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{{Short description|American industrial supply company}}
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President James A. Delaney III
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CFO Larry Leive <ref>{{cite web | title=McMaster Supply Company Information| url=http://www.hoovers.com/mcmaster-carr-supply-company/--ID__135634--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml | accessdate=2007-01-09}}</ref>|
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'''McMaster-Carr Supply Company''' is a private American supplier of hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment. They function as a ] company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanson |first=Dana |date=2023-04-03 |title=20 Things You Didn't Know About McMaster-Carr |url=https://moneyinc.com/mcmaster-carr/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Money Inc |language=en-US}}</ref> The company was founded in 1901 and is based in ], ], with distribution centers in ], ]; ], ]; ], ] and ], ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of McMaster-Carr Supply Company |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4237623 |access-date=March 28, 2015 |publisher=] Business}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McMaster-Carr – Contact Us |url=http://www.mcmaster.com/#contact |access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> A new ] and regional ] began construction in May 2024 in ], ], with completion expected in 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Express |first=Dallas |date=2024-04-13 |title=Construction of McMaster-Carr distribution center in Fort Worth set to begin in May |url=https://dallasexpress.com/metroplex/mcmaster-carr-build-in-dfw-set-for-may/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |work=Dallas Express |language=en}}</ref>
'''McMaster-Carr Supply Company''' is a major supplier to industrial and commercial facilities worldwide, specializing in convenient delivery of ] (MRO) materials and supplies. The company is based in ], ], and has distribution branches in or near ], ], ], and ].


==History==
McMaster grew to be a supplier to thousands of businesses by always placing the ]'s needs first. Other than the 435,000 products in ], standard next day ], McMaster will ] of any product, regardless of condition, date of sale, ], or elsewise.<ref>{{cite web | title=McMaster help page | url=http://www.mcmaster.com/mcm/openhelp.asp?helpContext=return&browserOK=true | accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref><ref name=mcmasterway>{{cite web | title= The McMaster-Carr Way | url=http://imaginaryengineering.eponym.com/blog/TheMcMasterCarrWa | accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref> Perhaps the best known symbol of McMaster is the large, yellow ] containing the bulk of its product selection.
The company was founded in 1901 at 160 East Lake street in Chicago as the McMaster-Davis Supply Company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=68k1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA617 |title=The Railway Age |publisher=Wilson Company |year=1901 |volume=32 |page=617}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6W8aAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA93 |title=Directory of Combination Export Managers |publisher=] |year=1962 |location=Washington, D.C. |page=93}}</ref> Starting with $50,000 in investor capital, its founders were T.J. McMaster, a former ], and F.C. Davis, who had been a chief engineer in the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARwT0pHqYIcC&q=mcmaster+davis+supply+company++chicago&pg=PA331 |title=The International Steam Engineer |date=1903 |publisher=International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers. |year=1903 |language=en}}</ref> In 1904, an attorney with a background in mechanical engineering named Walter S. Carr purchased the company.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzEAAAAAMAAJ&q=%2522mcmaster+davis+supply+company%2522&pg=RA3-PA29 |title=The National Engineer |date=1904 |publisher=National Association of Power Engineers |year=1904 |language=en}}</ref> As early as 1908, the name of the company had been changed from McMaster-Davis to McMaster-Carr.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AEAxAQAAMAAJ&q=formerly+mcmaster-davis+supply+company&pg=PR2 |title=Directory of Stationary Engineers of the States of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin: Containing a List of Steam Plants, with Capacity and Name of Engineer in Charge; an Alphabetical List of Engineers in Chicago; Classified Telephone Directory of Manufacturers and Supply Houses; List of Associations, and Useful Information for the Engineer ... |date=March 3, 1908 |publisher=Stationary Engineers Directory Company |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Catalog" />


Harry and James Channon, the sons of Henry Channon the founder of the H. Channon company, a large Chicago distributor of maritime and steam engine supplies, later purchased the company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 11, 1919 |title=Channon to Pay $450,000 to Two Sons he 'Fired' |url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/clip/37912778/chicago_tribune/ |work=The Chicago Daily Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=17}}</ref>
===Catalog===
]Perhaps the best known symbol of McMaster is the large, yellow catalog containing the bulk of its product selection. This catalog is released yearly, currently in the 112th edition (November 2006).
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==Website== ==Catalog==
In 1908 the company printed and copyrighted its first catalog, at 506 pages in length.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 3, 1908 |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. Group 1. Books. New Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pFUcAQAAIAAJ&q=mcmaster+carr+8-10452&pg=PA567 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Catalog">{{Cite web |date=March 3, 1908 |title=The Engineer: With which is Incorporated Steam Engineering |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iqAiAQAAMAAJ&q=formerly+mcmaster-davis+supply+company&pg=PA298 |via=Google Books}}</ref> It releases its current catalog annually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LaPlace |first=Jules |date=August 28, 2013 |title=McMaster-Carr Catalog |url=http://designenvy.aiga.org/mcmaster-carr-catalog/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607160234/http://designenvy.aiga.org/mcmaster-carr-catalog/ |archive-date=2018-06-07 |access-date=March 28, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> The distinctive yellow print edition of the catalog is limited in distribution, sent primarily to established customers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sung |first=John |date=March 18, 2015 |title=Techronomicon: The McMaster-Carr Catalog |url=http://highway1.io/techronomicon-the-mcmaster-carr-catalog/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133612/http://highway1.io/techronomicon-the-mcmaster-carr-catalog/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 28, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref>
The McMaster-Carr ] has been used as a positive example of link rich design<ref>{{cite web | title=Lifestyles of the Link-Rich Home Pages | url=http://www.uie.com/articles/linkrich_home_pages | accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref> and good ]<ref>{{cite web | title=Examples of good and bad user interface | url=http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~paley/spring03/assignments/HW1/ah297/index.html | accessdate=2006-08-23}}</ref>. Even though the site allows access to over 400,000 products, it is easy to penetrate directly to the desired categories and compare alternatives. The website also includes useful design tips and expanations of material properties as well as a categorical search engine. Combined with the absence of order minimums, this makes McMaster-Carr a common source for parts used in ] and ], since often the customer has only a vague idea of what part they are looking for, or need to find available alternatives to custom made parts.


