AUTHORIZED DEALER
ALTO-HARTLEY IS A DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR FOR MORE THAN 500 U.S. MANUFACTURERS OF COMMERCIAL FOOD-SERVICE EQUIPMENT.
Who We Are
Based out of Washington, D.C. and serving Virginia and Maryland, Alto-Hartley is a dealer/distributor of more than 500 manufacturers of commercial kitchen equipment.
What We Do
Our clients benefit from culinary expertise, comprehensive customer service, and the equipment needed to fuel a successful foodservice operation.
How We Do It
Highly skilled in installation, we apply extensive product knowledge and project management experience to get the job done right, on time, and within budget.
from the blog
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October 28, 2026
Equipment
An equipment quote is only as accurate as the project information behind it. When the menu shifts after pricing, or the facilities team finds a full electrical panel during design, the quote gets rebuilt. The schedule absorbs the delay, and the budget absorbs the difference. Most of tho [...] Read More
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October 15, 2026
Equipment
The electrical rough-in passed inspection weeks ago. Now the combi oven is on site, and its connection requirements do not match what is behind the wall. Every trade did its job, and the unit is exactly what was ordered. The problem started much earlier, during a handoff in which the final [...] Read More
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October 06, 2026
Equipment
Most commercial kitchen projects do not fail within a phase. They fail at the handoff between two of them. Mid-build, a prep sink moves four feet to clear a column. The revised drawing reaches the general contractor, but the fabrication shop is still working from the old one, so the custom [...] Read More