KBC Tools & Machinery

KBC Tools and Machinery, originally known as Kabaco Tools, was founded in 1965. KBC began as a catalog house, selling surplus and English tools to the metalworking industry at a discount. The company's original home was 1,000 square feet of rental space on Eight Mile Road. In the 1980s, the company purchased a supplier's business in California, just outside of San Francisco, and the first KBC branch was born. Following the success of its first branch, the company added the first Canadian branch just outside of Toronto, Ontario. KBC Tool and Machinery is headquartered in Sterling Heights, Mich., and has a total of nine locations in North America.