What Leland Industries does

Leland Industries Inc. is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of fasteners founded in 1984 by Byron Nelson in Markham, Ontario, now headquartered in a 205,000 sq ft facility on 10 acres in suburban Toronto and operating 8 company-owned sales branches and warehousing facilities across Canada and the United States (Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Port Coquitlam, Joliette, Shawnee, Maplewood, and Tulsa). The company produces bolts, nuts, screws, washers, and specialty fasteners primarily for the agricultural storage, metal building, post frame building, general construction, garage door, industrial OEM, and steel tank/culvert segments, using cold heading, roll threading, forging, and bending processes running on 300+ pieces of equipment, with roughly 200 employees following the 2012 acquisition of Canadian Threadall Limited (CTL).

The core product portfolio is organized into three families — Bolts (including A325 heavy hex structural bolts, hex serrated flange lock bolts, and tank bolts), Nuts & Washers (finished hex, heavy hex, serrated, flange, Squirter DTI, and sealing washers), and Screws (the Master Grippers, Master Grippers MDP, Master One Steppers, Master Deckers, Master Tappers, and Master Drillers lines) — plus a roofing accessories division (Master Flash, Master Closure, Master Ridge Vent) and a custom threading/formed-parts service delivered through CTL covering #4-40 to 4-1/2 inch diameter threads including ACME. Technical differentiation centers on proprietary coating systems — JS1000 long-life zinc-based plating (1,000-hour salt spray, scratch-sealing), Powder Coated Tough (3,000+ hour salt spray), DT1700 ACQ-compatible coating, and JS600 anti-galling stainless coating — supported by US Patent #4292876 on Flow Cone EPDM sealing washers and A2LA/ISO/IEC-17025 laboratory accreditation.

Leland generates revenue primarily through direct B2B sales of fastener hardware, supplemented by custom threading and specialty manufacturing services (CTL), priced via quote-based transactions rather than public list pricing and distributed through its owned-branch network with additional exports to Europe and parts of the Near East. The company is family-controlled by founder Byron Nelson and his sons Jason and Duane, with no outside equity, debt financing rounds, or institutional shareholders disclosed in the source material.

Name

Leland Industries

Legal name

Leland Industries Inc.

Website

https://lelandindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Leland Industries is a privately held Canadian manufacturer of bolts, nuts, screws, and custom-threaded fasteners serving agricultural storage, metal building, post frame, general construction, garage door, industrial OEM, and steel tank/culvert customers across North America, with 8 owned sales branches and proprietary JS1000 coating technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fasteners

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722), Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (33272)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452), Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Long Products Manufacturing (Rebar, Wire Rod, Merchant Bar, Sections/Beams) (IMAKABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Alloy Steel (Stainless, Tool Steel, Electrical Steel, High-Strength/HSLA) (IMAKABAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial fasteners
• Bolts and nuts
• Construction screws
• Structural bolts
• Custom threading

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fastener Hardware Sales: Manufacture and sale of bolts, nuts, screws, and custom fasteners to OEM and construction industry customers. Products include structural bolts, machine screws, sheet metal screws, and specialty fasteners. Revenue generated through direct sales across North American branches.
2. Custom Threading and Manufacturing Services: Custom threading, bending, and forming services through Canadian Threadall Limited subsidiary. Threading up to 4-1/2 inches in diameter, including ACME threads, both right and left hand styles. Manufacturing for automotive, mining, construction, and retail markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leland Industries manufactures and sells domestic bolts, nuts, screws, and specialty fasteners — including structural bolts (A325), self-drilling/tapping screws, sealing fasteners, roofing flashings, and closures — using only North American steel and labor. The company sells through its own branch network to OEM manufacturers, construction firms, and building materials distributors, applying proprietary JS1000 long-life zinc plating and patented Flow Cone Washer technology across the product line.

