Steelcore Industrial

Name

Steelcore Industrial

Legal name

Steelcore Industrial

Website

https://steelcoreindustrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Supplies Distribution

NAICS

Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423510), Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42384), Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (42339)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Products Trading & Service Centers (Flat, Long, Pipe & Tube, Rebar) (IMAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metals, Plastics & Fabrication Materials Marketplaces (CRAFAHAN)

Keywords

• Industrial supplies distribution
• Welding equipment supplies
• Construction fasteners
• Structural steel products
• Safety equipment supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Spartanburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Product Sales: One-time transactional sales of industrial supplies including nuts, bolts, welding equipment, construction materials, safety supplies, and structural steel. Customers purchase via e-commerce or quote requests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steelcore Industrial distributes a broad catalog of industrial supply categories — nuts, bolts and screws, welding supplies, plasma/laser/robot equipment, mechanical supplies, construction supplies, structural steel, pipe and fittings, and safety supplies — through a Shopify-based e-commerce storefront with same-day local delivery across Charleston, Charlotte, and Anderson in South Carolina. The company supplements catalog sales with a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) service that places and replenishes stock on customer sites.

Product overview

Steelcore Industrial is a B2B industrial supply distributor offering an extensive inventory of high-quality industrial steel products and supplies. The company operates as a single unified e-commerce platform with multiple product categories including Nuts/Bolts & Screws (the largest stocking distributor in the Southeast), Welding Supplies (MIG, TIG, Stick Rod, gases, consumables), Plasma/Laser & Robot equipment, Mechanical Supplies, Construction Supplies, Structural Steel, Pipe & Fittings, Safety Supplies, and Vendor Managed Inventory services. The product portfolio also includes specific branded products like AG24C and AG50 Premium TIG Welding Gloves, TIGER INOX 2.0 Cutting Discs, ARGON/Inert Gas Regulator Flow Meters, DAX Carbon Fiber Hardhats, and portable heaters. The company also offers a Black Friday Sale featuring discounted items across multiple categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nuts, Bolts & Screws Fastener product line — nuts, bolts, and screws — sold to construction, welding, fabrication, and mechanical contractor buyers via the Shopify storefront and through quote-based bulk orders.
• Welding Supplies Welding consumables and equipment category sold to welding and fabrication shops and contractors for production and repair welding.
• Plasma / Laser / Robot equipment Plasma, laser, and robotic cutting/automation equipment category targeting fabrication and metal-cutting operations.
• Mechanical Supplies Mechanical parts and supplies category for industrial maintenance and repair applications.
• Construction Supplies Construction hand and power tools, consumables, and jobsite supplies for construction contractors.
• Structural Steel Structural steel product category for construction and fabrication projects requiring beams, columns, and other structural members.
• Pipe & Fittings Pipe and fittings product line for plumbing, mechanical, and industrial piping applications.
• Safety Supplies Personal protective equipment (PPE) and jobsite safety supplies for construction, welding, and industrial buyers.
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) On-site stocking and replenishment service in which Steelcore places and refills customer inventory of fasteners, welding consumables, and other supplies, targeting recurring industrial and contractor accounts.

Quantifiable outcome

• One-stop solution eliminates juggling multiple suppliers

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SRS Distribution: National residential roofing and building products distributor owned by Home Depot; comparable regional-distribution-plus-delivery model for construction supply buyers.
• McMaster-Carr: Direct-to-customer industrial supplies catalog/e-commerce specialist with an enormous SKU breadth across fasteners, tools, and welding — competing with Steelcore particularly on digital ordering for SMB and mid-market industrial buyers.
• Winsupply: Acquired by Hajime Yasuda Holding — operates a decentralized network of local industrial and plumbing supply distributors serving contractors; comparable model of local/regional wholesale with daily delivery.
• MSC Industrial Direct: Metalworking and industrial supplies distributor serving similar B2B customers with comparable product categories including cutting tools, fasteners, welding, and shop supplies.
• Fastenal: National industrial supplies distributor with deep fastener, welding, and safety offerings, plus an industry-leading onsite and vending VMI program. Closely comparable business model to Steelcore, just at vastly larger scale.
• White Cap: Specialty distributor of concrete, fasteners, tools, and safety supplies serving non-residential and infrastructure contractors; directly comparable customer base and product mix to Steelcore's construction vertical.

Emerging players

• Zoro Tools: E-commerce industrial supplies business owned by Grainger, focused on SMB and transactional buyers. Directly competes with Steelcore's Shopify storefront for online industrial supply orders in the Southeast.

Regional players

• EIS Group: Specialty distributor focused on fasteners, fabricated parts, and electrical/electronic components with regional branches and VMI programs; comparable in fastener-and-fastener-services wholesale to Steelcore's nuts/bolts core.

Broad incumbents

• Airgas (Air Liquide): Largest U.S. distributor of welding gases, consumables, and equipment; a direct competitor in the welding supplies category that Steelcore prominently carries (MIG/TIG consumables, regulators, anti-spatter products).
• W.W. Grainger: Largest North American industrial supplies distributor operating both KeepStock/VMI and broad e-commerce. Overlaps with Steelcore on fasteners, welding, safety, and construction supplies, but Grainger serves a far broader product and customer footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SteelCoreindustrialsupply
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steelcore-industrial-supply

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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