| March 1963 |
B.E. Atlas Co. is born.
From long established roots in the hardware industry 2 small wholesalers, Atlas Wholesale and B&E Supply plus outside sales talents merge and move to larger 5,000 sq. ft. facility. |
| 1970 |
B.E. Atlas changes format to cash and carry cost plus 10% in an attempt to give independent hardware dealers low cost source of supply to fight the Ace & Tru Value coops. Computerization is here. |
| 1972 |
B.E. Atlas moves to current 57,000 sq. ft. facility and begins 60 hour per week schedule. |
| April 1975 |
Our 2nd Location
Atlas South, Inc. is born with acquisition of Ashland wholesale and move into 53,000 sq. ft. south side facility. |
| 1987 |
Founding fathers yield to 2nd generation after a combined apprenticeship of 38 years between 3 sons and son-in-law. |
| 1989 |
B.E. Atlas becomes member of ProGroup, Inc. to strengthen purchasing power and vendor relationships. |
| 1995 |
National Sales department formed to sell and service vendor referrals of "orphan customers" looking for a source of supply. |
| 1996 |
Feeder services to local chain stores begins. |
| 1997 |
Field sales force added to new industrial tool sales program to fill void in market resulting from failure of local specialty tool wholesaler. |
| Nov. 1998 |
BEAtlas.com is launched as the newest frontier for B.E. Atlas Co. into the 21st century. |
