One Company. Many Solutions.
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. Serving New England and New York specifically.
The Collins Companies Structure
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.
The Collins Companies 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.
Our Companies & Divisions
Collins Pipe & Supply -East Windsor, CT and Scarborough, ME
Industrial PVF, valves, fittings, flanges and engineered products.
Collins Controls-Bangor, ME
Industrial valves, valve automation, actuation and controls.
Niagara Controls - New York State
Engineered valves, pressure relief products and valve automation serving Upstate New York.
International Valve & Instrument (IVI) -Springfield, MA
Valve testing, pressure relief valve repair, field service and related repair capabilities.
Collins Compressors -East Windsor, CT
Compressed air equipment, system solutions, installation, maintenance and repair.
Washburn-Garfield -Worcester, MA
Industrial PVF, steam, process and engineered products.
Waites Industrial -Worcester, MA
Cutting tools, abrasives, precision tools, safety products and MRO supplies.
Serving New England & New York
The Collins Companies provides industrial products, engineered solutions and specialized services throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and New York.
Through our network of specialized divisions and locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New York, we provide customers throughout the Northeast with local sales and technical expertise backed by the capabilities of the entire Collins organization.
Our divisions include Collins Pipe & Supply, Collins Controls, Niagara Controls, International Valve & Instrument, Collins Compressors, Washburn-Garfield and Waites Industrial.
Together, these companies provide industrial PVF, engineered valves, valve automation, valve testing and repair, compressed air systems and service, cutting tools, abrasives, safety products and MRO supplies across the region.
For OEMs, EPCs, and major projects, The Collins Companies also supports customers nationally and globally.
Our History
1920
Collins Plumbing Supply opens in Holyoke, MA
1973
Larry O’Toole, new owner, changes the name to Collins Pipe and Supply
1983
Brian Tuohey comes to work for O’Toole, as VP of Sales
1998
Brian Tuohey becomes owner of Collins Pipe & Supply
2007
Collins expands into Syracuse and Buffalo, with Niagara Controls
2010
Collins expands into Maine with two branches, Bangor and Scarborough
2012
Collins acquires Burns Cascade in New York
2015
Collins purchases Power House Supply
2019
Collins enters the service sector, with the acquisition of International Valve and Instrument
2022
Grassroots startup of our compressed air divisions, Collins Compressors
2024
Collins purchases Washburn-Garfield and Waites Industrial in Worcester, MA