What HUB Industrial Supply does

HUB Industrial Supply is a privately held, e-commerce-focused industrial distributor headquartered in Lake City, Florida, operating as a subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. The company sells maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies and production consumables to manufacturers across North America through a transactional website (hubindustrial.com), an inside-sales phone operation (800.743.9401), and customer-managed / vendor-managed inventory (CMI/VMI) programs for larger accounts. Its catalog spans 14+ core categories — safety products, janitorial, abrasives, cutting tools, paint and chemicals, tools, packaging and shipping, material handling, electrical, hose and hydraulics, power transmission, welding, MRO, and fasteners — supported by stocking warehouses in Lake City FL, Indianapolis IN, Las Vegas NV, and Fort Worth TX that underpin a same-day shipping guarantee.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by the "Two Ring Answer Guarantee" and a 365-day return policy, with self-service e-commerce as a parallel channel. Revenue is generated on a transactional, per-unit / per-pack / per-case basis with no subscription fees, supplemented by managed-inventory contracts that automate replenishment for enterprise manufacturers. The customer base is segmented by vertical — pallet and lumber, galvanizers, auto recyclers, glass manufacturers, waste and recycling, metal fabrication, fencing, road construction, precast, and lumber — with industry-specific SKUs, niche items such as heat-resistant galvanizing tags, and content assets (Monday Morning Minute, The HUB Blog, Resource Center) used to deepen vertical expertise and SEO-led demand capture.

Underlying technology is a standard Magento-class e-commerce platform with quick-order, "My Lists," recurring delivery, and account-managed inventory integrations; the firm discloses no AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary models. Ownership by Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AIT) provides procurement scale and balance-sheet backing, though HUB's financials are not separately disclosed.

Name

HUB Industrial Supply

Legal name

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries

Website

https://hubindustrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HUB Industrial Supply is an e-commerce-focused industrial MRO distributor and subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies serving North American manufacturers across vertical niches such as pallet, galvanizing, auto recycling, glass, and waste via website, phone sales, and managed-inventory programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Distribution

NAICS

Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423840), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42384), Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42383), Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (4237)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Hardware (5072)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Supplies & MRO Marketplaces (CRAFAHAA)

Keywords

• Industrial supplies
• MRO products
• Baling wire
• Packaging materials
• Vendor managed inventory

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-commerce Product Sales: Direct online sales of industrial supplies through their e-commerce platform. Products are sold in individual unit transactions with no subscription requirement. Customers can purchase one-time or set up recurring delivery for regular items.
2. Customer-Managed Inventory (CMI) Solutions: Vendor-managed and customer-managed inventory solutions integrated with the website, providing ongoing supply relationships with manufacturing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HUB Industrial Supply is an industrial distribution company that sells MRO and production consumables — including baling wire, tie wire, packing list pouches, fasteners, abrasives, safety, janitorial, and welding supplies — to manufacturers and industrial operators across defined verticals such as pallet/lumber, galvanizing, auto recycling, glass, and metal fabrication. The company combines a multi-warehouse distribution network with Customer-Managed Inventory (CMI) programs that automate replenishment of consumables at customer sites, enabling recurring order flow alongside transactional e-commerce and phone-based purchasing.

Product overview

HUB Industrial Supply is an industrial supplies e-commerce platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of products across 14 core categories. The company provides industry-focused safety, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), and production consumables to manufacturers in North America. Their product portfolio includes Safety Products (hand, eye, ear, respiratory protection, and more), Janitorial Supplies, Abrasive Products, Cutting Tools, Paint & Chemicals, Tools & Accessories, Packaging & Shipping (including baling wire, tie wire, packing list pouches, and tags), Material Handling, Electrical Supplies, Hose & Hydraulics, Power Transmission, Welding, MRO, Fasteners, and Industry-Specific Products tailored for pallet/lumber, galvanizing, auto recycling, fencing, waste recycling, metal fabrication, road construction, glass, precast, and lumber industries. The company operates a robust online industrial supply commerce site and offers customer-managed inventory (CMI) solutions that integrate with their website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baling Wire

Quantifiable outcome

• Same Day Shipping Guarantee available
• +1 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimball Midwest: A U.S. industrial supply distributor focused on fasteners, chemicals, cutting tools, and MRO products, sold via direct sales and digital channels. Closely comparable to HUB on product mix and mid-market manufacturer customer base.
• Würth: A global leader in fasteners, tools, and industrial consumables with a strong direct-sales and CMI/VMI model. Highly comparable to HUB's vertical specialization, managed inventory approach, and fastener-centric offering.
• Global Industrial: A direct-to-customer industrial and MRO supplies distributor with a strong e-commerce platform and broad product catalog. Closely comparable to HUB on category breadth, SMB target, and digital-led GTM.
• McMaster-Carr: A leading direct-to-customer industrial supplies distributor in the U.S. with an extensive catalog across fasteners, tools, raw materials, and MRO items. Highly comparable to HUB Industrial Supply in product breadth, e-commerce-first model, and target SMB/manufacturing customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger: The largest U.S. broad-line industrial distribution company (MRO, fasteners, tools, safety) with hundreds of branches and a massive digital catalog. Overlaps with HUB Industrial Supply across nearly every product category and customer segment but operates at far greater scale.
• Fastenal: A global industrial supplies and fastener distributor with a vending-machine-heavy onsite model and growing e-commerce. Highly comparable to HUB on fasteners, safety, and MRO supplies, with a much larger footprint.
• MSC Industrial: A major U.S. metalworking and MRO industrial distributor with a large catalog and direct sales force. Competes directly with HUB on cutting tools, abrasives, fasteners, and MRO supplies to manufacturing customers.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: HUB Industrial Supply's publicly traded parent company and one of the largest U.S. industrial and fluid power distributors. Overlaps directly with HUB on bearings, fluid power, and broad industrial MRO distribution.
• Amazon Business: Amazon's B2B procurement marketplace selling industrial, MRO, lab, and office supplies at scale. Increasingly competes with HUB for SMB manufacturer purchases on commodity SKUs and is a structural threat to niche e-commerce distributors.

Emerging players

• Zoro: A Grainger-owned e-commerce-first industrial supplies marketplace targeting SMBs with broad MRO, tools, and material handling assortments. Closely comparable to HUB's e-commerce-led motion and SMB customer focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hubindustrial
• Xx.com/hubindustrial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hub-industrial-supply

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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