Posted July 21, 2011
Steiner Electric forms Steiner Industrial Supply
Steiner Electric Company, headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Ill., announced the merger of the Crown Industrial Supply Division with Inland Cutting Products and the
Industrial Sling Company.
The combined companies will be known as Steiner Industrial Supply.
Founded in 1982, Inland Cutting Products, headquartered in Countryside, Ill., is a distributor of name-brand industrial metalworking supplies and equipment. Inland's focus has been the steel processing and metalworking industry in the greater Chicago area, Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, providing integrated supply solutions, product application and other services.
Steiner, founded in 1916, is the largest independent distributor for electrical supplies in northern Illinois. In addition to being a large lighting, motor, drives and motor repair, generators and automation products distributor, Steiner entered the industrial supply business in 1998 with the acquisition of Crown Industry Supply Company.
"With the announcement of Inland Cutting Products, we combine the strength of two teams, industry-leading manufacturers and a strategic customer base into one organization," said Richard Kerman, Steiner Electric president and chief operating officer.
Daniel Bruch, president of Inland Cutting Products and Mark O'Brien, general manager, will oversee the merged organizations. Bruch, who founded Inland Cutting Products and has guided its continuous growth, will be president of Steiner Industrial Supply. He is an industrial engineer with comprehensive knowledge of the industry.
"I am excited by this opportunity to expand our customer programs. Inland provided excellent customer service to become the leading distributor for band saw blades, cutting tools, metalworking fluids and lubricants. The new Steiner Industrial Supply will take advantage of the synergy from combining our companies to provide the most effective customer support in our market place. Premier products, unsurpassed product knowledge and excellent technical application support will be at our core," said Bruch.
