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Our History
Six family generations serving the needs of the industrial market
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1897
Leon Frey Sr. launches The Frey Company, a hardware store in downtown NYC
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1925
Leon' son, Herbert Frey, joins the family business
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1947
Herbert Frey sells over 10,000,000 Hollow Ground Nesting Screw Drivers
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1955
The Frey Company evolves into a wholesale distributor based on Warren Street in NYC selling the New Process Twist Drill brand to the industrial market
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1964
Leon H. Frey, Herbert's son, joins the family business. His vision to sell the highest quality, top performing tools is still held today.
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1965
The Frey Company becomes Champion Twist Drill Corp, now selling a wide variety of twist drills and countersinks
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1971
The Brute XL5 Drill is engineered to be the first premium HSS twist drill for drilling through stainless steel using a handheld power drill
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1975
High Speed Steel gun taps are introduced as a faster way to thread holes in through-hole applications
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1980
Leon Frey develops the SA80 Car Reamer, an innovative maintenance tool designed to enlarge and align existing holes in steel
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1984
Lowell Frey, Leon's son, is the fifth generation family member to join Champion
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1985
Champion Twist Drill Corp becomes Champion Cutting Tool Corp, serving the needs of industrial consumers with a wide variety of high quality tools
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1993
Champion's carbide burs, with unique Titanium Nitride Coating, are immediately embraced by users who value quality and performance
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1996
Champion launches RotoBrute and becomes an industry leader in magnetic drill press systems
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2004
Champion's carbide tipped hole cutters consistently outperform bi-metal hole saws when cutting large diameter holes in steel
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2015
Allison Frey, Lowell's daughter, proudly joins the family business
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2018
Champion disrupts the circular saw blade market, introducing Brute RZR metal cutting circular saw blades with Cermet teeth- an innovative new material that cuts cooler and longer than carbide
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2019
Champion expands it's reamer line with the Brute XSR Step Reamer- the ultimate maintenance tool for reaming holes in steel- each tool has 5 drill sizes
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2020
Champion proudly acquires Mercer Industries, which is recognized for its strong line of coated and bonded abrasives. Significant parallels exist between Mercer and Champion, including a history rooted in NYC and a family-like culture.