What Fehr Bros Industries, Inc does

Fehr Bros Industries, Inc. is a privately held wholesale distributor of industrial hardware headquartered at 895 Kings Highway, Saugerties, New York, in continuous operation since its founding in 1949. The company serves thousands of wholesale customers across the United States with a focused horizontal product portfolio spanning 12 core categories: steel cable and wire rope, chain (Grades 30 through 100 plus specialty chains), rigging hardware (shackles, thimbles, clips, turnbuckles, Gripple adjusters), garage door hardware, fasteners, cable railing hardware (including the RailEasy system), tools (cable cutters, swagers, come-alongs), industrial lubricants, polyester lifting slings, perforated angle, earth anchors, and truck rollup door hardware. The product assortment combines Fehr-distributed cable and hardware with third-party brands such as Loos, HIT, Maasdam, Felco, Gripple, and PLP, and is anchored to federal and industry specifications including RR-W-410 and ASTM A-475.

The underlying operating model is a B2B account-gated wholesale distribution platform: pricing is not publicly disclosed and is accessed only via registered wholesale accounts, which are reviewed Monday through Friday 8 AM to 4 PM, with quote-based order processing and Net 30 payment terms. Technology is conventional e-commerce with an integrated product catalog, technical specifications, application guides, and a content library of educational articles that support top- and mid-funnel buyer education. Distribution is direct-to-customer shipping from the Saugerties facility with no retail storefronts.

Revenue is generated through one-time wholesale product sales across diversified end markets including marine, construction, utility, agricultural, rigging, stage/theatrical, and industrial applications. The company reports no parent, no subsidiaries, no outside institutional ownership, and no publicly disclosed financial figures. With 11-50 employees and three-plus decades of accumulated SKUs and brand partnerships, the business model is a classic long-tail industrial distributor: deep catalog, specification compliance, account-anchored relationships, and modest operating leverage.

Name

Fehr Bros Industries, Inc

Legal name

Fehr Bros Industries, Inc.

Website

https://fehr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fehr Bros Industries, Inc. is a privately held wholesale distributor of steel cable, wire rope, chain, rigging hardware, and related industrial hardware serving thousands of wholesale customers across marine, construction, utility, agricultural, and industrial end markets from its Saugerties, New York headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hardware Distribution

NAICS

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (42371), Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4234)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive, Tools & Industrial Supplies (B2B) (CRAEAEAH)

Keywords

• Industrial hardware distribution
• Wire rope wholesale
• Rigging hardware supply
• Steel cable supplier
• Chain and fasteners

Headquarters

HQ city

Saugerties

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, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Hardware Wholesale Distribution: B2B wholesale distribution of steel cable, wire rope, chain, garage door hardware, rigging hardware, fasteners, tools, lubricants, lifting slings, perforated angle, earth anchors, and truck rollup door hardware to thousands of wholesale customers. Revenue is generated through product sales with pricing provided on a quote-based account model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fehr Bros Industries is a wholesale distributor of industrial hardware, specializing in steel cable, wire rope, chain, and rigging hardware for commercial and industrial buyers. The company distributes products from its own inventory and third-party brands to thousands of wholesale customers across rigging, marine, agricultural, construction, utility, and garage door industries. Products include guy strand, shackles, thimbles, fasteners, lifting slings, earth anchors, perforated angle, and professional tools for cable and hardware work.

