Peak Trading
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersSaugerties, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Peak Trading firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Peak Trading
- Legal name
- Peak Trading Corporation
- Website
- https://peaktrading.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Peak Trading industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Rigging and Lifting Equipment Distribution
- NAICS
- Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4238)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Lifting Accessories & Rigging (Slings, Shackles, Hooks, Spreaders) (IMAHAJAI)
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Where Peak Trading is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saugerties
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Peak Trading business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Wholesale Distribution of Rigging Equipment: Peak Trading operates as a direct importer and wholesale distributor of Wire Rope, Aircraft Cable, Chain, Rigging and Lifting Equipment, Rope, Climbing Gear, Fall Protection, Tie-Down Equipment, Hand Tools and related products. Revenue is generated through product sales with competitive pricing and quantity discounts.
- Custom Manufacturing: In-house manufacturing of custom Cable Assemblies, Wire Rope Assemblies, Rope Assemblies, and custom length Wire Rope and Chain Lifting Slings from 1/4 inch and up
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Wholesale/Quantity Discount Pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels2 records
Peak Trading product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Peak Trading is a direct importer and wholesale distributor of wire rope, aircraft cable, chain, rigging and lifting equipment, rope, climbing gear, fall protection, tie-down equipment, hand tools, and related industrial supplies. The company runs an e-commerce and B2B portal operation backed by an in-house manufacturing division that produces custom cable assemblies, wire rope assemblies, rope assemblies, and custom-length wire rope and chain lifting slings from 1/4 inch and up.
Product overview
Peak Trading Corp is a direct importer/wholesale distributor of Wire Rope, Aircraft Cable, Chain, Rigging and Lifting Equipment, Rope, Climbing Gear, Fall Protection, Tie-Down Equipment, Hand Tools and related products. The company operates as a unified e-commerce platform with in-house manufacturing capabilities producing custom Cable Assemblies, Wire Rope Assemblies, Rope Assemblies, Wire Rope Lifting Slings, and Chain Lifting Slings from 1/4" and up. Established in 1997, Peak Trading serves multiple online storefronts under its corporate umbrella (Rigging Warehouse, Construction Tool Warehouse, Ropes Course Warehouse, Stage Rigging Warehouse, Sheldon Hill Arborist & Forestry Supply), unified under the GME Supply parent company. The product portfolio spans 17 core product categories including Aircraft Cable & Wire Rope, Chain, Rope, Lifting Slings, Blocks & Pulleys, Lifting & Rigging Hardware, Below the Hook Lifting Attachments, Hoists/Pullers/Winches, Tie Down & Trucking, Truss & Lighting Hardware, Challenge Course Elements, Fasteners & Hardware, Climbing & Rescue Gear, Fall Protection, Safety & PPE, Tools, and Equipment & Supplies. The company also distributes products from over 30 branded partners including Petzl, Sterling Rope, Samson Rope, Crosby, and Columbus McKinnon, while maintaining its proprietary PTC Approved Vendor private label brand.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Aircraft Cable & Wire Rope Aircraft cable and wire rope products including aircraft cable, cable laid wire rope, general purpose wire rope, rotation-resistant wire rope, strand, swaged and compacted wire rope, wire rope lubricants, and wire rope winch lines, for industrial rigging, lifting, and pulling applications.
- Chain Chain product line including overhead lifting chain, welded general purpose chain, weldless general purpose chain, transport chain, theatrical chain, winch line tail chains, marine chain, security chain, and synthetic chain, for overhead lifting and general industrial use.
- Rope Rope products including climbing ropes, dynamic ropes, general purpose ropes, pulling ropes and tapes, rigging ropes, rope recovery slings, rope slings, rope storage, rope tools and accessories, rope winch lines, safety ropes, shock cord and rubber rope, synthetic soft shackles, and twines and cordage.
- Lifting Slings Lifting sling products including chain lifting slings, lifting sling protection, rope lifting slings, stage and theatrical lifting slings, synthetic lifting slings, and wire rope lifting slings, for overhead lifting and stage rigging.
