We’re a Family Company. This means we go beyond providing employment, fostering trade, creating products and services that consumers want or need. Our foundation are family values, and family values are also the backbone of a functioning society. Founded in 1949 by Thomas Benedict Laughlin and Gaston de Gannes, the company is now led by a third generation of businessmen, having passed from fathers to sons twice..

The commitment of the Laughlin and de Gannes families has been absolute – supported by their spouses and other family members. We are not in the business of simply doing business. Our mission lies in reaching out to meet the needs of our customers, and we pledge to rise to the challenges and revolutionize the ways by which we can continue to fulfill that mission, even amidst the unforeseen.

Brands sold and/or distributed include:
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AION
ABLE
AMES
APLUS
ARROW FASTENER
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
BACHO
B&B
BLACK & DECKER
BRIDGESTONE
CDI
CH HANSON
CHICAGO PNEUMATIC
CHIKARA
CM
COSCO
CUSTOM LEATHER CRAFT
CYCLO
DELTA
DENSO
DESIGNER EDGE
DEWALT
DORCY
DREMEL
ELMERS
EMPIRE
ENERPAC
FALLTECH
FIRESTONE
FIRMAN
FLEXEEL
FLEXON
FRAM
GEARWRENCH
GLEASON
GMB
GOJO
GORILLA GLUE
HENKEL
HENRY
HERRERO
HIBARI
ICHIBAN
INGERSOL RAND
INTERTAPE
JAZ
JOHN BEAN
KDD
KLEIN
KLINGSPOR
KRYLON
KUMHO
LASKO
LENNOX
LOUISVILLE
LPS
LUMAX
MAGLITE
MAJIC
MAS APAC
MICHELIN STEALTH, RAINFORCE, RADIUS
MIDWEST CAN
MILWAUKEE 
MITM
MITUTOYO
MK MORSE
MTD LAWNMOWER
NOZOMI
NPC
ONSITE
OPTIMA
OT
PACIFIC LASER SYSTEM
PALMGREN
PELICAN
PERFORMANCE TOOL
POWERMATE
PRESTONE
PRIME WIRE & CABLE
PROMAX
PYLON
PYROIL
REED
RIDGID
RING
ROCKET BATTERIES
ROTARY LIFT
RUBBERMAID
RUSTOLEUM
SAMOA
SCHUMACHER
SGS BURRS
SHELL LUBRICANTS
SHOP VAC
SIMPLEX
SNAP ON TOOLS
STANLEY
STARRETT
TACTIX
TAIGI
THOR
TORO
TURTLE WAX
WAGNER
WALKER
WILLIAMS
WRIGHT TOOLS
YARDSMITH

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