Nu-Vue Industries

What Nu-Vue Industries does

Nu-Vue Industries, Inc. is a privately held metal fabrication company headquartered at 1055 East 29th Street, Hialeah, Florida. Founded under its current name in the metal fabricating industry since 1954, the company was acquired by Maria 'Rosy' Guardado in 1993 in the wake of Hurricane Andrew and repositioned to serve Miami-Dade County's stringent high-wind rebuilding market. The company manufactures structural connector hardware — hangers, straps, truss anchors, hurricane clips, bearing plates, engineered columns, and fasteners — engineered to resist lateral and uplift loads in hurricane-prone construction.

The product portfolio is organized into wood-to-concrete connectors, wood-to-wood connectors, concrete-to-concrete products, heavy welded connectors, roofing products, fasteners, and engineered columns, with supporting accessories. Core technical assets include U.S. Patent #5,442,887 covering the NVHTA Double Strap Riveted Truss Anchor developed by product developer Holden Welsh. All products are independently third-party tested per ASTM D-1761, and the portfolio is certified under Florida Building Code approval FL 16294-R2 and four Miami-Dade County Notices of Acceptance (NOA 16-0201.22, 15-0507.01, 15-0507.02, 15-0507.03), enabling specification in High Velocity Hurricane Zone projects.

Commercially, Nu-Vue operates a direct sales model through phone (305-694-0397), fax, and email ([email protected]), with no public e-commerce or third-party distribution disclosed. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. The company ships only to U.S. street addresses via UPS, indicating an exclusively domestic, single-state focus on Florida construction contractors and builders. The company is independently owned by its founder with no evidence of external institutional capital, parent entities, or subsidiaries.

Name

Nu-Vue Industries

Legal name

Nu-Vue Industries, Inc.

Website

https://nu-vueindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nu-Vue Industries is a privately held Florida metal fabricator (Hialeah, est. 1954; current ownership 1993) that manufactures Miami-Dade NOA-certified structural connector hardware — hangers, straps, hurricane clips, truss anchors, and bearing plates — for construction contractors building in hurricane-prone regions.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hialeah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nu-Vue Industries manufactures and sells structural connector hardware, including hangers, straps, anchors, hurricane clips, joist hangers, bearing plates, columns, and fasteners, designed to attach wood framing to concrete, wood to wood, and concrete to concrete in residential and commercial construction. The entire product line is engineered and certified to comply with Miami-Dade County codes and the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) requirements of the Florida Building Code. Customers include construction contractors and builders operating in hurricane-prone regions of Florida who require third-party tested, code-accepted structural connectors.

Product overview

Nu-Vue Industries is a metal fabricating company established in 1954, specializing in structural connector hardware for the construction industry. The company's product portfolio centers on structural hangers, straps, columns, and hardware designed to comply with Miami-Dade County codes and the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) of the Florida Building Code. The core product line is organized into five main categories: Wood to Concrete Connectors (truss anchors, rafter ties, bearing plates, deep-seat riveted anchors), Wood to Wood Connectors (joist hangers, hurricane clips, butterfly hangers, hip and jack hangers, angle clips), Heavy Welded Connectors (uplift strap connectors, truss hangers, face mount joist hangers), Concrete to Concrete Products (block cavity caps), and Roofing Products (tin caps). Supporting these are complementary product lines including Smart Engineered Columns, Wedge Anchors, Hex Bolts, and various fasteners and construction accessories. All products are independently third-party tested per ASTM D-1761 and carry Miami-Dade County Notice of Acceptance (NOA) certifications and Florida Building Code approvals.

