Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS

What Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS does

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd, trading as CIS, is a UK private limited company headquartered in St Austell, Cornwall that supplies personal protective equipment, workwear, footwear, cleaning and hygiene products, packaging, signage, and facilities/workplace safety consumables to process industries including food production, manufacturing, mining and aggregates, and construction. The company describes itself as an "agile supplier" differentiated by responsive logistics — next-day UK delivery for orders placed before 3pm and free standard delivery on orders over £120 inc VAT — and by a small, experienced team that provides expert guidance on safety product selection.

Its commercial platform is the cisafety.com / cornish-industrial.co.uk B2B e-commerce storefront, powered by GOb2b's integrated platform for wholesalers and distributors. The catalog is organised into roughly a dozen categories (Clothing & Workwear, Head and Eye Protection, Footwear, Cleaning & Hygiene, PPE, Gloves & Hand Protection, Facilities & Workplace Safety, Packaging, Cabinets, Food Preparation, Resources, and Services) with online ordering, quote-request workflows, stock notifications, and garment branding as an adjacent service. A dedicated sub-brand, CIS Signs (cis-signs.co.uk), extends the proposition into workplace safety signage. The company markets through its own website, organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), a newsletter signup, and downloadable product brochures, and is reachable via phone (01726-74264) and email ([email protected]) during weekday business hours.

The revenue model is straightforward one-time product resale on a pay-as-you-go basis, with unit prices displayed ex-VAT and certain SKUs available by quote only. No subscriptions, recurring contracts, or SaaS-like revenue mechanics are evident. The firm holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO Pass Registration certifications for the 2025/2026 cycle, and operates with a six-person team — a profile consistent with a small, owner-operated industrial distributor rather than a venture-backed growth company. No parent company, institutional investors, or external funding are disclosed.

Name

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS

Legal name

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd

Website

https://cisafety.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS is a UK private B2B e-commerce distributor of PPE, workwear, cleaning, hygiene, packaging and signage products serving process industries including food production, manufacturing, mining and construction, with next-day UK delivery and ISO 9001/14001 accreditation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety Supplies Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

Uniforms & PPE (Foodservice) Wholesale (AFAIALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workwear, Uniform & Protective Apparel Manufacturers (CRAAAAAH)

Keywords

• Industrial safety supplies
• Personal protective equipment
• Workwear and footwear
• Cleaning and hygiene supplies
• Workplace safety signage

Headquarters

HQ city

St Austell

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Safety Products Sales: One-time product sales of PPE, workwear, safety equipment, cleaning supplies, and packaging to process industries. Products include clothing, head protection, gloves, footwear, food preparation items, cleaning & hygiene products, facilities & workplace safety equipment, packaging, and signage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS is a UK-based B2B distributor supplying personal protective equipment, workwear, footwear, gloves, head and eye protection, cleaning and hygiene products, packaging, cabinets, and workplace safety signage to process industries such as food production, manufacturing, mining and aggregates, and construction. The company operates an owned e-commerce storefront backed by next-day UK delivery, expert customer support, garment branding services, and ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 quality and environmental certifications.

Product overview

Cornish Industrial Supplies Ltd t/a CIS operates as an agile supplier of PPE and hygiene products to process industries across the UK. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized as a unified e-commerce platform with multiple product categories including Safety Products, Extreme Waterproof Clothing, Hand & Foot Protection, and CIS Signs as core branded offerings. The product range spans across distinct categories including Clothing and Workwear, Head and Eye Protection, Footwear, Cleaning and Hygiene, PPE, Gloves and Hand Protection, Facilities & Workplace Safety, Packaging, Cabinets, Food Preparation, and Resources. Services include garment branding, customer support, and local/national delivery. The platform is powered by GOb2b e-commerce technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIS Signs: Safety signs for the workplace, operated as a separate website (cis-signs.co.uk).

Products and services

• Safety Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Next day delivery on orders placed before 3pm
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GOb2bcoreTechnology or IntegrationE-commerce platform provider powering the company's B2B online store. GOb2b provides integrated b2b ecommerce solutions for wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers. Website image caching and content delivery infrastructure provided.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Slingsby: H C Slingsby is a long-established UK mail-order and online distributor of industrial and workplace equipment, including PPE, cleaning, hygiene and packaging — overlapping directly with CIS's product mix and SMB/Mid-market B2B customer base.
• Arco: Arco is the UK's largest specialist safety and PPE distributor, serving exactly the same food production, manufacturing, construction and industrial customer base as CIS with an overlapping product catalogue of workwear, gloves, footwear and site safety equipment.
• Protec Direct: Protec Direct is a UK-focused online PPE and workwear specialist targeting industrial and facilities buyers, with a product range and B2B e-commerce model very close to CIS's, including branded workwear and bespoke garment services.
• Cromwell Tools: Cromwell is a UK industrial supplies distributor selling PPE, workwear, hand tools and site consumables to the same manufacturing, construction and process-industry buyers as CIS, with a comparable online catalogue and next-day delivery proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Toolstation: Toolstation is a UK trade counter and online retailer selling PPE, workwear, cleaning and packaging supplies to tradespeople and small industrial buyers — overlapping heavily with CIS's lower-end product lines and price-driven customers.
• Bunzl: Bunzl is a global distribution group with a substantial UK safety and PPE/workwear division, operating the same B2B distribution model but at vastly greater scale and breadth across multiple product categories.
• RS Components: RS Components is a broad-line UK industrial distributor with a sizeable PPE, safety and site-supplies range, serving maintenance, manufacturing and process-industry buyers through a digital-first model analogous to CIS but across a much wider catalogue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CIS_safety
• Facebookfacebook.com/CISafety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cornish-industrial-supplies-ltd-t-a-cis

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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