Service Steel & Pipe

What Service Steel & Pipe does

Service Steel & Pipe is a regional steel and metals distributor and processor headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving the ArkLaTex region (North Louisiana, Southwestern Arkansas, Eastern Texas). Founded in 1975 and now operated as Service Steel Distributors, LLC following a late-2021 management buyout by four local partners, the company runs a 20-acre facility with warehouse, laydown yard, processing equipment, and a customer will-call center, and employs between 11 and 50 people. Its product catalog spans structural shapes (beams, channels, angles, flat bars), plate and sheet, bar products (round, square, rebar), tubing and pipe, and specialty metals including stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized, cold-finished, expanded metal, and abrasion-resistant plate. Value-added processing services include sawing to length, metal shearing, plate burning (all at 1/8 inch tolerance), and free delivery within a 200-mile radius for orders meeting minimum weight thresholds, with next-day fulfillment for most stock items.

The business operates a transaction-based revenue model with quote-based pricing across one-time product sales, processing services, and bundled delivery, generated through direct field sales, inside phone sales, and the will-call center. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across commercial and industrial construction, fabrication and welding shops, petrochemical and oil and gas, manufacturing plants, agricultural operations, infrastructure and municipal projects, and transportation and marine applications; named enterprise customers include a data center/infrastructure firm and a utility/power distribution company. Marketing and customer acquisition rely on direct relationships, industry association memberships (LOGA, TXOGA, NASAM, MSCI, and two local Chambers of Commerce), word-of-mouth referrals, a website with online quote requests, and a Facebook page. The company does not deliver to residential addresses and restricts operations to the regional footprint defined by its delivery radius.

Name

Service Steel & Pipe

Legal name

Service Steel Distributors, LLC

Website

https://www.svcsteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Service Steel & Pipe is a Shreveport, Louisiana-based regional metals distributor and processor selling structural steel, plate, tubing, pipe, and specialty metals with in-house sawing, shearing, and plate burning services to construction, fabrication, oil and gas, manufacturing, and industrial customers across the ArkLaTex region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Service Center / Steel Distribution

SIC

Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & Offices (5051)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steel Service Centers & Processing (Slitting, Cut-to-Length, Blanking, Leveling) (IMAKABAL)

Keywords

• Steel distribution
• Metal service center
• Structural steel supply
• Steel pipe supplier
• Metal processing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Steel and Metal Product Distribution: Sale of steel and metal products including beams, channels, angles, flat bars, plates, pipes, tubing, sheets, rebar, stainless steel, aluminum, fittings, and specialty metal products. One-time transaction model for product sales.
2. Metal Processing Services: Value-added processing services including sawing to length, metal shearing, and plate burning. These services are offered as add-ons to product sales to prepare materials closer to installation-ready state.
3. Delivery Services: Free delivery within 200-mile radius of Shreveport for orders meeting minimum weight requirements (1,000 lbs locally, 5,000 lbs outside 100 miles). Delivery service bundled with product sales to support customer convenience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Service Steel & Pipe is a regional metal service center that distributes a broad line of structural steel, bar products, sheet, plate, tubing, pipe, rebar, expanded metal, and aluminum to industrial and construction buyers. The company augments its inventory with value-added processing services—sawing to length, metal shearing, and plate burning—and backs all orders with free delivery within a roughly 200-mile radius of its Shreveport, Louisiana headquarters.

Product overview

Service Steel & Pipe is a regional steel distribution business offering a comprehensive portfolio of steel products centered around structural shapes (beams, channels, angles, flat bars), plates and sheets, bar products (round bar, square bar, rebar), tubing and pipe, and specialty metals including stainless steel and aluminum. The company operates as a single unified offering with value-added steel processing services including sawing to length, metal shearing, plate burning, and free delivery within a 200-mile radius. The product line serves construction, fabrication, oil and gas, manufacturing, and industrial markets across the ArkLaTex region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sawing to Length Precision cutting of steel and aluminum products to customer-specified lengths, performed in-house at the Shreveport facility for contractors, fabricators, and industrial buyers who need ready-to-use material.
• Metal Shearing In-house metal shearing service that cuts steel sheet and plate to specified dimensions for fabrication, construction, and manufacturing customers.
• Plate Burning In-house plate burning capability that shapes and cuts steel plate to customer specifications for fabrication, petrochemical, and industrial applications.
• Free Delivery Service Delivery service using the company's own fleet of trucks to deliver orders to customers at no charge within approximately 200 miles of the Shreveport, Louisiana facility, supporting regional contractors and industrial buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-day delivery for most stock materials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Louisiana Oilfield Contractors Association (LOGA)minorOthersIndustry membership organization for oilfield contractors in Louisiana. Membership provides networking, industry advocacy, and business development opportunities within the energy sector.
• Texas Oilfield Contractors Association (TXOGA)minorOthersIndustry membership organization for oilfield contractors in Texas. Membership supports business connections in the Texas energy sector served by the company's delivery radius.
• National Association of Steel Alliance Members (NASAM)minorOthersNational steel service center industry association providing access to industry best practices, benchmarking, and supplier networks.
• Metals Service Centers Institute (MSCI)minorOthersIndustry association for metals service centers providing market data, industry research, and professional development resources.
• Bossier Chamber of Commerce (BCC)minorOthersLocal chamber of commerce providing business networking, community involvement, and regional economic development connections.
• Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce (GSC)minorOthersLocal chamber of commerce providing business networking, advocacy, and community leadership opportunities in the company's home market.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ryerson Holding Corporation: Large North American metals service center and processor with extensive product breadth and value-added processing capabilities. Comparable as the closest large-scale analog of a steel service center business, though far larger and operating nationally rather than regionally.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest U.S. metals service center operator with a federation of subsidiary distributors across North America. Highly comparable business model (steel service center with processing) but at vastly greater scale and geographic diversification than Service Steel.
• Olympic Steel Inc. U.S. metals service center processing and distributing carbon, stainless steel, and aluminum products to industrial customers. Closely analogous business in product mix, processing capabilities, and customer segments, though serving multiple regions.
• Kloeckner Metals Corporation: Major North American metals service center and processor distributing carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum with value-added processing. Direct comparability in core offering and end-markets, though operating across multiple geographies.
• O'Neal Steel: U.S. metals service center providing carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless products with processing services to industrial and construction markets. Operates a comparable service center model with similar product breadth and processing capabilities.
• Metals USA Holdings: Metals service center processor supplying carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless products to industrial customers across the U.S. Comparable business model with similar product mix and value-added processing focus.

Direct peers

• Chatham Steel Corporation: Regional metals service center distributor of carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless products across the Southeastern U.S. Most directly comparable as a regional service center serving industrial and construction customers in a similar geographic profile.
• Infra-Metals Co. Structural steel service center distributing beams, channels, angles, and plate to construction and industrial markets across the Eastern U.S. Direct comparability in product mix (structural shapes and plate) and processing services.
• Steel Warehouse Co. Mid-size metals service center processing and distributing steel, aluminum, and stainless products across the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Comparable in operating model as a regional processor-distributor serving industrial and construction end markets.

Others

• McElroy Metal: Manufacturer of metal roofing, wall, and building systems led by Ian McElroy, who is a co-owner of Service Steel & Pipe. Adjacent rather than competitive, but relevant given direct ownership overlap and shared metal building products industry knowledge.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Service-Steel-Pipe-Inc-246728046196841

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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