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Construction Markets

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Hardware

Both HYDE® and Richard® have a long history of service to home centers, independent hardware stores and two-step distributors, providing category management, branded product and private labeling on thousands of products.

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MRO

Hyde Group supplies a wide range of MRO products to maintenance professionals through industrial distribution — from our trademark putty knives and scrapers to drywall tools, spray systems, safety knives, sanders, wire brushes and more.

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Paint

Hyde Group companies have provided significant innovation in professional painting, with patented products that include a game-changing airless spray system, pivoting extension poles and shields, unique and specialized brush and roller applicators and many inventive accessories. Painting is a major category for the HYDE® and Richard® brands.

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Drywall

A lot has changed since Hyde created the first joint knife for taping drywall. What has not changed is our attention to detail in designing the highest quality professional tools for finishing and sanding drywall, with two leading brands – HYDE® in the U.S. and Richard® in Canada.

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Pressure Washing

HYDE® has made every kind of job easier – especially outdoor cleaning – with patented and highly engineered Pivot Nozzle Wands® for pressure washers and PivotPro™ water wands that turn ordinary hoses into cleaning machines.

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Masonry

Richard® and HYDE® have been a favorite choice of pros for well over 100 years, supporting tradesmen with high-quality, high carbon steel concrete and masonry trowels and spreaders, pry bars and other accessories that get the job done.

Industrial Markets

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Food Processing

If you eat it, Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions food processing knives probably cut it — from the slicing and processing of meat, poultry and fish to the snipping and chopping of fruits, vegetables, grains and nuts.

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Plastics Processing

From the compounding of virgin plastic through all types of processing and recycling, plastics companies depend on the quality machine knives we’ve supplied for decades. These include D&S Granulator Knives used in plastics recycling and Hyde PDK Pelletizing Knives used in the compounding industry.

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Tire & Rubber

The processing of raw rubber into tires, hoses and other finished products requires a wide range of Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions knives and circular blades for cutting, trimming and slabbing.

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Cloth/Textile

Textile and New England were synonymous in the late 1800s, and Isaac Hyde capitalized on this for his hand knives and blades. Today, Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions and Wilson Machine Knives are leading suppliers of knives and blades for garment, carpet, upholstery and related industries.

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Converting

Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions provides a wide range of standard and customized blades for converting of jumbo rolls into tapes, foams, plastics, foils and films, silicone, rubber and other materials.

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Recycling & Compounding

Hyde Group companies serve both recyclers and compounders in the reuse of plastics materials. D&S supplies high-performance granulator, shredder and recycling knives that break down plastic and rubber during recycling. And Hyde PDK is a leading supplier of rotor and bed knives for pelletizing plastic prior to converting to a final product.

  • In 1875, the Kentucky Derby made its debut. Billy the Kid was first arrested. And I.P. Hyde began Hyde Manufacturing Co. in Southbridge, MA. Today, Hyde Group companies manufacture 50 million units of product a year.

  • Among Isaac Hyde’s 19th century peers were men named Goodrich, Firestone and Goodyear. Today, the companies that bear their names use the products that bear his. That’s staying power!

  • Nearly a century ago, Hyde created the world’s first drywall taping knife with U.S. Gypsym. Today, Hyde makes 91 styles of joint knives, trowels and taping knives for drywall pros.

  • In 1890, two Hyde employees opened a rival company in Canada. Today, they’re back in the fold. A. Richard Tools, Canada’s #1 tool brand for coating prep and application, is a Hyde Group company.

  • Our industrial blades are made in America and used around the world to slab, slice, dice, slit, perforate, tenderize, macerate, pelletize and more.