Since 1920 The Collins Companies has built its reputation as one of the Northeast’s most trusted industrial distributors of engineered specialties, pipe, valves, and fittings.

From power generation and process plants to OEM and MRO operations across the globe, we deliver the technical expertise, product depth, and responsive service that keep critical systems running. Beyond distribution, our in-house valve and compressor service divisions ensure reliability and performance where it matters most. Large enough to support major power projects yet personal enough to know our customers by name, we’re committed to being the value-added partner you can count on to make every dollar in your plant work harder.

The Collins Companies

The Collins Companies is the umbrella organization bringing together specialized industrial distribution, engineering, valve automation, valve service, compressed air, cutting tools, abrasives and MRO capabilities across the Northeast.

For more than 100 years, Collins has grown from a traditional pipe, valve and fitting distributor into a multi-division industrial solutions provider. Today, our family of companies gives customers access to specialized teams while providing the resources, inventory, engineering expertise and service capabilities of the larger Collins organization.

Whether you need PVF for a plant project, an automated valve package, safety valve testing, compressed air service, cutting tools or everyday MRO supplies, there is a Collins company built to support that need.

COLLINS PIPE & SUPPLY

Industrial PVF & Engineered Products

The foundation of The Collins Companies. Collins Pipe & Supply provides industrial pipe, valves, fittings, flanges and engineered specialties for power generation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, institutional, OEM, EPC and other process industries.

Core capabilities: Industrial pipe • Valves • Fittings & flanges • Engineered specialties • Steam products • Instrumentation • Project supply • MRO

COLLINS CONTROLS

Valve Automation & Flow Control — Maine

Collins Controls specializes in engineered valve and automation solutions, supporting industrial customers throughout Maine and the surrounding region. Its Bangor facility includes valve automation capabilities for assembling application-specific valve packages.

Core capabilities: Industrial valves • Automated valves • Electric and pneumatic actuators • Valve controls • Positioners • Limit switches • Solenoids • Engineered valve packages

NIAGARA CONTROLS

Engineered Valves, Automation & Flow Control — Upstate New York

Niagara Controls serves Upstate New York as a technical sales and stocking organization specializing in industrial valves, pressure relief devices and engineered flow-control products. Its Syracuse operation includes a 15,000-square-foot Valve Automation Center supporting custom automated valve assemblies.

Core capabilities: Industrial valves • Control valves • Pressure relief valves • Valve automation • Actuation • Engineered products • OEM support • Industrial gas applications

INTERNATIONAL VALVE & INSTRUMENT

Valve Testing, Repair & Field Service

International Valve & Instrument, or IVI, is the service arm of The Collins Companies for valve testing and repair. Based in Springfield, Massachusetts, IVI provides shop and field service for valves, actuators and related equipment and holds National Board VR Stamp #179 certification for pressure relief valve repair.

Core capabilities: Safety valve testing & repair • Line valve repair • Electronic on-site testing • In-line testing • Actuator repair • Hydraulic repair • Machining & fabrication • Heat exchanger tube and bundle repair

COLLINS COMPRESSORS

Compressed Air Equipment, Engineering & Service

Collins Compressors provides complete compressed air solutions, combining new equipment sales with system engineering, installation, preventive maintenance and repair capabilities. Its technicians service all major compressor brands.

Core capabilities: Rotary screw compressors • Oil-free compressors • Reciprocating compressors • Air dryers • Filtration • Condensate management • Nitrogen generation • Aluminum air piping • Preventive maintenance • Emergency service • Compressed air system optimization

WASHBURN-GARFIELD

Industrial PVF, Steam & Process Products — Worcester, MA

Washburn-Garfield brings decades of technical industrial distribution experience to The Collins Companies. From its Worcester location, the company supplies industrial valves, steam specialties, instrumentation, piping systems and engineered products while giving its customers access to the broader Collins service and engineering network.

Core capabilities: Industrial valves • Steam products • Instrumentation • Pipe & fittings • Grooved piping • Process products • Engineered specialties • MRO support

WAITES INDUSTRIAL

Cutting Tools, Abrasives, Safety & MRO

Waites Industrial expands The Collins Companies beyond traditional PVF into the manufacturing floor. The company specializes in cutting tools, abrasives, precision measurement products, safety products and MRO supplies for machining and industrial operations.

Core capabilities: Cutting tools • Carbide tooling • Abrasives • Grinding & finishing • Saw blades • Precision measuring tools • Gages • PPE • Safety products • Plant and MRO supplies

 

ONE RELATIONSHIP. MORE CAPABILITIES.

The advantage of The Collins Companies is that these capabilities don't operate in isolation.

A customer working with one Collins division can tap into expertise across the organization — from PVF and engineered valves to automation, valve repair, compressed air, cutting tools, safety products and MRO supplies.

That means fewer suppliers to manage, greater technical depth and one organization capable of supporting equipment from the initial project and installation through maintenance, repair and ongoing plant operations.

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