Starrett was founded by inventor Laroy S. Starrett in Athol, Massachusetts, in 1880. The company began with the combination square and grew from that practical invention into a specialist manufacturer associated with accurate measuring and cutting.

International activity began early, with selling connections established in London and Paris in 1882. Starrett later developed manufacturing beyond the United States, including a factory in Jedburgh, Scotland, opened in 1958, helping support its long-standing presence in the UK market.

The modern range contains thousands of precision tools, gauges, measuring instruments and saw blades for industrial, professional and consumer work. Its specialisms include rules, squares, callipers, micrometers, indicators, hole saws, bandsaw blades and other products where repeatability and material performance matter.

Power-Hub carries Starrett across measuring, drilling and cutting categories. The live specialist ranking below shows the strongest parts of the current catalogue, while five featured products provide a useful route into the range.