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HISTORY

PDQ Tooling was started by Dick Wier in 1965.  At the time, he had 7 children with one more on the way.  

Running a family screw machine house for many years, Dick had become familiar with carbide cutting tools and was approached by Manchester Tool Company to represent their products.  

Seeing an opportunity to make a living for himself and his ever growing family, Dick courageously stepped out of a stable income to become a representative on a flexible income.  With an intimate knowledge of how everything worked in the real world, he -with his wife Alice began to cover Wisconsin for various carbide tooling manufactures.    It was Alice's foresight that brought us into the distribution side of sales.  Buying in bulk and selling in pieces.

The beginning lines were Manchester, PDQ QuickChange and PDQ Layout Machines.   Which we still represent in their various forms after 40 years.

Within just a few years, business was booming, so they hired his brother Lou.

Fast forward 40+ years.   Dick has been retired from PDQ for over 20 years.  7 of his children -all brought up in the cutting tool market- still run the company.    Though the company isn't "Just a family business",  all the employees are treated like family. 

We pride ourselves in the intimate working of all of the products that we represent.  We continue to be selective in the companies we represent-knowing that quality always comes before price.  We believe that "poor quality will be remembered long after low price is forgotten". (Leon M.Cautillo)