Founded in 1870, Fiske Brothers Refining Co., now Lubriplate Lubricants Co., is the oldest independent lubricant manufacturer in the United States.  Our Company is privately owned and incorporated under the laws of the state of New York.  

The corporate, financial, and sales headquarters are in Newark.  The Toledo facility manufactures all of our products.  There are distribution warehouses at both the Toledo and Newark facilities.  The Company produces a full range of both synthetic, long life and petroleum-based industrial lubricants. Synthetic lubricants account for nearly 20% of the Company’s sales which far-exceeds the lubricant industry’s synthetic product sales growth. 

LUBRIPLATE Brand NSF H-1 registered food machinery lubricants are the top ranked brand products in preference and awareness by food and beverage processing plant machinery maintenance engineers and procurement executives. The readers of FOOD PROCESSING magazine, a leading worldwide trade journal for the food and beverage industry, has voted LUBRIPLATE as their favorite lubricants’ supplier for three consecutive years.

LUBRIPLATE Lubricants are sold throughout the world by industrial, construction, power transmission, bearing, and automotive and marine warehouse distributors.  Also, regional independent oil companies sell LUBRIPLATE Lubricants in addition to their own private brands. 

The Company is ISO-9001 registered and ISO-21469 compliant.

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Richard Mc Cluskey

Richard McCluskey Jr.

The Technical Operations team at Lubriplate Lubricants Co. is responsible for ensuring the efficiency and quality of manufacturing processes. This team integrates engineering and technology solutions, manages quality control, and oversees machinery lubrication to maintain optimal production standards. They also utilize advanced software and IT systems to enhance operational performance, ensuring compliance with industry standards and supporting the company's commitment to high-quality lubricant products.

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