Private company

Iron Grip Barbell Company

Logo: irongrip.com3

American exercise equipment manufacturer

The Iron Grip Barbell Company is an American manufacturer of commercial free weight equipment based in Santa Ana, California.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1

The Iron Grip Barbell Company is an American manufacturer of commercial free weight equipment based in Santa Ana, California.2

The story

Founded in 1993, its website claims it is the only company that still manufactures a complete line of equipment in the United States.

Iron Grip holds many patents, and is internationally known.

From Wikipedia’s article on Iron Grip Barbell Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1993Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$975.0K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $975.0K in all. PPP loans $975.0K.$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2020 · PPP loans: $975.0K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$975.0K$975.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 15, 2020$975.0K PPP loan (first draw) from BMO Bank National Association5To IRON GRIP BARBELL COMPANY, INC., Santa Ana CA; $987.3K forgiven Jul 21, 2021