Schermerhorn Bros.

Name

Schermerhorn Bros.

Legal name

Schermerhorn Bros. Co.

Website

https://schermerhornbrosco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lombard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Products Sales: Schermerhorn Bros. Co. generates revenue through the sale of industrial packaging products including bags, films, strapping, twine, rubber bands, wire, and work wear/rain gear. Sales are conducted through a quote-request system where customers submit requests and receive pricing. Products are sold as one-time purchases with no subscription component visible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schermerhorn Bros. Co. is a wholesale distributor of industrial packaging products and supplies, operating since 1893. The company distributes bags, poly films, strapping, twine, rubber bands, wire products, and work wear/safety items to industrial, commercial, food processing, agricultural, and healthcare customers across the United States through six regional warehouse locations and a quote-based sales model.

Product overview

Schermerhorn Bros. Co. is a wholesale packaging products distributor established in 1893, offering premium quality packaging materials and industrial supplies. The company operates as a single unified distribution business with a comprehensive product portfolio organized across multiple categories: Bags & Poly Products (including Polypropylene Bags, Stretch Wrap, Laundry Wrap, Bubble Wrap, and various specialty bags), Wire Products (Automatic Baling Wire, Double Loop Wire Ties, Rebar Ties, Bale Ties), Twine Products (Polypropylene Tying Twine, Sisal Twine, Jute Twine, specialty twines), Strapping Products (Pre-Cut Strapping, Steel Strapping, Polyester Strapping), Rubber Products (Rubber Bands, Agricultural Bands, Furniture Bands, Pallet Bands), Work Wear & Safety (Disposable Gloves, Microporous Garments, Protective Filtration Garments, Non-Skid Shoe Covers, Ruf Duck Brand work wear, XTRATUF boots), and additional categories including Tubing, Liners, Sheeting, and Misc. products. The company serves industrial, commercial, and agricultural customers across the United States from six locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Polypropylene Bags

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sealed Air: Global packaging manufacturer known for Bubble Wrap and food packaging — overlaps with Schermerhorn's bubble wrap, vacuum pouches, and protective packaging categories while operating as a manufacturer rather than distributor.
• Packaging Corporation of America: Major US corrugated and protective packaging manufacturer serving industrial and e-commerce customers — adjacent to Schermerhorn as an upstream supplier and competitor in some packaging categories.
• Fastenal: Industrial and fastener distributor with growing packaging and safety product lines, operating through on-site vending and branch networks — overlaps with Schermerhorn in industrial supplies for manufacturers.
• Grainger: Massive industrial MRO distributor carrying packaging, strapping, and protective products as part of a much broader product portfolio — overlapping with Schermerhorn in packaging supplies while serving a far wider customer base.
• McMaster-Carr: Industrial supply distributor with deep catalog including packaging materials, twine, strapping, and work wear — comparable to Schermerhorn in product breadth but vastly larger in scale and digital sophistication.
• Bunzl: Global distribution and outsourcing company providing packaging, foodservice, and cleaning supplies to businesses — operates at vastly larger scale than Schermerhorn with similar B2B distribution model.

Direct peers

• Imperial Dade: Privately-held North American distributor of foodservice, janitorial, and packaging supplies — directly comparable in business model, customer base, and product categories to Schermerhorn.
• Uline: North America's largest distributor of shipping, industrial, and packaging products with published pricing and rapid fulfillment — a direct competitor in the same product categories (bags, stretch wrap, strapping, twine, rubber bands, work wear) served by Schermerhorn.
• Webstaurant Store: Online foodservice supply distributor with published pricing — comparable to Schermerhorn's foodservice packaging lines (poly bags, film, gloves, work wear) but with a digital-first operating model.
• Global Industrial: Multi-category industrial and packaging supplies distributor serving business customers with online catalog and published pricing — competing with Schermerhorn for the same industrial and commercial buyer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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