Atlanta-based White Cap, a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors, has acquired National Ladder & Scaffold Co., a Michigan-based distributor of safety products, equipment and workwear for contractors serving residential, commercial, industrial and public infrastructure end-markets.
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National Ladder & Scaffold Co. is now part of the White Cap suite of brands, branches and value-added services.
Founded in 1935 in Detroit, Mich., the company’s original focus was on manufacturing straight and extension wood ladders. In 1984, the company established the Contractors Clothing segment to distribute workwear clothing specific to the construction trade. By 2024, these two entities had merged to become National Ladder & Scaffold Co.
White Cap operates 450 branches across North America with more than 9,500 employees supporting 200,000 customers.
