Boulons Plus

What Boulons Plus does

Boulons Plus is a Canadian family-owned distributor and custom manufacturer of structural bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and mechanical anchors, founded in 1992 by Jean Cousineau and headquartered in Mirabel, Quebec. The company serves industrial construction and steel-fabrication buyers across North America, supplying ASTM-standard compliant fastening systems (F3125, F1554, A193-B7, F436, F959, A563, A194) with traceability codes on each bolt head. In-house manufacturing capabilities include bending, chamfering, welding, punching, thread cutting and rolling, shearing, plasma cutting (Machitech), and CNC turning (Mazak), enabling custom anchor and fastener fabrication alongside distribution. Six company-owned branches in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Indiana (the latter three via the Precision Bolts division and 2025 acquisitions) support regional pickup and rapid delivery, with inventory totaling 5,500+ pallet spaces across 75,000+ sq ft. The company is led by President Maxime Cousineau and Vice-President/General Manager Simon Chabot, MBA, CPA, with no external institutional capital and operations managed on the Epicor P21 ERP and WMS platform. A transactional customer portal is scheduled for 2026 release.

Boulons Plus makes money through wholesale B2B hardware sales on a quote-based pricing model priced in Canadian dollars, with net-30 payment terms for established credit accounts and 2% monthly interest (26.82% annual compound) on overdue balances. Distribution is conducted through a direct sales motion — account managers, territory managers, and a senior strategic accounts manager — with a telephone order desk as the primary ordering channel. Customer concentration is in the industrial construction vertical, with named enterprise customers including Groupe Canam and Les Aciers Solider Inc., and ASTM code-compliance and traceability are the primary value propositions rather than digital differentiation. The product set spans core structural fasteners, raw bar stock, mechanical anchors, chemical adhesives (AT-XP), and custom manufacturing services.

Name

Boulons Plus

Legal name

Boulons Plus

Website

https://boulonsplus.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boulons Plus is a family-owned Canadian manufacturer and distributor of ASTM-standard structural bolts, nuts, anchors, and custom-fabricated fasteners, serving industrial construction and steel-fabrication buyers across North America through six branches in Canada and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners and Anchors

NAICS

Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing (339993), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)

akta.pro primary industry

Fasteners, Anchors & Connectors (Bolts, Weld Studs, Plates) (IMADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Fasteners, Adhesives & Sealants Retail (Nails, Screws, Glues, Caulks) (CRAIAEAK), Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams) (IMAKABAH)

Keywords

• Structural fasteners distribution
• Industrial anchor manufacturing
• Construction bolts supply
• Mechanical anchor solutions
• Structural bolting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Mirabel

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fastener and Anchor Distribution: Wholesale distribution of structural bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and mechanical anchors to industrial construction buyers. Products sold for use in business operations in Canada. Prices quoted in Canadian dollars with terms of net 30 days.
2. Custom Manufacturing: Fabrication of custom anchors and fasteners including bent anchors, threaded rods, weld studs, and custom-machined parts from their manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Quebec.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Boulons Plus distributes and manufactures structural fasteners and anchors for industrial construction markets. The product portfolio includes ASTM-standard structural bolts, nuts, washers, fully threaded rods, raw bar stock, weld studs, wedge anchors, and chemical adhesive anchoring systems. The company operates its own manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Quebec, providing custom fabrication services including bending, welding, threading, plasma cutting, and CNC turning for specialized anchor and fastener configurations.

