Savin Products

In 1947, the Metropolitan Transit Authority came into being and began servicing the Boston Elevated Railway in 14 cities and towns in metro Boston. They needed a product that absorbed oil and stayed put. Thomas Brock filled that need with sawdust, ground and packaged in his Dorchester Savin Hill warehouse. Before long, Brock was supplying glass cleaner for the MTA and other local industries, and his success enabled him to manufacturer additional powder compounds to serve the needs of a rapidly expanding economy. There was a need for additional manufacturing warehouse and office space. Brock relocated the business in 1968 to a suburb of Boston. As the Boston area grew, so did Savin’s business. In 1982 the company was purchased by Joseph and Margaret D’Ambrosia. The company’s product line expanded as new products were developed and reformulated to meet industry changes and the needs of a growing list of distributors. As more and more Savin products were formulated, requirements for labeling, packaging, and distribution increased.