Since 1921, W.S. Bessett has successfully met the evolving needs of our valued customers with an outstanding selection of high-performance industrial sewing machines and custom quality sewing machine parts and attachments that help you exceed customer expectations and secure a distinguishing competitive advantage.

W.S. Bessett is a premier distributor of an exceptional selection of industrial sewing machines, refurbished used industrial sewing machines, industrial sewing machine attachments, industrial sewing machine parts, custom sewing machine parts and service supplies from the world’s leading industrial sewing machine manufacturers including Consew Industrial Sewing Machines, Dürkopp Adler Industrial Sewing Machines, Juki Industrial Sewing Machines, Merrow Industrial Sewing Machines, Pfaff Industrial Sewing Machines and Refrey Industrial Sewing Machines.

Located in Sanford, Maine, W.S. Bessett was established in 1921 to provide specialized sewing equipment to the incipient shoe manufacturing industry. Since that time, W.S. Bessett has become a trusted partner to an international network of valued customers in the following market sectors: Apparel, Automotive, Footwear, Industrial, Upholstery, Home Textiles and Leather Products. W.S. Bessett occupies a spacious 15,000 square foot facility where we maintain an extensive inventory of exceptional quality new and refurbished used industrial sewing machines, stock and custom sewing ma hine parts and a state-of-the-art full-service machine shop and manufacturing site. Our experienced staff of 15 employees is lean-minded, invested in our customers’ success and actively practices the principles of total quality management which integrates all organizational functions toward innovation, continuous quality improvement and total customer satisfaction. Our dedication and enthusiasm will inspire you. If what you want won’t work for your operation we won’t sell it to you. We have to experience to help you avoid costly mistakes.

W.S. Bessett has earned our commanding industry reputation through our proven ability to provide outstanding quality new and used industrial sewing machines and innovative design and engineering solutions that help our valued customers meet the critical production requirements of speed and cost-efficiency, achieve unsurpassed sewing versatility for a wide range of materials and industrial sewing applications.

For over 85 years, W.S. Bessett has successful met the evolving needs of our valued customers. We greatly appreciate your patronage and look forward to the opportunity to help you maximize your profit and create opportunity for sustained success.