Product overview

Boulons Plus is a distributor and manufacturer of structural fasteners and anchors serving industrial construction markets. The product portfolio centers on structural bolting systems (ASTM F3125 bolts, A563/A194 nuts, F436 washers, F959 DTI washers, and fully threaded rods) complemented by raw material bar stock (round bars, flat bars/plates). The company also manufactures mechanical anchors including weld studs (Tru-Weld), wedge anchors (Wedge-All, Strong Bolt 2, Titen HD), and chemical adhesives (AT-XP). A dedicated custom manufacturing division provides value-added fabrication services such as bending, chamfering, welding, punching, thread cutting/rolling, shearing, plasma cutting, and CNC turning. The company operates multiple locations across Canada and the US, with a transactional online portal planned for 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASTM F3125 Structural Bolts

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,500 pallet spaces available for immediate fulfillment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Simpson Strong-TiecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBoulons Plus distributes Simpson Strong-Tie products including AT-XP high-strength acrylic adhesive anchors and provides access to Simpson Strong-Tie's interactive adhesive cartridge estimator tool for customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lawson Products: Lawson Products is a North American distributor of fasteners, parts, and industrial supplies sold primarily to OEMs and industrial MRO customers through a direct field-sales model. Their value-added assembly kitting, vendor-managed inventory, and field-sales-led approach closely resemble Boulons Plus's account-manager-driven B2B distribution of fasteners and anchors. Comparable as a similarly-sized industrial fastener/MRO distributor.
• Hilti: Hilti is a global manufacturer and direct seller of mechanical anchors, chemical adhesives, and structural fastening systems serving commercial and industrial construction. Their wedge anchors, adhesive systems, and direct-sales model through account managers closely mirror Boulons Plus's anchor and structural fastener offerings, especially in the concrete-anchoring use case. Comparable as a closely aligned commercial model in structural anchoring.
• Midwest Fastener Corp: Midwest Fastener is a regional US manufacturer and distributor of standard and specialty fasteners, anchors, and threaded products serving industrial and construction customers through distribution centers. Their regional US focus, in-house manufacturing capabilities, and structural fastener assortment are closely aligned with Boulons Plus's Precision Bolts division in the United States. Comparable as a regional US structural fastener specialist.
• Birmingham Fastener: Birmingham Fastener is a US-based manufacturer and distributor of structural bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and custom fabricated fasteners serving construction and OEM markets. Their mix of in-house manufacturing and multi-region distribution is structurally similar to Boulons Plus's combined distribution-and-fabrication model. Comparable as a US-headquartered specialist manufacturer-distributor peer.
• Bossard: Bossard is a global specialist in fastening technology and assembly solutions, combining fastener distribution with engineering services and Smart Factory logistics for industrial customers. Their emphasis on value-added services, traceability, and engineered fastening solutions directly parallels Boulons Plus's differentiation around ASTM traceability and custom anchor fabrication. Comparable as a higher-end specialty peer with similar engineering-led positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Grainger is the largest industrial MRO distributor in North America with an extensive fasteners and anchors category sold to industrial and construction customers. Their digital catalog, branch network, and broad-line approach compete with Boulons Plus at smaller accounts and for reorders not captured by the dedicated account manager team. Comparable as the benchmark broad-line industrial distributor with overlapping catalog.
• Simpson Strong-Tie: Simpson Strong-Tie is a leading manufacturer of structural connectors, fasteners, and anchoring products (including AT-XP adhesives that Boulons Plus distributes). The two are direct channel partners, share overlapping customer bases in structural construction, and compete in many of the same product categories for code-compliant structural fastening. Comparable as both a partner and a partial competitor at the high end of structural anchoring.
• Fastenal: Fastenal is the largest North American distributor of fasteners, including structural bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rods, and related industrial supplies. Both companies serve industrial construction and OEM customers with similar product categories and field-sales-driven distribution, but Fastenal operates at vastly greater scale and breadth. Comparable as the dominant incumbent benchmark in this exact product space.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial is a large North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products, including fasteners and anchors sold to industrial customers. While MSC's catalog spans far broader categories, its industrial customer base and digital/inside-sales fulfillment model compete with Boulons Plus for reorders and specification business. Comparable as a broad industrial-supply incumbent.
• Würth Industry / Würth Canada: Würth is a global fastener and assembly products distributor with a major Canadian and US presence serving industrial and construction markets. Their breadth of C-parts (fasteners, anchors, threaded rods) and direct-sales field model overlap directly with Boulons Plus's product portfolio and customer segments. Comparable as a large incumbent with a similar distribution-led go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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