seven core steel product categories—Angles, Bars, Beams, Channel, Sheet and Plate, Tube and Pipe, and Other Products—complemented by four service offerings: Supply Chain Services, Value-Added Processing, Coil Processing, and Digital Services. The product line ranges from structural shapes (angles, beams, channels) to flat products (sheet, plate) and tubular products (pipe, tube, bars) in various carbon steel grades, while services add supply chain logistics, precision metal processing (plasma cutting, laser cutting, sawing, bending, shot blasting), and digital commerce capabilities (EDI, portal, notifications).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Angles Structural carbon steel angles available in equal and unequal leg sizes, in various lengths and grades, for applications such as structural construction, fabrication, racking systems, and trailers.
• Bars Carbon steel bars including flats, rounds, and squares in many sizes, lengths, and grades for goods manufacturing, oil and gas, and construction; cold finished bars provide precision and hot rolled bars serve other applications.
• Beams Structural carbon steel beams and H-Pile for load-bearing support in residential and commercial construction, machinery, and infrastructure projects; offered in Wide Flange, Junior Beams, I-Beams, and H-Pile configurations.
• Channel C-shaped structural and MC carbon steel channels for construction, equipment manufacturing, bracing, and other durability applications; also includes smaller bar channel for lighter weight uses such as racking and shelving.
• Sheet and Plate Hot rolled carbon steel sheet and plate less than 1/2 inch produced from coil for fabrication, framing, and construction; includes discrete plate from 1/2 inch up through 3 inches and floor plate (diamond plate) for skid resistance.
• Tube and Pipe Extensive selection of carbon steel pipe and tube in various sizes, wall thicknesses, and lengths including squares, rectangles, and rounds; includes large structural HSS square and rectangle tubing for high load requirements.
• Other Products Diverse range of additional carbon steel products including expanded metal and concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) to meet needs of customers in various industries and markets.
• Supply Chain Services Solutions-based supply chain service including a dedicated private fleet of trucks and professional drivers providing just-in-time delivery, leveraging the widest range and deepest inventory of carbon steel.
• Value-Added Processing State-of-the-art carbon steel processing services including sawing, blasting, drilling, burning, beveling, tapping, boring, etching, tempering, slitting, laser cutting, plasma cutting, and bending to meet exact specifications to ISO guidelines.
• Coil Processing Flat-rolled carbon steel coil processing including computer-controlled cut-to-length, tension-leveling, slitting, and tempering operations, with processing lines strategically located on waterways for logistical advantage.
• Digital Services Digital services for customers including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with support for FTP/SFTP, VAN, Web Services, and AS2, a 24x7 self-service portal for quotes, orders, invoices, packlists, MTRs, and shipment tracking, plus custom e-notifications for real-time business document delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Just-in-time delivery through dedicated private fleet

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI)coreOthersTrade association supporting and representing the metals value chain, including metals producers, distributors, and processors. Steel and Pipe Supply promotes industry organizations that promote high standards of professional excellence.
• American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)coreOthersTechnical institute and trade association serving the structural steel production, design, and fabrication community and construction industry in the United States.
• National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM)coreOthersTrade association for manufacturers and product suppliers of light- and medium-duty trailers.
• Mill PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong mill relationships ensuring product availability and the widest range and deepest inventory of carbon steel. Supplier LEED Letters available from Atlas, Bayou, Big River Steel, CMC, EXLTUBE, Gerdau, Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube, Nucor, SDI, and Southland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest metals service center operator in North America with a broad product portfolio (carbon, stainless, aluminum) and national footprint; comparable to SPS as a downstream distributor and processor of carbon steel products.
• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Publicly traded metals processor and distributor with extensive value-added processing capabilities and a national service center network; directly comparable in product mix and processing-led business model.
• Kloeckner Metals Corporation: One of the largest independent steel and metal distributors in the US with a network of service centers providing processing and just-in-time delivery; comparable to SPS in flat-rolled processing and structural products.
• Worthington Enterprises: Major steel processor historically operating through Worthington Industries with coil processing, steel pressure cylinders, and downstream products; relevant comparable for flat-rolled processing and structural steel expertise.
• Steel Technologies (Nucor subsidiary): Flat-rolled steel processor and service center owned by Nucor; comparable to SPS in coil processing (slitting, cut-to-length, blanking) and downstream customer service.
• EMJ (Earle M. Jorgensen Company): National metals distributor with extensive inventory of carbon, alloy, stainless, and aluminum bar, tube, and plate products plus value-added processing; comparable to SPS in product breadth and customer base.

Direct peers

• O'Neal Steel: Privately held carbon and alloy steel service center with extensive value-added processing (cutting, forming, machining) and a multi-region US footprint; closely comparable in product breadth, processing depth, and customer mix.
• TW Metals: Specialty metals service center distributing tube, pipe, bar, and structural products with value-added processing; closely comparable to SPS in tubular products and structural steel distribution.
• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based metals distributor serving small-quantity customers with cut-to-size steel, aluminum, and stainless products; comparable business model in carbon steel distribution and processing services.
• Heidtman Steel Products: Privately held flat-rolled steel processor and service center with multiple US locations offering slitting, cut-to-length, and blanking; closely comparable in coil processing capabilities and industrial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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