Rubber Products Distributors

What Rubber Products Distributors does

Rubber Products Distributors (RPD) is a privately-held industrial distributor founded in 1987 and headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana. The company supplies standard catalog rubber and polymer components — including grommets, bumpers, bushings, mounts, O-rings, washers, seals, cable management products, extrusions, and mud flaps — alongside custom-manufactured die-cut and made-to-order rubber parts. RPD also operates as an authorized distributor of Heyco Products, carrying Heyco's electrical protection, cordgrip, strain relief, venting, power component, and solar power component lines.

RPD serves industrial customers across multiple verticals, with Truck & Trailer as its primary segment, followed by Food Equipment, HVAC, and Custom Products applications. The company generates revenue through a B2B e-commerce platform that supports both direct self-service ordering (with account features such as quick order, favorites, saved carts, purchase history, and online invoicing) and quote-based sales for custom and volume orders. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; custom and volume inquiries are routed through a "Request Quote" workflow. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification.

RPD is operated by founder Steve Hawks as an independent, non-institutionally-backed private company with 11-50 employees. Distribution is domestic-only through its own e-commerce storefront and direct sales channel. The company has no disclosed subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent entity, and its geographic footprint is concentrated in the United States with no stated international expansion.

Name

Rubber Products Distributors

Legal name

Rubber Products Distributors

Website

https://rubbergrommets.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rubber Products Distributors is a privately-held U.S. industrial distributor that supplies standard catalog rubber and polymer components, custom die-cut rubber parts, and authorized Heyco product lines to Truck & Trailer, Food Equipment, HVAC, and custom-manufacturing customers via its B2B e-commerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial rubber component distribution

NAICS

Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (32629), Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use (326291)

SIC

Fabricated Rubber Products, Nec (3060), Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose (3050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANALAG

Molded & Extruded Industrial Rubber Parts (Custom Components)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Industrial Rubber Products (Hoses, Belts, Seals)

Keywords

• Industrial rubber products
• Rubber component distribution
• Custom die-cut rubber
• Heyco authorized distributor
• Rubber seals and grommets

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenwood

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution: RPD generates revenue through distribution of rubber products, rubber components, and Heyco products to industrial customers. The company operates a B2B e-commerce platform allowing customers to browse, order, and manage accounts online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Rubber Products Distributors (RPD) supplies and distributes industrial rubber and polymer components, including its own RPD-branded product line of grommets, bumpers, bushings, mounts, O-rings, seals, washers, mud flaps, extrusions, and cable management products. The company is also an authorized distributor of Heyco Products (cordgrips, strain relief bushings, liquid tight conduit, solar power components, venting solutions, HEYCaps, HEYware, power components). RPD additionally offers custom manufacturing for die-cut and made-to-order rubber components.

Product overview

Rubber Products Distributors (RPD) is a distributor of industrial rubber and polymer products, operating both as a manufacturer of their own RPD-branded product line and as an authorized distributor of Heyco brand products. The RPD product portfolio consists of standard catalog rubber components including Custom Products, Die Cut Products, Grommets, various Bumpers (Grommet, Recessed, Stem), Bushings, Mounts, Line Seal Plugs, Caps and Tips, Crutch Tips, Bumpons, Washers, O-Rings, Slit Loom, Cable Ties, Extrusions, Tube Finishing Plugs, and Mud Flaps. The Heyco distribution line includes Solar Power Components, Liquid Tight Flexible Conduit/Tubing/Fittings, Liquid Tight Cordgrips, Strain Relief Bushings, Venting Solutions, HEYCaps & Plugs, HEYware, Power Components, and Heyco LabKits. RPD serves major market segments including Truck & Trailer, Food Equipment, and HVAC industries. The company maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification and operates an e-commerce platform for B2B ordering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Products

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Heyco ProductscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRPD is an authorized distributor of Heyco Products, offering the full range of Heyco brand components including solar power components, liquid tight flexible conduit, tubing and fittings, cordgrips, strain relief bushings, venting solutions, bushings, grommets, HEYCaps, HEYware, and power components. RPD serves both high-volume manufacturing facilities and individual electricians with these products.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Reid Supply Company: Industrial components distributor offering bushings, bumpers, vibration mounts, grommets, and similar parts used in manufacturing; very close SKU overlap with RPD's catalog and an analogous e-commerce go-to-market.
• Heyco Products: Heyco is the upstream manufacturer whose product line (cordgrips, strain reliefs, bushings, solar components) RPD distributes; both sell overlapping rubber and elastomer components into the same industrial electrical, solar, and OEM end markets under shared go-to-market DNA.
• Allied Rubber & Gasket Co. Industrial rubber products distributor offering gaskets, hose, seals, and related components to manufacturing and maintenance customers; directly comparable in product mix, customer profile, and distribution-led business model to RPD.
• Rubber-Cal: Online-focused distributor of rubber sheets, mats, grommets, seals, and molded rubber components, serving industrial and commercial buyers through catalog e-commerce; an extremely close analog to RPD in channel and product breadth.
• Anchor Rubber Distributing: Distributor of rubber and plastic industrial products including hose, gaskets, and sheet rubber to industrial MRO and OEM customers; comparable mid-market, multi-category distributor competing in the same buying centers as RPD.
• Daemar Inc. Distributor and converter of industrial sealing products including gaskets, O-rings, and oil seals; competes with RPD in the sealing and fluid-control component category with a similar mix of catalog and custom-cut offerings.

Emerging players

• Misumi USA: Manufacturer and e-commerce distributor of configurable industrial components including rubber seals, O-rings, and bushings; competes in the catalog-configurator purchasing experience and is steadily expanding its U.S. industrial footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger Industrial: Large MRO industrial distributor with an extensive rubber and sealing products assortment sold to maintenance, facility, and manufacturing buyers; competes broadly for the same customers and procurement budgets as RPD.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Major U.S. metalworking and MRO industrial supplies distributor offering rubber products, seals, and related components to manufacturing customers; broad-line incumbent overlapping with RPD's industrial buyer set.
• McMaster-Carr Supply Company: The dominant general-line industrial components distributor in the U.S., carrying rubber grommets, O-rings, seals, bushings, and hundreds of overlapping categories; not a direct rubber-specialist, but competes for the same procurement orders across RPD's customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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