Power Strut

What Power Strut does

Power Strut, doing business as Power Engineering Co. Inc., is a Massachusetts-based private manufacturer and distributor of metal framing systems, safety grating, and specialty metal building products. The company sells a comprehensive channel-and-fittings framing system marketed as an erector set concept for mechanical applications, including support of conduit, panel boxes, raceway systems, and lighting for electrical contractors, as well as HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, industrial, commercial, mining, petrochem, infrastructure, and data center applications. Products are offered in steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and fiberglass with finishes including pre-galvanized, hot dip galvanized, Dura Green paint, powder coat, epoxy, and zinc plate.

The core offering, the Power Strut Metal Framing System, is built around channel products (solid, slotted hole, long slotted hole) and a full line of fittings, clamps, beam supports, and threaded rod. Safety and flooring products include Grip Strut safety grating (one-piece diamond shape for slip resistance), Bar Grating (welded, pressure-locked, close-mesh, I-bar aluminum), Fiberglass (FRP) grating for corrosive environments, and specialty sub-brands such as Lambda-Lok (patented interlocking planks), Perf-O Grip, Traction Tread, Grate Lock, Wallguard, and Argus Steel Products. The product portfolio holds ISO 9001-2000, ABS (molded and phenolic), AAR, UL, US Coast Guard Level 2, DNV, City of Los Angeles LARR, and USDA certifications, qualifying the products for marine, rail, food processing, and municipal construction end markets.

Power Strut operates a direct-sales go-to-market model through Power Engineering Co. Inc., with quote-based pricing, downloadable PDF catalogs, phone support (1-800-274-1303), and email sales channels ([email protected], [email protected]). Customer segmentation is horizontal, targeting electrical contractors, industrial/commercial construction, and safety/platform applications across the Northeast United States. The company shows no evidence of public listing, venture or private equity backing, or management team disclosure in the available data, consistent with a traditional founder/owner-operated industrial business.

Name

Power Strut

Legal name

Power Engineering Co. Inc.

Website

https://powerstrut.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Power Strut, a brand of Power Engineering Co. Inc., manufactures and distributes metal framing systems, safety grating, and specialty metal building products in steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and fiberglass for electrical contractors and industrial, commercial, marine, rail, and infrastructure applications via direct quote-based sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Metal Framing and Safety Grating

NAICS

Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing (33232)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Grating, Catwalks & Safety Platforms (IMADACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fasteners, Anchors & Connectors (Bolts, Weld Studs, Plates) (IMADACAJ)

Keywords

• Metal framing systems
• Safety grating
• Strut channel
• Fiberglass grating
• Industrial metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Shrewsbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Power Strut manufactures metal framing channel systems, safety gratings (Grip Strut, Perf-O Grip, Traction Tread), bar gratings, fiberglass gratings, and specialty products (Lambda Lok, Grate Lock, Wallguard) for electrical, mechanical, safety, and industrial applications. Products are available in steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and fiberglass with multiple finishes.

Product overview

Power Strut is a metal framing solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of construction and industrial support products. The core offering is the Power Strut Metal Framing System, an erector set-style channel and fittings system for mechanical applications including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection. Supporting the core framing system are safety grating products including Grip Strut Safety Grating (diamond-pattern safety grating), Bar Grating (welded and pressure-locked), and Fiberglass Grating (FRP for corrosion resistance). Specialty products include Perf-O Grip, Traction Tread, Grate Lock, Lambda Lok, Argus Steel Products, and Wallguard for specific industrial applications. The product line is completed with comprehensive channel products, fittings, fasteners, and accessories available in steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and fiberglass materials with various finishes including powder coat, epoxy, zinc plate, and hot dip galvanized.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Argus Steel Products: Steel products brand offered through Power Strut specialty products line
• Lambda Lok
• Perf-O Grip
• Traction Tread
• Grate Lock
• Wallguard
• Fibergrate

Products and services

• Power Strut Metal Framing

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Strongwell: Strongwell is a leading US manufacturer of pultruded and molded fiberglass grating, FRP structural shapes, and stair systems sold under the Duragrid and Safrail brands. Power Strut's Fibergrate / Fiberglass Grating product line directly competes in the same corrosion-resistant grating market for chemical, water, and marine applications.
• B-Line (Eaton): Eaton's B-Line division acquired GS Metals in 2007 to become the sole manufacturer of the GRIP STRUT safety grating product line referenced throughout Power Strut's marketing. B-Line competes directly in strut channel, safety grating, and threaded rod across the same electrical and industrial construction end markets served by Power Strut.
• Thomas & Betts / ABB Superstrut: ABB's Thomas & Betts brand offers Superstrut, a competing metal framing channel and fittings system with fittings, clamps, and accessories that mirror Power Strut's catalog. Both target electrical contractors for conduit, raceway, and lighting support applications, making this a direct competing product line in the same customer base.
• PHD Manufacturing: PHD Manufacturing produces metal channel, slotted angle, fittings, and accessories for strut framing systems marketed under Strut Channel and related lines. The company competes head-to-head with Power Strut in channel, fittings, and threaded rod sold through electrical and industrial distribution.
• Direct Metals: Direct Metals supplies FRP fiberglass grating and phenolic grating products that overlap with Power Strut's fiberglass and specialty grating lines. Both companies serve the same chemical processing, water treatment, and marine customers with corrosion-resistant flooring alternatives to steel.
• nVent Erico Caddy: nVent's Erico brand sells Caddy metal framing, fasteners, and support products for electrical and mechanical contractors. The product offering overlaps Power Strut's channel, beam clamps, and pipe/conduit clamps, and both serve the same electrical contractor and HVAC installer customer base.
• Unistrut (Atkore): Unistrut, owned by Atkore, is the namesake and category-defining manufacturer of metal strut channel and fittings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing support. Power Strut's product line is described as 'the erector set concept' modeled directly on Unistrut, and the company's own literature references 'Unistrut spring nut and bolt' as a comparable fastener, confirming direct head-to-head competition.

Broad incumbents

• Hubbell: Hubbell is a diversified electrical products manufacturer offering wiring devices, connectors, grounding products, and metal framing accessories used by the same electrical contractor customers that Power Strut serves. While not a head-to-head strut specialist, Hubbell's broad electrical portfolio overlaps at the customer and specification level.
• Atkore: Atkore is the publicly-traded parent of Unistrut and a broad portfolio of electrical raceway, cable, and metal framing products. Atkore competes with Power Strut via Unistrut in core strut channel while also offering a much wider product range across electrical infrastructure, making it a broad incumbent rather than a single-product specialist.

Regional players

• Marco Specialty Steel: Marco Specialty Steel distributes and fabricates metal grating, perforated metal, expanded metal, and wire cloth used in the same industrial and architectural applications as Power Strut's Grip Strut and bar grating products. They operate as a stocking distributor/fabricator primarily serving regional US markets rather than a national manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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