Baldwin Supply Celebrates 100 Years in Business

Milestone Achievements:

• 1920 – Baldwin Supply Company was founded under the firm name of Baldwin Service Company by James Clark Rowett in a small room at 428 South 5th Street in Minneapolis. The second location was at 510 Fifth Avenue South, and the third in the Sexton Building at Seventh St. and Portland Avenue
• 1951 – A two story building is purchased at 1329 S. Sixth St and serves as Baldwin Corporate for 14 years
• 1965 – Baldwin Supply Twin Cities Corporate office moves to its current location at 601 11th Ave S in Minneapolis
• 1995 – Baldwin became a member owner of IDC-USA, the largest cooperative for industrial power transmission products in the U.S. After a successful 20 year tenure with IDC, Baldwin resigned in 2015 and became a founding member with Affiliated Distributors
• 1998 – Baldwin opened its first branch location in Owatonna, MN
• 2000 – Baldwin opened its second branch in Fargo, North Dakota
• 2001 – The third branch opened in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• 2003 – Baldwin opens our fourth branch in Hibbing, MN. Additionally, Baldwin acquired Arrowhead Belt Company, a conveyor belt installation & service company
• 2006 – Baldwin Automation & Controls is launched
• 2006 – Light Weight Belting Company was acquired & merged into Baldwin Belting, expanding our product offering into lightweight belt
• 2013 – Baldwin expands into St Cloud, MN
• 2015 – Announced that Baldwin will become a founding distributor member of Affiliated Distributors (AD) Bearings & Power Transmission Division
• 2015 – Ninth branch opens in Eau Claire, WI
• 2017 – Baldwin opens our tenth branch in Appleton, WI