Service Steel

Name

Service Steel

Legal name

Service Steel

Website

https://servicesteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Service Center / Metal Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Steel tubing distribution
• Steel pipe supply
• Metal service center
• Steel fabrication services
• Structural steel products

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Products Distribution: Distribution of carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and aluminum tube, pipe, and bar products from five regional service centers. Products sold as raw materials and processed components to industrial customers.
2. Fabrication Services: Value-added fabrication services including laser cutting, saw cutting, drilling, machining, bending, rolling, and surface treatments that transform raw steel into fabrication-ready components.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Service Steel distributes carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and aluminum tube, pipe, bar, sheet, and plate products from five regional service centers across the Great Lakes and Midwest. The company complements its steel product distribution with value-added fabrication services including laser cutting, CNC machining, saw cutting, drilling, bending, rolling, miter cutting, and surface treatment (shot blasting), delivering finished components to industrial manufacturers, fabricators, construction, agriculture, automotive, and data center infrastructure customers.

Product overview

Service Steel is a steel tube, pipe, and bar service center that operates as a single unified product portfolio centered on steel distribution with integrated fabrication services. The core product line includes carbon mechanical tubing, stainless steel tubing, aluminum tubing, hydraulic and pressure tubing, mechanical and structural shapes, structural rounds and pipes, carbon and alloy steel bars, and sheet and plate metal. These products are complemented by value-added fabrication services including laser cutting, steel cutting/drilling, CNC machining, bending, rolling, and miter cutting. The company maintains five regional service center locations (Detroit, Cincinnati, East Moline, Buffalo, and Farmington) to serve the Midwest and Great Lakes region. Service Steel was founded in 1920 and is a Van Pelt Company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbon Mechanical Tubing Carbon mechanical steel tubing available in various shapes and sizes, used for applications including solar panel support, food service parts, canopy stands, and garden tools. Sold to industrial manufacturers and fabricators.
• Mechanical & Structural Shapes Structural tubing (HSS), beams, columns, angles, channels, and square/rectangular tubing designed to carry loads and provide structural support for construction and manufacturing applications.
• Structural Rounds & Pipes Structural rounds and pipes for infrastructure, construction equipment, support structures, roll cages, and underwater platforms with high stress tolerance.
• Hydraulic & Pressure Tubing Tubing designed for hydraulic applications subject to high pressure, maintaining constant dimensions under pressure with high tolerance for temperature changes. Available in J524 seamless and J525 welded grades.
• Stainless Steel Tubing Stainless steel tubing available in outside diameters of 1/8-inch to 10 inches, popular for strength and long-lasting quality with applications in automotive manufacturing, cutlery, and chemical storage.
• Aluminum Tubing Aluminum tubing known for high strength-to-weight ratio, lighter than steel, nonmagnetic, and rust-resistant. Available in round and square tubing for aircraft components, bike frames, and marine fittings.
• Carbon Steel Bars Cold drawn and hot finished carbon steel bars in flat, square, rectangular, and round shapes for various thicknesses. Ideal material for tubes, plates, bolts, signs, furniture, and common metal parts.
• Alloy Steel Bars Alloy steel bars including chromium-molybdenum-nickel low alloy steel ideal for medium-strength parts including automotive components, camshafts, fasteners, gears, oil pumps, piston rods, and piston pins.
• Sheet and Plate Metal Sheet metal (0.5mm to 6mm thickness) for automotive and aerospace sectors, and steel plate (6mm or more) for structural projects, machinery, bridges, and support columns.
• Laser Cutting Precision laser tube cutting services using advanced laser systems (including Mazak 3D Fabri Gear 400) capable of cutting complex shapes, holes, and slots directly into tube or pipe. Available at East Moline facility.
• Steel Drilling Professional drilling services for steel products including pre-drilled or tapped holes for faster assembly and fewer secondary operations.
• Steel Fabrication Full-service steel fabrication including bending, rolling, miter cutting, and saw cutting for architectural or structural requirements.
• Steel Machining CNC machining services capable of handling up to 12 inch diameter material, producing tight-tolerance parts, threads, or counterbores. Available at East Moline and Cincinnati facilities.
• Steel Cutting Production cutting services including cold saw, bundle cutting, chamfering, bull nose, and miter cutting. Saw cut capability up to 18" x 20" up to 48' long bundle.
• JIT Steel Inventory Program Just-in-time inventory program allowing customers to receive materials as needed to minimize inventory carrying costs, with materials delivered on a recurring schedule aligned to customer production needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faster turnaround times through regional service centers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of Michigan Solar Car TeamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2022Service Steel is proud to sponsor the University of Michigan Solar Car Team, the most successful solar-car competition team in the nation. The team has won 9 national championships and 7 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge podium finishes. The team consists of over 90 students from over 15 different majors who design, build, test, and race solar vehicles.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Olympic Steel: Mid-size US metals service center focused on flat-rolled steel, pipe, tube, and plate with value-added processing and fabrication. Highly comparable to Service Steel in product mix (tube, pipe, bar) and B2B industrial customer focus.
• Ryerson: Publicly traded metal service center offering steel, aluminum, and stainless products with value-added processing (cutting, machining, fabrication) across ~100+ North American locations. Directly comparable to Service Steel in product mix and B2B service center model, though at substantially larger scale.
• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based small-quantity metal supplier offering steel, aluminum, and stainless products with cut-to-size services. Comparable in service center concept and B2B customer base, though positioned for smaller orders vs. Service Steel's industrial-scale customers.
• Tubular Steel: Steel tube and pipe distributor with value-added processing (cutting, machining, fabrication). Highly comparable to Service Steel in core focus on tubular products and B2B industrial customer base.
• Marmon/Keystone: Specialty steel pipe, tube, and bar distributor (part of Berkshire Hathaway) serving industrial customers across North America. Direct overlap with Service Steel's core product line of tube, pipe, and bar, including carbon, alloy, and stainless products.

Regional players

• Central Steel & Wire: Midwest-based metals service center offering carbon steel, alloy, stainless, and aluminum products with processing services. Comparable regional footprint and product mix to Service Steel, with overlap in Midwest industrial customers.
• Sabel Steel Service: Regional metals service center offering steel products with processing and fabrication across multiple Southeast and Midwest locations. Comparable in service center model and product mix to Service Steel, focused on regional industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Kloeckner Metals: US operations of the German Kloeckner & Co., a major steel and metal service center group with broad product portfolio including tube, pipe, bar, and fabrication services. Comparable in product mix and customer base to Service Steel, with a national footprint and digital commerce platform.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest metals service center operator in North America with 300+ locations and a diversified portfolio of carbon steel, alloy, aluminum, and stainless products plus processing services. Directly comparable business model but vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Earle M. Jorgensen Company (EMJ): National metals distributor (acquired by Reliance Steel) offering steel bar, tube, pipe, and plate products with processing services. Comparable in product portfolio and B2B industrial customer focus, though operating at larger scale under Reliance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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