# Zekelman Industries

> Zekelman Industries is a privately held, family-owned North American manufacturer that turns steel coil into structural tubing, pipe, electrical conduit, fittings, mechanical tubing and modular building systems. Its operating companies serve distributors, fabricators, contractors, engineers, OEMs and real-estate markets, while Z Modular extends the group downstream into the development, manufacture, construction and operation of multifamily housing. The company differentiates through domestic capacity, a broad product catalog, short lead times, automated logistics, engineering support and unusually deep control of the building supply chain.

- **Founded:** 1877
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** John Maneely (Founder of John Maneely Co., the 1877 predecessor business), Harry Zekelman (Founder of Atlas Tube, the core modern Zekelman business)
- **Team size:** More than 3,200 teammates as reported by the company in 2026; LinkedIn lists 1,001-5,000 employees.
- **Products:** Atlas Tube structural products, Wheatland Tube pipe and conduit, Sharon Tube precision tubing, Picoma fittings, Western Tube electrical products
- **Notable:** Built a company lineage stretching from John Maneely Co. in 1877 to North America's largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer., Opened the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill in Blytheville, Arkansas, in 2022, enabling domestic production of jumbo HSS., Reached a reported 3.3 million tons of annual steel production capacity across 17 U.S. facilities.

## Products & services

- **Atlas Tube structural products** — Hollow structural sections, jumbo HSS, straight-seam ERW pipe piles, mechanical tubing, Shuriken bolted-connection hardware, design tools and engineering support.
- **Wheatland Tube pipe and conduit** — Standard pipe, fire-sprinkler pipe, steel and aluminum electrical conduit, EC&N, strut, mechanical and solar tubing, fence framework and related finishes.
- **Sharon Tube precision tubing** — Precision electric-resistance-welded and Drawn Over Mandrel tubing for fluid-power, automotive, industrial and mechanical applications.
- **Picoma fittings** — Galvanized steel and aluminum elbows, couplings and nipples for electrical raceways.
- **Western Tube electrical products** — Steel and aluminum EMT, rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, accessories and strut for electrical contractors and distributors.
- **Z Modular** — Steel-framed modular manufacturing plus integrated site development, construction, leasing and operation of FLATZ and FUZE multifamily communities.
- **AIM inventory management** — A vendor-managed inventory service that uses distributor sales and stock data to simplify replenishment and improve inventory turns.
- **Maverick Pipe products** — U.S.-made PVC conduit, PVC fence products and strut channel offered through a joint venture serving electrical markets.

## Achievements

- Built a company lineage stretching from John Maneely Co. in 1877 to North America's largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer.
- Opened the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill in Blytheville, Arkansas, in 2022, enabling domestic production of jumbo HSS.
- Reached a reported 3.3 million tons of annual steel production capacity across 17 U.S. facilities.
- Built annual modular-building capacity of about 10 million square feet across the Z Modular platform.
- Invested more than $2.3 billion over the five years preceding January 2024 in facilities, modernization, modular factories and housing developments.
- Completed four Z Modular housing projects totaling 1,104 apartments by January 2024, with eight developments and 2,154 units then under construction.
- Opened a highly automated galvanized tube facility in Rochelle, Illinois, with capacity exceeding 300,000 tons annually.
- Made a $120 million expansion commitment in Mississippi County, Arkansas, in 2024.
- Developed more than 10,000 distinct pipe-and-tube product configurations and a vendor-managed inventory platform called AIM.
- Funded most of a 2021 Task Force Argo mission that evacuated 534 people from Kabul.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appointed Jason Nofziger as vice president of supply chain.
- **2026-04** — Appointed Jim Marsh as executive director of digital and mission critical infrastructure, sharpening the company's focus on data-center demand.
- **2026-03** — Named Jean-Marc Athanassiadis president of Sharon Tube and awarded C$30,000 through its Buy Canadian initiative.
- **2026-01** — Appointed Meredith Peck chief financial officer as part of a planned transition.
- **2025-11** — Announced a legal victory affecting the use of Mexican-made steel conduit in Pennsylvania public works projects.
- **2025-08** — Created a vice president of AI and innovation role and appointed Jason Pappas to lead AI, predictive analytics and intelligent automation efforts.
- **2025-03** — Promoted Mickey McNamara to president of Zekelman Industries and Tom Muth to president of pipe and tube.
- **2025-03** — Rebranded Wheatland Tube's five-step hot-dip zinc process as HDZ Coat.
- **2024-10** — Formed a joint venture with Maverick Pipe for PVC conduit, PVC fence products and strut channel.
- **2024-04** — Unveiled a $120 million manufacturing expansion and workforce-training initiative in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

## Links

- Website: https://www.zekelman.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zekelman-industries
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/zekelmanInd
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/zekelmanindustries
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zekelmanind/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZekelmanIndustries

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Last updated: 2026-08-11