Product overview

Leland Industries is a privately held Canadian fastener manufacturer founded in 1984, producing Bolts, Nuts and Screws primarily for the agricultural storage, metal building, post frame, general construction, garage door, industrial OEM, and steel tank/culvert construction segments. The product portfolio is organized around three core categories: (1) Bolts including A325 Structural Bolts, Hex Serrated Flange Lock Bolts, and Tank Bolts; (2) Nuts and Washers including Squirter DTI Washers and Sealing Washers; and (3) Screws including Master Grippers, Master Grippers MDP, Master One Steppers, Master Deckers, Master Tappers, and Master Drillers product lines. Through its 2012 acquisition of Canadian Threadall Limited, the company also offers Custom Threading services including threaded rods, U-bolts, anchor bolts, and bent bolts from #4-40 to 4-1/2 inch diameter. The roofing products division includes Master Flash pipe flashings, Master Closure foam closures, Master Ridge Vent, and Master Vented Closure. Specialty products include Master Surface Drive Bits, Master Butyl Caulking Tape, and Master Tube Caulking. Leland's proprietary coating systems include the exclusive JS1000 zinc-based plating (1000+ hours salt spray) and Powder Coated Tough finishes applied under fastener heads. The company operates its own 205,000 sq. ft. facility in Toronto with eight sales branches across Canada and the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bolts Complete line of domestic bolts including hex serrated flange lock bolts, master purlin/girt bolts, fin neck locking bolts, A-325 heavy hex structural bolts, machine screws, and tank bolts, sold to OEM manufacturers and construction-industry buyers.
• Nuts and Washers Standard nuts and washers including finished hex nuts, heavy hex nuts, plain and serrated flange nuts, flat and spring lock washers, Squirter DTI washers, sealing washers, and girt safety spacer nuts for OEM and construction applications.
• Master Grippers

Quantifiable outcome

• JS1000 provides 20-25 times more corrosion resistance than regular electro-zinc products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Canadian Threadall Limited (CTL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Canadian Threadall Limited, Canada's largest custom job manufacturer, was acquired by Leland Industries in 2012. CTL brings expertise in roll threading, bending, special fasteners, thread cutting, and bent bolts. The acquisition expanded Leland's workforce to over 200 employees and added custom threading capability up to 4-1/2 inches diameter including ACME threads.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Birmingham Fastener: US manufacturer of standard and specialty fasteners, including structural bolts, nuts, and threaded rod. Competes with Leland in structural A325 bolts, custom threading, and industrial OEM fastener supply.
• Elgin Fastener Group: Multi-brand North American manufacturer of specialty engineered fasteners. Comparable in scale and product strategy to Leland, with shared focus on threaded fasteners for OEM and construction markets, including custom and specialty engineered products.
• PrimeSource Building Products: North American distributor and manufacturer of fasteners, screws, and construction hardware serving the building products channel. Direct competitor to Leland in metal roofing screws, building envelope fasteners, and construction OEM programs.
• Midwest Fastener: US-based fastener manufacturer and master distributor focused on construction, industrial, and OEM customers. Closely comparable in size, product mix, and customer base to Leland, and competes head-to-head in the metal building and construction fastener category.

Broad incumbents

• Fastenal: Largest North American fastener and industrial supply distributor with a heavy branch-based model. While primarily a distributor, Fastenal increasingly manufactures and coats fasteners and overlaps with Leland in construction, OEM, and agricultural customer segments.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Global industrial conglomerate with a large Construction Products segment that includes fasteners, anchors, and related components. ITW is a far larger competitor in the same categories Leland serves (construction fasteners, OEM fasteners) and sets pricing/spec benchmarks across the industry.
• Hillman Solutions: Large North American distributor and manufacturer of fasteners, hardware, and personal protective equipment. Hillman competes with Leland in OEM and retail fastener channels and represents a much larger scale peer in the same end markets.
• Würth Industry: Global leader in fastener distribution and C-parts management serving industrial OEMs. Würth competes for the same OEM and industrial fastener business that Leland's CTL division targets, with a comparable mix of catalog and custom solutions.

Regional players

• Tree Island Steel: Canadian-based steel wire products manufacturer producing nails, screws, and welded wire mesh. Adjacent peer in the Canadian fastener and wire products market, sharing North American sourcing and overlapping in construction/building envelope channels.

Others

• INFICON: While not a fastener peer, INFICON is a comparable Canadian-headquartered specialty industrial manufacturer with proprietary technology and global niche-market positioning. Useful as a regional peer benchmark for Canadian mid-market industrial valuation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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