Rubenstein Supply is proudly celebrating our 80 year anniversary!



Thanks to our team members, customers, and vendor partners. 80 Years is an amazing milestone and we wouldn’t have made it here without you.

Take a look back with us – we’ve come a long way, baby!

From the original three founders in the early 1940’s, to over 70 incredible team members today, it’s been quite a journey. From recessions to shortages to pandemics we’ve seen and experienced it all. I can’t begin to thank all of the employees and customers over the years who have been part of this amazing ride and made this journey possible. From my uncles running the company in its humble beginnings to Matt today, Rubenstein Supply Company has never been in more capable hands or better positioned to move forward. I couldn’t be more grateful,” says owner Craig Rubenstein.

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Our Locations



Oakland

2800 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94608

San Rafael

96 Woodland Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901

San Pablo

1159 Rumrill Blvd
San Pablo, CA 94806

San Jose

1939 Monterey Road #16
San Jose , CA 95112
The Showroom at Rubenstein in San Jose
1939 Monterey Road
San Jose , CA 95112

From L-R Chris Walther VP of Operations, Shima Saremi CFO, Matt Laiolo President, and seated Craig Rubenstein Owner

The RSC Timeline



1-brothers
1943
The Idea
During the Great Depression, three brothers, Henry, Morris, and Bob Rubenstein had an idea.....
1943
1940's
Old Fixtures
They began salvaging plumbing fixtures from their father's building demolition business.
1940's
1950's
Warehouse
Native Oaklanders, they stayed put, built a warehouse and started a wholesale plumbing distribution business.
1950's
3-bobandcraig
1980's
Bob and Craig
Henry and Morris retired in 1986. At that time Bob and his son Craig, who joined the company in 1969 bought Rubenstein Supply.

Bob retired in 2002 and Craig became the sole owner.
1980's
Early 1990's
San Rafael
The business expanded with a new location in San Rafael, CA
Early 1990's
1991
Matt Laiolo
Matt Laiolo joined the company in 1991. He is responsible for the hands on day to day operation at all branches and Showroom. Matt has been an integral part of the growth and expansion of the company and is now RSC's President.
1991
San Jose Showroom
2000's
San Jose
In the early 2000's RSC opened a new wholesale branch in San Jose.

And in 2015 RSC debuted a new concept: a state-of-the-art retail showroom, "The Showroom at Rubenstein" managed by Heath Vaught.
2000's
2019
San Pablo
Another new location: San Pablo
2019
Now
Celebrating 80 years
5 locations, over 150 employees and hundreds of valued customers

Cheers!
Now

The Way We Were



Some things never change

Our 80th Anniversary Celebration



Our Community Partners



RSC loves to sponsor and partner with organizations and schools in our community