Tool Crib Essentials for Facility Teams

Facility teams lose hours hunting for shared tools. A lean crib focuses on high-use hand tools, sockets and bits, wrenches, and a couple of cordless kits.

Cover the 80%

Most work orders need fastening, cutting, drilling, and measurement. Stock mechanic sets, torque capability, impact bits, and cobalt drills before specialty toys.

Standardize brands where it helps

Shared battery platforms reduce charger clutter. IMS Materials carries power tool kits and accessories so cribs can standardize without juggling vendors.

Conclusion

Build the crib around real work orders, keep consumables on reorder, and treat the catalog as a replenishment system — not a one-time shopping trip.