MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers metalworking and MRO products, including cutting tools, abrasives, machining fluids, measuring instruments, machinery and accessories, tooling components, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies, as well as stock-keeping units. It serves individual machine shops, companies, and manufacturers, as well as federal agencies, state governments, and public sector healthcare providers. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.