==References== ===Website===
McMaster-Carr's website ranked third among e-commerce sites in a 2002 study performed at Stanford University about trust and credibility, just behind ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fogg |first=B. J. |last2=Soohoo |first2=Cathy |last3=Danielson |first3=David |last4=Marable |first4=Leslie |last5=Stanford |first5=Julianne |last6=Tauber |first6=Ellen R. |date=November 11, 2002 |title=How Do People Evaluate a Web Site's Credibility? |url=http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/stanfordPTL.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034839/http://consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/stanfordPTL.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> The site intersperses design tips and explanations of material properties within product offerings.
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==See also== ===Mobile phone app===
The McMaster app was released in May 2013 for the ]<ref>{{Citation |last=Edman |first=Lenore |title=McMaster-Carr iPad App |date=June 18, 2013 |url=http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2013/mcmaster-carr-ipad-app/ |access-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> and March 2014 for ] devices.
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==External links== ==Awards==
In 2015 McMaster-Carr was recognized by customers, in a survey by ] business reviewer VendOp, as one of the top B2B vendors in the United States in multiple categories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unveiled: VendOp's Top 50 B2B Vendors List |url=https://www.vendop.com/best-vendor/2015/ |website=www.vendop.com}}</ref>
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== See also ==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.mcmaster.com}}


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American industrial supply company
McMaster-Carr
Company typePrivate
IndustryIndustrial supply
Founded1901; 123 years ago (1901)
HeadquartersElmhurst, Illinois
Number of employees3,001
Websitemcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr Supply Company is a private American supplier of hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment. They function as a business-to-business company. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Elmhurst, Illinois, with distribution centers in Robbinsville, New Jersey; Santa Fe Springs, California; Douglasville, Georgia and Aurora, Ohio. A new distribution center and regional headquarters began construction in May 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas, with completion expected in 2027.

History

The company was founded in 1901 at 160 East Lake street in Chicago as the McMaster-Davis Supply Company. Starting with $50,000 in investor capital, its founders were T.J. McMaster, a former stationary engineer, and F.C. Davis, who had been a chief engineer in the U.S. Navy. In 1904, an attorney with a background in mechanical engineering named Walter S. Carr purchased the company. As early as 1908, the name of the company had been changed from McMaster-Davis to McMaster-Carr.

Harry and James Channon, the sons of Henry Channon the founder of the H. Channon company, a large Chicago distributor of maritime and steam engine supplies, later purchased the company.

Catalog

In 1908 the company printed and copyrighted its first catalog, at 506 pages in length. It releases its current catalog annually. The distinctive yellow print edition of the catalog is limited in distribution, sent primarily to established customers.

Website

McMaster-Carr's website ranked third among e-commerce sites in a 2002 study performed at Stanford University about trust and credibility, just behind Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The site intersperses design tips and explanations of material properties within product offerings.

Mobile phone app

The McMaster app was released in May 2013 for the iPad and March 2014 for Android devices.

Awards

In 2015 McMaster-Carr was recognized by customers, in a survey by B2B business reviewer VendOp, as one of the top B2B vendors in the United States in multiple categories.

See also

References

  1. "McMaster-Carr's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding, Acquisitions". www.owler.com.
  2. Hanson, Dana (2023-04-03). "20 Things You Didn't Know About McMaster-Carr". Money Inc. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. "Company Overview of McMaster-Carr Supply Company". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  4. "McMaster-Carr – Contact Us". Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. Express, Dallas (2024-04-13). "Construction of McMaster-Carr distribution center in Fort Worth set to begin in May". Dallas Express. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  6. ^ The Railway Age. Vol. 32. Wilson Company. 1901. p. 617.
  7. Directory of Combination Export Managers. Washington, D.C.: USAID Office of Small Businesses. 1962. p. 93.
  8. The International Steam Engineer. International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers. 1903.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. The National Engineer. National Association of Power Engineers. 1904.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. Directory of Stationary Engineers of the States of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin: Containing a List of Steam Plants, with Capacity and Name of Engineer in Charge; an Alphabetical List of Engineers in Chicago; Classified Telephone Directory of Manufacturers and Supply Houses; List of Associations, and Useful Information for the Engineer ... Stationary Engineers Directory Company. March 3, 1908 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "The Engineer: With which is Incorporated Steam Engineering". March 3, 1908 – via Google Books.
  12. "Channon to Pay $450,000 to Two Sons he 'Fired'". The Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July 11, 1919. p. 17.
  13. "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books. New Series". March 3, 1908 – via Google Books.
  14. LaPlace, Jules (August 28, 2013). "McMaster-Carr Catalog". AIGA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-07. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  15. Sung, John (March 18, 2015). "Techronomicon: The McMaster-Carr Catalog". Highway1. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  16. Fogg, B. J.; Soohoo, Cathy; Danielson, David; Marable, Leslie; Stanford, Julianne; Tauber, Ellen R. (November 11, 2002). "How Do People Evaluate a Web Site's Credibility?" (PDF). Archived from the original on June 13, 2010.
  17. Edman, Lenore (June 18, 2013), McMaster-Carr iPad App, retrieved March 28, 2015
  18. "Unveiled: VendOp's Top 50 B2B Vendors List". www.vendop.com.

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