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Phil Sponsler Joins Malco Products, SBC, Board of Directors

New line of professional grade tools delivers stronger and more reliable performance, backed by Malco’s 72-year commitment to quality. Malco Products, SBC, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality American-made hand tools, today announced the launch of Eagle Grip, its newest line of professional-grade locking tools. Eagle Grip Locking Tools are the first full […]

Malco Products, SBC awarded a 2022 Manufacturing Excellence Award for New Approaches from Twin Cities Business magazine.

Malco Products, SBC, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality, American-made tools for the HVAC trade (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), has been recognized by the Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) for its dedication to workplace safety and health. The company has maintained its MNSHARP certification since 2004.

Gunnerson recognized for outstanding leadership, marketing and sales expertise during 32 years with company

Malco is proud to manufacture award-winning tools! Our line of Impact-Grade Magnetic Chuck Drivers recently won a 2021 Metal Construction News Readers’ Choice award. The publication gave out the awards based on the highest number of leads generated by each product featured in its issues from September 2020 to August 2021. Featured in the November […]

Five HVAC professionals from across the U.S. honored with national recognition, $1,000 tool kit.

Malco Products, SBC, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality, American-made tools for professional use, announced that current President Rich Benninghoff has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

We’re thrilled to welcome our new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Scott Crane, to Malco. Equipped with an MBA in finance and international business, Scott has a 30+ year career that spans private/private equity-owned and public companies, from start-ups to Fortune 50. He’s a strategic, growth-oriented executive who leverages global expertise in general management and operations to drive substantial improvements in top and bottom-line performance.

Malco Earns Meritorious Achievement Award from Minnesota Safety Council

Malco Products, SBC, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality, American-made tools for professional use, announced that Rich Benninghoff will assume the role of President, following the retirement announcement of Mardon Quandt, who has served as Malco’s President since 2013.

Malco Earns Outstanding Achievement Award from Minnesota Safety Council

Five HVAC professionals from across the U.S. honored with national recognition, $1,000 tool kit

Malco Products recently introduced a new line of Impact-Grade Magnetic Chuck Drivers that drive screws faster and easier than any other tool.

Malco excellence in open-book management earns national award

Pro-favorite 1/4- and 5/16-inch cleanable, reversible magnetic hex driver from Malco now offers slimmer profile and improved flexibility

Malco’s C-Rhex Driver products recognized for excellence in product design.

Pro-favorite cleanable, reversible magnetic hex drivers now available in 5/16-in. and 3/8-in.

Five HVAC professionals from across the U.S. honored with national recognition, $1,000 tool kit.

Great Game of Business names Malco an All-Star Award Team member

Malco Products, SBC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of high-quality, American-made tools for professional use, announced that Don Schmidt, its former executive vice president, was recently appointed as chairman of Malco Product’s board of directors. Schmidt assumes the role from Paul Keymer, who served as board chairman since 1996. Schmidt retired from Malco in 2014 after […]

Malco annually donates more than $160,000 of in-kind tools and apparel to skilled trade education programs across the country

Malco Products, SBC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of high-quality, American-made tools for professional use, has been named a 2019 Top Workplace in Minnesota by the Star Tribune.

Malco earned the 2018 Meritorious Achievement Award in Occupational Safety, and is one of 294 employers to be honored through the 2019 awards program coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council. Malco Environmental Safety Manager Felix “Hap” Spooner was also recognized with the Arthur E. McCauley, Jr. Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Leadership Award for his leadership in workplace safety.

This marks the 15th consecutive year Malco has been on the list showcasing commitment to workplace safety and health.

“The HTI provides excellent opportunities for education, market research and insight into governmental regulations for our industry, and I look forward to helping further its mission amongst its members and hand tool users as a whole,” -Mardon Quandt

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recognizes Malco Products as Medium Manufacturer of the Year at the first-ever Business of Manufacturing Awards

Malco Products creates new manufacturing jobs and unveils new product as part of company expansion

We are saddened to report the death of Kevin Mark Keymer, age 72, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 12, 2018 of metastatic lung cancer. Services were private, with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Annandale MN on August 15.

Malco annually donates more than $130,000 of in-kind tools and apparel to skilled trade education programs across the country

“We are grateful to our employee owners and the Star Tribune for this recognition,” said Mardon Quandt, Malco president and CEO. “To be named a Top Workplace in the state of Minnesota is testimony to our employee-ownership culture, and our commitment to creating a safe, healthy and engaging work environment for Malco employees.”

Malco Receives Meritorious Achievement Award from Minnesota Safety Council for Excellence in Workplace Health and Safety.

Malco Products recently received award recognition as an Outstanding Disability Employer by the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

The Wright County Minnesota Economic Development Partnership recently named Malco Products SBC its High Economic Vitality Business of the Year for 2017.