- Blocks & Pulleys Blocks, mechanical advantage and haul kits, and pulleys used to redirect force and create mechanical advantage in lifting and rigging applications.
- Lifting & Rigging Hardware Rigging hardware including connection and repair links, eye bolts, eye nuts and eyelets, hoist rings and lifting points, lag type hardware, lifting chain hardware, load insulating products, miscellaneous rigging hardware, rigging hooks and snaps, rigging links, shackles, swivels, synthetic sling fittings, turnbuckles, and wire rope/cable/strand terminations.
- Below the Hook Lifting Attachments Below-the-hook lifting attachments including beam lifting clamps, horizontal plate clamps, pipe lifting hooks and clamps, screw clamps, and vertical plate clamps for lifting beams, plates, and pipes.
- Hoists, Pullers, & Winches Hoists, pullers, and winches including hoist beam clamps and trolleys, manual hand chain hoists, and manual lever hoists and pullers for lifting and pulling applications.
- Tie Down & Trucking Tie-down and trucking equipment including bottle jacks, load binders, load securement hardware, ratchet straps, strap and load protection, tarp straps, tie down chain, towing hooks, trailer jacks, truck and trailer hardware, trucking safety, winch straps, and winches and winch track.
- Truss & Lighting Hardware Truss and lighting hardware for stage and entertainment rigging including airwall hangers, aluminum beam clamps, aluminum pipe clamps and couplers, aluminum sidearms, grid and track systems hardware, lighting safety cables, steel pipe clamps and couplers, truss and lighting tools, truss dollies, truss picks, and truss stackers.
- Challenge Course Elements Challenge course elements for adventure parks and rope courses including climbing holds, climbing ladders, climbing nets, trapeze bars, and tug of war equipment.
- Fasteners & Hardware Fasteners and hardware including bolts, concrete anchors, nuts, pins, pole line hardware, rings, S hooks, screws, snap hooks, spring hooks, threaded rod, and washers.
- Climbing & Rescue Gear Climbing and rescue gear including ascent equipment, bags/buckets/storage, carabiners and safety snap hooks, climbing and positioning lanyards, climbing and rescue harnesses, climbing anchors, climbing edge protection, climbing PPE, climbing slings, climbing tools, descent equipment, friction brakes and lowering devices, friction savers, rescue kits, specialty climbing and rescue gear, swivels and plates, and tubular webbing.
- Fall Protection Fall protection equipment including bosun chairs and workseats, carabiners/safety snap hooks and hardware, dropped object prevention, fall protection accessories, fall protection anchors, fall protection harnesses, fall protection kits, horizontal fall protection systems, positioning lanyards and assemblies, self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), shock absorbing lanyards, and vertical fall protection systems.
- Safety & PPE Safety and personal protective equipment including hand protection, hearing protection, helmets and hard hats, safety signs, safety storage, safety vests, and traffic safety products.
- Tools Tools including bolt cutters, cable and wire rope cutting tools, cable and wire rope management tools, cable and wire rope swaging tools, hand tools, lighting, measuring/layout/inspection tools, power tool accessories, synthetic rope cutting tools, tool belts/bags/storage, and wire pulling grips.
- Equipment & Supplies Equipment and supplies including earth anchors, ground protection, and wire rope lubricants.
- Custom Cable, Wire Rope, Rope, and Lifting Sling Assemblies In-house custom manufacturing of Cable Assemblies, Wire Rope Assemblies, Rope Assemblies, Wire Rope Lifting Slings, and Chain Lifting Slings from 1/4 inch and up, made to buyer-specified length and configuration for industrial rigging, rescue, construction, and stage applications.
- PTC Approved Vendor Brand Peak Trading's proprietary approved-vendor brand of rigging hardware including shackles, load binders, chain, and other lifting equipment that meets PTC quality standards.
