CMS, Inc. has 6 decades of growing mechanical equipment sales through lasting relationships with manufacturers, distributors, contractors and engineers.
From replacement to bid-and-spec work, we connect your equipment to a 20-year supply chain: manufacturer, distributor, contractor, owner, all backed by our extreme customer service.
Fewer lines. Deeper knowledge. Nobody knows your equipment better.
Zero direct sales. Four reseller lanes. Every corner covered.
Basis of design. Market intel both ways. Sales increase.
Skip the cold start. You gain the trust CMS, Inc. has earned, job by job, with the people who specify and buy mechanical equipment in the Midwest.
Larry Callahan, Sr. begins selling mechanical equipment in Chicago, first with Staupp & Harris, then Flemming Hanson and later Brucker Company.
Larry Callahan, Sr. opens Callahan Mechanical Sales, taking on the Modine Manufacturing line.
With the network in place, we’re focused on two things: more share for our lines, and a few select new partners.
Don’t take our word for it. Some of the most respected distributors and manufacturers in the industry vouch for us, and they’re happy to take your call.
What our partners mention most: fast, accurate quotes, deep product knowledge, and a team that catches problems before bid day.
We cover all of Illinois, including the “Big Six” Chicagoland counties with 67% of the state’s buyers, plus the two border markets that buy similar to Illinois: Northwest Indiana’s Lake and Porter counties and Eastern Iowa’s Scott, Clinton and Jackson counties.
All of Illinois, including the most densely populated counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, McHenry, Winnebago, Madison, St. Clair, Champaign, Sangamon, Peoria, McLean, Kendall and Rock Island, which account for a massive 80% of the state’s buyers.
Lake and Porter counties, which make up about 10% of the state's buyers, closely tied to the Chicagoland market.
Scott, Clinton and Jackson counties, which make up 10% of the state's buyers, closely tied to the western Illinois market.
Our partnerships span Traditional, Hybrid, Applied and Parts Distributors, putting your equipment in front of contractors at more than 125 locations across IL, IN and IA, for both replacement and bid-and-spec work.
136 reseller locations
All distributors provide parts with equipment.
Is your rep spread across dozens of manufacturers?
Wondering why your equipment is waiting in line, along with your sales?
Let’s chat, so you can hear how CMS, Inc. solves this by carrying a select few lines and putting our full weight behind each one.