Lawson Products, Inc. is a distributor of products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental maintenance, repair, and operations marketplace (MRO). The company's product categories include fasteners, chemicals, abrasives, hydraulics, cutting tools and machinery, electrical, automotive, and other products. Lawson Products serves customers through a network of sales representatives and distributors across the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.