Empire Construction Supply started in 2006 with one goal: put the right tool in the right hands without the runaround. Twenty years later, that’s still the job.
Wayne Castro and Robert Ingalsbe founded Empire Construction Supply in 2006 after years of working alongside concrete and demolition crews. They saw what the industry was missing: a supplier who actually understood the difference between a soft-bond and hard-bond blade, and could spec the right tool without a catalog lookup and a hold queue.
We started with diamond blades and grew into a full-line distributor of surface prep equipment, coatings, slurry management, and safety gear. Today ECS works with contractors across the western US and ships nationwide. If you call us, you get someone who has been on the jobsite and knows what you’re dealing with.
Contractor-Tested Products
Expert Guidance on Every Order
Same-Day Ship Before 2pm PST
Years in Business
Products Stocked
Brand Partners
Ships Nationwide
When you call ECS, you talk to someone who has run the tools they sell. No call centre, no script, no transfer queue.
Leadership
Co-Founder
Wayne spent years on concrete and demolition jobsites before starting ECS in 2006. He built the company around one principle: if you can’t explain why a product works, you shouldn’t be selling it. He oversees operations, vendor relationships, and stays close to the tools.
Co-Founder
When a job gets complicated, Rob is the one contractors call. He has been working with concrete contractors and the crews on the ground floor since 2006, so he knows almost every issue that comes up. Blades not doing what they should? A job you don't know where to start on? Rob runs the cutting and coring side of ECS. He makes sure the details are right, and he knows exactly what it takes to get the job done, every time.
Product Experts
