About Us

Ritbearing takes pride...

...In our staff's experience relating to bearing distributor sales, application engineering and procurement.

Ritbearing has been providing the industrial market with bearings since 1946. In 2006, Ritbearing became an ESOP company. Each owner strives to be a bearing expert showing our customers the finest service and offering effective solutions to the marketplace.

The Benefits of a Premier Bearing Wholesaler and Distributor

The focus of Ritbearing is to offer high quality, cost effective ball and roller bearings to our current and potential customer base.

Our customers are comprised of industrial distributors, original equipment manufacturers and wholesalers throughout North America. Ritbearing's manufacturer network consists of bearing manufacturing plants located in Japan, China and throughout Europe.

Each manufacturer represented by Ritbearing undergoes a process of identification and qualification. Ritbearing management meets regularly with the suppliers to review bearing manufacturing and marketing processes that will best suit the customer base.

Products are offered to Ritbearing's customers in each manufacturer's box. Customers are provided with the opportunity to audit and review each factory as they desire. We have nothing to hide at Ritbearing. The product quality of our bearing manufacturers speaks for itself.

The goal Ritbearing has for the industrial distributor segment is both sales and customer growth. Ritbearing works closely with each distributor to identify new target accounts and the products required to secure new business at a desired profit margin level.

Another goal for the industrial distributor segment is margin growth for the distributor's accounts. We are confident in our products' ability to allow the distributor to be more competitive and increase sales margins.

Relationships developed with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) allow Ritbearing to be problem solvers on current applications as well as insightful on new product designs.

OEM customers also realize improved inventory management as Ritbearing works closely with procurement specialists and other management staff. We make every effort to align our inventory in the Unites States for the benefit of both OEM and Ritbearing. Long term relationships with OEM customers have proved Ritbearing to be a valuable supplier.

Ultimately Ritbearing's goal is to be a procurement partner with our current and potential customers, whether that be industrial distributors, OEM or wholesalers. Ritbearing offers a wide variety of quality ball and roller bearing product solutions.

We look forward to learning more about your company and providing bearing products to meet all your application needs.

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Timeline

• 1946
  Harold J. Ritter Company is established by former Norma Hoffman President Harold J. Ritter in Stamford, CT. Primary business is dealing in surplus bearing trade.
• 1978
  Paul Lelong purchases Harold J. Ritter. Stamford, CT warehouse is closed and moved to White Plains, NY.
• 1983
  White Plains, NY location is closed and sales office/warehouse is placed in Elmsford, NY. Past owner Harold J. Ritter passes away.
• 1989
  Sales office/warehouse in Yorba Linda, CA is established.
• 1993
  Company directive of surplus bearing supplier is changed to purchasing new product directly from overseas factories. Ritbearing begins purchasing from ORS Bearings in Turkey.
• 1994
  Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from factories in Japan and in China. Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from IJK Japan.
• 1996
  Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from SMT Japan. Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from JNS Japan.
• 1996
  Purchase of CN Precision Bearings Inc. leads to creation of Ohio sales office/warehouse location in Berea, OH.
• 1998
  Ritbearing Corp is established in NY. Company name going forward is Ritbearing Corp.
• 1999
  Elmsford, NY office is closed and moved to Covington, GA. Addition of Ritbearing Corp. Texas sales office/warehouse is created.
• 2000
  Ritbearing purchases directly from JNS Japan.
• 2003
  Ritbearing purchases directly from URB Group – Barlad, Romania.
• 2005
  Texas sales office/warehouse is closed. Sales office/warehouse in Yorba Linda is closed and a new sales office/warehouse is opened in Temecula, CA.
• 2006
  Ritbearing Corp. becomes an ESOP company.
• 2010
  Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from S4M/ LI-BE Italy.
• 2011
  Ritbearing begins purchasing directly from RKB Switzerland.
• 2012
  Ritbearing Corp. adds Slim Section Bearing manufacturing division in Chino, CA.
• 2013
  Past owner Paul Lelong passes away.