Corebrace

What Corebrace does

CoreBrace is a privately held manufacturer, founded in 2002 and headquartered in West Jordan, Utah, that specializes exclusively in the design and fabrication of Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) for seismic protection. A BRB is a structural steel element composed of a steel core encased in a grout-filled steel tube separated by a proprietary interface material; the casing confines the core so that the brace's axial capacity in compression matches tension, allowing the steel to yield through full design forces without buckling. The company offers three connection variants — bolted lug, pinned, and welded — each tuned for different erection and architectural requirements, plus a smart monitoring add-on called reCOREder that determines remaining BRB capacity after a seismic event.

Revenue is generated on a project-based custom engineering model with no catalog pricing: each brace is engineered to project-specific strength and stiffness requirements and sold through direct enterprise sales engaging structural engineers, architects, and general contractors during design development. Manufacturing is consolidated at an AISC certified fabrication facility in Pocatello, Idaho. Competitive positioning rests on patented strain-control technologies, an award-winning fatigue-life prediction methodology published in the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, and unique regulatory credentials — most notably being the only DSA accepted BRB fabricator in the US, supplemented by AWS welding certification and multi-city approvals (LA City, San Diego City, Clark County).

The project portfolio spans stadiums and sports venues (SoFi Stadium with 1,100+ BRBs, Levi's Stadium, Avaya Stadium, Golden 1 Center, Louis Armstrong Stadium), healthcare facilities (multiple Kaiser hospitals, MUSC Children's Hospital), government and infrastructure (LAPD headquarters, Salt Lake City Airport, SFO Air Traffic Control Tower, Vincent Thomas Bridge), commercial high-rises, and education (University of Auckland Science Tower, U of U Marriott Library). Operating geographies span the US West Coast and additional seismic-active markets including Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Haiti. No revenue, headcount, or funding data are publicly disclosed; management is led by President Thomas Garvin and supported by a structural engineering bench with committee participation in AISC and ASCE seismic code bodies.

Name

Corebrace

Legal name

CoreBrace

Website

https://corebrace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CoreBrace is a Utah-based specialty fabricator that designs and manufactures custom Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) for seismic protection in stadiums, hospitals, high-rises, and infrastructure, serving structural engineers and contractors across earthquake-prone regions worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Jordan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. BRB Manufacturing and Sales: Design and fabrication of Buckling Restrained Braces sold as custom-engineered structural components for construction projects. BRBs are custom made for each project with engineering properties tuned to meet specific strength and stiffness requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CoreBrace designs and fabricates custom-engineered Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) — structural steel seismic bracing elements composed of a steel core encased in a grout-filled steel tube with proprietary interface material — for new construction and seismic retrofit projects. The company offers three connection configurations (Bolted Lug, Pinned, and Welded) and the reCOREder smart monitoring device, with engineering properties tuned per project for specific strength and stiffness requirements.

Product overview

Corebrace is a specialized manufacturer of Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) - structural elements composed of a steel core encased in a grout-filled steel tube. The company offers three primary BRB product lines distinguished by connection type: Bolted Lug Connection BRBs (the standard offering with field tolerance for efficient erection), Pinned Connection BRBs (architecturally exposed with elegant aesthetic), and Welded Connection BRBs (for low-capacity applications arriving ready for installation). The reCOREder is an add-on monitoring device that assesses BRB capacity after seismic events. Corebrace also provides design aids and software plugins for SDS2, Revit, and Tekla platforms. All braces are manufactured in the USA at their AISC certified facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• reCOREder: Smart device for determining remaining capacity of BRBs after earthquake or significant events.

Products and services

• Bolted Lug Connection BRB CoreBrace seismic brace with Bolted Lug Connection — the industry-preferred connection that installs quickly and efficiently with robust field tolerance for fast structural frame erection. Targeted at structural engineers, architects, and general contractors on seismic bracing projects.
• Pinned Connection BRB CoreBrace seismic brace with Pinned Connection, providing a structurally sound solution with elegant architectural flare for exposed-to-view applications. Targeted at structural engineers and architects specifying architecturally exposed seismic bracing.
• Welded Connection BRB CoreBrace's revolutionary seismic brace with welded connection that installs from the side of the frame, providing flexibility in erection sequences and arriving at the job site completely fabricated and ready for installation with integral erection bolt holes. Targeted at structural engineers and contractors on projects with lower capacity BRB requirements.
• reCOREder BRB Monitoring Device Smart monitoring device that stores data from BRBs and, combined with CoreBrace BRB fatigue testing results, provides a reliable means to determine the remaining capacity of BRBs after an earthquake or other significant event. Targeted at building owners, engineers, and facilities teams seeking post-event seismic performance verification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced structural overstrength through balanced tension/compression capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Regional players

• Mageba: Mageba is a Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of structural bearings, expansion joints, and seismic devices for bridges and buildings worldwide. It is comparable as a specialty seismic-protection fabricator competing for similar specifications on infrastructure projects outside CoreBrace's home market.
• FIP Industriale: FIP Industriale is an Italian manufacturer of structural bearings, dampers, and seismic devices used in bridges and buildings. It is comparable to CoreBrace as a specialty seismic-hardware designer/fabricator serving high-seismic European and Mediterranean markets.
• Maurer SE: Maurer SE is a German manufacturer of structural protection systems including bearings, expansion joints, and seismic devices for bridges and buildings. It is comparable to CoreBrace as a specialty engineered hardware supplier serving global seismic-zone infrastructure projects, primarily in Europe and Asia.

Direct peers

• Dynamic Isolation Systems: DIS manufactures seismic isolation bearings and dampers for bridges, buildings, and critical infrastructure. It is a direct peer in the structural seismic-protection category, addressing the same engineer-of-record buyer with adjacent but competing hardware solutions.
• Taylor Devices: Taylor Devices (NASDAQ: TAYD) manufactures seismic dampers, shock transmission units, and structural bearings used in buildings and bridges to absorb earthquake and blast energy. It is a direct peer in the seismic-resilience hardware category, though its technology emphasis on fluid viscous dampers differs from BRBs.
• Alstar: Alstar is a Canadian distributor/fabricator of BRBs serving the North American structural steel market, competing directly with CoreBrace for engineer-of-record specifications on seismic-zone projects in Canada and the northern US.
• Star Seismic: Star Seismic is the most direct US competitor to CoreBrace, designing and fabricating Buckling Restrained Braces for structural engineers and contractors on similar stadium, hospital, and high-rise projects. Now owned by Commercial Metals Company, it competes head-to-head with CoreBrace on Bolted, Pinned, and Welded connection offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Commercial Metals Company: CMC is a major US steel producer and fabricator that owns Star Seismic (CoreBrace's principal direct competitor). CMC brings steel-mill scale, multi-region fabrication, and contractor relationships that allow Star Seismic to compete on price and capacity where CoreBrace cannot.
• Nucor Corporation: Nucor is the largest US steel producer and a broad incumbent in structural steel supply for construction. As a vertically integrated steel maker, Nucor could enter or supply into the BRB category and competes for downstream structural steel contractor relationships CoreBrace relies on.

Emerging players

• Earthquake Protection Systems: EPS specializes in seismic isolation bearings for buildings and bridges in California and the broader US West Coast. It competes for the same seismic-resilience specification budget as CoreBrace but focuses on base isolation rather than BRB energy-dissipation bracing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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