A Brief History On Abbott Supply LLC

Early in the 1920s, the Abbott family founded Abbott Automotive Supply in Quincy, Illinois, as a distributor of automotive parts and batteries to local automobile dealers and individuals.

In the mid-1970s, Jim Williams, a long-time employee of Abbotts, purchased the business from the Abbott family. Although the business continued as a distributor of automotive parts and supplies, Mr. Williams added industrial supplies to Abbott's product mix to support the industrial market in the Quincy area.

In 1993, Sam Leslie a long time employee purchased Abbotts.

In November 1998, The Harborstone Group, LLC (a partnership located in Quincy) purchased the assets of Abbotts from Mr. Leslie, and the company name was changed to Abbott Supply, LLC.

In an effort to grow the business and reach more industrial businesses in the market, Abbotts purchased the assets of two Midwest Hydra-line locations in December 2000. One in Quincy, Illinois, and one in Decatur, Illinois. These locations were consolidated with Abbott's location in Quincy. The addition of this business brought new products and expertise to the Abbott business, such as hydraulic hose, custom hose assembly, couplings and fittings and pneumatic tools.

In June 2017, Abbotts sold its Automotive parts and Body Shop supplies division to focus on industrial supplies and solutions. Abbotts retained its distributorships of Baldwin Filter and Bando Belts to continue to support its heavy equipment, fleet, and industrial customers.

Abbotts aims to offer quality industrial supplies with product knowledge, good customer service, and value.