INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY SYNDICATE

What INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY SYNDICATE does

Industrial Supply Syndicate is a privately-held, multi-brand industrial distributor headquartered at 32 and 54 Ezra Street, Kolkata, India. The firm has operated for over 30 years as a supplier of electrical test and measuring instruments, process control instruments, sensors and switches, and analytical instruments in eastern India. Its portfolio spans digital multimeters, clamp meters, insulation and earth testers, thermal imaging cameras, infrared thermometers, oscilloscopes, gas analysers, motor checkers, vibration meters, temperature and PID controllers, panel meters, transducers, variable frequency drives (Delta and ABB), and protection relays sourced from global manufacturers including Fluke, Hioki, Kusam Meco, HTC Instruments, Selectron, MCM Instruments, Nippon Instruments, and Honeywell.

The company operates a B2B distribution model, generating revenue primarily through hardware resales with quote-based pricing, complemented by technical consultation to help customers select appropriate instruments. Distribution occurs through direct showroom sales at its Kolkata headquarters and a digital catalog presence at industrialindia.com. The customer base spans industrial manufacturing (Philips India, Siemens India, BHEL), government (S.E. Railway, Central Bureau of Investigation), banking (United Bank of India, ABN Amro), education (Don Bosco School, ICWA), and other industrial sectors, reflecting a horizontally-segmented rather than vertically-focused GTM.

The business is small-scale, with 6 total employees and a single physical location, generating revenue through distribution margins rather than proprietary technology. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent organization, no recorded M&A activity, and no public financial filings. Its competitive position is sustained primarily by long-tenured distribution agreements with premium global instrument brands and a regionally-established reputation rather than by technology, scale, or capital intensity.

Name

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY SYNDICATE

Legal name

Industrial Supply Syndicate

Website

https://industrialindia.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Industrial Supply Syndicate is a Kolkata-based, 30-year-old multi-brand industrial distributor of test and measuring instruments, process control equipment, and analytical instruments from global brands including Fluke, Hioki, and Delta Electronics, serving industrial, government, and institutional customers in eastern India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Test and Measurement Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (42343), Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (423710)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive, Tools & Industrial Supplies (B2B) (CRAEAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Instrumentation & Process Control (I&C) (EDAOABAF)

Keywords

• Test and measuring instruments
• Industrial electrical equipment
• Process control instruments
• Electrical testing equipment
• Industrial automation supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Distribution of Test and Measuring Instruments: Industrial Supply Syndicate generates revenue through distribution and sale of testing and measuring instruments from world-leading manufacturers. They offer products under one roof including switchgears, measuring instruments, cables, multimeters, earth testers, clamp meters, high voltage test sets, variacs, electronic timers, proximity switches, and digital panel meters.
2. Process Control and Analytical Instruments: Revenue from distribution of process control instruments, temperature controllers, sensors, switches, and analytical instruments to industrial customers in eastern India.
3. Technical Support and Consultation: Providing value for money solutions with technical expertise and consultation services for selecting appropriate testing and measuring instruments for industrial applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Industrial Supply Syndicate is a distributor of test and measuring instruments based in Kolkata, India, representing world-leading manufacturers such as Fluke, Hioki, Kusam Meco, HTC Instruments, Selectron, Delta Electronics, and ABB. The company provides a complete portfolio of electrical testing, process control, analytical, and automation instruments to industrial customers across eastern India. With 30 years of market presence, it operates as a single-source solution provider through its showrooms at Ezra Street, Kolkata.

