Metal Supermarkets Welcomes New Ownership at Jacksonville Store
New Owners for Premier Metal Supplier Bring Proven Leadership and Industry Expertise to Customers in Jacksonville
December 1, 2025 | Jacksonville, Florida – Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, is pleased to announce Prakrut Bhavsar and Suresh Patel as the new owners of its Jacksonville store. Bringing proven experience and a strong commitment to customer satisfaction, Bhavsar and Patel are excited to assume this successful store’s operations and continue its tradition of providing outstanding customer service to local businesses and residents.
Metal Supermarkets Jacksonville, which first opened in May 2017, is the one-stop shop for metal-buying professionals, businesses and hobbyists, offering over 8,000 shapes, types and grades of metal to help customers find the products they need. Brandishing its signature, world-class customer service, Metal Supermarkets is the trusted metals supplier for local manufacturers, machinists, tool and die shops, hospitals, hotels, schools, homeowners, hobbyists and more in Jacksonville.
Prakrut Bhavsar: Experienced Metal Supermarkets owner with a passion for customer service
Under the store’s new ownership of Bhavsar and his business partner, Patel, Metal Supermarkets Jacksonville will employ a team of six employees. Bhavsar has a deep understanding of the Metal Supermarkets business model and a background in data analytics and business management. He acquired the Nashville-based Metal Supermarkets store in 2024 and is also set to open his third store in San Antonio, Texas later this year.
“We look forward to servicing the metal needs of customers in Jacksonville,” said Bhavsar. “Our team is excited to take this well-established local business to new heights and service even more customers in need of a reliable and fast metal supplier.”
Passionately providing metal for over 300,000 customers worldwide
Each Metal Supermarkets location provides solutions to customers’ metal needs in both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer categories with a diverse product base and no-minimum order quantity.
“We are thrilled to have Prakrut Bhavsar expanding his Metal Supermarkets ownership with the Jacksonville store, along with Suresh Patel,” said Ryan Pryznyk, President and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. “We have been continually impressed by Prakrut’s leadership at his other store and have seen firsthand how his commitment to exceptional customer service drives every aspect of his operations.”
As the premier metal destination for metal hobbyists, homeowners, businesses and more, Metal Supermarkets Jacksonville offers same-day delivery and custom cutting, drilling and shearing services to meet the needs of a wide and diverse variety of customers.
Located at 13913 Duval Rd., #300, Jacksonville, Florida, 32218, Metal Supermarkets Jacksonville will service Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. It is open five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
For additional information about Metal Supermarkets Jacksonville, visit www.metalsupermarkets.com/location/jacksonville/.
ABOUT METAL SUPERMARKETS
Celebrating 40 years of operation, Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, has over 130 brick-and-mortar stores across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with 15 franchise locations in development. Known for its speed and convenience, Metal Supermarkets sells a wide variety of metals, including Aluminum, Hot-Rolled Steel, Cold-Rolled Steel, Stainless Steel, Alloy Steel, Galvanized Steel, Tool Steel, Brass, Bronze and Copper. With highly specialized staff, customers can get the metal they need cut to size, with a wide variety of value-added metal processing services available, including Production Cutting, Shearing, Plate Cutting, Bending, Drilling, Hole Punching, Notching, Delivery, and more. For more information about how Metal Supermarkets is helping customers today and tomorrow, visit the Metal Supermarkets website, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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