Gasima

What Gasima does

Gasima Material Elétrico is a privately held Brazilian retailer of electrical and hydraulic construction materials headquartered at Rua 28 de Setembro, 710, Centro, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul (CNPJ 88.230.545/0001-35). The company distributes third-party branded products from major Brazilian suppliers including Tigre, Lorenzetti, Zagonel, Danfoss, Durin, Tramontina, Schneider, and Pial across more than 25 product categories covering electrical materials (circuit breakers, outlets, switches, cable trays, power supplies), hydraulic materials (pipes, valves, pressurizers, pumps, float switches), tools, lighting, security systems, telephony, air conditioning accessories, industrial electrical components, and seasonal/home/leisure lines. Catalog depth spans from low-end commodity items priced around R$0.70 up to industrial equipment such as pressurizers exceeding R$1,700.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer retailer through a Mititanube (Nuvemshop/Tiendanube)-hosted e-commerce storefront with home delivery, offering free shipping for customers within Santa Cruz do Sul and installment payments up to 6x without interest (minimum installment R$30). Customer segments are described as residential homeowners and DIY purchasers (primary) and local professional contractors including electricians and plumbers (secondary). Pricing is standard retail in Brazilian Real with no enterprise or B2B contract structure disclosed.

Gasima appears to be an independently owned, single-location regional retailer with no external investors, no parent company, no disclosed headcount, no funding history, no M&A activity, and no documented leadership team. There are no patents, certifications, awards, regulatory actions, or proprietary technology assets in the input data. The company's website and e-commerce operations are reported as actively operating, with product listings and checkout functionality live at the time of the source capture.

Name

Gasima

Legal name

Gasima Material Elétrico

Website

https://gasima.com.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gasima Material Elétrico is a privately held, single-location Brazilian retailer in Santa Cruz do Sul that sells electrical and hydraulic construction materials online and in-store, distributing third-party brands like Tigre, Lorenzetti, and Tramontina to local homeowners, DIY customers, and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time product sales through e-commerce platform. Customers purchase electrical materials, hydraulic supplies, tools, lighting, and related products at listed prices with installment payment options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gasima Material Elétrico is a Santa Cruz do Sul-based retailer that sells electrical, hydraulic, lighting, and home improvement materials through both a physical store and an online storefront at gasima.com.br. The catalog spans more than 20 product categories, including conduits and profiles, pipes and fittings, valves, showers, electric faucets, water heaters, circuit breakers, sockets and switches, lamps and lighting, fans and exhausts, tools, hydraulic material, soldering, and telephony, supplied by brands such as Tigre, Lorenzetti, Tramontina, Schneider, Danfoss, and Zagonel. Pricing is in Brazilian Real with interest-free installments up to 6x and free shipping for deliveries within Santa Cruz do Sul.

Product overview

Gasima Material Elétrico is a Brazilian e-commerce store specializing in electrical and hydraulic materials. The company operates a multi-category catalog featuring over 20 major product categories including electrical materials (circuit breakers, outlets, switches, cable trays), hydraulic materials (pipes, valves, connections, pressurizers), tools, lighting (bulbs, fixtures, LED strips), security systems, industrial components, and home/leisure products. The platform primarily distributes third-party branded products including Tigre (pipes and connections), Lorenzetti (showers and pressurizers), Zagonel (electric faucets), Danfoss (solenoid valves), Durin (plumbing fixtures), MAR GIRUS (float switches), and Tramontina (switches and boxes). Gasima serves both residential and commercial customers in Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, with free shipping within the city and installment payment options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eletrocalhas e Perfilados (Conduits and Profiles)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercado Livre: Dominant Latin American marketplace listing electrical materials, hydraulic supplies, tools, and lighting fixtures from thousands of sellers. Competes with Gasima on price discovery and assortment breadth rather than as a vertically specialized retailer.
• Magazine Luiza: Large Brazilian omnichannel retailer with a marketplace that lists electrical, hydraulic, tools, lighting, and home improvement categories. Competes with Gasima on consumer electronics-adjacent SKUs (lighting, security, telephony) but as a broad generalist rather than category specialist.
• Amazon Brasil: Global e-commerce incumbent operating in Brazil with listings across electrical, plumbing, tools, lighting, and home improvement. Competes with Gasima through marketplace reach and Prime logistics, raising the bar on delivery expectations for regional players.
• Sodimac (Homecenter): Falabella-owned home improvement chain operating in Brazil with multi-category electrical, plumbing, and tools offerings. Competes with Gasima across the same DIY and contractor use cases through larger-format stores.

Direct peers

• Telhanorte: Brazilian retailer specializing in construction materials, electrical, hydraulic, and finishing products. Directly comparable category mix and customer base (DIY + contractors), competing with Gasima on assortment and project-driven purchasing.
• Obramax: Construction materials and home improvement chain in Brazil offering electrical, plumbing, tools, and finishing products. Mirrors Gasima's product categories and serves the same professional/consumer hybrid customer base, primarily in southeastern Brazil.
• Leroy Merlin Brasil: Largest home improvement retailer in Brazil operating a multi-category catalog (electrical, hydraulic, tools, lighting, building materials). Directly competes with Gasima's product mix but at vastly larger national scale, putting structural pressure on regional independents.
• C&C Casa e Construção: Brazilian home improvement and construction supplies chain with broad electrical, plumbing, and tools assortment. Overlaps Gasima on professional and DIY contractor supply with comparable categories but at multi-state scale.

Regional players

• Balarotti: Southern Brazil-based home improvement and construction materials retailer operating physical and online channels. Comparable to Gasima in category mix and regional footprint, with stronger brand recognition in Paraná/Santa Catarina.
• Madeireira Fiori / Fiori Online: Southern Brazilian retailer (RS/SC) carrying construction, electrical, and hydraulic materials. Comparable assortment and regional geography to Gasima, competing in the same Rio Grande do Sul customer pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gasima

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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