GreatNeckTools (formally Great Neck Saw Manufacturing, Inc.) is an American company that manufactures and distributes hand tools, including wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, chisels, and automotive specialty tools.[1] The company is the largest privately owned tool manufacturer in the United States.[2]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1919 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| Founder | Samuel Jacoff |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee |
Key people | James W.W. Saunders (CEO) |
| Products | Hand tools |
Number of employees | 700[1] |
| Website | www |
The GreatNeckTools portfolio includes brands such as GreatNeck, OEMTOOLS, Sheffield, Mayes, BuckBros, and STAK,[3] as well as private label brands such as Husky and Kobalt.[4]
History
editIn 1919, Samuel Jacoff started a business in Pittsfield, Massachusetts manufacturing hacksaw blades. In 1929, he merged his business with Great Neck Manufacturing, another blade manufacturer. [5]
In 1941, they purchased a handsaw company and constructed a new plant in Mineola, NY where they remain today. By 1971, Sam and his four sons built GreatNeck in to a major force in the hand tool business by purchasing Buck Bros., a Massachusetts chisel company, and Mayes Brothers, a level company from Tennessee. They also added a plastic extrusion plant.[6]
In 2024, the name of the company officially changed from Great Neck Saw Manufacturing, Inc. to GreatNeckTools, Inc.
In 2025, GreatNeckTools launched the STAK knife and tool brand.[7] The company also moved its headquarters from Mineola, NY to Memphis, TN.[8]
Today, GreatNeck is a global supplier to the hardware, home improvement, sporting good, mass retail and automotive markets, and have distribution and manufacturing facilities around the world. [9]
Gallery
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A Sheffield brand utility knife.
References
edit- 1 2 Bloomberg L.P. "Great Neck Saw Manufacturers Inc". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jodi (2019-02-06). "Tool maker remains a family business after a century". Fox 5 New York. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ↑ GreatNeckTools. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ Deutsch, Stuart (2014-05-08). "New Kobalt Screwdrivers are Made in the USA". Toolguyd. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ GreatNeckTools (2025-02-17). "GreatNeckTools Launches STAK Knife and Tool Brand". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ GreatNeckTools (2025-02-17). "GreatNeckTools Moves Corporate Office to Clark Tower, Strengthens Memphis Business Ties". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
- ↑ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.