OBBCO Safety & Supply

What OBBCO Safety & Supply does

OBBCO Safety & Supply is a B2B distributor of personal protective equipment and industrial safety supplies headquartered at 1737 South Park Court, Chesapeake, Virginia. The company serves corporate accounts in Southeast Virginia, stocking assortments from major safety manufacturers including MSA, 3M, Ergodyne, MCR Safety, Radians, Kimberly-Clark, National Safety Apparel, DuPont, and JustRite. Its online store is gated and accessible only to pre-approved corporate accounts, while non-account customers are referred to Motion Industries.

The business model centers on account-based distribution rather than open retail. OBBCO offers contract pricing and inventory management services to corporate clients, plus free local delivery across Southeast Virginia, and staffs live product experts during business hours to support procurement decisions. The combination of delivery, contract terms, and embedded inventory management is designed to lower the customer's cost of procurement and make OBBCO a recurring supplier rather than a transactional vendor.

The company does not disclose funding, headcount, revenue, or leadership information. Its competitive positioning is that of a small regional distributor relying on geographic proximity, brand assortment, and account-level service rather than scale or technology differentiation. Customer concentration, growth cadence, and addressable market share are not discernible from the available material.

Name

OBBCO Safety & Supply

Legal name

OBBCO Safety & Supply

Website

https://obbcosafetysupply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OBBCO Safety & Supply is a B2B distributor of personal protective equipment and industrial safety supplies serving pre-approved corporate accounts in Southeast Virginia from its Chesapeake, VA headquarters, with restricted online ordering, contract pricing, inventory management, and free local delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety Equipment Distribution

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAOAGAK

PPE, Safety & Infection Control Supplies Distribution (JanSan-adjacent)

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Household, Cleaning & Janitorial (JanSan) Distribution

Keywords

• Safety equipment distribution
• Personal protective equipment
• Corporate safety supplies
• Industrial PPE supply
• Workplace safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesapeake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Safety Equipment Product Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of safety equipment and supplies to corporate accounts. Pricing appears to be contract-based with corporate accounts. Free local delivery provided for accounts in Southeast Virginia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

OBBCO Safety & Supply is a B2B distributor of branded personal protective equipment (PPE) and workplace safety supplies serving pre-approved corporate accounts in Southeast Virginia. The company carries major safety manufacturers (MSA, 3M, Ergodyne, MCR Safety, Radians, Kimberly-Clark, National Safety Apparel, DuPont, JustRite) and provides contract pricing, inventory management, free local delivery, and live product-expert support.

Product overview

OBBCO Safety & Supply is a B2B safety equipment distributor offering a curated portfolio of branded personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety supplies through multiple sales channels. The company operates primarily as a corporate account-focused distributor carrying major safety brands including MSA, 3M, Ergodyne, MCR Safety, Radians, Kimberly-Clark, National Safety Apparel, Dupont, and JustRite. Their product portfolio spans fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, eye protection, hand protection, flame-resistant clothing, and safety storage equipment. The company offers corporate accounts access to contract pricing and inventory management services, while public customers are directed to their Motion Industries-powered online store. The core offering is a distribution service rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Account Services Contract pricing, custom corporate account stores, and inventory management services for pre-approved corporate accounts, with free local delivery in Southeast Virginia and live product-expert support during business hours.
• MSA Brand Portfolio

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Motion IndustriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMotion Industries serves as the public online store channel for OBBCO Safety & Supply. Customers without pre-approved corporate accounts are directed to Motion Industries for purchasing OBBCO products through this distributor relationship.
• MSAminorOthersMSA (Mine Safety Appliances) is a major manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured as a primary brand on the company website with dedicated product collection.
• 3MminorOthers3M is a major safety equipment manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured as a primary brand with dedicated product collection.
• ErgodyneminorOthersErgodyne is a safety equipment manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured brand with dedicated product collection on the website.
• MCR SafetyminorOthersMCR Safety is a safety equipment manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured as a primary brand on the company website.
• RadiansminorOthersRadians is a safety equipment manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured brand with dedicated product collection.
• Kimberly-ClarkminorOthersKimberly-Clark is a manufacturer whose safety/personal care products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured as a primary brand.
• National Safety ApparelminorOthersNational Safety Apparel is a safety clothing manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured with dedicated product collection.
• DuPontminorOthersDuPont is a major safety equipment and protective wear manufacturer whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured as a primary brand.
• JustRiteminorOthersJustRite is a safety equipment manufacturer (safety cabinets, containers) whose products are carried by OBBCO Safety & Supply. Featured with dedicated product collection.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Motion Industries: Motion Industries is a major industrial and safety equipment distributor operating the public-facing channel that OBBCO already routes non-corporate buyers through. It is the most directly comparable peer given its overlapping PPE/safety categories, MRO breadth, and active distribution partnership with OBBCO.
• Brady Corporation: Brady manufactures and distributes workplace safety and identification products (lockout/tagout, safety signs, labels) that fall within the safety-equipment category OBBCO serves. It overlaps with OBBCO's JustRite safety storage / hazardous-material handling adjacencies.
• Arbill: Arbill is a regional B2B safety and industrial supply distributor in the U.S. Northeast carrying PPE from many of the same brands as OBBCO (3M, MSA, DuPont). It is highly comparable in size and business model to OBBCO and serves a similar regional corporate-account niche.
• SETON (Brady subsidiary): SETON sells workplace safety, PPE, and compliance products directly to business customers with catalog and e-commerce channels. Its safety-supply assortment and corporate-buyer focus overlap with OBBCO's product categories and B2B customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: Grainger is the largest U.S. MRO distributor, carrying a comprehensive PPE/safety assortment that directly overlaps OBBCO's line card (3M, MSA, DuPont, Kimberly-Clark). It competes for the same B2B corporate safety buyer with national reach, deep digital procurement tools, and broader inventory.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial is a national metalworking and MRO distributor with a sizable safety/PPE offering serving the same B2B corporate accounts as OBBCO. Its scale, contract pricing programs, and digital procurement integrations make it a key competitive incumbent.
• Fastenal: Fastenal operates one of the largest industrial supply networks in North America with significant PPE categories, on-site vending, and vendor-managed inventory programs that overlap OBBCO's contract-pricing/inventory-management value proposition.
• Würth Industry North America: Würth Industry supplies MRO and production consumables including PPE to industrial B2B accounts across North America. Its direct-sales model and VMI/customer-specific inventory programs mirror OBBCO's contract-pricing approach to corporate safety buyers.
• Airgas (Air Liquide): Airgas is a major U.S. distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases plus a broad safety/PPE assortment (respiratory, eye/hand protection). Its industrial safety catalog overlaps with OBBCO's MSA gas detection and respiratory protection lines.
• Global Industrial Company: Global Industrial is a national multi-channel distributor of industrial and safety products serving business customers with both catalog and e-commerce fulfillment. Its PPE/workwear categories directly compete with OBBCO's line card for small and mid-sized B2B buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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