Industrial Piping Specialists

What Industrial Piping Specialists does

Industrial Piping Specialists (IPS) is a privately held industrial PVF (Pipes, Valves, Fittings, and Flanges) distributor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founded in 1986. The company distributes carbon, stainless, and chrome pipe products (1/8" to 48"), a full range of valves with automation capabilities, fittings across multiple pressure grades, and flanges in standard configurations, all sourced from ISO-9001 and PED-certified manufacturers meeting ASTM/ASME and API specifications. IPS serves upstream, midstream, and downstream energy markets as well as general construction, with a stated emphasis on lean manufacturing integration and just-in-time delivery.

IPS differentiates from traditional hub-and-spoke distributors by operating 16 distribution facilities across 9 states, each equipped with full value-added service capabilities including plasma 5-axis profiling (with CAD step-file import), CNC machining (taper/straight boring, flange face machining, threading, beveling, grooving), saw and torch cutting, custom packaging, and production kitting. The company claims to be the first PVF distributor to offer precision profiling services and to have designed a proprietary Fabrication Kit System that imports customer BOMs to streamline material flow through fabrication projects. A 30+ year operating history has refined quality control processes and shortened delivery cycles per company materials.

The business operates on a direct-sales model driven by quote-based phone engagement (800-725-9100), with limited digital channel presence beyond online Material Test Report retrieval and product data sheets. Revenue is generated through two streams: PVF product distribution (hardware sales) and value-add processing services (precision cutting, machining, profiling, custom fabrication kits, certification/testing, and logistics). No disclosed revenue, funding, or ownership information is available; the company appears to be founder/management-controlled and self-funded, with no announced acquisitions, divestitures, or capital raises in the source data.

Name

Industrial Piping Specialists

Legal name

Industrial Piping Specialists, Inc.

Website

https://ipipes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Industrial Piping Specialists is a Tulsa-based PVF distributor serving upstream, midstream, and downstream energy markets across 16 facilities in 9 states, with in-house value-added services including 5-axis profiling, CNC machining, and custom fabrication kits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Piping Distribution

NAICS

Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (332996)

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechanical Piping & Pipefitting (Process/Utility Piping, Supports, Valves) (EUAEAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Process Piping & Mechanical Contracting (IMAFALAG)

Keywords

• Industrial PVF distribution
• Pipe fittings supply
• Valve automation services
• Precision CNC machining
• Fabrication kit systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PVF Product Distribution: Distribution of Pipes, Valves, Fittings, and Flanges (PVF) to energy and construction markets. Products sourced from ISO and PED certified manufacturers, stocked in inventory across 16 distribution facilities.
2. Value-Add Processing Services: Precision cutting, beveling, threading, mitering, profiling, valve actuation, and specialized CNC machining services to customer specifications. Includes custom fabrication kits for OEM manufacturers and piping fabricators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Industrial Piping Specialists is a PVF (Pipes, Valves, Fittings, Flanges) distributor that supplies the four core product categories and provides value-added material processing — precision cutting, beveling, threading, mitering, 5-axis plasma profiling, and CNC machining — to customer specifications. The company operates 16 distribution facilities across 9 states, each with full processing capabilities, and serves Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream energy markets plus general construction with quick-turnaround, project-specific fulfillment.

