a few words about us
Commonwealth Oil Corporation has been in business since 1978 and is a privately owned Canadian corporation headquartered in Harrow, Ontario. Harrow is a small rural community centrally located in the heartland of industrial North America, south of Detroit, Michigan.
Commonwealth Oil blends and sells high performance metalworking & specialty fluids to a broad range of industrial sectors throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, United Kingdom, India and Taiwan. We are registered to the ISO 9001 - 2000 Quality Standard.
Testimonials
- L. J. Ianitelli, Feb 10, 2005“...I have known Mr. Fred Herdman, the President of Commonwealth, for 20+ years and would like to mention his integrity...”
- Barry Zekelman, Sep 30, 2009“Commonwealth Oil Corporation in Harrow has been a valued supplier to Atlas Tube for over 15 years now. During that time they have...”
why choose us
We are a leading supplier to the Aerospace, Screw Machine, Tube & Pipe, and Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) sectors.
R & D is conducted in our laboratory facilities with full time product development chemists and support staff. A main focus of Commonwealth Oil Research & Development relates to health & safety as well as improving performance of metal removal processes.
We are an official sponsor and fluid supplier to McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), a leading industrial manufacturing research center, located at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario as well as the Ford Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. Many equipment manufacturers purchase or specify our fluid products to ensure their equipment performs to maximum capability.
Quality Policy
Commonwealth Oil Corporation is committed to the development, blending and sales of Quality Industrial Fluids.
This commitment is achieved and maintained by operating in compliance with our Quality Systems as documented; by reviewing, monitoring, and continually improving the systems.
Goals and objectives are set, monitored and reviewed by management regularly, to ensure continuous improvement of our systems.
We understand that continuously updating and improving our systems will allow us to meet or exceed our customers’ changing needs.