Product overview

Industrial Supply Syndicate is a distributor of test and measuring instruments, serving eastern India for over 30 years. The company operates as a multi-brand distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of electrical testing equipment from world-leading manufacturers including Kusam Meco, Fluke, Hioki, HTC Instruments, Selectron, Sycon, MCM Instruments, and Delta Electronics. Their product portfolio spans digital multimeters, clamp meters (AC, AC/DC, power clamp meters), insulation and earth testers, thermal imaging cameras, infrared thermometers, gas analysers, oscilloscopes, motor checkers, vibration meters, bearing condition analysers, temperature controllers, panel meters, transducers, transmitters, variable frequency drives (Delta VFD and ABB ACS550), protection relays, calibrators, and data loggers. The company positions itself as a complete solutions provider for testing and measuring instruments, process control instruments, sensors and switches, and analytical instruments for industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Multimeters Digital multimeters (3-digit, 4-digit, and 5-digit models including KM603, KM90, KM405, Fluke 115, 87V, 287, 289, Hioki DT4211/DT4212) for measuring voltage, current, and resistance in industrial electrical testing applications.
• Digital Clamp Meters AC and AC/DC clamp meters including models KM2718, KM2790, Fluke 322/319/337, Hioki 3282/3286/3288 for non-contact current measurement with TRMS and inrush current measurement capabilities, including 1000A and 2000A capacity units.
• Power Quality Analysers Power clamp meters and power quality analysers including Hioki 3197 and KM2740/KM2745 for monitoring electrical power systems, harmonics, and power quality parameters with PC interface capability.
• Infrared Thermometers Non-contact infrared thermometers (KM-IRL300, KM-IRL900, Fluke 62, Hioki FT3700-20, HTC-MT4) for temperature measurement ranging from -60 to 2200 degrees Celsius in industrial applications.
• Thermal Imaging Cameras Thermal imaging cameras (Fluke Ti10, Fluke Ti15, Kusam Meco TE-P) for visual temperature mapping and thermal analysis in industrial and maintenance applications.
• Digital Insulation Testers Digital insulation testers including 5KV and 10KV high voltage models (KM369, KM2803IN, KM6213BIN, HTC6250IN, Fluke 1507, Hioki 3455) for testing insulation resistance with polarisation index capability.
• Earth Testers Digital earth resistance testers and clamp-on earth testers (KM1520, CIE-DET2000, HTC8200, Hioki FT6380) for measuring ground electrode resistance in electrical safety applications.
• Digital Oscilloscopes Digital storage oscilloscopes (DSO 25/40/100MHz) and cathode ray oscilloscopes (CRO 10/20/30MHz) for waveform analysis and signal testing in electronic applications.
• Variable Frequency Drives Variable frequency drives (VFDs) including Delta Electronics L Series, EL Series, M Series, MS300 Series, and ABB ACS550 for AC motor speed control and energy efficiency in industrial applications. Power ranges from 0.2KW to 45KW.
• Temperature Controllers and PID Controllers Digital temperature controllers and PID controllers from Selectron (DTC303, CH403, TC518, TC523), Hanyoung, Shimaden, and Honeywell (DC1010-DC1040) for process temperature control in industrial automation.
• Gas Analysers Industrial gas analysers (TPI and Kusam Meco brands) for measuring flue gas oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, combustible gas leaks, and oxygen levels in environmental and safety monitoring applications.
• Protection Relays Protection relays including automatic power factor correction relays (Sycon-5500), earth leakage relays, digital motor protection relays, and voltage/current monitoring relays from Sycon, Proton, and Excell.
• Digital Panel Meters and Multifunction Meters Digital panel meters (ammeters, voltmeters), VIF meters, KWH/PF meters, and multifunction meters including Conzerv EM6400NG and KM6300 for power monitoring applications.
• High Voltage Test Sets AC, DC, and AC/DC high voltage test sets, primary and secondary injection test sets, transformer turn ratio test sets, relay test sets, phase shifters, oil test sets, and meter test benches for high voltage electrical testing.
• Motor and Bearing Condition Analysers Electric motor checkers (MCM EMC25, EMC28) and bearing condition analysers (MCM110, MCM111) for evaluating electric motor health and detecting bearing degradation in predictive maintenance applications.
• Calibrators and Data Loggers Temperature calibrators (thermocouple and RTD source calibrators), mV/mA calibrators, and temperature/humidity data loggers (HTC Easy-Log, Kusam Meco KM600NH) for instrument calibration and environmental monitoring.
• Transducers and Transmitters Electrical transducers (AC current, AC voltage, watt/VAR, power factor) and industrial transmitters (DC isolating, frequency-to-DC, potentiometer level, temperature) from Kusam Meco and Nippon Instruments for process instrumentation.
• Environmental Measurement Instruments Digital lux meters (KM-Lux99, KM-Lux200K, HTC-Lux104), digital sound level meters (KM927-KM929, SL-1350, Hioki FT3432), digital anemometers (AVM07, KM909), and EMF testers (HTC-EMF522, Hioki-EMF3470) for environmental monitoring applications.

