The Portland Pipe moves to Gerard Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
Our History
Ninety-Five Years Strong
New England’s Best at Service
New England’s Best at Service
History and Family Legacy
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1930: The First Store Opens
Portland Pipe & Fitting Company opens in Boston, MA.
1930
1934
1934: Store Two Opens
Mattapan Supply Company opens in Mattapan, MA.
1934: A Family Affair
The Foxes and the Roses together at Mattapan Supply Company. Jack Rose (left) with Paul and Perry Fox, Speed Rose and Danny Fox. Al and Harry Rose (seated).
1934
1934
1934: Celebrating Mattapan Supply Opening
The Foxes and the Roses celebrate the opening of Mattapan Supply Company. Al Rose (left), Perry Fox, Harry Rose, Paul Fox, Jack Rose, Danny and Benjamin Fox and Speed Rose.
1934: Inside Mattapan Supply
Danny Fox and Speed Rose inside Mattapan Supply Company.
1934
1943
1943: Brothers During World War II
Brothers Jack (left) and Harry Rose during World War II.
1945: A Vendor and Friend
Tom Urell Sr., owner of the Urell Company, a long-time vendor of TPG, as well as a family friend.
1945
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1946
1946: The Rose Brothers
The Rose Brothers. Speed Rose (left), the original owner of the small hardware store on Portland Street, where The Portland Group got its name, shown here with brothers, Jack, Al (top row) and Harry Rose (seated).
1952: Another Grand Opening
The Grand Opening of Webb Supply Co in Framingham, MA.
Lincoln Pierce, President of American Standard Company (left), Frank McGrath, National Sales Manager of American Standard Company and Al Rose, Owner of Webb Supply Company.
1952
1959
1959: An Opening on Pearl Harbor Day
Riverside Pipe & Supply Company in Medford, MA opens December 7, 1941 (the same day Pearl Harbor is bombed).
1987: Gerard Street Relocation
1961
1963
1963: Newton Store Opens
H.W. Marshall opens in West Newton, MA.
1987: Splash Showroom
Splash Showrooom opened in Newton, Massachusetts
1987
1987
1987: Raynham Gets a Store
Southern New England Supply Company opens in Raynham, MA.
2001: Unified Branding Across Warehouses
All Wholesale Supply Warehouses were branded to the name The Portland Group
2001
2018
2018: TPG Today
The Portland Group Headquarters today, in North Billerica.
Origins of Our Wholesale Warehouses, Featuring Splash and Spritzo Retail Showroom Openings
1930
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1941
MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
1945
FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
1961
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS
1975
HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
1987
RAYNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
1987
SPLASH SHOWROOM
Newton, Massachusetts
1995
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
1996
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
1996
SPRITZO PROVIDENCE
Providence, Rhode Island
1998
BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS
2004
SACO, MAINE
2004
SPRITZO SACO
Saco, Maine
2007
WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
2013
SPRITZO WORCESTER
Worcester, Massachusetts
2018
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
2018
SPRITZO MIDDLETOWN
Middletown, Connecticut