Metal Mart (div. Of Civic Tool & Die Works Ltd.)

What Metal Mart (div. Of Civic Tool & Die Works Ltd.) does

Metal Mart is a full-service metal center and fabrication shop operating as a division of Metal Mart CTD Industries Inc. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Port Kells, Langley, British Columbia (approximately 45 minutes outside Vancouver), the company sells ferrous and non-ferrous metals - including alloy steel, aluminum, brass, cold finished steel bars, copper, hot rolled carbon steel, and stainless steel - cut to length with no minimum order requirement, while also offering machining, welding, fabrication, and precision waterjet cutting services to industrial and retail customers.

The company's technical capability centers on a 5-axis waterjet cutting system with a maximum cut size of 6ft x 12ft, material thickness range of 0.015" to 11", beveling capability from 0° to 60°, and tolerance of +/- 0.005". This is paired with a full machine shop including CNC and conventional turning, milling, shearing, bending, braking, burning, coatings, cutting, and sandblasting operations, all housed in a consolidated facility of more than 10,000 sq ft. The company self-describes as the #1 waterjet provider in the Vancouver Lower Mainland and has operated the waterjet division for over 20 years.

Metal Mart makes money through two primary channels: direct metal product sales on a per-unit/cut-to-length basis (quote-based, pay-as-you-go), and project-based professional services for custom fabrication, machining, and waterjet cutting. Its go-to-market combines a walk-in retail storefront with phone, email, and online quote-request forms targeting B2B buyers in machine shops, fabricating shops, and the aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, government, RV, signage, education, and agriculture sectors, as well as hobbyists and individual buyers. The company is privately held by the Brocklesby family, with no disclosed external institutional investors or funding rounds.

Name

Metal Mart (div. Of Civic Tool & Die Works Ltd.)

Legal name

Metal Mart CTD Industries Inc.

Website

https://metalmart.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metal Mart is a full-service metal center in Langley, BC supplying ferrous and non-ferrous metals with no minimum order, alongside precision waterjet cutting, CNC machining, welding, and custom fabrication for aerospace, automotive, marine, and construction clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Sales: Direct sales of ferrous and non-ferrous metals including aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, brass, copper, and cold finished steel bars. Products sold cut to length with no minimum order requirement.
2. Custom Fabrication: Custom metal fabrication services for kitchens, railings, stairs, awnings and various other projects using all types of metals.
3. Machining Services: Full machining services including turning, milling, shearing, bending, and cutting operations using conventional and CNC equipment.
4. Waterjet Cutting Services: Precision waterjet cutting services with 5-axis capability for 3D cutting, beveling, etching, and custom shape creation. Includes material sourcing, beveling, shipping, and complete component production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Metal Mart is a full-service metal center selling ferrous and non-ferrous metals cut to length with no minimum order, complemented by in-house machining (turning, milling, CNC and conventional), custom welding and fabrication, and precision 5-axis waterjet cutting. The Port Kells facility operates as both a walk-in retail metal store and a contract manufacturer for industrial customers.

Product overview

Metal Mart is a full-service metal center and fabrication facility (Div. of Metal Mart CTD Industries Inc.) offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal products and processing services. The core product offerings include seven primary metal types for sale: Alloy Steel (alloys 4140, 4340, 8620), Aluminum (angles, channels, T's, railing extrusions), Brass (sheet), Cold Finished Steel Bars (sheet, C1045 shafting, seamless tubing), Copper (hollow bar, round, flat), Hot Rolled Carbon Steel (sheet, plate, bar, angles, channels, beams, tubes), and Stainless Steel (sheet, plate, bar, angles, channels, pipe, tubing). These metal products are complemented by four key service divisions: Machining Services (turning, milling, CNC), Fabrication Services (custom welding and fabrication), Waterjet Cutting Services (precision 5-axis cutting up to 6ft x 12ft with +/- 0.005" tolerance), and Additional Metal Processing (shearing, burning, braking, bending, coatings, cutting, sandblasting). The company has been serving industry since 1975 from its Port Kells, BC location spanning over 10,000 sq ft.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alloy Steel

Quantifiable outcome

• No minimum order requirement enables purchases of any quantity
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ryerson Holding: Large North American metal service center with processing, fabrication, and distribution across hundreds of locations. Comparable as a metal service center competitor but operates at enterprise scale with industrial customer focus.
• Samuel, Son & Co. Canadian-headquartered metal processor and distributor with operations across North America. Comparable as a metal service center with processing capabilities, but at significantly larger scale than Metal Mart.
• Thyssenkrupp Materials North America: North American division of the German materials group, providing metals service center operations, processing, and supply chain services. Comparable as an industrial-scale metals service center competitor.
• Kloeckner Metals: Global metal service center and processor serving industrial customers across North America and Europe. Comparable in metals distribution and processing services, though at much greater scale and corporate complexity.
• Russel Metals: One of Canada's largest metal service center chains with broad product lines, processing services, and national distribution. Comparable as a Canadian metals distributor but operates at vastly larger scale and does not focus on retail/no-minimum orders.
• Reliance Steel & Aluminum: Largest US metals service center operator with 300+ locations and diversified processing services. Comparable as a broad-line metal service center, but at a vastly larger scale and corporate structure.

Direct peers

• Metal Supermarkets: Franchise-based metal service center network with a small-quantity, no-minimum-order retail model. Highly comparable to Metal Mart's walk-in, no-MOQ approach to selling ferrous and non-ferrous metals to walk-in and SMB customers.
• Triple-S Steel: Mid-sized metal service center with processing and fabrication capabilities serving industrial and construction customers. Comparable to Metal Mart in business model (sales + processing + fabrication), but with broader geographic reach.
• Industrial Metal Supply Co. US West Coast-based metal service center offering ferrous/non-ferrous sales plus processing (cutting, shearing, sawing). Comparable in product breadth and small-order retail focus, though serving a different geographic market.
• OnlineMetals.com: Online retailer of small-quantity metals with no-minimum-order policy serving hobbyists, prototypes, and small fabricators. Comparable to Metal Mart's low-MOQ retail model but delivered digitally rather than via walk-in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Metal-Mart-27043771118
• Instagraminstagram.com/metal_mart

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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