Surplus Record Employee Directory

Book and Periodical PublishingIllinois, United States11-50 Employees

Surplus Record operates as an independent business directory and online marketplace for industrial machinery and equipment in the United States. Founded in 1924, it began as a printed monthly directory and began offering electronic listings as early as the 1980s. The platform catalogs hundreds of thousands of assets across sectors including metalworking and fabricating tools, woodworking equipment, chemical and process equipment, cranes, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and more. It serves as a hub where buyers and sellers connect to trade new, used, surplus, or rebuilt equipment.

Its customers include manufacturers and other industrial buyers and sellers who rely on the directory to source equipment or liquidate surplus assets; more than 2,000 businesses advertise on Surplus Record. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the company is positioned within the book and periodical publishing industry as a leading independent directory and online marketplace for industrial assets. By facilitating access to a broad inventory, Surplus Record helps reintroduce assets into productive use and provides opportunities for cost savings for buyers.

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