Hobart Associates is a premier Midwest manufacturer representative. Founded in 1973 our company supplies the Midwest with quality products, expert advice and hands on training in the Industrial, Construction, Fasteners, Welding, Safety, Rental and Supply industries. Centrally located in the heart of Kansas City, our proximity affords us the opportunity to reach all of our customers in a single days drive. We cover a vast majority of the Mid-West, including Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Southern Illinois, and Western Kentucky. Customers and cities are worked weekly, monthly, or quarterly based on their volume potential or needs.

With over 60 years of combined sales and product support experience, Hobart customers buy with confidence knowing we provide only the highest quality tools, parts, supplies and equipment. Superior knowledge of our products, extensive onsite training, cutting edge logistics technology and a spacious 40,000+ SQ FT warehouse is what sets us apart from the rest.

Our Mission Statement
Hobart Associates operates as a manufacturer’s representative agency founded on strong family values and sound business principles. We represent the finest quality products in the industry serving industrial and contractors supply, mill supply, welding supply, safety and fastener supply distributors.

Our Principles
In order to sell the best, we know we must be the best! To this end we have incorporated the following… “F.O.T.S.” Feet on the Street Selling! We use this principle not only to set up distribution, but to create a demand of our products at the end user level. Working the distributor, end user and design community keeps the flow of information going and increases both focus and sales!