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Butler Bros. Industrial Supply
🇺🇸 United States
1952101-200 peopleDistributor/Wholesaler/Trading Company/Service Company
Established brand
Product customization
Multinational enterprise
Shipments
26
Key customer
MACBROUT ENGINEERING
Key market
🇮🇹 Italy
Description
Butler Bros. Industrial Supply is a family-owned and operated industrial distributor and wholesaler headquartered in Lewiston, Maine. Founded in 1952, the company has grown to become New England’s largest independent full-line industrial distributor, employing between 130 and 200 people. Operating from a 68,000 sq. ft. headquarters and multiple branch locations across New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and New Hampshire, the company serves customers across 35 states and international markets including the Caribbean.
As a comprehensive MROP (Maintenance, Repair, Operating, and Production) supplier, Butler Bros. offers millions of products across diverse categories. Core product lines include metalworking and cutting tools (carbide, cobalt, and HSS endmills), abrasives, safety and PPE, fasteners, power and hand tools, and janitorial supplies. They also specialize in coolants, lubricants, and material handling equipment, representing thousands of brands such as Blaser Swisslube.
Beyond product distribution, the company provides turnkey supply chain solutions and value-added services. These include Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) with point-of-use vending, on-site stockroom management, and custom engineered tooling services such as regrinds and resharpening. Their technical capabilities extend to machinery sales and service, robotics, factory intelligence, and custom packaging solutions. With its own fleet of box and tractor-trailer trucks, Butler Bros. focuses on delivering cost savings and operational efficiency to a wide range of manufacturing and industrial clients.