History

Back in the 1950’s with the advent of ceramic tile thin-set, and ceramic tile mastics, a young Bob McCabe, working for his father and anticipating the popularity of ceramic tile and easier installation methods, decided to begin wholesaling ceramic tile. He began in the Lincoln, Nebraska market under the name of Midwest Tile Supply. By 1972 Bob doubled the companies’ size by opening a wholesale warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. With only one real competitor in the Omaha market things went well, so by 1982 Bob opened another location in Des Moines, Iowa.

However, with the popularity of ceramic tile growing many competitors soon followed. By 1990 there were many competitors in the Omaha and Des Moines markets. Bob had since sold the business to two of his four sons: John and Pat. They decided the proper action was to diversify the existing product lines by adding marble and granite tile and slabs to their inventories. As luck would have it, at about the same time the demand for marble and granite began to pick up, especially in the Midwest.
Things went well for the brothers, mostly through hard work, a little luck, and a lot of prayer, and by 1997 Pat and John were inviting their younger brother Paul to open a wholesale facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The northern plains proved to be a good move and in 1999 the brothers opened another location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With five locations and a growing reputation for a broad inventory, quality material, and fair pricing, the company, now Midwest Tile, Marble and Granite, Inc. accepted an opportunity to further expand to Houston, Texas.

Hard work, luck, prayer, good business fundamentals and a growing reputation now afforded the company to recruit a fourth brother, Joe, to the business so they could open up another location in 2003 in Austin, Texas. In 2004 the Company continued its growth with new stores in St. Louis, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In 2005 the company opened a tenth facility in Bentonville, Arkansas. It also shares a facility in South America to provide better service for its customers.
Now, with many U.S. locations, an expanding customer base with clients in over 28 states, a fully diversified inventory and good vendor relations around the world, Midwest Tile, Marble and Granite, Inc. is in a strong position to compete in its markets for years to come.