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Fluke IndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustrial Supply Syndicate is a distributor and dealer for Fluke India products, representing world-class testing and measuring instruments including digital multimeters (Fluke 115, 87V, 287, 289), clamp meters (Fluke 322, 319, 337), insulation testers (Fluke 1507), infrared thermometers (Fluke 62), and thermal imaging cameras (Fluke Ti10, Ti15).
• Hioki IndiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustrial Supply Syndicate distributes Hioki products including digital multimeters (Hioki DT4211, DT4212), clamp meters (Hioki 3282, 3286, 3288), clamp earth testers (Hioki FT6380), infrared thermometers (Hioki FT3700-20), insulation testers (Hioki 3455), power clamp meters (Hioki 3286), and power quality analysers (Hioki 3197).
• Kusam MecocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey brand partner for digital multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers, infrared thermometers, lux meters, sound level meters, tachometers, earth testers, oscilloscopes, gas analysers, and calibration equipment. Major product lines include KM603, KM90, KM405, KM2790, KM2781, KM2740, KM369, KM2803IN, KM6213BIN, KM-IRL series, KM-Lux series, and KM927-929.
• HTC InstrumentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes HTC Instruments products including digital multimeters, clamp meters, infrared thermometers (HTC-MT4, HTC-IRX64), insulation testers (HTC6250IN), lux meters (HTC-Lux104), sound level meters (SL-1350), vibration meters (HTC-VB8205), earth testers, and laser distance meters (HTC-LD01).
• SelectroncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartners with Selectron for digital process indicators (Selec-PIC101, PIC152, PIC1000), digital temperature controllers (Selec-DTC303, CH403, CH402), PID controllers (Selec TC518, TC523), and power factor correction relays (Sycon-5500).
• MCM InstrumentsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes MCM Instruments products including electric motor checkers (Analog EMC25, Digital EMC28) and bearing condition analysers (MCM110, MCM111) for predictive maintenance applications.
• Nippon InstrumentsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplies Nippon Instruments temperature transmitters and other process control instrumentation for industrial applications in eastern India.
• Anchor MetersmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor for Anchor Meters panel meters and measuring instruments for industrial applications.
• Delta ElectronicsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes Delta Electronics Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) including L Series, EL Series, M Series, and MS300 Series for motor speed control and energy efficiency in industrial applications.
• ABBmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes ABB ACS550 series Variable Frequency Drives for industrial motor control and automation applications.
• HoneywellmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartners with Honeywell for PID temperature controllers (DC1010, DC1020, DC1030, DC1040) for process automation applications.
• CIEmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociated brand partner for industrial testing and measuring instruments distributed in eastern India.
• Dolphin AutomationmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partner for automation products and solutions including process control instruments and sensors.
• SyconmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes Sycon products including VIF meters (Sycon 9990), automatic power factor correction relays (Sycon-5500), maximum demand controllers (Sycon-4400), and earth leakage relays (Sycon-3300).
• MinilecmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partner for Minilec electrical testing and measuring instruments.
• Jayashree ElectrodevicesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociated brand partner for electrodevices and process control instruments distributed in eastern India.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• IndustryBuying: IndustryBuying is an Indian B2B e-commerce platform focused on industrial supplies, electricals, T&M, and MRO categories — directly competing with regional distributors like ISS by aggregating demand and offering catalog-driven purchasing.
• Udaan: Udaan is a major Indian B2B commerce platform spanning industrial, electrical, and MRO categories — enabling manufacturers and large distributors to bypass traditional regional distributors like ISS for direct digital reach.
• Moglix: Moglix is an India-based B2B industrial supplies and MRO marketplace aggregating thousands of industrial SKUs including test and measurement, electrical, and automation categories — competing with ISS on procurement convenience, price transparency, and breadth for Indian industrial buyers.
• Power2SME: Power2SME is an Indian B2B platform focused on industrial inputs and MRO supplies for SMEs, including electrical and instrumentation categories — serving a similar mid-market industrial customer base as ISS but through a digital aggregation model.

Broad incumbents

• Grainger India: W.W. Grainger's India operation distributes industrial MRO supplies including test, measurement, electrical, and process control products — a broad-incumbent counterpart competing for similar industrial customer procurement budgets.
• Digi-Key Electronics: Digi-Key is a global electronic components and test & measurement distributor shipping to India with extensive catalogs of multimeters, oscilloscopes, and instrumentation from many shared principals, representing a digital scale competitor to ISS's offline model.
• Mouser Electronics: Mouser Electronics is a global semiconductor and electronic test equipment distributor with India fulfillment, overlapping with ISS on bench instruments, oscilloscopes, and industrial automation electronics at much broader catalog depth.
• RS Components (element14): RS Components / element14 is a global electronics and industrial MRO distributor with an established India presence, offering multimeters, oscilloscopes, process control and automation products from many of the same principals (Fluke, Hioki) — directly overlapping ISS's catalog at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Radwell International: Radwell International is a global distributor of industrial automation, MRO, and test & measurement equipment from many shared principals — a directly comparable industrial distribution peer in business model and product mix.
• Transcat: Transcat is a US-based distributor and calibration provider for industrial test and measurement instruments — comparable to ISS as a multi-brand T&M distributor serving industrial and process customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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