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Products and services

• Wood to Concrete Connectors Structural connectors designed to attach wooden framing members to concrete foundations, including truss anchors, rafter ties, bearing plates, and heavy-duty anchors engineered for high-wind resistance. Sold to construction contractors and builders working on hurricane-resistant projects in Florida.
• Wood to Wood Connectors Structural hardware for connecting wooden structural members, including joist hangers, hurricane clips, 5-way clips, butterfly hangers, hip and jack hangers, skewed nail plates, top plate anchors, and angle clips. Sold to construction contractors and builders for residential and commercial framing.
• Concrete to Concrete Products Connectors for securing structural elements to concrete, including the NVCB Block Cavity Cap for concrete-to-concrete applications. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Heavy Welded Connectors Heavy-duty welded steel connectors for wood-to-concrete and wood-to-wood applications, including uplift strap connectors, truss hangers, and heavy-duty face mount joist hangers designed to meet high-wind building codes. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Roofing Products Tin caps for roofing applications, including corrosion-resistant galvanized and tin plate options in 32 GA, available in 1 5/8" or 2" sizes. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Hurricane Clips 18-gauge galvanized steel clips designed to resist lateral movement and uplift forces from hurricanes, including NVHC 37 5-way grip clips and NVHC 43 series hurricane clips. Sold to construction contractors and builders in hurricane-prone regions.
• Bearing Plates Structural bearing plates available in various sizes and gauges, including HBPS slotted bearing plates and BP series plates, offered in black steel or hot-dipped galvanized finish. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Smart Engineered Columns Engineered structural columns designed for load-bearing applications in construction. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Wedge Anchors Zinc-plated carbon steel wedge anchors with expansion clips for concrete fastening, available in various diameters (1/2", 5/8", 3/4") and lengths. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Hex Bolts Standard hex head bolts and nuts conforming to ASTM A 307 Grade A or SAE Grade 2, with zinc-plated finish, including hex bolts and carriage bolts. Sold to construction contractors and builders.
• Other Construction Hardware and Accessories Additional construction hardware including drill tie systems, sleeve anchors, masonry fasteners, power loads and pins, bulk nails, caulkings, adhesives, marking paint, poly film, rod chairs, tools, and generators. Sold to construction contractors and builders.

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Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Simpson Strong-Tie: Simpson Strong-Tie is the dominant North American manufacturer of structural connectors, including hurricane clips, joist hangers, truss anchors, and holdowns. It is the most direct competitor to Nu-Vue in hurricane-rated connector hardware, serving the same Florida HVHZ and high-wind markets with a much broader product line and distribution footprint.
• MiTek (USP Structural Connectors): MiTek, through its USP Structural Connectors brand, manufactures joist hangers, hurricane ties, truss connectors, and other code-rated structural hardware. It competes head-to-head with Nu-Vue on wood-to-concrete and wood-to-wood connector SKUs in high-wind jurisdictions, including Florida.
• Hardy Frames: Hardy Frames manufactures pre-fabricated steel shear wall systems, strap connectors, and holdowns used in residential and light commercial construction. It is a direct comparable in the engineered structural-connector category serving code-driven, high-wind applications like Nu-Vue's HVHZ focus.

Emerging players

• Cleveland Steel Specialty: Cleveland Steel Specialty produces specialty structural connectors and fabricated steel components used in residential and light commercial construction. It is a smaller, niche manufacturer with overlapping product categories to Nu-Vue — truss anchors, joist hangers, and bearing plates — though with a narrower geographic footprint.

Others

• Knorr Strapping Systems: Knorr Strapping manufactures structural strapping, tension ties, and bracing hardware for the building products industry. While not a direct competitor to Nu-Vue's joist-hanger and truss-anchor core, it competes in adjacent structural-connector categories such as uplift straps and tie-downs that overlap Nu-Vue's heavy welded connectors.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified industrial manufacturer with multiple building-products subsidiaries producing fasteners, connectors, and structural hardware. Its scale, capital access, and distribution relationships make it a broad incumbent in markets adjacent to Nu-Vue's structural connector niche.
• Stanley Black & Decker: Stanley Black & Decker manufactures a wide portfolio of fasteners, tools, and hardware products serving residential and commercial construction. While not a structural-connector specialist, its fastener and hardware lines compete for the same end-customer spend as Nu-Vue's wedge anchors, hex bolts, and related SKUs.
• Hillman Solutions: Hillman Solutions is a large manufacturer and distributor of hardware, fasteners, and related products sold through retail and pro channels. It competes indirectly with Nu-Vue through overlap on fasteners and builder hardware sold to the same contractor base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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