What Iriss-fast does

Iriss-Fast is an industrial fastening and professional equipment distributor founded in 2010 through a partnership of three business associates with industrial-sector experience. The company supplies professional installers and industrial businesses with a horizontally broad portfolio organized around three product pillars: industrial fastening solutions (screws, nuts, washers, wall plugs, anchors, and chemical anchor systems from Bostik and Den Braven), professional tools (Rapid staple guns, Kranzle high-pressure cleaners), and personal protective equipment (safety footwear). The product mix is anchored by recognized international brands rather than proprietary manufacturing, positioning Iriss-Fast as a brand-authorized regional distributor rather than a producer.

The business operates a B2B, sales-led go-to-market targeting the professional installer segment, with revenue generated primarily through one-time sales of physical goods. Customer relationships are managed through a reserved online portal (Área Reservada) that requires account registration and supports quote-based pricing, while physical presence is maintained across Angola (headquarters in Viana plus a Luanda office) and Mozambique (regional headquarters in Maputo with additional offices in Matola and Nacala). Marketing is conducted through the company website, downloadable product catalogs (general catalog plus brand-specific catalogs such as Den Braven), seasonal promotional campaigns (Raider industrial tools, safety footwear), and a newsletter subscription channel — a modest digital stack consistent with a regional industrial distributor.

The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity in the source material. Headcount sits in the 101–250 range, and operating geographies cover two Southern African markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue, ARR, or customer-logo data is available in the supplied sources, limiting the depth of quantitative assessment. The overall structure — branded product distribution, multi-country physical footprint, account-based portal, and campaign-driven marketing — is characteristic of a mid-sized regional industrial supply business rather than a technology or platform company.

Name

Iriss-fast

Legal name

Iriss-fast

Website

https://iriss-fast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Iriss-Fast is a privately held Angolan-founded industrial distributor founded in 2010, supplying branded fastening products, professional tools, chemical anchors, and safety footwear to professional installers across Angola and Mozambique through a B2B sales-led model and multi-city physical footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Viana

HQ country

Angola

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Fastening Products Sales: Sale of industrial fastening products including screws, nuts, washers, anchors, staple guns, and related hardware to professional installers and industrial businesses.
2. Professional Equipment Sales: Sale of professional equipment including Kranzle brand products, safety footwear, chemical products (adhesives, sealants), and personal protective equipment to professional installers.
3. Branded Chemical Products: Sale of chemical products including Bostik and Den Braven branded adhesives, sealants, and construction chemicals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Iriss-fast distributes industrial fastening products (screws, nuts, washers, and wall plugs), professional equipment including Rapid staple guns and Kranzle high-pressure cleaners, and branded chemical products from Bostik and Den Braven for sealing and bonding applications. The company also supplies protective safety footwear for industrial and construction workplace use, serving professional installers and industrial buyers across Angola and Mozambique.

Product overview

Iriss-Fast is an industrial fastening and professional equipment company founded in 2010, serving professional installers primarily in Angola and Mozambique. The company offers a wide range of products from reputable brands, organized around industrial fastening solutions (fasteners, anchor systems, chemical products), professional tools (staple guns, pressure cleaners), and safety equipment (protective footwear). The product portfolio includes branded offerings such as Rapid staple guns, Kranzle cleaning equipment, and Bostik/Den Braven chemical anchor products, supported by downloadable catalogs and technical standards documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Fasteners Complete range of fasteners including screws (parafusos), nuts (porcas), washers (anilhas), and wall plugs (buchas) for construction, industrial assembly, and maintenance applications. Sold to professional installers and industrial buyers.
• Rapid Professional Staple Guns Rapid brand staple guns (Pistolas Agrafadores Rapid) for professional fastening applications in construction, upholstery, packaging, and industrial assembly. Targeted at professional installers and industrial users.
• Kranzle High-Pressure Cleaners Kranzle brand high-pressure cleaning equipment for industrial, commercial, and professional cleaning applications. Sold to industrial buyers, contractors, and professional cleaning operators.
• Bostik and Den Braven Chemical Products Branded chemical products from Bostik and Den Braven for sealing, bonding, adhesion, and surface preparation in construction and industrial maintenance applications. Targeted at professional installers and industrial users.
• Protective Safety Footwear Protective safety footwear (Calçado de proteção) designed for industrial and construction workplace safety requirements. Sold to industrial buyers and professional installers requiring compliant personal protective equipment.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reyher: European specialist fastener and fixing distributor serving trade and industrial customers. Comparable on the focused fastening portfolio and trade-customer focus, though it operates in Europe rather than Southern Africa.
• Würth: Global market leader in fastening and assembly materials, hand tools, and PPE serving professional installers and industrial customers. Closest global analog to Iriss-Fast's installer-focused multi-brand distribution model.
• Bossard: Swiss-headquartered specialist in industrial fastening technology and logistics solutions. Comparable on a focused fastener/anchoring portfolio sold B2B to industrial customers, including chemical anchoring systems overlapping with Iriss-Fast's Bostik/Den Braven lines.
• Hilti: Direct-to-customer supplier of premium tools, fasteners, anchors, and chemical anchoring systems for professional construction trades. Comparable because both target the professional installer with anchor/fastener + tool + service bundles.

Broad incumbents

• Toolstation: Multi-category trade supplier of tools, fixings, and building hardware to installers and tradespeople. Comparable on the trade/installer customer model and broad fixings/tools/safety assortment.
• Fastenal: Large North American industrial fastener, tool, and MRO supply distributor with deep multi-brand catalogs. Comparable as an established incumbent in industrial fastening distribution at vastly greater scale.
• Grainger: Broad-line industrial MRO distributor offering fasteners, tools, safety, and cleaning categories. Comparable because it covers many of the same product families as Iriss-Fast (fasteners, Kranzle-equivalent cleaning, PPE) but at much larger scale and with a wide horizontal catalog.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Major industrial supply distributor offering metalworking, fasteners, tools, and PPE. Comparable as a broad-line industrial distributor with a large fastener/tool category overlapping Iriss-Fast's portfolio.

Regional players

• Bearing Man Group: South African-headquartered distributor of bearings, fasteners, power transmission, and seals across Sub-Saharan Africa. Comparable as a regional industrial distribution specialist operating in adjacent Southern African markets.

Emerging players

• FIXI (Socofren / fasteners.com type specialty fastener distributors): Specialist European fastening products distributor serving trade and industrial customers. Comparable as a niche fastener specialist with a narrower but deeper product focus than Iriss-Fast.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Ricardo97502457
• Facebookfacebook.com/Iriss.fast.mz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iriss-fast

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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