HYDRAULIC SUPPLIES LIMITED

What HYDRAULIC SUPPLIES LIMITED does

Hydraulic Supplies Limited is a UK-based specialist steel stockholder founded in October 1991 and operated as a family-run private limited company from a single warehouse and headquarters site at the Wednesbury Trading Estate in the West Midlands. The company supplies precision-engineered steel products used in the production and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and piston rods. Its core product portfolio comprises hard chrome plated bars in three grades (CK45 mild steel, 42CrMo4 alloy steel and 431 stainless steel), honed and smooth bore cylinder tubes (seamless EN10305-1 E355+SR and welded EN10305-2 E355+C), and continuously cast grey iron (Grade 250) and SG iron (Grade 400) bars, with non-standard sizes and cut-to-length services available on request.

The business operates a sales-led go-to-market model, leveraging a technically knowledgeable sales team to serve over 2,000 active accounts across the United Kingdom and Ireland in verticals including Engineering (primary), Freight, Farming, Automotive, Leisure, Film and Fitness. Revenue is generated through one-time unit sales of steel stock, with pricing based on material grade, size and quantity, and quote-based pricing for custom specifications. The company holds ISO 9001 quality management certification and operates its own despatch fleet complemented by freight carrier and courier partnerships, enabling same-day and next-day delivery as well as emergency same-day collections from a warehouse with capacity for up to 500 tonnes of stock.

Hydraulic Supplies Limited is independent, with no external investment, private equity or institutional ownership disclosed. It has no subsidiaries, no public ticker, no app or API presence, and no documented AI, digital platform or software offerings — the business model is fundamentally a physical industrial distribution operation. No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership changes or recent product launches are recorded in the available sources.

Name

HYDRAULIC SUPPLIES LIMITED

Legal name

Hydraulic Supplies Ltd

Website

https://hydraulicsupplies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hydraulic Supplies Limited is a UK family-run specialist steel stockholder, founded in 1991, supplying hard chrome plated bars, honed and smooth bore cylinder tubes, and cast iron bars to over 2,000 engineering and industrial accounts across the UK and Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Steel Stockholding for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Cylinders

NAICS

Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (33121), Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (331210), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing (333995)

SIC

Steel Pipe & Tubes (3317), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydraulic Components (Pumps, Motors, Cylinders) (IMAHAGAA), Pipe & Tube Manufacturing (Seamless & Welded OCTG/Line Pipe/Structural Tube) (IMAKABAI)

Keywords

• Hydraulic cylinder steel stock
• Hard chrome plated bar
• Honed bore cylinder tube
• Specialist steel stockholder
• Pneumatic cylinder materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Wednesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Steel Stock Sales: Sale of hydraulic cylinder components including honed tube, smooth bore tube, hard chrome plated bars, and cast iron bars. Products sold per unit with pricing based on material grade, size, and quantity. Bulk purchasing enables competitive pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hydraulic Supplies Limited is a specialist steel stockholder that supplies hydraulic cylinder honed tube, smooth bore tube, conticast grey iron bar, SG iron bar, and hard chrome plated bar to customers throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company stocks precision-engineered materials in mild steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel grades, with cut-to-length services, same-day and next-day delivery, and emergency breakdown support. Primary customers are engineering firms involved in the production and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and piston rods.

