Tri Steel International

Name

Tri Steel International

Legal name

Tri-Steel Corporation

Website

https://tristeelcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel service center and metal processing

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312), Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3329)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG), Steel Plate, Sections & Welded Assemblies (IMADACAD), Steel Grating, Catwalks & Safety Platforms (IMADACAI)

Keywords

• Steel service center
• Metal processing services
• Structural steel supply
• Hot rolled carbon steel
• Custom steel cutting

Headquarters

HQ city

Mickleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Steel Materials Sales: Sale of steel materials including hot rolled carbon steel, hot dipped galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, plates, tubing, and bar grating. Customers purchase stock lengths or custom-cut materials.
2. Metal Processing Services: Processing services including sawcutting, plasma cutting, burning, shearing, punching, and drilling charged per job or material processing requirement.
3. Delivery Services: Delivery services across the Tri-State area with next-day delivery on most stocked items and same-day pickup. No fuel surcharge applied.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tri-Steel Corporation is a third-generation family-owned steel service center that distributes a comprehensive inventory of steel materials — including hot rolled carbon steel, hot dipped galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, plates, tubing, and bar grating — and provides in-house CNC metal processing services such as saw cutting, hi-def plasma cutting, flame torch burning, shearing, punching, and drilling/tapping. Customers purchase stock lengths or custom-cut steel with next-day delivery or same-day pickup available across the Tri-State area (NJ, NY, PA).

Product overview

Tri-Steel Corporation is a third-generation family-owned steel service center offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal processing services and materials. The core offering consists of metal processing capabilities including saw cutting (HE&M vertical saws), hi-def plasma cutting (18-gauge to 2-inch plates), flame torch burning (2 to 4-inch thick), shearing (24-gauge to 1/2-inch), punching, and drilling/tapping. The materials portfolio includes hot dipped galvanized products, hot rolled carbon steel, cold finished bars, stainless steel, aluminum, plates, tubing, bar grating (types 194, 192, 154, 152), beams, channels, angles, pipe, rebar, rounds, squares, flats, expanded metal, and sheet products. The company operates from a 24,000 square foot warehouse in Mickleton, New Jersey, serving the Tri-State area with next-day delivery and same-day pickup options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saw Cutting / Sawcutting Services Vertical band saw cutting using HE&M vertical saws with dual controls; capacity up to 24 inch width and 32 inch height, cutting at angles between 45 and 90 degrees. Targeted at steel fabrication and construction customers needing cut-to-length or angled steel pieces.
• Hi Def Plasma Cutting High-definition CNC plasma cutting for custom cuts from 18-gauge sheets to 2-inch plates, with size capacity up to 96 x 288 inches; works with stainless steel and aluminum. Targeted at fabricators and contractors needing precise custom shapes.
• Flame Torch Burning CNC Oxy-Fuel cutting through steel from 2 to 4 inches thick, on plates up to 96 x 288 inches, using two state-of-the-art CNC machines. Targeted at heavy steel processing for fabrication and structural applications.
• Shearing Services Hydraulic guillotine shearing from 24 gauge sheets up to 1/2 inch plates, with cutting width up to 144 inches. Targeted at customers requiring straight-line cuts on sheet and plate steel.
• Punching Services Steel punching at 110 tons at 28 strokes per minute. Capabilities include up to 1-1/8 inch holes or squares through steel of various thicknesses and up to 3 inch holes through 3/16 inch plates. Targeted at fabrication customers requiring punched holes in steel components.
• Drilling/Tapping Services Drilling capabilities for plates up to 2 inches thick with up to 1-1/2 inch diameter capacity; also offers tapping services. Targeted at fabrication and structural customers requiring drilled and tapped steel components.
• Delivery Services Next-day delivery across the Tri-State area on most stocked items, same-day pickup, and emergency services. Fleet ranges from pickup trucks to tractor trailers; no fuel surcharge applied. Targeted at construction and fabrication buyers across NJ, NY, and PA.
• Hot Dipped Galvanized Products Hot dipped galvanized steel products including angles, tubing, plates, channels, beams, rounds, strip, and flats in various stock sizes. Targeted at construction and fabrication customers needing corrosion-resistant steel.
• Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Hot rolled carbon steel products including angles, beams, channels, expanded metal, flats, pipe, rebar, rounds, sheet, squares, and tubing. Targeted at construction and fabrication buyers across the Tri-State area.
• Cold Finished Bars Cold finished bars including bar angles and various profiles, supplied in stock sizes. Targeted at precision fabrication and machining customers.
• Stainless Steel Products Stainless steel products available in rounds, tubing, flats, pipe, angles, sheets, squares, plates, and hexagons. Targeted at fabrication customers needing corrosion-resistant steel for industrial or architectural applications.
• Aluminum Products Aluminum products including sheet, plate, floor plate, rectangle, structural, channels, and I-beams. Targeted at fabrication customers requiring lightweight, corrosion-resistant materials.
• Plates HR (hot rolled) plates, UM plates, and floor plates in various stock sizes. Targeted at heavy fabrication and structural steel customers.
• Tubing Structural tubing including square and rectangular tubing with weight-per-foot specifications. Targeted at construction and fabrication customers needing structural tubing for building projects.
• Bar Grating Welded bar grating available in types 194, 192, 154, and 152 with various bearing bar and cross bar spacing. Panel widths of 24, 30, and 36 inches and lengths of 20, 24, and 30 feet. Surface options include plain (smooth and serrated) and painted or hot-dip galvanized finish. Targeted at construction and industrial facility customers needing flooring or walkway grating.

