Tool King, Inc.

your tool for the best in steel strip and edging847.537.2881

  • Products
    • Low Carbon Steels
    • High Carbon Steels
      • C1075 Scaleless Tempered Spring Steel
      • Blue Polished Tempered Spring Steel
    • Coated Steels
    • Stainless Steels
    • Aluminum
    • Copper & Copper Based Alloys Including Beryllium
    • Toll Processing
  • Slitting
  • Edging
  • Packaging
    • Oscillate Coil Winding
  • Excess Metals
  • Inquiry
  • About Us
    • Job Opportunities
    • Supply Services
    • Processing Overview
    • Quality
    • Organization
    • Contacts
    • News

How did we get the name Tool King???

October 19, 2017

Our name “Tool King Inc.” would imply we are some type of tool and die shop or stamping facility but we are actually a metal service center supplying various grades of primarily narrow width slit metals in coil to the manufacturing industry.

Way back in 1976, Bjorn Hestad (our founder) incorporated Tool King, Inc. as a tool Steel distributor selling blocks of steel and drill rod to Tool & Die Shops for manufacturing dies. We were selling Tool Steel, and that is how we came up with the name “Tool King”.

Over the years, we sold less and less tool steel. In 1980 we moved into a warehouse, purchased our first metal slitting line and began distributing narrow width slit coils.

Fast forward to today. We now have six slitting lines, three skiving/oscillate winding lines and have not sold any tool steel in years, we have maintained our name because of the high quality reputation we have gained as a metals supplier to the manufacturing industry.

Categories: Our Company

Peter Hestad

About Peter Hestad

Peter began in the industry in 1970 as a helper on a slitting line at just 15 years old and continued to work through high school and college at SIU. After college, Peter joined a new startup metals distributor company for 5 years, and in 1980, he and his father started Tool King, Inc. Outside of his time as a member of the Spring Manufacturing Institute and Wheeling Chamber of Commerce, he enjoys spending time with my family, barbequing, fishing, and brewing craft beers. Reach Peter for questions and suggestions at phestad@toolkinginc.com.

Categories

  • Our Company
  • 2017
Tool King Inc.275 Larkin Drive, Wheeling, Illinois 60090847.537.2881
© Copyright 2023 Tool King Inc. All rights reserved.
Website Designed by Chicago’s ePageCity.com