Lee Brass

Name

Lee Brass

Website

https://leebrass.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lee Brass is a privately held Anniston, Alabama-based industrial manufacturer founded in 1917 that produces low-lead alloy components for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers, with over 40 years of specialty alloy experience and a workforce of 101–250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360)

akta.pro primary industry

Casting, Stamping & Fabrication (OEM/ODM) (CRAKAIAF)

Keywords

• Brass components manufacturing
• Low lead alloys
• OEM components
• Metal foundry products
• Industrial castings

Headquarters

HQ city

Anniston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Lee Brass manufactures components for original equipment manufacturers using low lead alloys. The company has over 40 years of experience producing these specialized alloy components and supplies them as parts to OEM customers in industrial markets.

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Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Direct peers

• NIBCO: A major manufacturer of plumbing fittings and valves including lead-free brass products, serving OEM and wholesale channels in the U.S. Highly comparable to Lee Brass on end-market (potable water systems), customer type (OEMs/plumbing wholesalers), and core material (brass castings).
• Sioux Chief Manufacturing: A manufacturer of plumbing rough-in products, lead-free brass fittings, and OEM components for residential and commercial water systems. Directly comparable to Lee Brass on end-market, alloy focus, and OEM sales motion.
• Cambridge Brass: A specialist manufacturer of brass waterworks fittings, valve components, and OEM castings, with strong low-lead/no-lead compliance positioning. Directly comparable to Lee Brass as a focused nonferrous foundry serving the waterworks and OEM channel.
• Elkhart Products Corporation: A U.S. manufacturer of copper and brass fittings, elbows, and tubing components for plumbing, HVAC, and OEM customers. Directly comparable to Lee Brass on material (brass/copper), customer base (OEMs), and core process (brass fitting fabrication).
• Anderson Metals (Anderson Copper & Brass): A producer of copper, brass, and bronze fittings and OEM components for plumbing, gas, and industrial applications. Directly comparable to Lee Brass on material, scale, and OEM/customer overlap in the brass fittings space.

Regional players

• Caleffi North America: The North American arm of an Italian manufacturer of lead-free brass plumbing components, valves, and OEM subassemblies. Comparable to Lee Brass on low-lead brass component production and OEM service, though headquartered and primarily distributed internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Mueller Industries: One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of copper, brass, and aluminum products, including fittings and OEM castings. Directly comparable to Lee Brass in nonferrous foundry activity but operates at much greater scale and across a wider product portfolio.
• Watts Water Technologies: A broad plumbing and water-quality products platform that sources and integrates lead-free brass fittings and components. Comparable to Lee Brass at the level of lead-free OEM brass component supply, though Watts is a finished-goods brand rather than a captive foundry.

Others

• Everflow Industrial Supply: A supplier/distributor of brass fittings, valves, and OEM plumbing components to industrial and institutional customers. Comparable to Lee Brass as a downstream channel participant in the same brass OEM value chain, though more of a buyer/distributor than a producer.

Emerging players

• Merit Brass: A specialty brass and stainless steel pipe, valve, and fittings distributor with in-house brass component kitting for OEM customers. Comparable to Lee Brass on brass fitting core, though primarily a distribution-led model rather than a captive foundry.

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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