Great Neck Saw

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]

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

In 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, almost a century later, a third and fourth generation are carrying Samuel and Sarah’s commitment to quality and value. They have made GreatNeck a leading global supplier to the hardware, home improvement, sporting good, mass retail and automotive markets, and have distribution and manufacturing facilities around the world. [9]

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External links

• GreatNeckTools Corporate Website
• GreatNeckTools Retail Website
• GreatNeckTools Previous Corporate Website