Product overview

Hydraulic Supplies Limited is a specialist steel stockholder offering a focused portfolio of precision-engineered steel products for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder applications. The core offering consists of hard chrome plated bars (mild steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel grades) and honed/smooth bore cylinder tubes (seamless and welded), complemented by conticast grey iron and SG iron cast bars. Non-standard sizes are available on request, and the company provides cutting services, same-day/next-day delivery, and material certification support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hard Chrome Plated Mild Steel Bar EN10083-2 CK45 / EN8 hard chrome plated mild steel bar with surface hardness of 900HV minimum and surface roughness of 0.2 micrometres maximum, supplied for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder applications.
• Hard Chrome Plated Alloy Steel Bar EN10083-3 42CrMo4+QT induction hardened alloy steel bar, corrosion tested to ISO standards, supplied for hydraulic cylinder piston rod applications.
• Hard Chrome Plated Stainless Steel Bar EN10088-3 1.4057 / AISI 431 stainless steel bar with corrosion test ratings, supplied for demanding hydraulic applications.
• Honed Bore Cylinder Tube (Seamless) EN10305-1 E355+SR seamless honed bore cylinder tube with H8 tolerance and bore surface finish of 0.40 micrometres maximum, supplied for precision hydraulic cylinders.
• Smooth Bore Cylinder Tube (Welded) EN10305-2 E355+C welded smooth bore cylinder tube with H9 tolerance and bore surface finish of 0.80 micrometres maximum, supplied for hydraulic and pneumatic applications.
• Conticast Grey Iron Bar (Grade 250) EN16482 EN-GJL-250C continuously cast round grey iron bar with typical hardness of 160-230 BHN, supplied for hydraulic cylinder applications.
• SG Iron Bar (Grade 400) EN-GJS-400-15C spheroidal graphite iron bar (SG iron) with typical hardness of 120-180 HV, supplied for hydraulic applications requiring superior strength.
• Cut-to-Length Steel Processing Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 2000 accounts throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aalco Metals: One of the UK's largest multi-metal stockists, offering stainless, aluminium, and engineering steel products with nationwide service centres. A larger incumbent that competes in overlapping product categories (steel tube, bar, chrome-plated bar) but with a far broader portfolio beyond hydraulic cylinder focus.
• Barrett Steel: Major UK steel stockholder and distributor with extensive product range including engineering bar, tube, and structural products. A larger incumbent with overlapping customer base in UK engineering and hydraulics, but operating at significantly greater scale across broader product categories.
• Voestalpine Steel Services: Global steel and steel-processing group with significant UK presence through service centres offering engineered bar, tube, and special sections. Competes in the high-spec engineering steel segment relevant to hydraulic cylinder manufacturing, but as part of a much broader European steel portfolio.
• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control technologies leader with a comprehensive hydraulic cylinder and component portfolio. Adjacent incumbent whose finished cylinders and components ultimately use the same honed tube and chrome bar stock that Hydraulic Supplies distributes, making it both a customer-channel peer and a downstream competitor for cylinder assembly work.

Direct peers

• Smiths Metal Centres: Long-established UK metal stockholder and distributor offering bar, tube, sheet, and plate in stainless, aluminium, and engineering steels. Comparable in product portfolio (including tube and bar for hydraulic and pneumatic applications) and in serving engineering OEMs and repair shops across the UK.
• Hillfoot Steel: UK engineering steel stockholder with extensive bar and billet range for forging, machining, and hydraulic cylinder manufacturing. Directly comparable as a specialist supplier into UK engineering customers with similar cut-to-length, next-day-delivery service and stockholding model.
• Masteel UK: UK-based specialist steel stockholder supplying plate, bar, tube, and structural sections to engineering, offshore, and construction markets. Directly comparable as a regional UK steel stockholder with a similar cut-to-length, next-day-delivery service model and overlapping customer base in engineering and hydraulics.
• Dawson Shannon: UK-based specialist steel stockholder focused on engineering steels, tool steels, and high-spec bar products for industrial and manufacturing customers. Comparable as a regional specialist with similar service model and overlapping customer base in UK engineering and hydraulics.
• Stainless Metal Supplies: UK stainless and engineering steel stockholder offering bar, tube, and sheet with cut-to-length and rapid delivery. Comparable as a regional UK stockholder serving engineering customers with adjacent product portfolio overlap, particularly in chrome-plated and stainless bar products.
• National Kwikmetal Services (NKS): UK steel service centre providing cut-to-length, same/next-day delivery of engineering bar, tube, and plate products. Directly comparable in the speed-of-delivery, regional-stockholder model serving UK engineering and manufacturing customers.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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