Founded in 1952, Lawson Products, a business of Lawson Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:LAWS), is the largest business division. Lawson Products is committed to helping customers resolve the challenges of their maintenance operations long term. Through a personal approach and technical know-how, we focus on making sure the right parts are always there to handle the job— so customers can be more productive and efficient. We call it Smarter Maintenance.

Headquartered in Des Plaines IL, with 2009 sales of $378 million, Lawson Products, Inc. sells and distributes specialty products to the industrial, commercial, institutional and government maintenance, repair and operations market (MRO) through Lawson Products and Rutland Tool and Supply. The Company also manufactures sells and distributes specialized component parts, with services to original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) through Automatic Screw Machine Products Company (ASMP), and Assembly Component Systems (ACS).

Lawson Products, Inc. sells products in all 50 states, Canada , Mexico, the Caribbean, and export products that support U.S. Military efforts in the Middle East and Europe. Lawson products has been recognized as one of The 50 Best Companies to Sell For by Selling Power magazine for the past seven years and has been ranked amongst Industrial Distribution's Big 50 for over 36 months.

As an industry leader, we consider our people the cornerstone of our business and recognize that they are the key to our continued success. We believe in providing a work environment that allows people to grow professionally, enable them to pursue their individual career goals for long-term success, recognize the value they can add to the team, and reward their accomplishments.

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