Scot Laboratories is a manufacturer of cleaning supplies selling into industrial, commercial, and retail channels. Scot Laboratories is a division of the Scott Fetzer Company and privately held by Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated.
Scot Laboratories, based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was originally founded in 1962 to manufacture carpet cleaning and floor care products for The Kirby Company. Shortly after the business was established, the product line was expanded to include all types of cleaning products marketed under the Scot’s Commercial Products brand name.
Scot Laboratories became a division of The Scott Fetzer Company in 1971, which is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio and owns The Kirby Company, Cleveland Wood Products (a supplier to the vacuum and floor care industry), and a number of other divisions.
Today, Scot Laboratories remains a key supplier to The Kirby Company. In addition, we have built a reputation as a premium supplier of carpeting and floor care solutions. Many of our current customers are leading equipment manufacturers who have partnered with Scot Laboratories to develop and supply cleaning solutions that optimize the performance of their equipment. These products are marketed under the customer’s brand name, dual labeled, or sold as Scot’s TUFF brand.
Scot’s TUFF products are sold through industrial and commercial distributors. We manufacture and market more than 200 SKU’s in the categories of carpet care, floor strippers, floor finishers/sealers, cleaners and degreasers, disinfectants and washroom products.
Scot Laboratories also manufactures and distributes a number of unique retail cleaning products through specialty distribution channels as well as major chains including Amway, Albertsons and Menards. These products are generally niche, high-value products.
