Armaly Brands is a family-owned cleaning-products company founded in 1908, when W.J. Armaly began harvesting and processing natural ocean sponges in the Bahamas. Four generations later, the company supplies cleaning and finishing products, including sponges and household cleaning tools, and says its products serve consumer and professional buyers. Its history includes moving to Walled Lake, Michigan, in 1983 and adding Brillo to its brands in 2010.
Malco Products, IncFounded in Akron in 1953 by chemist Murray Glauberman, Malco Products makes specialty chemical products for automotive, marine, industrial and household cleaning applications. Still family-owned and operated in its fourth generation, the Northeast Ohio manufacturer serves customers in more than 70 countries from three regional facilities, producing both its own established cleaning brands and contract-manufactured products. Its powder-blending operation alone draws on more than 50 years of experience.BARBERTON, OH
American Cleaning SolutionsFamily-owned American Cleaning Solutions traces its New York City roots to 1929, when it began as American Wax Company. Today, its multigenerational operation works from a 65,000-square-foot Long Island City facility to produce cleaning chemicals for distributors and commercial customers, with private-label support available. Products made in New York are shipped across the United States and around the world.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Sponge OutletFrom Kenmore, Sponge Outlet supplies bulk melamine eraser sponges and other cleaning products to consumers and professional cleaning operations. Its Instant Erase sponges are made in the USA from Basotect melamine foam, the same raw material used in Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, and the company has served cleaning companies, hotels, and consumers for over a decade. Sponge Outlet also converts or packages additional cleaning supplies in the USA for janitorial, housekeeping, and auto-detailing customers.KENMORE, NY
Apter IndustriesBorn from a McKeesport-area family manufacturing business that began making cleaning products in the 1930s, Apter Industries produces wholesale cleaning chemicals for commercial, industrial, food-service and residential use. The company first proved its formulas in Pittsburgh’s steel mills, then expanded into nationwide retail programs and now also develops private-label products with low minimums. Its Pennsylvania plant continues that practical, performance-first tradition through brands such as Garage Gorilla and Gorilla Powersport Products.RILLTON, PA