Granite City Tool has been a manufacturer and distributor for the stone industry since 1885 and is now in its third generation of same-family ownership. We are proud of our nearly 120 years of experience in the stone tooling business and we attribute this longevity to having built a solid reputation for providing our customers with high-quality products through reliable and expedient service.
Through our 120 years of service, we have expanded to better serve the industry. In addition to stone and monument divisions, Granite City Tool now includes divisions in: stone countertops, concrete countertops, Thawzall ground-heating systems, and Granite City Rental to support contractors' professional equipment and supply needs.
Granite City Tool customers can be assured that we constantly strive to be the best that we can be. We offer only tried and proven products, strive to always provide the best pricing, and pride ourselves on reliable service. All in-stock orders are shipped the same day, if called in before noon. Headquartered in Waite Park Minnesota, with distribution centers in the Northeast and centers in the West opening soon, customers in most parts of the U.S. can receive shipments in one to two days.
Mission Statement
Granite City Tool's most important function is to be part of our customer's team and to satisfy their needs in order to help them create success, as they help to create our success. We will continue to attain the highest quality products for the lowest prices and pass these benefits onto our customers. We will also maintain our integrity in our ability to be the most diverse service and product oriented supplier for the Stone Industry. We will continue from our history into our future, to be innovators and inventors of new technologies for this industry.
Products
Granite City Tool is "Everything for Stone". We are the one-stop provider for all your stone supply needs. As an international distributor of diamond tools and manufacturing equipment for the: concrete, masonry, construction, natural and engineered stone fabrication, tile and monument industries, Our products include complete lines of:
- Industrial equipment: CNC machines, gantry saws, rail saws, diamond wire saws, tiles saws, edger machines, radial arm machines, slab polishing machines, hydraulic stone splitters, etc.;
- Tooling for every machine used in the stone industry such as: CNC diamond profiles, diamond blades, diamond router bits, diamond polishing pads, silicone carbide grinding wheels, diamond grinding wheels, etc.;
- Hand tools: carbide and steel hand chisels and hammers, stone splitting wedges and shims, waterfeed angle grinders and saws, stone hammer drills and much more;
- Safety equipment;
- Stone slab equipment for monument setting and handling;
- Sandblast equipment and abrasives, air compressors, stencils and lettering systems, and dust extracting systems;
- Stone cleaning, adhesives and repair products;
- Shop set-up packages for stone countertop fabrication and monument fabrication. Packages include options to purchase or lease equipment..
Granite City Tool Divisions:
Stone Countertop Division: "Everything for stone working" has been our motto for over 100 years. Granite City Tool has the most complete line in the industry of tools, equipment, and supplies to fabricate natural stone countertops
Monument Division: Located in a natural granite quarry area of Minnesota, Granite City Tool's Monument Division is available to service all your monumental needs. Granite City Tool is a full line supplier of sandblast equipment, abrasive, adhesives, handling equipment, dust filtration systems, Lichichrome paints, and stencil cutting system (plotters). Granite City Tool is also a member of the Monument Builders of North America.
Concrete Counter Tops: Granite City Tool is the exclusive distributor of Milestones products. Milestones fiber cast self consolidating concrete mix is a two part premix. It's a high strength countertop mix loaded with alkaline resistant high strength fibers and desifying agents. The pre-measured liquid component has a high quality acrylic polymer and high-end super plasticizer. The premix is available in eight standard colors as well as natural. Also available are the Milestones countertop molds; the latest in multi-usable, multi-profile counter top molds.
Granite City Rental:
- Air Compressors - Granite City Tool and Granite City Rental are national distributors of many types of stationary and portable air compressors Warranty, service and installation are offered for our customers. Granite City Rental is your complete industrial air compressor headquarters. Maintenance programs and a full warranty service center are available on many name brand manufacturers. A knowledgeable sales staff is on hand offering competitive pricing on all sizes from 5hp to 350 hp compressors.
- Aerial Equipment and Contractor Supplies, division of Granite City Tool, services the Minnesota market for construction / contractor rental of all aerial lift equipment along with all other professional equipment / supplies to satisfy contractors' needs to finish the job.
Thawzall: - Still on Schedule at 30 below - Granite City Rental is the largest dealer in the country for this innovative Thawzall portable hydronic heating system. Thawzall provides the contractor with the latest innovation in ground frost removal/prevention, concrete curing, pre-pour warming and temporary heat. In normal soil conditions, it will thaw a foot a day. There is no limit to the size area to be thawed. From a 10 sq. ft. area to 100,000 sq. ft. plus. We provide a turnkey package of consulting and set-up or simply a rental. Contractors using a Thawzall enjoy the benefit of being able to schedule all their subcontractors based on the proven reliability of a Thawzall to get the job done efficiently and inexpensively. Thawzall benefits both large and small, commercial and residential job sites. Previous Thawzall job sites include: Minneapolis Convention Center, Hubert H. Humphrey and Main Terminal expansion, Target Superstore, Walker Art Center, and Menards, just to name a few.
