In the second installment in ID’s annual “Watch List,” a look at Beaver Drill and Tool Company, which has provided the Kansas City area and the Missouri Valley region with cutting tools and thousands of other industrial products for some seven decades.
See our debut Watch List profile here; for the complete list, read the January-February digital edition of Industrial Distribution magazine.
Beaver Drill & Tool
Nominated by: NetPlus Alliance
Top executive(s): Billy Vielhauer, president; Steve Smith, vice president
Headquarters: Kansas City, Kan.
Website: beaverdrill.com
Number of locations: 1
Key product categories: Cutting tools, abrasives, machinery
Total employee headcount: 9
Total SKU count: 11,250
Company commentary: Our family-owned and operated business distributes thousands of products used in a vast array of industries, including agricultural and automotive manufacturing facilities, CNC and manual machine shops, fabrication, heavy construction, MRO, and government, to name a few.
- Products include the following categories:
- Standard and high-performance cutting tools
- Abrasives
- Precision measuring tools
- Hand tools
- Specialty & MRO supplies
- Air & electric tools
- Manufacturing equipment
Over the past 70 years, Beaver Drill & Tool Company has committed to maintaining a large inventory of industrial products supported by some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry, conveniently located at our 10,000-square-foot distribution facility. We pride ourselves in building relationships and being problem-solvers.
Recent awards or recognition: 2018 Small Business Supplier Service Award from FM&T Honeywell
Do they offer e-commerce? Beaver Drill started an e-commerce platform approximately 10 years ago. The company is currently working on a complete overhaul of its website and e-commerce capability.
Recent company news: Beaver Drill recently completely remodeled and updated its office; staff moved into the updated facility in mid-December.