Product overview

Fehr Bros Industries, Inc is a wholesale supplier of steel cable, wire rope, chain, and industrial hardware. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio organized into 12 core product categories: Steel Cable & Wire Rope (including hot dip galvanized, stainless steel, black coated varieties, and guy strand), Chain (Grade 30 through Grade 100, mooring chain, and specialty chains), Rigging Hardware (shackles, thimbles, wire rope clips, Gripple cable adjusters, hooks, eyebolts, turnbuckles), Garage Door Hardware, Fasteners, Cable Railing Hardware (including RailEasy system), Tools (cable cutters, swagers, come-alongs, tree cabling tools), Lubricants, Lifting Slings (polyester roundslings and webslings), Perforated Angle, Earth Anchors, and Truck Rollup Door Hardware. The company also distributes third-party branded tools including Loos Locoloc swagers, HIT cable cutters, Felco cutters, Maasdam come-alongs, and PLP tree cabling tools. Products are sold primarily to wholesale customers with pricing available via account registration. The company is headquartered in Saugerties, NY and maintains an extensive e-commerce catalog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steel Cable & Wire Rope Core product category including hot dip galvanized steel cable, stainless steel cable, black coated steel cable, guy strand, wire rope, and wire rope slings in various constructions (7x7, 7x19, 1x19, 1x7) and finishes for industrial wholesale customers.
• Chain Complete chain portfolio including Grade 30 Proof Coil, Grade 43 High Test, Grade 70 Transport, Grade 80 Alloy, Grade 100, stainless steel chain, double loop chain, sash chain, single jack chain, passing link chain, straight link chain, load binders, chain assemblies, and high test mooring chain for wholesale industrial customers.
• Rigging Hardware Rigging hardware including blocks/pulleys/winches, cable accessories and adjusters (Gripple brand), chain connectors, eyebolts, guy strand fittings, hooks, shackles, sleeves and stops, thimbles, turnbuckles, and wire rope clips for wholesale industrial customers.
• Garage Door Hardware Comprehensive garage door hardware including black hardware, door stops, cable lift drums, bearing plates, brackets, cable assemblies, hoists, rollers, springs, hinges, locks, pulleys, shaft couplers/collar, spring fittings, and weatherseals for wholesale garage door industry customers.
• Fasteners Extensive fastener inventory including sleeve anchors, threaded rod, carriage bolts, lag screws, drill/tap screws, eye lag screws, hex nuts, flange nuts, washers, J-bolts, lag hooks, kep nuts, loop nuts, maze nails, rivets, U-bolts, and step bolts for wholesale industrial customers.
• Cable Railing Hardware Cable railing hardware including Handiswage compression fittings, net clips, and RailEasy cable railing system components for residential and commercial railing installations by wholesale buyers.
• Tools Professional tools for cable and hardware work including bolt cutters, cable pullers (come-alongs), digital calipers, garage door spring tools, go/no-go gauges, guy strand cutters, cable meters, angle cutters, cable cutters, swagers, chain cutters, tool kits/bags, tree cabling tools, extension cords, and weather seal cutters for wholesale industrial customers.
• Lubricant Industrial lubricants and cleaning products including Fehr brand lubricants, hand cleaner towels, Lubriplate lubricants, Slickit, and Slipit products for wholesale industrial customers.
• Lifting Slings Polyester lifting slings including black stage roundslings, black steelflex roundslings, Tuflex endless roundslings, single ply webslings, and two ply webslings for lifting applications for wholesale industrial customers.
• Perforated Angle Perforated angle iron available in hot dip galvanized and powder coated finishes for construction and reinforcement applications sold to wholesale industrial customers.
• Earth Anchors Earth anchors for ground stabilization and anchoring applications in construction, landscaping, and utility projects sold to wholesale industrial customers.
• Truck Rollup Door Hardware Hardware for truck rollup doors including galvanized truck door assemblies, stainless steel Type 304 truck door assemblies, hinges, handles, brackets, and rollers for wholesale commercial truck and trailer customers.
• RailEasy Cable Railing System Complete cable railing system using 1x19 black coated hot dip galvanized steel cable, designed for interior steel cable railings with flat black finish and e-coating for enhanced corrosion protection. Sold to wholesale buyers in the cable railing installation trade.
• Guy Strand Galvanized steel strand with 1x7 construction for static tension applications. Available in Common Grade and EHS (Extra High Strength) grades, Class A hot-dip galvanized, ASTM A-475 compliant. Used to stabilize utility poles, radio towers, wind turbines, and trees. Sold to wholesale utility and infrastructure customers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Mazzella Companies: Cleveland-based distributor of slings, rigging, wire rope, and overhead lifting products serving industrial, construction, and entertainment markets. Highly comparable B2B wholesale model with similar product breadth in wire rope, chain, and lifting hardware.
• Crosby Group: Leading manufacturer and distributor of rigging hardware, shackles, hooks, and lifting accessories — overlapping substantially with Fehr's rigging hardware, chain, and wire rope clip categories. Operates at the manufacturer-distributor intersection in the same niche.
• Columbus McKinnon: Global designer and manufacturer of lifting, rigging, and material handling products including chain, hoists, and cranes. Comparable in chain, rigging hardware, and lifting sling categories though operating at greater scale and as a manufacturer rather than pure distributor.
• Kinedyne: Manufacturer and supplier of cargo control, tie-down, and rigging products including chain, binders, and webbing — directly overlapping with Fehr's chain, load binders, and lifting sling categories for transportation and industrial customers.
• Peerless Industrial Group: Distributor of industrial chain, attachments, and material handling products. Direct peer in industrial chain and rigging distribution with overlapping customer base in manufacturing, construction, and agricultural end markets.
• Campbell Chain: Long-established manufacturer and distributor of industrial chain, including many of the same grades (Proof Coil, High Test, Transport) carried by Fehr. Direct peer in chain and chain accessory categories with overlapping agricultural, industrial, and marine customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• W.W. Grainger: Largest industrial MRO distributor in North America, offering more than 1.5 million products including wire rope, chain, and rigging. Represents the broad-line competitive incumbent against which specialized distributors like Fehr must differentiate on technical expertise and customer service.
• McMaster-Carr: Industry-leading industrial supply catalog distributor offering wire rope, chain, fasteners, and rigging hardware. Sets the benchmark for digital B2B industrial distribution — the standard Fehr's e-commerce experience is measured against.
• Fastenal: Largest fastener distributor in North America with growing industrial and rigging product lines. Direct overlap in Fehr's fastener and rigging hardware categories; broad incumbent with significant scale and digital procurement tools.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Major metalworking and MRO distributor serving industrial customers with a broad product catalog including fasteners, tools, and material handling. Comparable in scale and breadth to Grainger, with significant overlap in Fehr's core categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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