Quantifiable outcome

• Next-day delivery on most stocked items
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ryerson: North American metals service-center chain with full processing capabilities (cutting, machining, fabrication) and a heavy Northeast footprint — competes with Tri-Steel for mid-market fab and contractor accounts while offering broader inventory and e-commerce.
• Worthington Enterprises: Diversified metal processor with steel processing, pressure-cylinder, and steel-kit offerings — overlapping Tri-Steel's processing-led value proposition at the higher end of the market, and a benchmark for processing-margin economics.
• O'Neal Steel: U.S. metals service center with extensive carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum inventory plus processing — directly comparable offering to Tri-Steel, ranging from stock lengths to processed parts for fabrication and construction customers.
• Olympic Steel: U.S. metals service center with carbon flat-rolled and structural products plus processing capabilities serving similar fabricator, OEM, and construction end-markets — directly comparable product and customer profile, but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Kloeckner Metals: Large, multi-national metals service center and processor serving construction, fabrication, and industrial customers with a broad carbon and stainless portfolio — overlapping Tri-Steel's product mix and processing capabilities at greater scale and digital maturity.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Largest U.S. metals service-center operator (NYSE: RS) with a network of subsidiaries — represents the scale ceiling Tri-Steel competes against, with broader inventory, processing, and geographic reach than any single-site regional player.

Direct peers

• Metal Supermarkets: Operates a franchise network of small-quantity metal service centers offering cut-to-size steel, aluminum, and stainless products with same-day pickup and local delivery — a close analog to Tri-Steel's distribution and processing model serving small-to-mid fab and contractor accounts.
• Leeco Steel: Specialty service center focused on carbon steel plate with extensive processing (plasma, oxy-fuel, laser, machining) — directly comparable to Tri-Steel's plate-processing capabilities (plasma cutting up to 2", oxy-fuel burning up to 4") and customer overlap in fabrication.
• TW Metals: Specialty metals service center focused on stainless, aluminum, and carbon tubular/bar products with extensive in-house processing (cutting, machining, polishing) — directly comparable to Tri-Steel's stocking-plus-processing model across the Northeast.

Regional players

• Chicago Tube and Iron: Midwest-focused metals service center with deep tube, pipe, and bar inventory plus processing — a useful operating-model comparable for Tri-Steel's tubing/pipe stocking and processing business, though geographically non-overlapping.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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