Salco, Inc. was founded in 1947, originally
as Fischer Staple and Supply, Inc. The company began as a regional dealer
of industrial and commercial stapling and shipping room products. Previously,
its founder, Robert Fischer, was with one of America’s original
manufacturers of stapling tools and staples, the Markwell Manufacturing
Company. In accepting that company’s invitation to open a Markwell
dealership in 1947, he laid the foundations for the modern Salco
and established its hallmarks of innovation, product knowledge, and
customer service.
From the beginning, we earned our reputation as a leader in the staple
industry with such innovations as staple gun tackers specially engineered
for the installation of telephone and power cabling, and unique divergent-leg
staples that permitted the fire-proof installation of ceiling tile materials
with pneumatic tackers – both firsts in the staple industry.
In the mid-1950’s the company initiated joint-ventures with major
European manufacturers for the production and marketing of stapling
tools and products new to the U.S. market. With a change of name from
Fischer Staple and Supply to Salco, Inc.,
we grew to become a well-known North American distributor of the finest
industrial and commercial heavy-duty stapling tools and products available.
Names such as Isaberg-Rapid, AB, Romeo-Maestri, SpL, and Josef
Kilberg, AB were brought to the American market by Salco,
and earned their reputations and brand loyalty by virtue of our unmatched
customer support and after-sales service.