Product overview

Industrial Piping Specialists is a PVF (Pipe, Valve, Fittings) distributor offering a comprehensive product portfolio centered on four core product lines: Pipe Products, Valves, Fittings, and Flanges. The company differentiates through value-added services including precision machining (cut-to-length, beveling, threading, mitering), 5-axis profiling, custom fabrication kits, certification/testing services, and logistics. Products are sourced from ISO & PED certified manufacturers meeting ASTM/ASME & API specifications. The company operates 16 distribution facilities across 9 states with full value-added service capabilities at each location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pipe Products Carbon, stainless steel, and chrome pipes ranging from 1/8 inch to 48 inch, available in Seamless, ERW, LSAW, DSAW, FBE-coated, and Galvanized finishes. Sourced with SA/A53B, SA/A106B/C, API 5LB and API 5LX42-X70 grades, sold to energy and construction buyers.
• Valves Full range of industrial valves — Gate, Globe, Check, Ball, High Performance Butterfly, and Ductile Iron Rubber-Seated — available in carbon, stainless, and alloy materials with optional pneumatic and electric valve actuation.
• Fittings Carbon, stainless, and chrome fittings in SA105, SA350LF2, SA234, SA420, SA403, and MSS High-Yield grades, including weld, forged, threaded, and socket-weld configurations.
• Flanges Carbon, stainless, and chrome flanges — SA/A182, SA/A105, SA/A350LF2, SA/A694 High-Yield grades — in Weld Neck, Slip-On, Socket Thread, Blind, and Long Weld Neck configurations across multiple pressure ratings.
• Value-Add Processing Services (Cut, Bevel, Thread, Machine) Material processing and machining to customer specifications, including cut-to-length pipe with variable-degree bevels, threading, saw mitering up to 20 inches, torch mitering up to 48 inches, taper boring, straight boring, flange face machining, and custom CNC parts.
• Precision Profiling Services Plasma and oxy-fuel 5-axis precision profiling of holes, slots, crowns, end contours, miters, and saddles up to 48 inches OD and 3 inches thickness, driven by customer CAD step files.
• Custom Fabrication Kits Custom kits designed for OEM manufacturers and piping fabricators, packaged to expedite material flow through the fabrication process and reduce shop hours, inventory storage, and handling costs.
• Certification & Testing Services Third-party testing including conformance with special chemistry requirements, ultrasonic and radiography testing, positive material identification, and Charpy impact testing.
• Shipping & Logistics Services Optimized distribution and logistics services that enable efficient delivery from 16 distribution facilities to customer sites in support of just-in-time project schedules.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AFG Holdings / AFG Aero IndustrialminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• BalonminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• Bonney ForgeminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• DSI Valve SolutionsminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• KF ValvesminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• Stream FlominorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• TenarisminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• Tube ForgingsminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• VallourecminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.
• Warren ValveminorOthersQuality PVF materials supplier. Products purchased for inventory with detailed specifications meeting or exceeding ASTM/ASME and API requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MRC Global: MRC Global is the largest publicly traded PVF (Pipe, Valve, Fittings) distributor serving the energy sector across upstream, midstream, and downstream markets. IPS competes directly with MRC for the same customer base with overlapping product lines (carbon/stainless pipe, valves, fittings, flanges) and value-added services.
• NOW Inc. (DistributionNOW): DistributionNOW is one of the largest energy-focused industrial distributors in North America, supplying PVF, mill supplies, and energy equipment to upstream and midstream operators. Like IPS, it serves E&P and pipeline customers with regional branches carrying finished inventory and provides supply chain integration services to operators.
• DXP Enterprises: DXP Enterprises is an industrial distributor with a substantial Pipe, Valve, and Supply (PVF) segment serving oil & gas, chemical, and industrial customers. DXP's rotating equipment and MRO services overlap with IPS's value-add processing and supply integrations to similar end-markets.

Broad incumbents

• Ferguson Enterprises: Ferguson is a Fortune 500 distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, and industrial PVF products. While broader in scope and primarily residential/light commercial, Ferguson supplies industrial PVF and serves as a reference point for value-added processing and supply chain integration in the distribution industry.
• Vallourec: Vallourec is a global manufacturer of seamless steel pipe and tubes for energy and industrial markets and is one of IPS's listed trusted suppliers. While vertically upstream of IPS, Vallourec's downstream service offerings and inventory agreements increasingly overlap with full-service PVF distributors like IPS.
• Tenaris: Tenaris is a leading global manufacturer of seamless and welded steel pipe products serving oil & gas, power generation, and industrial applications. Tenaris is listed as a trusted supplier to IPS and operates its own integrated supply chain services for energy customers that compete with distributor-led models.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is one of the largest U.S. industrial distributors of bearings, fluid power, motion control, and flow control / PVF products to MRO and OEM customers. Applied's fluid power / flow solutions business competes for the same processing-driven industrial accounts that IPS serves through its regional distribution model.

Others

• Bonney Forge: Bonney Forge is a manufacturer of forged steel fittings, valves, and branch connections supplying energy and industrial customers. It is listed as one of IPS's trusted vendors and operates in the same end-markets via distribution channels.
• AFG Holdings (AFG Aero Industrial): AFG Holdings / AFG Aero Industrial is an industrial supplier of PVF products and a listed trusted supplier for IPS. The two companies operate in adjacent parts of the same supply chain serving energy customers with quality-controlled materials.
• Stream-Flo Industries: Stream-Flo is a Canadian-based manufacturer and supplier of valves, wellhead equipment, and PVF products serving upstream oil & gas markets. Listed as an IPS trusted supplier, Stream-Flo's distribution-and-service model overlaps with IPS's energy market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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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