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Imperial International is a division of H. Betti Industries,
Inc. company. Their roots run deep.
H.
Betti Industries was founded in 1934 by Humbert Betti Sr.,
who was a young man with a family. At that time, the company
was called "Betson & Sons" and functioned as an "operator"
for vending equipment. As time went on, Humbert's sons later
joined in the business. One of the sons, Humbert Betti Jr.,
(Bert), decided to venture into stocking billiard-type products.
He purchased imported cue sticks, cloth and various other
small items which he kept in a steel cabinet in a corner
of H. Betti.
In 1952, the billiard portion of H. Betti had grown enough
so that is was able to stand on its own. This division was
given the name "Eastern Novelty" and serviced local taverns
with pool tables and supplies. During this time, they also
began importing slate from Italy...Sometime during the 1952-53
season, bumper pool tables emerged and Eastern Novelty secured
a continual job covering these tables with cloth for a large
distributor.
In
1968, Eastern Novelty no longer seemed to be an appropriate
name and the decision was made to change the name to "Imperial
Billiards". Their slate importing had increased and they
were now supplying slate to all the major manufacturers.
This move made Imperial a major player as a slate importer
and distributor in the U.S. during the late 1960's and into
the mid 70's. They gained recognition and their name became
known.
By
the mid 1970's, Imperial Billiards was operating as a company
with a staff of about 20 employees. Michael DiMotta joined
Imperial in 1978 as a salesman and in 1983 was promoted
to President, a position he still holds today.
During
the period of 1983-84, Imperial Billiards became "Imperial
International"
Since
that time, they have grown to stock over 10,000 items in
both billiard table and accessories as well as parts for
their coin and vending division. They have offices in California
and New Jersey staffing more than 100 employees. This gives
them the regional accessibility to service their customers
both in the U.S. and abroad.
Imperial's
desire to provide quality products at a reasonable cost
remains one of their top priorities. Their long term relationship
with their customers is their other top concern.
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