Access Casters

Name

Access Casters

Legal name

Access Casters

Website

https://accesscasters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Caster Wheel Sales: One-time hardware sales of caster wheels, casters, and related components. Products range from light duty to heavy duty industrial casters with various load capacities (up to 7,700+ lbs for pneumatic casters). Revenue generated through direct product sales via e-commerce and sales team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Access Casters is a B2B industrial supplier of caster wheels and related mobility components, including plate casters, stem casters, stainless steel casters, pneumatic casters, spring loaded casters, leveling casters, total/directional lock casters, v-groove casters, and a wide range of wheels and parts. The company distributes products from partner brands such as Hamilton, Albion, Colson, Blickle, Darnell-Rose, Hudson Bearings, B&P Manufacturing, and Shepherd Products, and sells primarily to dealers, OEMs, and institutional customers through its e-commerce website and inside sales team.

Product overview

Access Casters is a global supplier of caster wheels and related components operating for over 50 years, headquartered in Chicago. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of casters and wheels through an e-commerce platform, including core product lines such as plate casters, stem casters, stainless steel casters, pneumatic and no-flat casters, spring loaded shock-absorbing casters, low profile casters for business machines, leveling casters, and total/directional lock casters. Their wheel offerings span light, medium, and heavy duty categories with various materials including phenolic, polyurethane, cast iron, and v-groove configurations. The company also provides industry-specific solutions for medical, food service, theatre, automotive, bakery, aerospace, and other vertical applications. Access Casters distributes products from partner brands including Hamilton, Albion, Colson, Blickle, Darnell-Rose, Hudson Bearings, and B&P Manufacturing. Supporting services include free 3D CAD model downloads and educational video content for product selection and installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plate Casters Standard caster wheels with top plate mounting, available in light duty (to 350 lbs), medium duty (to 1,250 lbs), medium heavy duty (4-1/2" x 6-1/4" plate), and heavy duty configurations (to 6,000 lbs). Includes utility duty single ball raceway and kingpinless options.
• Stem Casters Caster wheels with stem mounting options including threaded stems, friction grip ring stems, expansion stems for work tables, pipe stems, angle iron mount, metric stems, wire post shelving stems, and hollow bolt hole configurations.
• Stainless Steel Casters Corrosion-resistant casters for washdown and food service environments. Includes light duty, medium duty, heavy duty, kingpinless, metric, 316 stainless steel, and leveling variants with wheels designed for stainless steel applications.
• Pneumatic & No Flat Casters Air-filled and foam-filled caster wheels for shock absorption and terrain navigation. Includes single and dual wheel configurations with Hamilton Cush-N-Tuf, Cush-N-Flex, and Cush-N-Aire product lines.
• Spring Loaded Casters Shock-absorbing casters with built-in spring mechanisms for protecting sensitive equipment from vibration and impact. Available in swivel, rigid, and shock absorbing configurations with capacities up to 500 lbs.
• Low Profile Casters Compact caster wheels (1-7/16" to 3" diameter) for business machines, electronic equipment, server racks, and laboratory equipment. Includes Bassick 00 Series with dual ball bearing construction and capacities from 180 lbs to 1,000 lbs.
• Leveling Casters Adjustable-height casters for stabilizing equipment on uneven surfaces. Available in standard and stainless steel variants.
• Total & Directional Lock Casters Casters with integrated locking mechanisms including total lock (locks both wheel and swivel) and directional lock (locks wheel rotation only). Available in plate mounted and stem mounted configurations.
• Caster Wheels Replacement wheels in various materials including light duty (1-1/4" wide), medium duty (2" wide), heavy duty, phenolic, polyurethane, cast iron, v-groove, high temperature, pneumatic, anti-static/ESD, flanged, and solid stainless steel.
• V-Groove Casters Specialized casters with v-shaped wheel grooves for track-guided applications. Available in 4", 5", 6", 8", and 10" heavy duty configurations.
• Industry-Specific Casters Application-specific caster solutions including medical casters, food service casters, theatre casters, automotive solutions, bakery high-temp casters, aerospace/ground support casters, shopping cart casters, display fixtures, furniture, hospitality, toolbox, trash container, scaffolding, and air cargo casters.
• Parts & Accessories Caster-related components including bumpers, floor locks, hand trucks, leveling jacks, ball transfers, furniture dollies, planter dollies, drum dollies, carts, wire shelving, caster parts, guide rollers, and sockets & brackets.
• Hamilton Casters Full line of Hamilton industrial casters including platform trucks, pneumatic casters, flanged wheel casters, and dual wheel configurations. Hamilton manufactures in the USA.
• Albion Casters Comprehensive Albion caster portfolio including A-Line plate casters, PC Prestige high impact polymer casters, DC Dolly casters, and 02/04/05/16/18/20/21/28/38/40/42/62/72/81/90/92/94/95/110/170/281/290/295/310/330/370/410/700/850 series products.
