Case Study: Zekelman Industries reduces vendor assessment time with BitSight

Mitigating third-party risks in complex manufacturing environments

Zekelman Industries, the largest privately held steel tube and pipe manufacturer in North America, needed a way to secure third-party vendors across 23 locations in the United States and Canada. Because downtime in its manufacturing facilities directly affects business performance, the company needed better visibility into vendor security, faster assessments, and stronger confidence in the controls used by business-critical partners. Zekelman Industries turned to BitSight, using BitSight Continuous Monitoring and BitSight Vendor Risk Management.

With BitSight, Zekelman Industries reduced vendor assessment time from a full day to under an hour while improving the quality and coverage of its reviews. The company also used BitSight’s external risk data to validate vendor security claims, support more evidence-based conversations, and prioritize internal security investments, helping security become a trusted advisor to the business rather than a roadblock.

Zekelman Industries

David Kehoe

Information Security Manager