Hammer & Steel

What Hammer & Steel does

Hammer & Steel Global, LLC, founded in 1989 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a privately held distributor and lessor of drilling and pile driving equipment serving construction sites throughout the United States and Canada. The company operates through six regional offices (Missouri, California, Minnesota, Texas, New Jersey, and Florida) that provide direct sales, daily/weekly/monthly rentals, parts, and service. Its portfolio spans nine international OEMs including ABI, Comacchio, Dawson, Delmag, Euro Drill, PTC, SoilTek, STS, and Van den Heuvel, covering pile driving equipment, drilling rigs, piling products, grout plants, and accessories. The company also offers its own Hammer & Steel-branded vibratory driver/extractor systems and an active used sheet-pile buying program. Customers span foundation and shoring contractors, infrastructure contractors (bridges, levees, cofferdams), and specialty foundation contractors (solar, retaining walls, underground parking).

Name

Hammer & Steel

Legal name

Hammer & Steel Global, LLC

Website

https://hammersteel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hammer & Steel is a St. Louis-based distributor and lessor of drilling and pile driving equipment, selling and renting products from nine international OEMs plus its own brand across six regional offices in the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Equipment

NAICS

Construction Machinery Manufacturing (33312), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Drilling & Rock Excavation Equipment (Rotary/Top-Hammer, Jumbos, Raiseborers) (IMAKANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surface Mining Equipment (Excavators, Shovels, Draglines, Dozers) (IMAKANAA), Crane & Hoist Components (Wire Rope, Chain, Drums, Sheaves, Motors, Controls) (IMAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Pile driving equipment
• Drilling equipment
• Piling products
• Construction equipment
• Foundation equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Missouri

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of drilling and pile driving equipment including pile drivers, diesel hammers, drill rigs, vibratory hammers, and accessories from manufacturers worldwide including ABI, Comacchio, Dawson, Delmag, Euro Drill, PTC, STS, SoilTek, and Van den Heuvel.
2. Equipment Rental: Equipment available for daily, weekly, or monthly rental periods. Rentals supported by extensive parts and service departments across six regional offices.
3. Parts and Service: Parts sales and service support for all equipment offered, backed by six regional offices throughout North America with experienced service and support staff.
4. Piling Products Sales: Sale of piling products including steel sheet piling (Heavy-Duty Z, High Efficiency Z, ESZ, Flat), H-Piling, and Combi-Wall Systems for construction foundation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hammer & Steel is a leading supplier and distributor of drilling and pile driving equipment for construction sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company operates a multi-brand distribution model, carefully selecting pile drivers, diesel hammers, drill rigs, vibratory hammers, hydraulic piling rigs, grout plants, and piling products from manufacturers worldwide, and supports customers through equipment sales, daily/weekly/monthly rentals, parts, and service across six regional offices.

Product overview

Hammer & Steel is a leading supplier and distributor of drilling and pile driving equipment for construction sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company operates on a multi-brand distribution model, carefully selecting equipment from manufacturers worldwide to offer a comprehensive portfolio. The core product offerings span five main categories: (1) Pile Driving Equipment including piling rigs (ABI Mobilram, SoilTek S60/S35C, VDH-MP70), diesel hammers (Delmag D19-D200), hydraulic impact hammers (Dawson HPH series), vibratory hammers (PTC, PVE, Hammer & Steel brand), and excavator-mounted drivers; (2) Drilling Equipment including drill rigs (Comacchio CH Line, MC Line, Delmag RH series), low headroom drills, tieback/micropile drills (Eurodrill), and attachments; (3) Piling Products including steel sheet piling (PZ, PZC, ESZ, flat), H-piling, and Combi-Wall systems; (4) Grout Plants (Scheltzke MPS, MC series); and (5) Accessories (Dawson accessories, drive caps, leads). Equipment is available for daily, weekly, or monthly rentals as well as sales, supported by parts and service departments across six regional offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABI Mobilram System

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment for daily, weekly, or monthly rentals
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ArgonautminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 August 2024Argonaut announced a new partnership with St. Louis-based Hammer & Steel. This appears to be a distribution or marketing partnership for pile driving and drilling equipment sales and rentals in the construction equipment market.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Rentals: United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in North America, offering broad construction and industrial rentals including pile driving and drilling categories. It is a broad incumbent against Hammer & Steel's regional rental business.
• Vermeer Corporation: Vermeer is an established heavy equipment manufacturer serving construction, environmental, and underground markets with a broader portfolio; relevant as a competing manufacturer of trenchless and foundation equipment in the same contractor channels as Hammer & Steel.
• Liebherr: Liebherr is a global manufacturer of construction machinery including piling and drilling rigs, cranes, and earthmoving equipment. It competes with several of the OEMs Hammer & Steel represents and is a broad incumbent in deep foundation equipment.
• Sunbelt Rentals: Sunbelt Rentals operates a national rental fleet across construction and infrastructure categories, including foundation and specialty equipment. It competes with Hammer & Steel for contractor rental demand in the same six North American regions.

Direct peers

• Casagrande Group: Casagrande produces a full range of foundation equipment including piling and drilling rigs, hydromills, and grout plants, overlapping directly with the product categories Hammer & Steel distributes in North America.
• Soilmec: Soilmec designs and manufactures drilling rigs and foundation equipment used in piling, micropiling, and ground engineering, mirroring the application focus of Hammer & Steel's drilling and piling rig portfolio.
• Junttan: Junttan manufactures hydraulic piling rigs and hammers for driven precast piles and deep foundation work, directly comparable to the piling rig and impact hammer categories carried by Hammer & Steel.
• International Construction Equipment (ICE): ICE manufactures and distributes hydraulic hammers, vibratory drivers, and drilling rigs for pile foundation work, serving the same construction and foundation contractor customers as Hammer & Steel across North America.
• American Piledriving Equipment (APE): American Piledriving Equipment designs and manufactures pile driving and drilling equipment, including vibratory drivers and impact hammers, directly competing with the OEM brands Hammer & Steel distributes. APE is the most direct U.S.-based peer in the pile driving equipment category.
• Bauer Group: Bauer is a global manufacturer of specialist foundation equipment including rotary drilling rigs, piling rigs, and grout plants, overlapping significantly with the Comacchio, Delmag, and SoilTek product lines carried by Hammer & Steel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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