Merit was founded in 1945 to service the abrasives needs of the deburring and finishing industries through Industrial Distribution. Our traditional strength originated in innovative products such as our first product – Sand-O-Flex, the 6 inch Grind-O-Flex flap wheel, bore polishers and PowerLock FlexEdge discs.
Merit is known for its flexibility and focus on service. We strive to make the products our demanding marketplace requires. If one of our network of Industrial Distributors needs to find a creative and innovative solution to a problem for their customer, at Merit we say “yes we can”.
The challenge before Merit is how to take our solid foundation of innovation and flexibility and continue to respond to the changing needs of today’s Industrial Distributor. The Industrial Market demands a consistent, quality product available when it is ordered, and delivered when it is promised. With such a wide variety of products, how will Merit Abrasives rise to meet this challenge?
At Merit, our focus and our passion is abrasives. We are devoting the resources necessary to meet the needs of today’s most demanding customers and Industrial Distributors. At Merit, we strive to continue to provide world class service and quality by making the investments to constantly upgrade our equipment and processes.
Merit is “The” Specialty branch of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, the world’s largest abrasive company. With all of our traditional strengths and our new might behind us, at Merit, we not only know abrasives — we deliver!
Saint-Gobain Abrasives is a sector of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a multinational corporation with headquarters in Paris, France. Saint-Gobain operates more than 1,000 consolidated companies in 46 countries, employs over 170,500 people, with annual sales of over $33 billion. Saint-Gobain companies lead the world in a number of engineered materials market segments, including advanced ceramics, abrasives, insulation, containers, packaging, high-performance plastics, and building materials. Link to map of Saint-Gobain sites in the U.S.A. and Canada.