• Colson Casters Colson industrial casters including Defender stainless steel, 2/3/4/6 series, business machine casters, Heatwave high temperature casters, and Manner medical casters.
• Blickle Casters Blickle American standard and metric casters with polyurethane wheels known for low noise operation and non-marking characteristics.
• Darnell-Rose Casters Darnell-Rose casters including 20/30/60 series and Superail/Mini-Superail conveyor systems for material handling applications.
• Hudson Bearings Ball Transfers Ball transfer units for multidirectional material movement including flange mounted, drop-in style, flying saucer, pipe mounted, and stud mounted configurations.
• B&P Hand Trucks Complete hand trucks and components from B&P Manufacturing for material handling.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Albion IndustriescoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor caster manufacturer whose products are sold through Access Casters. Products include plate casters, stem casters, ergonomic casters, spring loaded casters, kingpinless casters, and dual wheel casters across various series (40, 42, 62, 72, 81, 90, 92, 94, 95, 110, 170, 281, 290, 295, 310, 330, 410, 700, 850 series).
• HamiltoncoreTechnology or IntegrationKey manufacturer partner for pneumatic casters, platform trucks, and heavy duty casters. Products include dual wheel pneumatic casters, cushion ride casters, flanged wheel casters. Hamilton manufactures in the USA.
• BlicklecoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational caster and wheel manufacturer offering American standard casters, metric casters, and various caster wheel options. Known for high quality industrial mobility products.
• Colson Group (Shepherd Products)majorTechnology or IntegrationShepherd Products is a member of Colson Group. They manufacture high value casters for hospitals, store fixtures, furniture, and foodservice applications using domestic and offshore resources.
• Darnell-RosemajorTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of heavy duty casters and the Superail conveyor system. Products include 20, 30, and 60 series casters as well as conveyor solutions for industrial applications.
• Hudson BearingsmajorTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of ball transfers including flange mounted, drop-in style, flying saucer, pipe mounted, and stud mounted configurations for material handling applications.
• B&P ManufacturingsupportingTechnology or IntegrationHand truck and material handling equipment manufacturer. Products include complete hand trucks and hand truck components/parts.
• Jacob HoltzsupportingTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial caster and wheel manufacturer whose products are distributed through Access Casters.
• JarvissupportingTechnology or IntegrationMedical and institutional caster manufacturer whose products are sold through Access Casters.
• MedCasterssupportingTechnology or IntegrationMedical caster specialist manufacturer whose products are distributed through Access Casters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caster Connection: Caster Connection is a direct competitor operating as a caster specialist e-commerce distributor with a similar product breadth (light to heavy duty casters, wheels, accessories) and B2B customer base across industrial and institutional buyers.
• Service Caster Industries: Service Caster is a direct peer running an e-commerce caster and wheel distributor serving industrial, commercial, and OEM customers with comparable product breadth and a similar sales-led B2B model.
• Caster Concepts: Caster Concepts designs and manufactures industrial casters and wheels for heavy-duty and engineered applications, directly overlapping Access Casters' heavy duty, kingpinless, and specialty product lines.
• Revvo Casters: Revvo manufactures and distributes casters and wheels through its own catalog, overlapping with Access Casters' plate, stem, and specialty caster categories and serving similar OEM and institutional accounts.
• Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co. Hamilton is both a key Access Casters partner brand and a competing caster manufacturer/distributor of industrial and pneumatic casters, making it a dual supplier and competitor.
• Colson Group (Shepherd): Colson Group, parent of Shepherd Products, is a major caster manufacturer selling medical, foodservice, and industrial casters that overlap directly with Access Casters' medical and foodservice categories.
• Blickle USA: Blickle is a global caster and wheel manufacturer whose American-standard and metric casters are sold through Access Casters while also being sold direct, creating supplier-competitor overlap in industrial caster SKUs.
• Albion Industries: Albion is a core Access Casters partner and a competing caster manufacturer distributing its full A-Line and numbered series through both Access Casters and its own direct channels.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Grainger is a broad MRO and industrial supply incumbent whose catalog includes casters and wheels alongside tens of thousands of SKUs, competing with Access Casters on selection, price, and next-day delivery at much larger scale.
• McMaster-Carr: McMaster-Carr is a broad industrial supply incumbent with a deep casters and wheels category, competing on speed, catalog depth, and brand trust for many of the same OEM and institutional buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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