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GreatNeckTools, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1919 (1919) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
FounderSamuel Jacoff
HeadquartersMemphis, Tennessee
Key people
James W.W. Saunders (CEO)
ProductsHand tools
Number of employees
700[1]
Websitewww.greatnecksaw.com

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

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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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References

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  1. ^ a b Bloomberg L.P. "Great Neck Saw Manufacturers Inc". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Jodi (2019-02-06). "Tool maker remains a family business after a century". Fox 5 New York. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. ^ GreatNeckTools. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  4. ^ Deutsch, Stuart (2014-05-08). "New Kobalt Screwdrivers are Made in the USA". Toolguyd. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  5. ^ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  6. ^ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  7. ^ GreatNeckTools (2025-02-17). "GreatNeckTools Launches STAK Knife and Tool Brand". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  8. ^ GreatNeckTools (2025-02-17). "GreatNeckTools Moves Corporate Office to Clark Tower, Strengthens Memphis Business Ties". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  9. ^ Great Neck Saw. "About Us". Retrieved 2025-08-27.
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