Capital Coated Steel

Name

Capital Coated Steel

Legal name

Capital Coated Steel Limited

Website

https://capitalcs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pre-finished Metals

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Plated Steel (Galvanized, Galvalume, Tinplate, Electrogalvanized, Color-Coated) (IMAKABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Pre-finished steel
• Coated steel products
• Metal coil processing
• Steel roll forming
• Cladding systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pre-finished Metals Sales: Sale of pre-finished ferrous and non-ferrous metals including Colorcoat, Advantica, Laminates, Co-Laminates, Pre Painted products, Aluzinc, and Raintite PVC coated metal products
2. Metal Processing Services: Processing services including decoiling, roll-forming, slitting, profiling, and pallet turning of steel coils to customer specifications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Capital Coated Steel supplies pre-finished ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including Colorcoat, Advantica, Laminates, Co-Laminates, Pre-Painted, Aluzinc and Raintite PVC-coated products, and processes steel coils through decoiling, roll-forming, slitting, profiling and pallet turning. The company also delivers complete roof and wall cladding systems under its Capital Cladding Systems brand, serving construction and manufactured goods customers in the UK.

Product overview

Capital Coated Steel is the largest independent pre-finished metals processor in the UK and the only independent accredited Tata distributor. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of pre-finished steel and aluminium products organized into distinct product lines: Colorcoat® branded products (HPS200 Ultra®, Prisma®, LG, SDP50, PE25, PE15, GP, Colorfarm®) for external building envelope applications; Advantica® products for controlled environments and internal applications; Raintite® membrane-coated metal solutions for roofing and guttering; Aluzinc® hot dip coated steel; and specialty coatings (CAP PVC, CAP HD+, CAP VER, CAP PET). These products are processed through profiling, decoiling, and coil slitting services and are supported by the company's Capital Cladding Systems® for complete building envelope solutions. The portfolio serves building envelope and manufactured goods markets with a focus on durability, corrosion resistance, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capital Cladding Systems: Roof and wall cladding systems offered by Capital Coated Steel
• Capital Group of Companies

Products and services

• Colorcoat HPS200 Ultra

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero harm achievable through engagement and continual improvement
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tata SteelcoreTechnology or IntegrationCapital Coated Steel is the only independent accredited Tata distributor in the UK. The partnership provides access to Tata Steel's Colorcoat product range including HPS200 Ultra, Prisma, LG, PE25, PE15, SDP50, Colorfarm, and GP products. Products are manufactured in the UK by Tata Steel with BES 6001 Responsible Sourcing certification.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• SSAB: Nordic steel producer with pre-finished and coated steel product lines including color-coated building products. Comparable product category (coated steel for construction) and processing capabilities, though much larger and globally diversified.
• ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products: World's largest steel producer offering pre-finished, color-coated steel products through its Granite and other building envelope brands. Comparable at the product level but operates at vastly greater scale across global markets.
• Kingspan Group: Irish-listed global building envelope solutions provider, dominant in insulated panels and roofing systems. Comparable as a major customer and competitor in the UK building envelope space, though broader product portfolio and much larger scale.
• Tata Steel UK: Upstream supplier and primary UK producer of Colorcoat products that Capital Coated Steel distributes. Operates the same product category across the value chain and is both supplier and potential competitive threat if direct distribution strategy shifts.
• voestalpine Steel Service Center: European steel service centre division offering processing of pre-finished and coated steel coils. Comparable processing activities (slitting, cut-to-length) but part of a much larger Austrian steel group serving broader European markets.

Direct peers

• ProCo Steel Products: UK-based steel processing and pre-finished metal distribution business serving construction markets. Directly comparable in product offering (pre-finished steel for cladding and roofing) and customer base (UK building envelope).
• Wedge Group / Wedge Galvanizing: UK-based family-owned steel processing and fabrication group offering steel services to construction and industrial customers. Comparable scale, ownership profile, and customer mix, with overlapping processing capabilities and multi-site UK footprint.
• Voestalpine Metsec: UK division of voestalpine producing cold-rolled and pre-finished steel sections for construction applications. Directly comparable in product mix (pre-finished steel for building envelope) and customer base, though owned by a larger European steel group.
• Hadley Steel Framing: UK-based cold-formed and pre-finished steel processor supplying building envelope and construction sectors. Directly comparable as an independent UK steel processor with roll-forming and downstream value-added services competing in many of the same cladding and framing channels.

Regional players

• A. & J. Scott (Forres) / Forres Specialist Steel: UK-based independent metals processor offering slitting, cut-to-length and coating services to construction and industrial customers. Comparable scale and independent-distributor model but operating primarily in Scotland/North England geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/capitalcoated
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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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