The Safety Group

What The Safety Group does

The Safety Group is a privately held, regional workplace safety products and services distributor headquartered in Derwent, Ohio, operating since 2001. The company sells a broad catalog of personal protective equipment (PPE) and related safety supplies — including hearing, respiratory, hand, fall, head/eye/face, clothing, area, first aid, and janitorial categories — sourced from third-party brands, alongside two service lines: Field Safety Services (on-site safety staffing introduced in 2011) and Safety Training & Consulting (introduced in 2012). It serves commercial buyers across transportation, manufacturing, packaging/shipping, and plastics sectors within Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, delivering products directly to business and job sites within roughly a 75-mile radius of its headquarters.

The company has been a division of Bi-Con Services since December 2008, when D. Patterson assumed majority ownership, and is structurally aligned with sister firm Bi-Con Engineering (BCE). This positioning enables cross-sell into construction, natural gas, industrial, hydrocarbon, and fuel end-markets. The customer base includes recognizable regional and national accounts (e.g., White Castle, AutoZone, Waste Management, Markwest Energy, Gulfport Energy, Quanex Building Products), and the company competes on responsiveness, breadth of supplier brands, and a one-stop-shop positioning that combines product supply with training and compliance support.

The revenue model is two-stream: hardware resale of safety equipment (primary SKU breadth across ~10 PPE categories) and fee-based professional services (field safety staffing plus OSHA-relevant training and consulting). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go cadence initiated via online product request forms. Distribution is direct (sales-led, no third-party dealers), with a single headquarters location. The company employs 1-10 people and does not publish revenue, funding, or ownership-percentage data.

Name

The Safety Group

Legal name

The Safety Group

Website

https://thesafetygroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Safety Group is a privately held regional distributor in Derwent, Ohio, selling PPE and workplace safety products and delivering OSHA-compliance field safety services, training, and consulting to commercial customers across Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Safety Products and Services

akta.pro primary industry

PPE, Safety & Infection Control Supplies Distribution (JanSan-adjacent) (CRAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Workplace safety products
• Safety training services
• PPE distribution
• OSHA compliance consulting
• Industrial safety equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Derwent

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Safety Products Sales: Sale of safety equipment and supplies including hearing protection, respiratory protection, hand protection, fall protection, head/eye/face protection, clothing, area protection, first aid, and miscellaneous safety products. Products are sourced from trusted brands.
2. Field Safety Services & Training: Field safety services and workplace safety training & consulting services provided to businesses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Safety Group distributes workplace personal protective equipment (PPE) across categories including hearing, respiratory, eye, head, hand, high-visibility clothing, protective workwear, first aid, and lockout/tagout, and provides professional safety training, compliance consulting, and on-site field safety services to commercial and industrial customers. The company operates as a division of Bi-Con Services and serves businesses across Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

Product overview

The Safety Group is a workplace safety products and services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of personal protective equipment (PPE) and professional safety services. Their product portfolio includes multiple safety product categories: Hearing Protection (Ear Muffs, Ear Plugs, Metal Detectable, Ear Bands), Respiratory Protection (Full Face/Half Face/Disposable Respirators, Cartridges & Filters), Hand Protection (Disposable, Cut Resistant, General Purpose, Chemical Resistant, Welding, Electrical gloves), Fall Protection (Harnesses, Lanyards, Lifelines), Head/Eye/Face Protection (Safety Glasses, Headgear, Welding Helmets, Hard Hats), Clothing (Flame Retardant, Disposable, Rainwear, Reflective, Hairnets), Area Protection (Barricades, Signs, Fencing), First Aid (First Aid Products, Biohazard, Eyewash), and Janitorial/Miscellaneous items. Beyond products, they provide complementary Safety Training & Consulting services and Field Safety Services for on-site job site support. The company operates primarily in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania with delivery services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workplace Safety Products (PPE Distribution) Distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and related safety supplies across multiple categories, sold to commercial and industrial buyers in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania who need compliant gear for workers in transportation, manufacturing, packaging, and plastics operations.
• Safety Training and Consulting Professional safety training and compliance consulting services delivered to commercial and industrial customers, covering OSHA-related requirements and workplace safety practices for transportation, manufacturing, packaging, and plastics operations.
• Field Safety Services On-site field safety services delivered directly to customer facilities and job sites by The Safety Group's safety professionals, supporting operational compliance and worker protection at industrial and commercial sites.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bi-Con ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2008The Safety Group became a division of Bi-Con in December 2008 with D. Patterson assuming majority ownership. Bi-Con Services provides construction, electrical, manufacturing, and engineering services for building and safety applications.
• Bi-Con Engineering (BCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Bi-Con corporate structure serving natural gas, industrial, hydrocarbon, and fuel industries. The Safety Group works with Bi-Con Engineering for building and industrial safety solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Arbill: Independent safety products distributor offering PPE, safety training and consulting to industrial employers, with similar one-stop-shop positioning and emphasis on personal-touch service.
• Tyndale Company: PPE programs provider specializing in flame-resistant clothing/workwear with managed apparel programs and safety services - mirrors The Safety Group's bundling of product supply with compliance/training services.
• Magid Glove & Safety: Independent PPE-focused distributor offering hand protection, respiratory, head/eye protection and safety services across the U.S. - the closest pure-play comparable to The Safety Group's product-plus-services model.
• Mallory Safety and Supply: Regional safety products distributor with parallel service capabilities (training, on-site support) serving commercial/industrial customers - directly comparable size and GTM to The Safety Group.
• Justrite Safety Group: Safety products manufacturer/distributor covering spill control, fire safety, storage and PPE categories - addresses the same workplace-safety buyer with a broader product portfolio and national reach.

Broad incumbents

• W.W. Grainger: U.S. industrial MRO distributor with extensive safety/PPE product lines, KeepStock inventory and Grainger.com e-commerce - the dominant national reference point against which The Safety Group competes for regional accounts.
• Fastenal Company: Industrial supply distributor with deep safety/PPE categories, onsite vending and bin stock programs, and a growing safety services footprint - competes directly with The Safety Group for commercial/industrial accounts in the Ohio Valley.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Metalworking and industrial MRO distributor carrying broad PPE/safety categories with national delivery, providing large-procurement alternatives to The Safety Group's regional model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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