Companies that use Peak Trading
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Peak Trading technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Peak Trading partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- GME SupplycoreGME Supply, a global provider of safety equipment for trade professionals, acquired Peak Trading as a strategic growth move. Peak Trading brings over 20 years of expertise in rope access and rigging hardware. The acquisition is intended to strengthen GME Supply's market position in the telecommunications, rigging, and industrial safety sectors by combining specialized expertise under one platform.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Peak Trading competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- U.S. Rigging Supply: A specialized wholesale distributor of wire rope, chain, slings, and rigging hardware serving industrial and lifting customers. Directly comparable to Peak Trading in product mix, customer base, and B2B distribution model.
- Mazzella Companies: A diversified provider of lifting and rigging products, services, and overhead crane solutions. Overlaps directly with Peak Trading's wire rope, chain, sling, and rigging hardware assortment and shares the same industrial customer base.
- Bishop Lifting Products: A manufacturer and distributor of slings, rigging hardware, and lifting products with a national branch footprint. Comparable to Peak Trading in core rigging assortment and serving the same industrial rigging, construction, and energy end markets.
- All Lifting: Wholesale distributor of lifting, rigging, and material-handling equipment with an online B2B catalog. Highly comparable to Peak Trading's wholesale e-commerce go-to-market across slings, chain, hoists, and tie-downs.
- Liftex: Manufacturer and distributor of synthetic and wire rope slings used in lifting and rigging applications. Overlaps with Peak Trading's sling, wire rope, and chain product lines and serves similar industrial buyers.
Broad incumbents
- McMaster-Carr: The dominant broad-line industrial supply distributor with a vast e-commerce catalog that includes rigging, chain, fasteners, and lifting accessories. Competes with Peak Trading on commodity SKUs and shipping speed but does not specialize in custom assemblies or niche rope-access verticals.
- Grainger: A large industrial MRO distributor offering rigging hardware, hoists, fall protection, and chain through a national network. Provides competitive overlap on standard rigging and lifting SKUs but at significantly broader scale than Peak Trading.
- Columbus McKinnon: A global manufacturer of hoists, cranes, rigging, and material-handling products (including Little Mule, CM, and Coffing brands). Competes with Peak Trading both as an upstream supplier and through direct sales channels on hoists and below-the-hook lifting equipment.
- Crosby Group: A leading manufacturer of rigging hardware including shackles, hooks, lifting clamps, and wire rope fittings. Peak Trading resells Crosby-branded products while also competing indirectly with Crosby's direct distribution channels.
Others
- Petzl: Manufacturer of climbing, rope-access, fall-protection, and rescue equipment sold by Peak Trading as a key brand partner. Not a direct competitor but a critical supplier whose commercial terms directly affect Peak Trading's product economics in climbing/rescue verticals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Peak Trading M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Peak Trading
What does Peak Trading do?
Peak Trading is a direct importer and wholesale distributor of wire rope, aircraft cable, chain, rigging and lifting equipment, rope, climbing gear, fall protection, tie-down equipment, hand tools, and related industrial supplies. The company runs an e-commerce and B2B portal operation backed by an in-house manufacturing division that produces custom cable assemblies, wire rope assemblies, rope assemblies, and custom-length wire rope and chain lifting slings from 1/4 inch and up.
Is Peak Trading a public or private company?
Peak Trading is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was Peak Trading founded?
Peak Trading was founded in 1997. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Peak Trading based?
Peak Trading is headquartered in Saugerties, United States, in the North America region.
How does Peak Trading make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Wholesale Distribution of Rigging Equipment is the primary driver. The others are custom Manufacturing.
Who are Peak Trading's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are U.S. Rigging Supply, Mazzella Companies, Bishop Lifting Products, All Lifting and Liftex. Broad incumbents are McMaster-Carr, Grainger, Columbus McKinnon and Crosby Group. Petzl is listed as an others.
Does Peak Trading have an API?
No public API is recorded for Peak Trading.
What industry is Peak Trading in?
Peak Trading's product category is Rigging and Lifting Equipment Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAJAI, Lifting Accessories & Rigging (Slings, Shackles, Hooks, Spreaders). Its NAICS code is 4238 and its SIC code is 5084.